How to Grow Your Channel as a Beginner Streamer

[00:01] should be done to develop your channel to increase online traffic and to attract your first viewers, it's probably worth starting with the question of what to rely on your preferences. First of all, you need to stream what

[00:17] you like most, what your stream a game that you definitely don't like because viewers notice it, they see that the Streamer is not in the mood. He's stepping over himself, he doesn't want to

[00:31] stream it, he's not interested in playing this game, let's say. In the same way, you shouldn't rush and stream all the new releases, even if they don't interest you, let's say. The fact is that when a new game comes out, of course,

[00:44] it attracts more viewers. Well, there are more streamers, naturally, more streamers broadcast this game. You have more competition. Most likely, all the top players play this game, and in this category, too. Unfortunately, there's no chance. That is, once again, we naturally take as a

[00:58] basis what we like best. We choose. Naturally, what to stream is based on personal preferences, but at the same time, we don't forget that if the Game Some came out, for example, today, her Kida Well, it’s definitely not worth it, it’s better to wait a day or two

[01:12] until the top streams it and you can already break into this section because there break into this section because there you will have more chances created your channel and are thinking about what to dedicate your content to, then here I would

[01:25] advise focusing on a specific niche in a specific category As practice shows, it is most difficult to break through and gain an audience for a multi-game streamer who streams different games,

[01:37] today one, tomorrow another Unfortunately, the reality is that if you broadcast different games, different content today one and tomorrow another, so yesterday you attracted one audience for one category And today you abruptly changed

[01:50] the game and stream another, that audience that you attracted yesterday, unfortunately, today there is a chance that it will not come Yes, naturally, over time you will have super loyal viewers who will come to each of your Streams,

[02:03] regardless of what you broadcast, but in most cases, the audience still accumulates and accumulates around the streamer who broadcasts the same thing Predictable, I've often heard advice from people who, well, frankly, don't

[02:16] streaming activities. That viewers need variety. In generally people, by their psychology, they like stability. This is very easy to who dedicated their channel to one game and suddenly decided to try

[02:32] something new, or they just got bored with the game and switched their attention to another. Their online immediately drops at that moment. This is actually very difficult. For example, I can't do that. I'm interested in different games and today I

[02:44] like to stream one thing and tomorrow something completely different. But in general, it's worth at least thinking about dedicating your channel. Well, at least to some genre. Let's say not just one game, but to some direction of games, for example, pure Battle Royale or

[02:57] perhaps dedicate yourself to completing Souls-like games or some hardcore walkthroughs. Perhaps you will become famous as a speedrunner, let's say. try to find what interests you, find your niche. It's still

[03:11] important in streaming activities, decide when to stream because you and I need a schedule. The schedule is actually a very important point and shouldn't be neglected because, as we

[03:26] said above, viewers value stability, people value some kind of predictability, so they won't come to your channel. If you're trying to stream today at this time, tomorrow at another time, or the day after tomorrow, or decide not to

[03:38] launch at all because your left heel is itching, it's best to create for you. First of all, you shouldn't focus on the time when most people launch, for example, necessarily in the evening at 6:00 PM Moscow

[03:52] time. No, that's not a good strategy. Unfortunately, most people probably launch in the evening, at least in the Russian-speaking segment, so you probably have this opportunity. opportunity, of course, if your schedule allows, in life it's better to stream at

[04:06] some less predictable time, for example, purely in the morning. In this situation, you shouldn't be afraid that you won't find your audience. Moreover, the Russian-speaking community is located in an area with a large number of watchmen. Belts, you will in

[04:20] any case gain your audience, which is convenient. That's when you launch, and it doesn't matter when you launch. The main thing is that you do it at the same time with a certain schedule. Once again,

[04:32] stability and predictability are important to viewers. Choose certain days and broadcasts, place this schedule somewhere prominent. Plus, viewers themselves will already get used to certain hours and days and will

[04:46] putting off all their business for later and waiting for you on the stream. In addition to the schedule in terms of days and times of broadcasts, it is also advisable that your viewers understand in advance what will happen on this broadcast. For example, if you have

[05:01] some collaborations planned or a specific walkthrough of a game, it is advisable that you warn your viewers in advance that on Friday, such and such a date, we will begin a walkthrough of such and such a game, and on

[05:13] Saturday, the next day, we will do all this on the stream. Some people ask the question: what should I say on the stream? I have no probably. You just need to comment on everything that is happening

[05:27] on your screen, this is the very first stage, you will develop your own speaking style. You will learn not to be shy in front of the camera. You will learn not to be shy at all when speaking on the stream and develop some of your first skills. The next stage is if

[05:40] talk to and comment on the screen. Well, it’s already somehow boring and not interesting. You can invite your friends and comrades. If possible, then so that broadcast will be more interesting and varied. If that’s not possible, well, you

[05:54] can always communicate somewhere through Discord or in some game, while Don’t forget and predict because there is a surprise there, sometimes live viewers may appear, to whom you also definitely need to respond. Streaming in itself, in my

[06:08] understanding, first of all, implies some kind of communication, interaction with the walkthrough of the game. Just a silent walkthrough of the game. I personally can watch it on YouTube. But on a live stream, you can chat with ask a streamer a

[06:23] interesting topics Therefore, first of all, naturally, pay attention to the chat, pay attention to the viewers, finally, set up alerts so that you know for sure that someone has followed you, someone has subscribed to you, someone has donated to you, and even

[06:36] more so, just communicate with viewers who write in the chat, say hello to people in the end. Probably the most basic trick Well, which for some reason some people forget about, you shouldn’t use monosyllabic answers

[06:49] said hello to you, don’t just answer Hello If someone asked you, have you been playing this game for a long time, don’t just answer yes, no need to answer one thing is difficult, answer in detail, share your experience Tell about what happened

[07:03] in your life If, ​​of course, the conversation turns to this in the context, tell about conversation turns to this in the context, tell about your gaming experience In the end, the audience is collaborations interaction with other streamers is

[07:20] perhaps the most important thing that can exist now in principle because it is difficult to break into it alone Streaming is extremely difficult. Believe me, I know for sure that within the framework of collaboration, you should find streamers who are close to

[07:32] you in content, close to you in spirit, with whom you can interact and be friends, first of all, let's say this is even your friend with whom you started streaming. You work together to grow your audience with each of them, and then there is a

[07:44] mutual exchange of audiences due to host raids and joint games. Naturally, you should not go to streams or hammer in private messages, let's play together. some local collaboration together, this does not

[07:57] work so well, of course. You should not look for streamers who are very different from you in terms of audience size. If you have very few viewers, you should not offer a top streamer to go collaborate with you because it is unlikely that

[08:13] n’t know, playing the guitar, you should not try to collaborate with a streamer who plays Dota because it is super different content, the audience from this streamer is unlikely to stay with you, and it is unlikely that they will be interested in your content. Regarding

[08:25] for some reason are very reluctant to share their audience and are reluctant to send raids to other channels, thinking that some kind of jealous moment is happening. Some think that if they send their viewers to another channel, they will

[08:40] stay there. And they won’t come back to me. Well, firstly, I’d like to ask right away, what about self-esteem? Secondly, if you actively share your audience with other channels, then there’s a high probability that these channels will subsequently

[08:53] pay you the same and share their audience with you. But if you yourself interact with anyone, then you can hardly expect that you are so cool that everyone will roast you to collaborate with you. And the last point that I would like to

[09:07] talk about within the framework of the topic of gaining an audience, gaining your first viewers, is all the external components, all the technical components - this is how you sound on the stream, how the picture looks on your stream.

[09:23] 2015, you would have noticed that the quality of streams in those distant times was. Well, at least There were fewer complaints back then. In those distant times, it was common practice to farting microphone, with some noisy, pixelated

[09:37] picture, and without proper lighting. Now, the barrier to entry into streaming has greatly increased. Technically, it is now very difficult for a streamer to start if something is wrong. In terms of picture and sound, the

[09:50] overall technical level of streamers has greatly increased. In principle, there are more streamers, more competition. Well, the number of devices on the market has also increased, at least now, broadcasting with a webcam with a simple

[10:04] camera, not with a DSLR, is already considered, at least among top streamers. Well, it's just bad unfortunately, even if you are a small streamer, even if you have no audience at all, breaking into this activity from

[10:16] scratch is very, very difficult if everything is not right in your technical terms. Even if I understand there is no financial means to buy everything at once, there is no way to provide yourself with the most top devices, but at least it is worth

[10:29] bothering about registration based on some kind of picture. Setting up the lighting is also not that expensive and worry about having interesting to watch. And if we add beautiful high-quality pictures and

[10:44] some inner charisma here, then this is generally a success. Charisma is actually such a seemingly vague concept, but in fact, it all develops, it all develops with experience, the ability to speak, the

[10:57] ability to interact with the audience, this all comes with months, that is, this all comes with months, that is, years of streaming activity. If you do messages, how to interact with the audience. If you are worried that you are

[11:10] perhaps boring and uninteresting, your life is so uninteresting that you have despair. In any case, it all develops over time. That's what your mind told you, interacting with the

[11:22] audience will all come to you. Your charisma will reveal itself over time, maybe in a month, or maybe in a year for someone, but nevertheless, in any case, it is not sit still, you should not be afraid, the initial audience

[11:36] will appear in any case over time. And I hope that from my side, my advice At least they watching. Support this video with a like and the channel by subscribing. Come to my streams, channel by subscribing. Come to my streams, including with you, there was a load. See you later