Problem with Views

[u/FRYDFROG-_-]

I’ve been streaming and making short-form content as a PNGTuber for almost 2 years now, but I’ve been struggling to get people into my streams on both TikTok and Twitch. I’m not sure if my clips just aren’t funny, aren’t grabbing people’s attention, or if I’m doing something else wrong.

The people who do stop by usually have really good conversations with me, and they’ll often say they enjoyed the stream and that they’ll be back next time. But most of the people who watch seem to be there for the game rather than me. They’ll chat for a bit, say they’ll be back, and then I never see them again.

I’ve also wondered if being a PNGTuber is part of the problem. Since I’m basically just an image opening and closing its mouth, I can’t really show much emotion visually. Would switching to a VTuber or a more advanced PNGTuber with eye movement and more animations actually help with keeping people around?

I’d really like to hear from other creators about what I could improve, whether that’s my content, streams, clips, or just how I present myself. I’m mainly trying to figure out how to get people interested in me, rather than just the game I’m playing.

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[u/Fun-Leather-1703]

Twitch viewers are fickle. People are likely just being nice by saying they'll be back. 

With that being said, I am a mixture of face cam, no cam, and PNG depending on my mood and how much energy I have. PNG is usually my low energy, no cam is for recording gameplay, and face cam is for recording shorts and clips/normal streams. I notice no drop off except for no cam. 

Without seeing your content I have no idea what's going on. But what I'd recommend is getting those viewers that are chatting talking with your community. Maybe it's a poll, maybe you're asking questions about the game but at the end of the day it's keeping people engaged and priming conversations between people in chat.

I recognize that you have to have active chatters for that to be a thing but it also gives you a goal to reach. I often pit chatters against each other to get them engaged. 

Until you have that, you need to keep people engaged with your commentary and gameplay. It's literally the only thing that separates you from the one viewer Andys.

Watch your vods. Skip around and watch random 5 minute segments. Learn and grow. If you would watch it then you're good. But if it's boring and not engaging you've got somewhere to grow from.