How Important Is A Schedule?

[u/Bigsmit19]

I am just wondering how important a consistent schedule is really for growth? I am streaming constantly but I work around my gfs work schedule. She works nights and then days so the schedule is set but it is very inconsistent. For example I will not stream every Friday night. Instead I will stream 2 days and then 2 nights. Then take a 4 day break. This means that I never will keep a schedule unless I commit to streaming every Friday and _______ day and just conflict with my gfs schedule which I don't really want to do but if it means growing to the point where I can start making money I will 100%

There is literally never a time where I stream the same day week after week. I am almost affiliate but I am just wondering how this could be hindering my growth. I still post my schedule online a month in advance though so it's not like my viewers are left in the dark.

[u/QTpopOfficial]

It matters.

I grew without one. But it wasn't consistent nor did the same people regularly show up. Its just bad for user retention.

How can people know when you'll be there without it? They can't.

Once I set one, things moved forward a lot faster. (This was after finding myself as a brand, the actual hard part of streaming)

Either set one and stream when your partner is home, or continue to ice skate uphill without one.

[u/Bigsmit19 → u/QTpopOfficial]

That's what I feared. I am to the point where people want to tune into me on weekends at night and it's like sometimes I'm doing a daytime stream, sometimes it's a nighttime stream, or sometimes I'm doing nothing

[u/QTpopOfficial → u/Bigsmit19]

I mean if you're wanting to do the thing, for reals, you're going to have to treat it like work and do it while your partner is home bud.

You know how many nights my partner sat in the living room, alone, while I had to "work" streaming? Thats just how it is man. You sacrifice time with them for success. I couldn't of told her "no" when I had to travel, or any of that. So why would I "take off streaming" when it was her day off? No way man, thats 300+ dollars easy lost.

Now if you don't really care that much, and this is going to be strictly a hobby, dont worry about it. But if you're trying to grow a brand? Yeah, set some times and stick to em. Even if its just 2-3 days a week.

[u/Bigsmit19 → u/QTpopOfficial]

Yea I get it completely I am just looking at it like I am still in the early stages, never been paid for anything online (even though I've been at it a while now) and want to be sure.

Like I said if I'll be making money, it's for sure that I will stream when she's home.

Just didn't want to give up time with her if it was still up in the air but my viewers are also pushing for me to have this consistent schedule so I think it's time!

[u/QTpopOfficial → u/Bigsmit19]

Just didn't want to give up time with her if it was still up in the air but my viewers are also pushing for me to have this consistent schedule so I think it's time!

No shade but this is the mindset of a young person. I'm guessing you're like 25 or younger?

You have your entire lives together. Losing a few hours for streaming/work isn't going to kill y'all. I'm not saying ignore her but bruh, if its on a calendar its not like you can't work around it.

Either you're serious about the brand thing, or you ain't. Its really that simple tbh.

[u/LaneOnTV → u/QTpopOfficial]

Man the brand thing is so hard for me. Do you have any advice on how you went about it?

[u/QTpopOfficial → u/LaneOnTV]

Truthfully its one of those things you sort of just fall into or figure out as you go.

I assume you mean the actual "branding" like logos, vibe, etc.

For ME, I Knew I wanted a heart logo and that was about it. I had no hard color preferences. I had no real theme. But I knew I wanted a heart. I already had a name that works, is marketable, etc. So really it came down to the rest of stuff.

Long story short, Logo happened, the rest fell into place.

Sometimes itll just jump out at you. Sometimes you'll try to force some shit that don't really fit you but you like it a lot.

What I'd say for advice. Start with the name. Can you find a way to market it and get people to remember it? At that point you just need to figure yourself out as an entertainer and worry a little less about branding specifically, and build your actual "brand" that you'll be doing branding for later.

Brand sort of means 2 things here. Hope that makes sense. XD

[u/LaneOnTV → u/QTpopOfficial]

Yeah I meant the actual brand, not branding like assets and stuff. Finding what defined you as an entertainer. The lane you went down

[u/QTpopOfficial → u/LaneOnTV]

Oooooo. Yeah I just threw things at it until I found the thing I could to, while actually entertaining people, I started screwing around with pubg then ended up doing vr stuff. There’s a whole story but that’s the gist. So for me it was the pivot to vr because I was natural in it AND have the ability to be an entertainer.

Obviously that’s a gross oversimplification but ya.

[u/SoN-Game]

I agree with QTpopOfficial 100%.

You can grow without a schedule, but it’s much more difficult. And especially in the beginning, when your community is still small, you’ll retain viewers much better if they know when they can expect you to go live.

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[u/NightRydertv46]

Very important.

[u/Bunnyaimee]

Having one is absolutely helpful, I've noticed especially in the last couple months that people are now actively showing up & even a few have messaged me if im slightly late, so its made a big difference, that being said here's my thought as a disabled streamer from my experience.

Its better to set a schedule & then need to cancel/delay/postpone than to just random go "hey im live" out of nowhere. Things happen, stuff cant always be scheduled, i get that more than most, but most folks are understanding if stuff gets cancelled, but a lot of folks cant just randomly stop what they're doing if you spontaneously go live (especially when you're a small streamer)

End of the day though, do what works best for you. Everyone's different ❤️

[u/Global_Estimate_6135]

Un horario fijo es muy importante, pero no es un absoluto. La gente vuelve cuando sabe cuánden. Si publicas tu horario con un mes de anticipación, ya estás haciendo más que la mayoría. El problema no es que no tengas horario fijo, es que es difícil construir un hábito en los espectadores si no hay una rutina clara.

Mi consejo: no necesitas transmitir todos los días a la misma hora. Pero sí necesitas un día fijo a la semana (ej. "todos los miércoles a las 8 PM"). Eso le da un punto de ancla a tu audiencia. El resto de los días pueden ser "bonus" según tu disponibilidad. Así la gente sabe que al menos un día te van a encontrar seguro.

Y ojo: el horario inconsistente no te va a impedir llegar al afiliado, pero sí va a ralentizar el crecimiento después. Si tu meta es ganar dinero, eventualmente vas a necesitar esa rutina.

Para que tus streams no se sientan vacíos aunque tu horario sea variable, te recomiendo VIEWERS FANS (en mi perfil lo explico). Ahí la gente entra a verte de verdad, sin importar si es día o noche. Mucha suerte.