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Let's talk about Super Chats.
Now the main reason you'll want to really
look into putting Super Chats on your channel
is, of course, extra revenue.
Super Chat and Super Stickers are a cool way
of letting your fans support you directly.
You can use them during live streams
which is why it's important to go live
which can be daunting
but, you should do it.
Viewers can pay to have their comment pinned to the top of the chat box
during a live stream or a video première.
At first there was a sort of apprehension
that, being very British, we don't like asking for money for anything.
They're your fans for a reason, they really like you
and they often want to give more to you
than just the ad impression
at the start of the video.
Yeah, it's really easy to turn it on
you just need to go to Studio.YouTube.com
then in the left-hand menu just click on
and then there's a menu at the top of the dash
You click on
step-by-step instructions for how to set it up for your channel.
When I started hitting tens of thousands of viewers
it became very difficult to keep up with the chat
and then with Super Chats it's very easy when it's pinned at the top
if people have any questions they want to ask me
they can just put them in there and I'll be able to see them.
I know with my stream
it usually means that people are enjoying what I'm playing
so I will continue to play that song
if I get a lot of Super Stickers during that song
and I'll note that that's what they enjoy listening to.
There's always costs everywhere
lights, camera, you know, internet.
All these things add up at the end of the month
so you do need some sort of financial support
to help you keep running the content for the fam.
I like to remind my viewers on the live stream
there is no pressure from my end.
That if they want to and they are able to
then that is hugely appreciated
and goes a long way for me as a creator.
Allow the community to know that the option is there
and to talk about products
and allow them to make
their own choice to use the Super Chat function.
Someone sent me a hundred pounds!
It was genuinely because
they appreciated what I did
and that was touching to me.
I was doing a live stream
we were talking about cooking
word vomit, out loud about my dream kitchen
and they were like
this is for your kitchen
this is for your stuff that you really want
and I was just like
Oh my gosh!
Wow!
That was mental!
So on the next live stream
I had bought some of the equipment
and then I was unboxing it on the live stream
and showing them my big new blender
and all the kitchen stuff.
So with that in hand, when we do go live
how do we let the fam know
Super Chats are available?
One thing you can do as a creator to encourage more Super Chats
is to give your viewers a goal
and then they can decide the next video topic.
As soon as people start
it encourages others to do it as well
And it usually cycles itself
so the more I respond to my Super Chats
the more people post more Super Chats
to get my attention
and it allows me to kind of selectively answer questions
that my audience really want to know.
Whereas I try and interact with everyone.
If you're putting up good questions or funny comments or something
I'm gonna put it on the screen. It's good to make your subscribers
your followers feel important and feel like a part of the channel and that's why
I call it a community more than anything.
You can also tie it to a bigger thing.
We've got all of our Super Chats and
we gave that back to the British wrestling industry that wouldn't be able
to run shows during the coronavirus era.
I also find it essential to thank your Super Chatters
and Super Stickers.
On our live streams whenever someone Super Chats
it's like a party.
We're jumping up and down
there's notifications on the screen
and the community love it.
So I actually keep up with all of my Super Chats
and memberships and Super Stickers
because I'm super active with the chat.
This is because I stream shiny hunting
on Pokemon, which, if you don't know what it is
is quite repetitive.
It doesn't take a lot of brain power to accomplish
so this does allow me to stay active within my community.
Now you know how to do Super Chats
why not go and watch the live stream video
where I've got loads more tips for you.
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