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title: 'Small Streamers: Do THIS and Viewers Will LOVE You!'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=s_XsBMLCFSg'
video_id: 's_XsBMLCFSg'
date: 2026-06-20
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# Small Streamers: Do THIS and Viewers Will LOVE You!

> Source: [Small Streamers: Do THIS and Viewers Will LOVE You!](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s_XsBMLCFSg)

## Summary

The video addresses the common struggle of new streamers who stream to zero viewers, attributing it to a lack of discoverability. Barry Eps, a Twitch partner, explains that the key is to niche down rather than trying to appeal to everyone. He provides a step-by-step strategy including choosing a specific game, optimizing streaming times, crafting engaging titles, and leveraging short-form content on other platforms.

### Key Points

- **The 'Everyone' Mistake** [0:31] — Trying to create content for everyone leads to no one being interested, causing stagnation and burnout.
- **Niche-Finding Exercise** [2:28] — List favorite games, then color-code them into specific categories like 'battle royale FPS games' to find a niche.
- **Optimal Streaming Time** [4:07] — Use TwitchTracker to find the lowest points in the 7-day viewer graph for the best streamer-to-viewer ratio.
- **Intriguing Stream Titles** [5:50] — Descriptive titles like '24 Hours of Repo Beta' create intrigue and attract clicks, unlike generic titles like 'Chill Chat.'
- **Challenge-Based Streams** [7:40] — Plan streams around challenges (e.g., 'melee only' in Fortnite) to hook viewers and make content more engaging.
- **Offline Growth via Short-Form** [8:56] — Create short-form content for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube using tools like Nexus Clips to grow even when offline.

## Transcript

Do you go live and feel like you're
streaming straight into the void? You
come up hours later, check your
analytics, and there's one average
viewer, you. That's because you are
struggling with the biggest problem of
every creator, and that is
discoverability. But today, I'm going to
help you get thousands of people to
discover you so you can grow your
stream. If you're new here, my name is
Barry Eps. I'm a cryptographer turned
content creator and Twitch partner
looking to help you grow your channel.
But before we start, I want you to tell
me, who do you want to stream for? And
if you just said everyone, then that
might be the reason your stream is
failing. I made the same mistake when I
started as well. I wanted everyone to
like the content that I made, and I
didn't grow for months. Slowly but
surely, the doubts and burnout started
setting in, and I ended up taking a
break. It wasn't until I realized that I
wanted to make content that I liked that
I allowed myself to make jokes or even
give an opinion on anything. You simply
can't create content for everyone
because everyone has different opinions
on what is fun. Just by choosing a game
to play, you are already making the
decision to not make content for
everyone. Because if you're streaming
Fortnite, then someone who likes to
watch GTA 5 is not likely to tune in.
So, if you want to be discovered as a
streamer, then you're going to have to
niche down. This is also going to help
with the best thing you can do to become
more discoverable. But I'll talk more
about that later in the video. Right
now, we are going to have to choose a
niche, and not just any niche. A niche
that allows viewers to find you. Because
let's be honest, there are a lot of
streamers on Twitch. Gone are the times
where you could just go live and wait
for the viewers to pour in in their
thousands. You don't even have to go
further than the categories. Just look
at the amount of games that are being
streamed right now. Even if you pick one
that isn't oversaturated, which by the
way means that there are a lot of
streamers compared to viewers, such as
in the top 10 or 20 games, you are still
not guaranteed to be discovered. Just
look at schedule one. This is definitely
not a huge game anymore. But even then
there are just a ton of streamers. And
just look how many of them are streaming
to less than five viewers, let alone one
viewer. It goes on and on and on. If you
want to stop being trapped on one
viewer, then there is one actionable tip
that you can do right now to help. Make
a list of your favorite games. Right
now, we're just writing them down. Don't
think too much about it. Just make a
list. then color code the ones that fall
into a single niche, RPG or shooter or
whatsoever. And when you're doing this
make sure to really drive down into it.
Just writing shooters is a good start
but firsterson shooters is already
better and battle royale FPS games even
better. The more specific you can get
the more tailored your audience will be
to the things you like to play. Once
you've decided on your niche based on
the games that you like to play, it's
time to check out what games you would
actually stream. Choosing the right game
can completely change the growth of your
channel overnight. Take for example V
Rising. This game currently has
thousands and thousands of viewers. And
if you look at where you would be in
that category with your one viewer
well, you'd be way, way down. So, what
are similar games that you could choose
that might have a little less
competition? Well, Path of Exile 2 is a
good option, but that is still quite
big. But if we scroll down and down and
down, we find Diablo 4. This one only
has a few hundred viewers. And if you
look, most of them do not even have a
camera or a microphone. They are just
playing the game. So, if you start
streaming here, you have a really good
chance that people will find you and
rocket you up to that 10 to 15 viewer
range. But there is a way that makes the
chance that new viewers find you even
better. And many people thinks this is
hard to do, but this technique takes 2
minutes. So, here goes. Once you found a
game that you think would be the right
choice for you, head over to twitch
tracker.com and look for the game that
you want to play. Once you're there, go
to the 7-day graph and look for the
lowest points in the blue line. For me
that is around 10 to 11:00 a.m. That is
the point where there's the highest
streamer to viewer ratio, which means
the least amount of streamers and the
most amount of viewers, making it much
easier for you to get discovered. If you
can shift your streaming schedule to
stream in these time slots, then you can
make the chance that viewers find you
even bigger. And with your niche defined
and your game chosen, it is time to hit
that go live button. Or is it? Hey
Vsauce. No, wait. One thing that many
streamers forget you need to do to make
your stream successful is to use
something which YouTubers have used for
ages, intrigue. People might see your
stream on Twitch and in the blink of an
eye scroll past, but a good streamer has
them questioning themselves and
scrolling back to find you again. Just
look at these streamers. More
gaming. This is just their name and then
end game where they're playing. Chill
chat. very chill stream. V Rising, no
mic. Got to be real, it's time to farm.
All these titles don't really make me
feel like I want to click on their
stream and see what's going on because I
have no idea what they're actually
doing. Just have a look at these titles.
Repo Beta with Iron Mouse. Well, first
off, Iron Mouse is a huge streamer, so
having that name there is great, but
also you immediately know that they are
playing the repo beta. So, if you're
interested in what's going to happen in
the next few weeks in Repo, you are
definitely going to click in to see
what's going to happen. Similarly, here
we have a 24 hours of fun. They're
playing Repo. They're doing a 24-hour
stream. Just having that 24 hours in
there makes it very enticing for people
to click in and go, "How many hours have
they been going?" Honestly, all these
things where you can describe what you
are doing before people click in, that
would be absolutely fantastic to do.
When you don't know a streamer, what
would you rather click on? A chill chat
stream or a 24-hour repo beta? I know
which one I would click on, and I think
you do, too. On YouTube, you even get a
thumbnail and a title. But on Twitch
Kick, and all the other live platforms
you just get your title to play with.
So, it is important that when a new
viewer sees your channel that they can
immediately see what they're going to be
watching before they click onto your
stream. That way, if you're actually
doing the thing in the title, people are
much more likely to find you and stick
around. But you can't just throw up a
title. To do that, we first need to know
what you are going to do during the
stream. And for that, you need to plan.
As a wise old man once said, "No, not
me. If you failed to plan, then you are
planning to fail." As I said before, the
time of going live and waiting for
viewers to flock to you is over. So, how
can you plan your streams for success?
Well, it's really simple. You have
identified the game you want to play and
that is already half of the plan. The
other half is how you are going to play
it. One of the easiest and best ways to
grow your channel as a new streamer is
by thinking of challenges that you can
do during your streams that hook people
in and keep them interested. So, if
you're playing Fortnite, you could use
melee only or play no build in a normal
build Fortnite match. If you're playing
Elder Ring, you could never level up or
even do a no deaths challenge. And if
you're playing Balders's Gate 3, you can
do an Honor Mode Dark urge playthrough.
By putting these restrictions on your
game play, you make them into a
challenge, and that is something that
draws new viewers in. I mean, you can
try it for yourself. If I die, I create
a new character is far more catchy than
cozy vibes. And the best part is this
will also help you do the final thing
that is going to help you grow your
channel. Because one of the hardest
things to hear from many new streamers
is that discoverability on Twitch just
sucks. Twitch does so little to help you
be discovered. The categories themselves
are usually organized highest to lowest
viewers. So, when you are looking for
someone new to watch, you get to see the
biggest people first, leaving the new
and small streamers stranded at the
bottom with no one to find them. And
even if they did, whenever you are not
live, no one is going to find your
stream because Twitch doesn't show
offline streams. As silly as it sounds
one of the best things you can do as a
new streamer to grow is to not stream at
all. If you want to really boost your
streaming career and grow your channel
quickly, then you need to make content
on other platforms, specifically short
form content. But the problem is that
short form content is hard to produce
and requires almost as much effort as a
full-size YouTube video. You need to
craft a hook, make a call to action
edit it together, add subtitles, and as
a new and small streamer, you're often
working or studying full-time, so you
don't have time to do all that. And that
is exactly where Nexus Clips comes in.
Nexus Clips help streamers like you turn
your Twitch moments into short, powerful
clips that are perfect for platforms
like Tik Tok, Instagram reels, and
YouTube shorts. Instead of grinding
hours live with no growth, Nexus Clips
lets your best moments work for you
even when you're offline. It
automatically pulls highlights from your
stream, lets you edit them with ease
and gives you tools to post them across
multiple platforms, so you're being
discovered 24/7 instead of only when you
are live. All you need to do is log in
add your Twitch account, and it
immediately starts scanning all your
future streams for good clippable
moments, and even gives it a virality
score, so you can see the chance that
these go viral before you even start
editing. I've been using Nexus clips
myself to make short form content. And I
love using their editor, and clearly
it's working. Some of my clips have
already gotten almost 100,000 views. If
you want to speed up the growth of your
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Honestly, the fix to discoverability for
live streamers is not going to come from
Twitch or Kick. It is going to be you
creating a niche, making engaging
content, and then spreading that content
to other platforms that are going to
make the actual difference. But you can
do all these things and still fail if
you don't work on the one skill that
separates small streamers from the likes
of Kaisenat, Pirate Software, and Queso.
If you want to learn more about that
then check out the video right here. And
as always, stream better, stream