You're Not Affiliate? Stop Streaming!
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This video provides a straightforward guide on how to become a Twitch affiliate in 2022. The creator outlines the three key requirements—50 followers, 7 streaming days in 30 days, and an average of 3 concurrent viewers—and offers practical advice on achieving them efficiently.
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[01:05]
Three Requirements for Twitch Affiliate
To become a Twitch affiliate, you need 50 followers, stream for 7 days in a 30-day period, and reach an average of 3 concurrent viewers.
[01:31]
Easiest Requirement: 7 Stream Days
Streaming for 7 days in a 30-day period is the easiest requirement, as most streamers already do this.
[01:45]
Hardest Requirement: 50 Followers
Getting 50 followers is challenging if you rely solely on Twitch discovery. The creator recommends posting short-form content on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Instagram Reels to build an audience that will follow you on Twitch.
[02:12]
Most Difficult: 3 Average Viewers
Achieving 3 average viewers is the hardest part. Streaming for 6-12 hours to 1-2 viewers hurts your channel analytics. The creator advises streaming only 1-2 hours and stopping when viewership drops below 3.
[02:38]
30-Day Rolling Window
The 30-day period is a rolling window, not a fixed month. Each day, the oldest day drops off. Streaming to low viewers for long periods makes it harder to raise your average.
[03:14]
Tip for 3 Viewers: Get Friends to Help
Ask a friend or loved one to log into Twitch, open your stream, and leave it running on their computer to help boost your viewer count.
[03:42]
Stop Streaming When Viewers Drop Below 3
If your viewership falls below 3, end the stream immediately. Continuing to stream to low numbers hurts your average and delays affiliate status.
Becoming a Twitch affiliate is achievable by focusing on the three requirements and avoiding common mistakes like streaming too long to low viewership. Use short-form content to build an audience and leverage friends to hit the 3-viewer average.
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What are the three requirements to become a Twitch affiliate?
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What are the three requirements to become a Twitch affiliate?
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50 followers, stream for 7 days in a 30-day period, and an average of 3 concurrent viewers.
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What is the easiest requirement to achieve for Twitch affiliate?
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What is the easiest requirement to achieve for Twitch affiliate?
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Streaming for 7 days in a 30-day period.
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What strategy does the creator recommend for getting 50 followers?
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What strategy does the creator recommend for getting 50 followers?
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Post short-form content on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Instagram Reels to build an audience that will follow on Twitch.
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How does the 30-day rolling window work for Twitch affiliate?
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How does the 30-day rolling window work for Twitch affiliate?
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It's a rolling window where each day the oldest day drops off, so you have a continuous 30-day period.
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What should you do if your viewership drops below 3 concurrent viewers?
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What should you do if your viewership drops below 3 concurrent viewers?
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Stop streaming immediately to avoid hurting your average viewer count.
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💡 Key Takeaways
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Don't Stream to Grow
Counterintuitive advice that streaming alone isn't enough; short-form content is key.
01:58
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3 Average Viewers is Hardest
Identifies the most challenging requirement and explains why long streams hurt.
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Use Friends for Viewers
Practical tip to ask friends to keep your stream open to meet the viewer requirement.
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Stop Streaming at Low Viewers
Key principle to protect your analytics and avoid dragging down average.
03:42Full Transcript
[00:03] streaming for more than six hours and you are not a twitch affiliate stop [Music]
[00:38] we are going to discuss on how to become a twitch affiliate but before we get started guys if you haven't already make sure you guys hit that subscribe button make sure to hit that notification bell anytime i post a new video or i go live
[00:52] which by the way i do go live every tuesday thursday and saturday at 7 30 p.m mountain standard time right here on youtube so to hit twitch right here on youtube so to hit twitch affiliate it's not that hard of a task
[01:05] there are three requirements that you need to achieve before you can start making some money the first thing that you need to do is reach 50 followers the second thing is you need to stream for
[01:17] seven days in a 30 day period and the last thing is to reach three concurrent viewers one of those requirements is probably the easiest and requirements is probably the easiest and i'm guaranteeing a lot of you have well
[01:31] gone above and beyond and that is having seven stream days in a 30-day period that one is probably the easiest requirement to achieve you're fine the second hardest thing i would have to say would be the 50
[01:45] followers now if you're just jumping onto twitch and hoping people find your channel and start watching you you're gonna have a tough road ahead of you i've mentioned before in a couple videos that the biggest way to grow is to not
[01:58] stream now i know that sounds super counterproductive but if you start posting tick tocks or youtube shorts or even instagram reels start building your people that are watching to come over to your channel the last requirement is
[02:12] probably the most difficult if you are expecting just to stream that is to get three average viewers i cannot tell you how
[02:24] many times i have seen non-affiliate streamers streaming for six to 12 hours to one or two viewers this is hurting your channel big time now granted once you become affiliate you can stream for as long as you want but until you reach
[02:38] that affiliate status you have a 30-day window now i'm not saying from the first of the month to the end of the month it's a 30-day rollover which means the next day will be the 30th day and the day after that will be the 30th day and
[02:50] so on and so forth you want to reach that three viewer mark before you hit 30 because if you've been streaming that long to one or two viewers it is gonna hurt your channel in terms
[03:02] of analytics and your average what's going to happen is you're going to start having to wait day after day for those low days to fall off so my biggest piece of advice is if you were just starting a
[03:14] your way to become an affiliate stream for an hour maybe two and the viewership part for the three isn't that hard get a loved one a friend somebody that you to jump on twitch log in pull your channel up and leave their computer on
[03:29] if you start posting short form content that'll start building your community where in return you can get those people to come watch you on twitch so if you are one of those people yeah i'm talking to you that streams for
[03:42] six hours stop doing it please everyone has different goals on affiliate some people aren't in it for the money some people are in it for the streaming some people are in it just for something to do and i get that and i
[03:55] trying to hit affiliate to start making money to start building a business the moment your viewership goes below three viewers stop streaming end the stream move on to the next day honestly it is pretty easy to get to twitch affiliate
[04:09] struggling now to get three average viewers twitch partner which requires 75 is gonna be a lot harder listen if you guys have any comments or anything you guys leave them in the comments down below i hope you guys enjoyed this video
[04:25] but i just wanted to give you guys the honest truth streaming does not need to be hard as long as you are given the right tools and the right knowledge this got to put in the work i hope you guys enjoyed the video make sure you guys hit
[04:38] enjoyed it and don't forget to hit that notification bell until next time guys stay safe love one another i'll catch you on the other side