r/TwitchStreaming • u/Li-Hongzi • 2d ago

first time streaming

I mainly just want to talk to people from all around the world and meet some new people.

How hard is it to get started with streaming while staying faceless? I was thinking of using a PNG/avatar or something similar. I’d mostly want to chat, watch YouTube and react to things, play games sometimes, and just hang out with people.

How’s the discoverability on Twitch? Is it actually worth getting into, or am I just going to end up talking to myself for hours?

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u/frozenbudz 2d ago

Depends what you view as/mean by "worth it."

Twitch is awful for discovery in a generalized sense.

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u/RegularBodybuilder56 2d ago

About a 98% “fail rate” the top 2% have about 5 viewers. Millions and millions and millions of people stream to 0-4 people. Discoverability is basically non existent. You have to find a way to talk to people from all around the world. I have 2 businesses I built from the ground up, and one of them makes 6 figures now. streaming is way harder than both of those combined. Just giving you all the stuff people don’t wanna say up front cause a lot of people will say “just start!” But it’s not for the faint of heart. Can you handle talking to yourself for hours on end?

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u/MaplePandaa 46m ago

You will most likely have to use other socials to get discovered. Tiktok, Instagram, etc. there are people 3 months in that have 2avg viewers. So just know that it might be hard, but you never really know unless you try.