• cadence [they/them,she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Yeah, it's hard. I remember listening to a pod where popular streamers talked about their success, and it comes down to:

    Must do these things:

    • Have a microphone
    • Talk about whatever while having viewers, silence is not interesting
    • Gameplay that isn't completely average. You can be really terrible, really good, or do something interesting outside of the good/bad structure.
    • Stream.

    Then, you need to actually get some viewers. People that like what you are doing. Options include:

    • Be involved in the game's community and make friends
    • Encourage people online to visit, put out a call on this site or on social media or whatever
    • Perform some never seen before feat so everyone comes to see what you'll do next (unlikely to happen)

    The most important thing to remember is that it's a slow process. If you're streaming with the sole intent of becoming popular, that's the wrong approach. Stream with the intent of having a small number of people that do keep coming back to watch you.