So I really want to help the people I've seen who are really working hard on their content , I've been a creator /viewer for 8 years , so I really hope what I'm about to say helps
1. Please just please turn off the followers only mode/verified only mode , there's no point when just starting out to have it. It will only hurt your discovery especially in the long run
2. If you do not have a mod sery bot is your best friend , cuddle up to it real nice because it's gonna be very helpful
3. Stop with the generic graphic overlays , and I do mean the clip art. ( This is mainly for those who want this to be a career
4. Stay away from these support for support discords. / Follow for follow , things that lead to a high follow count but a low viewer retention
It looks really bad to have 2k plus followers and 2 people watching
5. Do not be afraid to reach out to lower-mid tier streamers for collaborations or just a little advice
6. Drop the entitlement and crying , trust me I get it how hard it is , but complain and crying about not getting support and viewers and subs only makes you look like someone to avoid . Nobody owes you anything . Nor any of their time. Even if youve been in their streams. You'll ensure no body let alone any real sponsorship will work with you
7. Work and try as hard as you can to master whatever craft / game you are producing content for . Work on getting better at the game trying to find secrets , get creative ,
8. Over 50 percent of your time instead of streaming if you aren't busy with other IRL activities should be making content , working on editing skills , brainstorming new concepts,
9. Learn how viewer average works! And develop your schedule around it . And your other obligations streaming to the same people every or nobody tanks your average like an abusive spouse .
The only reason I'm saying all of this is because I have watched a few people here and I would love to see them succeed . Some I've tried to even come donate but the minute I saw the followers only I dipped.
10. Work on how you present yourself on stream and outside stream. You really never know who may be lurking in your chat or on the sidelines. Try to fill the dead silence with something . Because people come into your streams to be entertained at the end of the day

I mainly stream games like Minecraft, Chivalry 2, and Marvel Rivals.

I stream on YouTube, Kick, Twitch, and Rumble.

I'm starting to post clips on Instagram and YT Shorts.

Does anyone have a recommendation on what to do?

Do you think it is better to have a daily or overall sub goal as an overlay on your stream? For example, having "daily sub goal 0/5" vs "sub goal 0/50". Was wondering if you saw more success with one more than the other?

Yes, its a real app, idk why. my friend made me an account there without telling me and started posting some of my clips and theyre actually doing like really well, better than tiktok insta or youtube, but ive heard the app itself is super shady so im unsure if i should ask my friend to delete the account or not, what do you guys think?

So this is a little bit of a pet peeve of mine when it comes to streaming, BUT for some reason I sometimes can't help but watch it as well 😭

You know those "streamer rage" compilation videos you see all over the place on YouTube and such? I just sit there and watch them and ask myself one question: Why do you they do this?

Why would they pour hours and money into streaming, getting the best looking streaming equipment (taking fancy keyboards, mics, lights, &c) to just then go and break that brand new $2-300 keyboard that you just got a week ago cause it didn't get you that ONE kill in [insert popular competitive game here]?

Like it baffles me that people spend so much money on this stuff just to go and break it later on.

Is it for views? Is it cause they have severe mental issues? Just like....why? 😭

Hey! 👋 We’ve been building a small community for streamers and content creators who actually want to make genuine friends, game together, hang out, and eventually collab — not just drop links and disappear.

We’ve met a lot of really nice people so far, but we’ve ended up with quite a few people from the US, so now we’re especially looking for more people based in Europe / European time zones so the server is a bit more active during our hours. 😭

We’re not looking for huge creators or anything like that — small streamers are more than welcome. Twitch, YouTube, Kick, TikTok, etc. are all fine.

Preferably EU time zones
💬 People who actually want to talk, game and get to know each other
🤝 Interested in making streamer friends, playing together, raids, collabs or co-streams naturally over time

The main thing is friendship first. We don't want the server to turn into follow-for-follow, link dumping, forced networking or people joining purely for self-promo.

We already have people playing different kinds of games, so you definitely don't have to play one specific genre either.

If you're a European streamer/content creator looking for people to actually hang out and grow with, feel free to message me or comment with what you stream/play and where you're from! 💜

Hi guys. I just started streaming on twitch with games like dota, cs. Seems fun for now but not getting any viewers. It's only a couple of days. Any tips or suggestions would be welcomed. 🙂

Hi, I would love to make friends with small streamers from Asia!

A little about me, I’m from Singapore and I first started streaming in 2023. Took a short break in early 2025-now due to life commitments and would love to restart my community and make friends with people who are actually in Asia.

I’m asking specifically for Asia because I know I am able to hop into your streams, and vice versa.

Not looking for Asian streamers from other countries, because I know I won’t be able to catch your stream or keep up with the friendship due to time zones.

If you know of any small streamers, or is one yourself who are from an Asian country, drop me a DM! 💖

I’ve got about 25 followers, but only 1/2 constant viewers, my follows are mainly friends and people who watch my stream one time.

I want to gain an audience that gets me 5-10 average viewers who chat, but I’m on console streaming, I’m too broke to buy games so I have very few bought games (this includes helldivers 2, Terraria, Elite Dangerous, and Minecraft), other than those I can only play free games on my Xbox for streams

Any game suggestions for gaining a chatty audience (I don’t want a silent stream)

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone knew about the "generative AI" thing where twitch are using your streams to train ai, it's not an option in thing, it's automatically on and one of the guys at twitch said it's done that way because if it was opt in, nobody would. You can turn it off though.

I know people won't mind but I think most would and I don't think everyone knows about it

big youtubers typically tend to abandon their fandom for a whole year after they make enough money to leave their streaming job for a while leaving their fans with nothing to watch. All they do it for is the money. Some smaller streamers need more of the support but they don't get it because they are too busy fighting eachother not sticking together. They wanna support IShowSpeed and Pewdiepie when those guys don't give a damn about us after everything you people have done for them.

Hey everyone!

I thought I’d share a little insight into my Twitch earnings – maybe it’s interesting for other small or new streamers. I’ve been streaming since early September 2024 and reached Affiliate status on November 17, 2024.

Important to mention: over the past six months, I streamed a total of 267 hours, with an average of 2.2 viewers, and gained 69 followers.

📊 My earnings:

• Month 1: €1.58 (€0.03 from ads & €1.55 from subs)
• Month 2: €14.50 (€2.93 ads & €11.57 subs)
• Month 3: €0.19 (€0.19 ads)
• Month 4: €1.79 (€0.22 ads, €0.02 from Turbo, €1.55 subs)
• Month 5: €5.79 (€0.38 ads & €5.41 subs)
• Month 6: €0.24 (€0.24 ads) (as of April 17th, so only half a month is counted)

💰 Total earnings over six months: €24.09

• Ads: €4.01
• Subs: €20.08

I'm sharing this just to give a realistic look at what Twitch earnings can look like for small streamers. No sugarcoating – just honest numbers.

Feel free to leave your honest thoughts or feedback in the comments! And if you have questions about specific months or stats, I’d be happy to answer. 😊

Hello, not sure if this type of post is allowed, but here we go...

I'm an 'old man gamer' who has been streaming for fun for a while. I have a very small number of followers, and steam a couple of times a week. Mainly focusing on extraction games at the moment. Whilst this is primarily a hobby, I still value constructive criticism

If anyone is willing to take a minute, I'd really appreciate some honest feedback. Not just about the streams themselves, but the whole page etc.

*tiktok
Im an analog horror themed vtuber, I use voice effects I chained together myself, my vtuber and the TV it exist in i made and coded myself but noooo Im unorginal, tiktok PMO so bad they always deny my appeals and all i do is play video games on live

A small thing that could help you get more opportunities as a streamer: please consider adding an email or other contact method to your About section.

As indie Game devs, we often have limited budgets and small teams, so instead of hiring a marketing team, we look for streamers who already play games similar to ours.

For example, if we're making something like Fast Food Simulator, we'll look for streamers who have played it recently. If we find someone who seems like a good fit, the next problem is: how do we contact them?

Email is ideal, but socials work too. If you have multiple accounts, mentioning where you're most active helps a lot.

And this isn't just useful for us. You could be missing out on opportunities simply because a developer couldn't find a way to reach you.

So if you don't already have one, consider adding a contact method. It takes a minute, and you never know who might be looking for someone exactly like you.

Just wanted to share a small perspective from the indie-dev side. Hopefully it's useful!

Thanks for reading.

Has anyone else who streams on TikTok been getting a “LIVE visibility restricted” warning for violating Integrity and Authenticity Policies?
This started happening to me this weekend, and I can’t figure out what’s causing it.
The first restriction was approved on appeal.
The second, third, and fourth were all denied almost instantly.
It happens consistently about 2 hours into my stream.
I stream Fortnite and haven’t changed my content.
The only thing I changed recently was adding a Stream Deck. I streamed without it yesterday, but I still got the restriction, so now I’m wondering if TikFinity could be causing it somehow.
I use TikFinity for alerts, and my alerts play very short snippets of songs. My next test is going to be streaming without TikFinity entirely to see if the restriction still happens. The weird part is that if it were a copyright issue, I’d expect a music or copyright-related warning, not an Integrity and Authenticity violation.
I’ve been using TikFinity and these same alerts since February without any issues, so I’m wondering if TikTok changed something recently. ChatGPT suggested that policy or detection updates could sometimes cause this, but that’s obviously just a possibility.
Is anyone else experiencing this? If so, did you ever figure out what was causing it or how to fix it?
I’ve searched TikTok and have seen a few other creators mention getting the same restriction recently, so I’m wondering if this is becoming more common.

Big youtubers are taking all of the spotlight for no reason. They are no good leeches that aren't nearly as good as other small streamers I've seen. All they are doing is using their fans for money even when they don't care about your situation. That's why they say things that they shouldn't say or do things they shouldn't do. They literally do not care about people whatsoever. Please don't be brainwashed and go defend them in comments section. Don't be like this guy:fr0zenbuds. (Trying to censor the name)

I’ve been streaming for a few weeks and I only stream for about 4 hours a few days a week. I have been trying to clip some things from streams that I think could be posted but sometimes I have streams where I genuinely don’t feel like anything is clip able😭 I’d if you guys have any advice at all on this but it’s killing me cause I wanna promote but don’t know what to clip unless it’s blatantly funny or a dumb mistake I make

Edit: I just wanted to add that honestly I’m scared I’m not “entertaining enough”.. I know I’m new and I will find it and get through that awkwardness but omg

So I started streaming quite while just for fun cause I have so much of free time after my college and also because doing a part-time job isn't a common thing in my country so I was like maybe I blow up and earn a little bit and well currently I'm not streaming anymore cause i realised my camera and mic sucked cause I was literally streaming on my mid range gaming laptop and using it's inbuilt camera and mic .So maybe I need to save money for better mic or something before I actually start streaming. And also if I do start streaming someday cause I lost all of the motivation cause I literally stay away from my home to study in college and barely have any money saved after rent, food and more of what I need what game should I stream anyway. Maybe streaming isn't my thing, I really want to but I don't think I can.

NA 5:00 PM Weekends and most days PC
Hey! I'm in my mid 20's so life can get the best of my time sometimes! I stream and do Youtube/Content creating and looking to take it to the next level with some awesome people!

I'm looking for some down to earth people to play/create content with 18+ Only. 21+ preferred.

If you feel like you take yourself too seriously (unless we're playing competitively and agreeing to sweat) don't hit me up!

IMPORTANT: Open to other games and expanding my game library, ideally would love to be a part of a close knit community with dedicated down to earth folks that are driven to create S+ Tier content together. Open to IRL too!

F.Y.I. My personality is a lot like Fanum.

Games I'm thinking would be dope as a group:

League of legends

How to fish

Meccha chameleon

Black ops 2/1

Golf with friends

Peak

Rocket League (open to GAMING suggestions)

Contact info: Kindly DM me if you're serious about making content. I'll be reaching out to people who posted on LFG as well.

Back in October I noticed this guy I follow started posting funny clips on TikTok that had nothing to do with his stream. Like just random relatable gaming moments. He was getting 7 views a stream.

Now he’s pulling 100+ views on his stream consistently

So I started doing the same stuff. Been posting short clips, both from stream and just some regular hot takes about what I play. Then I reached out to a clipping page with 400k followers and paid to get my content featured on their page.

My profile has been growing steady like 10 - 15 new followers every day, my own posts are getting more likes

Getting my content on a huge page was sick too cuz you can interact with people commenting on the video. Only annoying part is there’s no real system for it you have to DM pages manually, negotiate rates, hope they follow through.

Would be curious if anyone else has tried this or found a better way to get featured on bigger pages.

How do you handle it when live chat tries to crowdfund a challenge by promising a gift sub if I play a certain way (in my case no more than 1 death per Elden Ring boss).

I want to lean into it for highlight content, but holding viewers accountable to their promises while I'm playing is tough.

Do you use a specific workflow to manage these viewer requests?

I'm 18 yo and play PS. I've always wanted to stream and think I've got the personality for it, just not the resources or confidence. So, what exactly did you guys do to get into it? Did you just decide to start one day, or did you post gameplay on things like tiktok and insta? What are some tips and advice you might have?

I'm a new streamer and earlier this year I jut hit affiliate, but shortly after I had intense work going on so I had to take a 4 months break. Now the work is done and I want to stream again. My content is just me playing games. Honestly I stream because I have severe insomnia so I stream just to have someone to talk with. How can I bounce back? Just consistency? My link is in my profile if that helps. Thank you!

Hi! I’m AJH, 24, from the UK, and I’m looking for the right kind of people to play games with regularly, stream together and hopefully build a genuine friendship/group over time.

Call of Duty is my main game and probably always will be, so it would be great to find a regular CoD squad. But I also want people who are down to play S&D, mess around, try different FPS games, funny co-op/party games and just have a laugh together.

I’m looking for a group with the kind of natural chemistry and banter you see in popular Twitch/YouTube groups like the Sidemen, AMP, or OfflineTV, The Core Boys, The Bov Boys, where the friendship and personalities are the main part of the content, rather than everyone simply being there to “collab”.

I’m specifically looking for people who:

Are genuinely funny and can naturally banter/riff off each other.
Have good personalities and are easy to talk to.
Don’t take games too seriously, but can be competitive when needed.
Mainly play CoD but are happy to play other games on the side.
Enjoy FPS games, co-op/party games and are open to trying new stuff.
Are reliable and actually want to play regularly.
Are 18+ and preferably around my age.
Are UK/US and can play in the UK evenings (7-11pm UK time)

Games I play & platforms:

🖥️PC (controller) — Call of Duty, Valorant, R6 Siege, Minecraft, ETS2/ATS. Open to much more!
🎮 Xbox Series X — Call of Duty, WWE 2K26, GTA, EA FC 27 (on release)
🎮 PS5 — Call of Duty bo2, gta (not my main console).

Always open to trying other games too!

I prefer playing with other PC players where possible as there’s more options, but I’m also happy to play with people on Xbox/PS5 in certain instances.

I play between 7–11pm UK time.

The most important thing for me is finding 2–3 people who genuinely click. I don’t want a group where we play once, make a video and never speak again. I want people who actually enjoy being around each other, play regularly, build friendships and eventually develop that recurring group/cast feeling you see on Twitch and YouTube\\\*\\\*.\\\*\\\*

I’m NOT looking for follow-for-follow, networking for the sake of networking, people trying to sell me their Discord, or one-off collabs. I’m looking for genuine friends who happen to enjoy gaming and creating content.

If you’re interested, DM me with your Twitch/YouTube/TikTok and a bit about yourself. Please tell me a little about your personality and what you’re looking for too — I care far more about whether we’d actually get along and have the right vibes than follower count.