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About Twitch Streaming
A streamer is a person
directing a video stream (“stream”) to the Internet. Often this uses a webcam,
which helps him to impose on the passing of the game his own image and his own
comments to the game.
Usually streamers record
computer games that can be viewed directly on the site. As a rule, this
competition or passing on the highest difficulty. On Twitch, Good Game sites,
the main focus is on high quality streams.
Also under the word
“stream” you can mean any live video on various hosting sites, such
as YouTube or Twitch.
Some famous streamers:
- Empire.ZERG
- Miker
- Pomi
- Streamers Karina – famous girl-streamers
- Abver
- Vladislav Aleksandrovich
- Elijah Maddison
- Aiowa55RUS – one of the few non-formal streamers
Who are the streamers? These
are people who show online what they are doing on their computer. 99% of this
content is game play. Other people can also watch online streamer online, write
to a general chat attached to a broadcast, and send money to him (more on this
below).
There are streaming platforms
that allow anyone to create their own channel and start streaming. The most
popular site, Twitch.tv, however, after its overwhelming success, other
resources began to appear like mushrooms after rain. For example, YouTube
recently launched online streaming features. Activated and services that
appeared even earlier, “Twitch” – Dailymotion, Hitbox. Streamer – is the organizer of online
broadcasts. Most often, streamers show the passage of computer games. Their
audience is young people who are interested in watching the presenter, his
emotions, comments and chatting. As a thank you, viewers can send streamers
donations – sums of money to support the author.
There are situations when fans sent donates of tens of
thousands of dollars:
The most popular service for
organizing streams is Twitch.tv. Also broadcast supports popular video hosting
YouTube.
To become a popular
streamer, it is not enough just to play computer games. It is necessary to
actively participate in the broadcast, to lead the game, to attract fans with
interesting comments, explanations, jokes or passing tips. This will make the
broadcast live and will attract a large number of users. It is also important
to thank everyone who sends donations.
Michael “Imaqtpie” was swarming in Margate, Florida, USA. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a middle class player.When Scarr invited him to play on his team, Imaktopi agreed to join Rock Solid. Their team was the winner of the ESL National Premier League, then they were selected in Team Dignitas. Dignitas Imakpi was always known.
How to become a popular streamer?
This requires the ability to
maintain a conversation and some creative streak. It is important to find a
format that will be interesting to the audience.
You can give useful tips on
the passage of games, and then your content will look for the sake of improving
your game level.
You can actively interact
with the audience, answer questions from the chat, give useful tips to novice
players.
It is possible to attract an audience due to
interesting comments, violent reactions, emotions, interesting looks,
provocative style of streaming.
You can talk about yourself,
share thoughts, ideas, consult in the chat, how best to act in a particular
game situation.
To gain popularity, you need
to make your streams like to watch. The audience did not get tired of the
format and continued to open your broadcast.
What you need to stream?
Modern computer, especially if you stream
computer games.
üGood microphone and webcam.
üHigh-speed Internet access.
üFree time and desire to engage in streams.
üChannel on YouTube or in another service through which
you can stream streams.
Who donatit streamers and how does this happen?
Many are interested in the
question of how streamers earn? In this case, the payment system directly
depends on the talent and skills of the person. The stream provides a system of
donations. You can also earn income in the following ways:
1. Advertising products
during the broadcast, as a rule, not intrusive.
2. Providing streamer
services, for example, assistance in pumping accounts or passing through
certain levels.
3. Affiliate programs.
4. Sale of attributes,
souvenirs.
How to donate streamers?
During the broadcast, viewers have the opportunity to send a reward to the
author of the video. There are well-known users who send generous rewards to
many moderators.
Pros and cons of the
streamer profession
Pros:
a.Ability to
implement skills and creative ideas.
b.Free schedule.
c.Combining with
the main job.
d.Turning a hobby
into an income-generating activity.
e.The possibility
of high earnings.
Cons:
a.Permanent work
at the computer.
b. It is necessary to update the computer so that
it draws modern games.
c. It is necessary to constantly improve the
format, invent new pieces to keep the audience.
d.Risks of
creative burnout.
How much do
streamers earn?
The main income streamers
bring donates viewers. Also, money can be earned on advertising, affiliate
programs, paid subscriptions.
A popular streamer can earn
in a few hours of translation from several thousand to tens of thousands of
rubles. Naturally, such popularity and income do not come instantly. It takes
time to promote a channel and recruit an audience.
In such work, it is important to think not
about income, but about the interests of the audience, as this will allow to
gain audience and achieve success.