Over the last few weeks, I have been live streaming on Twitch every day and have grown a small audience. Now that I have this audience, people have asked me to give them tips about starting a live stream channel. So, here are 10 important tips when starting a Twitch channel. for more info: https://goo.gl/YNgvtE

1. Streaming on Twitch: 10 Tips
For Beginners
by: BRATTYNN THOMPSON

2. 1. You NEED a Good
Quality Mic!
The reason people watch live streams in
the first place is for the commentary, not
so much the gameplay. You don’t want
to sound like you’re in a wind tunnel next
to a construction site. Your mic doesn’t
need to be amazing, just make sure it
doesn’t have a lot of static and that your
voice is clear. Also, use ear buds or a
headset so that there isn’t any feedback
from the speakers of your TV or sound
system.

3. 2. A Decent Internet
Connection
Your internet doesn’t need to be “Barry
Allen” fast, but it does need to be
decent. Make sure that your internet is
fast enough to broadcast your video at
720p or more.

4. 3. Get Yourself A Webcam
The whole point of live streams is for the
streamer to interact with their viewers
and your viewers like knowing what you
look like. I find that streamers with
webcams tend to do better than ones
that don’t. Just like with your mic and
internet connection, your webcam has to
be decent. Make sure that it can record
at least 720p and what it does record
looks good.

5. 4. Use an Overlay! It Looks
Professional.
Now that we have all the hardware under
control lets jump over to the software
side of streaming. I use OBS to do all of
this but there is other alternatives like
xSplit. Make sure that your stream looks
good and stands out of the crowd. Put a
border around where your webcam is
and make sure that you have a pop-up
notification when someone follows or
donates. This will encourage other
viewers to do the same.

6. 5. Stream Less
Popular Games
If you want to stream Starcraft, Minecraft,
League of Legends, or Hearthstone just
give up on those games. You need to
stream something that many people
watch but not a lot of people stream. Go
to the list of games on Twitch, just skip
over the first 10–20 games on the list.
Once down the list a little ways, start
looking at games you like, click on them
and see how many people are streaming.
If there is already at least 30 people
streaming that game try something else.
The whole point of this is so that you
appear on the front page of a game. You
want people to see your stream. If you’re
on the first page you are a lot more likely
at getting viewers than being buried
under thousands of other people
streaming the same game.

7. 6. Get a Chat Box Moderator
or Bot
I’m not talking about view bots. Don’t
view bot, you will get banned. If you
have watched a few streams you
probably have noticed someone either
named Nightbot or Moobot in streams.
These are chat bots, they check the chat
to make sure that no one posts links or
anything else that could be dangerous.
You really don’t want a bot coming into
your chat, have it post a malicious link,
one of your viewers clicking it and then
getting a virus. It’s better to be safe than
sorry.

8. 7. Communicate With
Your Viewers
Keep refreshing that viewer list and every
time someone new joins the stream say
“Hello (insert name here), welcome to
the stream.” Be nice, answer viewer
questions, and ask them questions. Talk
with them just like you would talk to
someone in person. Don’t argue with
people, if someone is doing something
that annoys you just mute them and end
it fast.

9. 8. Have A Conversation With
A Friend
Before you start streaming start up a
Skype call with one of your friends
because for a little while no one will be
viewing your stream. If someone joins
your stream and no one is talking they
are going to leave immediately. If you are
talking to someone it’s a lot more likely
for people to stick around in your
streams.

10. 9. Make A Schedule
I’m not the best at this but try to set up a stream schedule. People are more likely to
watch your stream if it is at a set time than just streaming whenever.
10. Don’t Give Up!!!
Streams may go great or bad. Not every stream will be fun. Someone may join your
stream and start harassing you or other viewers. There are tons of things that could
go wrong when you stream. To start a successful channel you have to keep going
even when things go wrong.

11. Resrouce:
http://www.wtfgamersonly.com/twitch-tips-beginners/