Hey guys!
We welcome you to our new video about how Twitch works and how to stream on Twitch in
a nutshell.
We’ll tell you how you can promote Twitch channel and, also, most importantly how you
can promote Twitch stream.
If you wondered how twitch streamers make money after watching this video you will know
the answer.
You’ve probably also wondered what twitch extensions could I use or maybe how can i
become a twitch affiliate?
Well, you'll know all that within several minutes.
Well, we all know about live streaming as it is now.
My name is Diana and today we’ll dive into the world of Twitch, platform's most popular
kind of content, games, and, of course, streaming programs that can be used for broadcasting.
People have been using Twitch since 2011 when it was created.
The first name for the platform was TwitchTV and its creators launched it as a gaming platform.
Besides Twitch we have an opportunity to stream on Youtube and Facebook Live (as well as on
Youtube and Facebook Gaming that are becoming more and more popular), Vimeo, and Dailymotion.
Indeed, Twitch is a very popular live streaming service.
On the platform you can watch other streamers go live or stream your own content.
Usually, streamers give comments while broadcasting on the platform, compete or chat with their
audience.
Users get a chance to interact with streamers as well as with other viewers.
We all heard about Twitch before.
Some of us heard about it from friends or, for example, from social media but have you
ever wondered why Twitch is called like this?
Why did its creators decide to go with this name?
They were actually inspired by the term “Twitch Gameplay”.
This kind of gaming scenario tests players “reaction time”.
In other words, how fast a person responds to different tasks that appear in the game.
You know a lot of games like this, some of them are sports ones, action games, fighting
games and so on.
Since the year when it was launched Twitch has gained a loyal community.
Can you imagine that according to statistics this platform has around 9.2 million active
users PER MONTH.
Compare it to Youtube Gaming where the number of streams reaches only 599 thousand views
but the thing is that lately it gains more popularity.
Indeed, there is a lot of competition among these platforms, however, Twitch still remains
the number one streaming platform, especially for gamers.
It is one of the most favorite platforms not only for streamers but also for viewers.
You may wonder, why is it like this?
Twitch has an enormous number of creators, various channels, and different categories
to choose from for viewers and streamers.
It makes it easier for users to definitely find something they’ll like.
A lot of people join the platform because it offers them freedom of expression and the
opportunity to be creative and make their own unique content.
They can stream different kinds of content, that is, of course, allowed on Twitch.
One of the major advantages of Twitch is that it has a narrow focus and free registration.
Basically, Twitch is associated with live streams more than Youtube or Facebook.
Remember, that previously we talked about how the creators of Twitch have launched the
platform just for streaming.
You can see that this platform gives an opportunity not only for viewers to choose what they want
to watch but also for streamers to get a chance to be creative and share their content.
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On the platform we as viewers get tips on how to play certain types of games, we get
a chance to follow our favorite gamers and even get in touch with them and other users
as well, get to know something new for us.
What kind of categories Twitch offers for its viewers and streamers?
There are 5 of them:
The first category is the most popular - gaming streams
When you click on it, the first thing that you’ll see right away will be recommended
games and streams.
You’re able to choose the language of the stream (there are several languages), a user
will see the name of the game, and who broadcasts it and pick the one that they liked the most
by the description.
You’d get a chance to watch streams that broadcast action and battle games, arcade,
simulator games or others.
Then goes IRL - which stands for - “in real life”
Here users post streams related to our everyday life.
What kind of content can you find here?
Travel vlogs, hobbies, everyday life activities, ASMR, talk shows, chats, even working out
and many more.
In short, the topics that are included in this category are not game or business related.
The third group is related to music streams
This category includes streams with singing, playing musical instruments, mixing different
songs, making mashups, and giving different tutorials.
Browsing through this category you’ll definitely discover new cool artists, watch live performances,
attend special events online and even watch streams on music production.
Moreover, in this category a user watches the most relevant streams after picking the
most preferable genre (like electronic music, hiphop, instrumental, rock, soul music and
so on).
The next category - Esports It is not a surprise that Esports is popular
as well, we all know how popular it is among all ages.
You probably got the basic idea of what Esports is.
It’s a bit different from other streaming games by its nature.
How?
Well, here you get to compete while streaming.
These competitions are usually between teams, or individually between professional gamers.
A user gets a chance to choose between more than 25 games and watch the content of pro
players, different live tournaments, and match highlights.
Some of the most well-known games that streamers choose include: counter strike, fortnite,
call of duty and many more.
And the last category that starts to gain popularity on Twitch is called “Creative”.
Creative content inspires people and a lot of people watch it to create smth on their
own, that is one of the benefits of such content.
What can be more interesting than watching how people draw or sketch in their own unique
way, how they cook, what they use and what tips they have all while being live.
What is more, this group includes crafting, body and beauty art, software and game development
as well as programming tutorials.
So far on Twitch there are 3 most popular topics for the past month:
The first one is called “Just chatting”.
According to statisting its average number of users reaches 400 thousand per day.
As you may guess here people just chat with their audience without sticking to a particular
activity and stream it The second most popular topic is League of
Legends.
On Twitch this game’s broadcasting are wide-spread, also such streams were watched around 180
thousand times a day And the third category that is one of the
most streamed on the platform is another game that a lot of people are acquainted with - Grand
Theft Auto V. With the number of average viewers of 178 thousand per day
As some of the other social media platforms Twitch also has a Partner Program.
This program is for creators who have grown their audiences and became noticeable.
You get a chance to monetize your content (so, profit from channel’s subscription,
bits and ads), you get access to various tools and unique channel customization features,
get priority support and other advantages.
So, before we touch upon the steps on going live we should mention that there are 3 different
streaming levels on Twitch: streamer, affiliate and partner.
Let’s see what these 3 streaming levels are about in a couple of words.
Streamer: To become a streamer user should not be under
the age of 18, otherwise, you’ll need to have the supervision of a parent or a guardian.
When you go live you’ll get access to Chat on Twitch, the channel's analytics, and viewers
will get a chance to follow you.
When you meet all the requirements to reach the next status you’ll be invited to the
Affiliate program.
You’ll see it on your Dashboard.
Affiliate:
When you become an Affiliate you’ll get a chance to get access to more tools, these
tools include a subscription button and a custom emote.
Once you’ve reached this status you can continue posting your content while being
an affiliate or you can reach the next status which is “Partner”.
Partner: A user will definitely get access to more
tools and opportunities with this status.
You’ll get to manage your Subscriptions, Emote Slots, Ad Revenue, Custom Cheermotes,
Subscriber Badges and many more.
To go live on Twitch you need to do only two things: Follow these 3 steps
The first thing is to come up with a proper name of your stream and choose the most relevant
category.
Picking the right name, keywords and category for your stream is a key.
This way it will be far more likely for your stream to be watched more.
Now that we’ve illustrated all of them before it’d be easy for you to pick one.
The next thing that you have to do is to customize your channel, upload your pic and add bio
so people would know what your content is about.
After streamers optimize their future live videos, namely, hardware for better audio
stream and visuals.
Then choose a proper broadcasting software (Twitch provides with several ones) and after
that go live using Twitch Studio.
You’ll need this broadcasting software to actually go live on the platform.
Indeed, choosing which broadcasting software to pick is an important step as it determines
what quality and sound your stream will have and whether it will be enjoyable for your
viewers.
Fortunately, you don’t have to look for these broadcasting softwares yourself.
Twitch offers them on their official web and you can download them right from the page.
You can choose between: Twitch Studio, OBS project, Streamlabs Desktop, and others (выносим
на экран XSplit, Vmix, Elgato Game capture, Live Gamer Extreme and Lightstream).
Twitch offers detailed information about each of these broadcasting softwares so make sure
to visit their official web page and select the most relevant software for you.
Importantly, one of the most popular broadcasting software from all of those is OBS (which stands
for Open Broadcaster Software).
We will talk about its function, the secrets and life hacks of how to use it in our next
video.
So.
In this video we talked about the most widely used platform for streaming - Twitch.
It is not hard to navigate through the platform and, also, it offers a lot of opportunities
for creators.
We talked about its origin and when it was created, its benefits for users, different
types of categories on the platform, kinds of streamers and broadcasting softwares.
We hope that this information was very helpful and you learned smth new today.
We thank you for your attention and feel free to ask questions and leave comments in the
comment section below.
Diana was with you today.
We’ll meet very soon.
See ya!