Hello, everyone.
In this video, we're going to talk all about
how to live stream and I'm going to share some of my tips.
So one of the best ways of making extra revenue on YouTube
is through live streaming.
It gives you access to different features such as Super Chat and Super Stickers.
Pre-recording videos is cool
but the live interaction that you get from live streaming, I love it.
So, how do you get started with live streaming?
All you need is one of these:
A mobile telephone with the YouTube app
and that brings up this little box here and then you go live.
It really is just that simple.
The wonderful thing about the YouTube app is that it comes up with the chat
so we can see what the community is saying and we can respond in real time.
I remember I started seeing Super Chats coming in instantly
and people were just excited about the ability
to support me financially.
So, I actually started live streaming a couple of years ago
when I needed 4,000 hours of watch time
in order to enable monetization on my channel.
And although I was really nervous at first
I knew it was what I wanted to do and I wanted to sustain an audience.
Of course, I had concerns.
For someone that still today is scared of public speaking,
if you can perform in front of a camera, you can perform during a live stream.
With live streams, a lot of people are worried
like, "What if I make a mistake?" or if I do all these other things
but the more you do something naturally, the more comfortable you get.
I basically do educational dance videos.
It's like tutorials.
A lot of YouTubers do that
and I've been doing it for quite a while now.
I thought, "Okay I'm going to do live streaming, live classes
and I'm gonna make them free."
I suddenly discovered
that there is the Super chat, the Sticker situation
actually gave me another means of income
like an alternative little something-something.
And it's beautiful because live streams on YouTube
gave me that opportunity.
To be completely honest, you don't really need
massive amounts of equipment to do a live stream.
When I first started
I was streaming on my phone, I never let...
the lack of equipment stop me
because the hardest thing to do is to get started.
I actually used YouTube tutorials
and these enabled me to use my vlog camera
as my camera for the live
which was a total game changer
and it made the quality of my videos look way better.
We've chosen to go a little bit more
and have one of these mobile smart lavalier microphones.
The thing is, even if your camera quality is not the best
if the audio is good and the content is good
people will still tune in because people can just listen to the audio.
My first step, which I still really stand by
was creating a streaming schedule
so I would reply to comments, I would put at the end of my videos
and I would put across my other social media platforms
that I would be streaming at a certain time
on a certain day every single week.
Now, that is also very easy.
You go to the same Create, you go to the same live.
And over there, you can write a little description about your life
you can choose what time you want to schedule it for
and you can do a little picture with your camera
to make it a thumbnail.
Hopefully, the notifications are on, but if they're not
they follow us on Instagram, Twitter, all other social media platforms.
You've got to cover all your bases and, hey, that's how it's done.
If you're stuck for ideas on a live stream
I think Q&As are a great way to go.
If you're a channel that always gets asked the same questions.
It might be a great idea to do a live stream
and just answer all the questions you always get asked.
I didn't really know initially how the Q&A would go
but it's been something that's really, really helped grow my channel.
On these streams, I have a wheel that can be spun
and on that wheel, there are a bunch of different incentives
that actually affect my game.
And obviously, it entertains them when things go wrong for me
which is usually the case with the wheel.
It's always cool to engage and give back to your audience
and they love it.
One of the craziest live streams I had, I think, was when I decided
to do a watch party for the Harry and Megan interview on Oprah.
There were thousands more people there
who were not normally in my audience pool
had no idea who I was
and were just using me as a vessel, I think
to find out what was going on in the Harry and Megan interview.
And that live stream was crazy.
I had never earned more money on a live stream until that live.
And I think that with celebratory days, so maybe birthdays, anniversaries
or Christmas, people really want to celebrate with you
and often, they'll be quite grateful that you've given a certain time
of your special day to celebrate with them.
When I first started four years ago
I think I had around 48,000 subscribers
and then, by the end of the year, I had a 100,000 subscribers
so I more than doubled my channel size within around eight months of streaming.
The sheer growth that my channel received from streaming on YouTube Gaming
was just insane and I never experienced anything like it.
When I tried streaming on other platforms, it just wasn't the same at all.
There was no comparison.
So, I say, don't wait any longer
plan something in advance, get yourself set up
and just go for it!
The best way to experience it is by doing it.
Thank you so much for watching this video.
Don't forget there's also another video to do with Super Chat and Stickers
which go hand-in-hand with going live on YouTube
so that will be super helpful for you
if you're interested in monetizing your channel further
and we'll see you in the next video.