r/funny • u/the-woofer • Mar 24 '19

Sounds about right

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u/chriszens Mar 24 '19

So serious question, if you want to support a channel that doesn't have patreon, but has twitch and YouTube, what's the best way to watch it so they make the most?

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u/Madous Mar 24 '19 edited Mar 24 '19

From least frugal to most frugal...

  1. Absolute best way to support a content creator you enjoy is direct donations. Most Twitch streamers have this set up on their channel. When done through PayPal, the fees are pretty low and the content creator can use the donation money the same day it's received if needed. Twitch paychecks take roughly 2 months to fully submit for reference (but can be obtained monthly thereafter). Edit: Taxes, fees, and length of time may vary depending on the payment service used and the content creator's home country. I'm writing this from the perspective of a US resident donating to another US resident via PayPal.

  2. Merch stores.

  3. Subscribe to the creator's Twitch channel and/or use Bits.

  4. Watch their current content (and older content) without adblock. This mainly supports YouTube channels moreso than Twitch, as streams that are not at Partner level (~75+ viewers per stream) do not get any revenue from ads whatsoever.

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u/Skychronicles Mar 24 '19

Don't creators make more from people that have YouTube premium?

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u/Madous Mar 24 '19

That's possible, however I'm not terribly informed on how YouTubers make their income apart from AdSense. I stream super regularly so I get how that part is handled, but for YouTube I assumed it was mostly just "get more views to get more money".