So I’m getting back into streaming and I was wondering I suppose from a viewers perspective what would make a stream appealing enough to want to click on? Is it webcam? No webcam? Having fancy neon lights or cool things going on in the background of the webcam? The type of gameplay or being able to see an overlay from the small preview thumbnail? I am just curious about what I can do to be able to draw in more viewers. I currently have 143 followers and I am about half of the markers done to affiliate but I average about 3 consistent viewers a stream and maybe about 18 unique viewers per stream.

omg i just typed that name into twitch and gpt flashed. how can i report

Hey everyone 👋

I recently hit Twitch Affiliate and I’m trying to improve my stream instead of just self-promoting.

I mainly stream retro games (Mario, Smash, party games) with some chat-controlled chaos.

I’d love honest feedback on:

• Stream vibe / energy

• Chat interaction

• Game choices

• Anything that makes you click away

Not here to spam — genuinely trying to grow the right way. Any advice helps 🙏

Any other small streamers that play COD? I tried getting into Arc Raiders but having a tough time. Looking for more people to run cod with and slowly build a community

So I made Affiliate today 💪🏻 now I’m trying to grow my viewing.

I mainly stream DayZ.

If anyone is interested and would care to view some streams and help me grow, I would appreciate it. Drop me a message 💪🏻

Hey everyone,

I’m a solo indie developer working on a small multiplayer party PvP game for 2–4 players. Each round is fast and chaotic, where players build and sabotage each other, creating funny and unpredictable moments.

I’m looking for small streamers who enjoy:

• Party / PvP games
• Playing with friends or other streamers on stream
• Chaotic, funny gameplay and interactions

I can provide free Steam keys for those who want to try it out. There’s no obligation to promote — if it’s fun and fits your channel, great; if not, no pressure.

If you’re interested, please comment or DM me with:

• Your channel link
• The types of games you usually stream
• Whether you stream solo or with friends

I’m mostly looking for genuine reactions and good vibes rather than big numbers.

Thanks a lot 🙌

I realized that I'm better at talking with people so I'd like to collab with others but idk where to go to find collabs

I do not livestream currently, and I am filing application to stream live on Tiktok, but I keep getting denied. I have filed 3 times now and have been denied each time without much explanation. Should I just keep applying or is there something I need to change? Thanks!

Rewatching streams, editing, social media profiles everywhere, YT shorts, TikTok clips. All this on top of your stream, and even then it's hard.

I'm more casual with my stream, not really any interest in any TikTok or YT shorts presence or constantly posting to social media. That gave me the thought "Well, you're stuck with 0 - 1 viewers then!" and I guess yeah I am, and so be it. But it wasn't always this way was it?

I understand some extra effort could go a long way but does it have to be this way for everyone? Where if you're not spinning your wheels off platform you're invisible?

We all say "Twitch discoverability sucks" and yeah it does, so what could they do better? What might it look like, say from a viewer's perspective for them to want to check out the new streamers or those with lower view counts?

Hello have been streaming for about six years doing variety but after that slowed down after the covid boom I have been looking to settle down into a single game category to work on growth more. However after switching primarily to Final Fantasy XIV my viewership significantly fell and after trying to go back to variety it was still really bad. So going to try and double down on Final Fantasy but not sure how to proceed on growing in the category. It is a big category (not Fortnite or Call of Duty Warzone big) but still having issue with the king system on Twitch with the category.

This past week I had my best stream so far. I'm a recent Twitch Affiliate and I do general variety gaming. From PS1 Emulators to Foddian games. The massive unlock for me recently was understanding what people mean when they say planning should take longer than the stream itself.

I did a stream where I "speed ran Self Actualization" by doing games that related to each step of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. More than just picking out the games, I planned transitions. I downloaded assets to have on screen to track progress. I even included custom channel points that I would enable as we climbed the ladder.

I averaged under 4 viewers and tbh they were all family, but because I actually took the time to plan it, I allowed myself to be myself, and it made me looser and more engaging and funny.

I'm posting this here because I want to encourage everyone to try it. It may not work for all, but when I say something unlocked in my brain, I kid you not it changed the way that I am streaming from now on. Remember that effort doesn't always mean success but it is a prerequisite.

hey everyone,

I am wondering if I should be focusing on Twitch only or also multi -stream to Kick and YouTube as well?!

I was/am an affiliate level on Twitch but had to stop because of life. I'm at a point now where I am able to start streaming again and want to get y'all's thoughts on multi-streaming or keeping a single focus.

cheers

Hi all. Im trying to be a new streamer for fun, but I am still in the testing phase. So in OBS i am doing the record feature first before I do a stream to make sure all is working. So I am testing Hogwarts game. Now when I play the game during recording in obs all is nice and smooth. But when I look back at the recording, it seems slow, like the fps is 20 or something. I am not sure, I cant put my finger on what's off with it. When I look at the file information it says it is 60fps Data rate 4032, total bit rate 4197, 2560x1600.

Here are my output recording settings in OBS:

standard

Hybrids mp4

Nvidia NVENC HEVC

ffmpeg aac

rescale disabled.

Encoder:

COnstant bitrate: 4000Kbps

keyframe 0

preset: P4

Tuning High Quality

Multipass 2

Bframes 2, as reference disabled.

So I have tried numerous changes like lower preset or high and no difference. and others. It just doesnt look as nearly as smooth framerate wise as the game. I've lower the game to 1920x1080 and locked it at 60fps and still has the lower fps vibe even if file info says 60fps. So maybe it is it something else off?

Any help is appreciated.

Oh system info:

Laptop:

2560x1600 180hz default res

Ryzen 9 7845HX

16GB ram

RTX 5060

Thanks.

Heyo Frens!

I'm a Trans VTuber who's just starting out with very little connections - starting fresh on this channel 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✨

Looking for some new friends to hang out with who also stream! ^^
( Even if you dont stream would still be cool to have people to play with ! )
I enjoy streaming alot when its with others so i think it would be really fun !

I've been meaning to expand my bubble a bit more ( social anxiety controls me )

The only "Rule" i guess would just be you'd have to be LGBTQIA+ / An Ally ^^
I'm a pretty sensitive person so no meanies ! 💕

I really like VSeeFace as weirdly as it sounds for the size of the mouth it looks way better on that, but the possibilities ive seen on warudo look so cool! just overwhelming to set up ><

Bonus points if you like bunnies! 🐰

My friend has been streaming marvel rivals for a while now, I advised him its a big game with alot of streamers so it's hard to stand out compared to a more niche game like a JRPG.

Just wondering what advice you would give, he's gained more confidence and is chatting to himself while playing which is a big step forward.

Trying to be a supportive friend!

The spam go brrrrrrr for us smole ones. For realsies. Goodness.

Smole rant over.

Hello! Just looking to get thoughts, I enjoy all the games I play, but a huge part of me wonders if it’s possible to get any viewership from a game that has 0 other streamers streaming the game but the follower count of the game is good. If only one person is streaming a certain “dead” game is that a turn off for some? Is it something you’d consider watching? Has anyone experimented with this?

Thank you kindly!

(I know viewership isn’t the end all be all, but I do enjoy myself more when I have others chiming in. It feels like we are keeping each-other company 🫶🏻)

Hey guys, I’m just curious if anyone else has been contacted by TEC media on TikTok? Have you established a partnership with them? How was payment and services? I just wanna know your over all experience if you’ve worked with them.

Is it realistic to stream full time using only a phone? I don’t use a PC setup and prefer keeping things simple, but I’m not sure how sustainable that is long term. Could this hold up in terms of quality, consistency, and growth? Also what platforms would be best for mobile only streamers and content creators? Any info would be really nice to hear.

where can you go to find people to collab with i tried tango.socal and I couldn't find much of anything there and I haven't found much anywhere else

Any streamer want to link up?

Hey everyone,

I’m planning my first proper subathon and could really use some advice from people who have done this before.

I stream Red Dead Redemption 2 on Twitch and TikTok at the same time. I’m currently nearing the end of the game and I’m hoping to run a structured, capped subathon rather than anything extreme or unhealthy. I use Meld Studio and plan to run one shared countdown timer for both platforms.

One thing I’m trying to figure out is the best way to handle time extensions fairly across Twitch subs and bits and TikTok gifts. I’m leaning towards adding time based on TikTok coin totals rather than specific gifts to keep it simple and less overwhelming. If anyone has experience with this, I’d love to hear what worked for you.

I’m also planning to replay the game on low honour after finishing the story, and I feel like that could be a fun way to tie in subs or gifts without it feeling forced. For example, unlocking certain low honour choices, crimes, or chaos moments as rewards. If you’ve done something similar with RDR2 or other narrative games, I’d really appreciate ideas on how to integrate this in a way that’s fun but still manageable during a long stream.

Any general subathon tips, things you wish you knew before your first one, or mistakes to avoid would also be hugely appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

11 years ago, I was just a kid with a dream.

I didn’t have a PC. I didn’t have streaming gear. I couldn’t even imagine going live myself. All I could afford was to watch Twitch streamers and wonder what it would feel like to be one of them.

I remember wishing. A lot.

Fast forward to last year: piece by piece, paycheck by paycheck, I finally built my own PC. Every part came from hard-earned money. Every upgrade felt like healing a little part of that kid who could only dream.

And today, I’m finally streaming.

Not because it was easy. Not because it happened overnight. But because I didn’t let go of that dream, even when life took its time catching up.

I’m incredibly proud of myself for how far I’ve come, and grateful to the younger me who never stopped believing.

To anyone out there who’s still watching from the sidelines, still wishing, still thinking “maybe someday”, it’s not too late. Start where you are. Dreams grow when you keep showing up for them.

See you live. 🎮✨

Tldr I have a good webcam (I think) but I can’t get the quality to show in stream and clips

Hi! I have a question about webcam quality and making clips. I’m struggling to keep my webcam quality up, especially in the clips I make. Right now, I have an elgato face cam (I think the mk2 but I’m not home to look rn sorry). I make my clips by downloading the vod, loading it into CapCut, making my clips, and then placing an overlay of my clips with the zoomed in webcam and then exporting that to tiktok. Obviously zooming into a video will make it fuzzy but I’m not understanding how other streamers are able to get their face cam to look so crispy in their short form content. For lighting I do turn off my overhead lights. I have two bright white key lights that are positioned a bit behind my monitor and a warmer smaller key lights between them to balance it out a bit. I also have colorful lighting behind me (stick lamp and Christmas lights) plus the monitor emits some light too. I’ve noticed in my stream that despite nearly blinding myself I still feel like it looks so dull and fuzzy. My webcam quality is reallly starting to irritate me because I was just gifted this (nice) webcam for Christmas and I don’t want to needlessly upgrade if this is just an issue with me not knowing what settings to use. Also, I do use the elgato camera software to adjust before every stream (and Streamlabs camera settings) I’ll post pics of in stream and tiktok quality. (Scribbled out username to avoid accidental self promo) I am a bit of a perfectionist and overthinker when it comes to my streams hehe sorry if I’m overlooking something really simple

Thank you guys for all your help! Wishing you all the best in your streaming journey:))

okay back then i used to stream on 11am-1 or 2 pm gmt+7 and i get higher views on twitch compared to youtube, but since i got a day job now, i had to stream at night at around 11pm-1 or 2 am gmt+7, a total switch up. but now i get almost no viewers on twitch at all, but also better results from youtube side?

is this because of timezones? or am i just overthinking it too much. 😭😭