Hello my YouTube friends.
There are a lot of people interested in streaming these days, and it's
not just gamers either.
Although I would say that they are still the majority, when it comes
to active streamers.
There are also a bunch of video streaming platforms to find success on
with the big three being YouTube, Twitch, or Facebook.
All this gives you a lot of choices as a new streamer, and it can be
hard to know what is the right platform and streaming format.
So this video is for streamers looking for success.
And if you're just doing streaming for fun as a hobby, well, this
probably isn't for you for those that want to grow their streams and
make a little bit of extra income, or maybe even replace their
full-time income and have fun doing it, well, this is the video for
you.
This also, isn't going to be one of those you need equipment or that
to be successful in truth, you probably already have everything you
need and you can find success with the basics.
In fact, you can probably do everything you need without spending
everything.
But each piece of this is really important and especially the last
three.
So with all that out of the way, let's get into the five things that
you need to find success before you start streaming.
So let's get to it.
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The first thing you need is a camera.
Yeah, I know I said I wasn't gonna do the gear thing, but I'm guessing
you already have one of these in your pocket or on your laptop.
And it's not something that you need to buy and it doesn't need to be
anything fancy at all.
The reason it's on this list is because a lot of streamers don't think
you need one.
You do.
And here's why.
There are two main components to a game stream, the game, which is the
same for everyone and millions of people have the exact same one as
you.
No one is watching a stream for five hours of gameplay footage on a
game they can just go by and play themselves.
And that second thing is you.
So you are the unique aspect of the live stream and you need to be in
there.
You can inevitably decide how much or how little of a mix that you're
in there, but you have to show up for your own stream.
The second thing you need is to learn your streaming software.
There are a lot of options here.
So if you go with something simple like melon or stream yard or
restream or something more powerful like OBS or polypop, you should
take the time to learn it and see what it can do.
Now I have hundreds of tutorials on OBS and a few on polypop melon
stream yard and restream to get you started.
The thing is, is you have to know what's possible with the software
that you decide to use to really put together the stream that you want
to do.
And you can't possibly know that unless you take the time to learn the
software that you plan to use.
Now, you don't have to be an expert, that could take a long time,
especially for something like OBS, but you have to know the basics and
what features are available for you to take advantage of, to put on a
great live stream.
Number three, you need to figure out why people would want to watch
your stream.
No, really, it sounds like a bunch of crap, but if you don't spend the
time to figure it out, it's not likely that anyone's ever going to
watch.
You want to write down what makes you unique.
Hobbies, areas of knowledge, life experience, personality quirks,
whatever you can possibly think of.
Then you want to find ways to incorporate these things into your
setup, like your overlays, and definitely spend the time to set up
your background.
It's really important to spend that time on your background that helps
define you because you only have to do it once and people see it all
the time.
So tell a story with your background about all of the things that you
love, your quirks and your inner workings and your life story.
Try to tell that in your background and then incorporate the things on
your list, into your stream plan to make your stream unique and fun.
The most interesting part of your stream is you.
So be sure to accent those pieces in a fun way.
And that means adding unique pieces to your overlay, that represent
the things that you love, maybe your hobbies or your quirks or
whatever.
There are all kinds of ways to make these unique to you and to accent
your personality.
But you have to take the time to figure out what's unique and
interesting and fun.
And what sort of experiences you have that you think might be
something your audience would enjoy and then find interesting ways to
integrate those into what you do.
And if you do that, people are really going to be entertained by what
you're putting on.
And that is half the battle.
Number four, what's your plan for growth?
How are you going to reach people who are going to watch your stream?
If Twitch or Facebook are your streaming platforms of choice there
isn't any discovery.
So you have to promote your streams.
If you're on YouTube, you can use the algorithm to your advantage, but
live streams are still not pushed the same way recorded content is.
So you're still going to need a plan to gain viewers.
Twitter and Instagram are great promotional platforms.
And of course, recorded content on YouTube is a great way to promote
your live streams as well, no matter which way you go, your plan has
to be more than dropping links on these platforms before your stream.
You need to craft posts on a regular basis that are more than just
about your stream.
That is why it's so important to know why someone would actually
watch, because then when you're going to promote your streams, you can
accent those reasons that you already figured out.
You can also find groups associated with your stream's subject matter.
If it's a game stream, you should frequent that talk about that game,
make sure people know who you are by helping them out.
Don't just go in there and promote your streams.
I can promise you, that's not gonna fly, be an active member and
people will ask you what you do.
And then it's really easy to tell them that you're a live streamer
promoting your live streams is probably one of the most uncomfortable
things that you're ever going to have to do, but you still have to do
it.
And nine times out of 10, success is found by doing things that other
people don't want to do.
And trust me, when I tell you this promotion is one of those things.
It's really hard to learn how to do, but taking the time to learn how
to do it means that you can be successful with your stream, but you
can also be successful with other things that you want to do for any
sort of media.
Because once you figure it out once you don't have to figure it out
again, but you do have to spend the time to figure it out at least
once.
And having a plan is really important.
Number five, one of the rules that I discovered is that you don't
actually get to decide what people like and what they don't.
In other words, the things that catch on on your live stream may not
be what you expect and you have to be ready at any point to rewrite
your plan and pivot to whatever works.
You should keep notes after rewatching your streams and adjust things
as you go, if something doesn't work scrap it, it doesn't matter how
much time you spent working on it.
I see a lot of people who look past success to keep writing something,
because they spent so much time working on it or worse yet they just
don't want to change course.
When I say you don't get to decide, I mean, it, your audience pretty
much chooses what they want to see and what they're going to click on.
You need to create things that keep them happy, even if it's not
initially what you wanted or expected.
So just be prepared to change everything until you figure out what's
actually working.
Now, all this pre-planning and everything.
Isn't a waste of time because you might have to change it because
during this period, you're actually going to learn how to entertain
and evaluate.
And you're going to gain more experience with your software, which are
also really important.
Inevitably, this process is how you find your path or more accurately,
how your audience helps you to find your path.
So just sit back and enjoy the ride.
And if you want to learn more about how to get noticed on YouTube, you
should definitely check this video out right here.
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My name is Michael Feyrer Jr.
Thank you so much for watching.
Have a great day and I'll see you in the next one.