With so many different things to learn as a Small Streamer it can be daunting! What do you want to learn about? Let me know in the comments! The timecodes are below and if this video helped let me know in the comments! If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme 🕘Timestamps: 0:00 Video Start 0:47 Introduction 1:40 How To Engage EVERY Single Chatter! 3:30 How To Use Call To Actions To GROW On Twitch 7:00 How To Use Follower-Only Chat On Twitch 7:18 How To Avoid Losing Viewers By Being Consistent In Your Content 9:55 Free Animated Twitch Overlays For Your Stream! 10:20 How To STOP Ads On Twitch 11:00 How To Get More Subscribers On Twitch With Ads 11:00 How To Appear On The Front Page Of Twitch! 13:10 The BEST Engagement Tool EVER!
Great video. I hit the affiliation Mark but didn't go through with the onboarding gonna try a different path. But if someone donated $3 via tips would that still allow me to participate in the hype? Train
"You're a small streamer, turn off follower only chat for the love of god!" THANK YOU! THE AMOUNT OF STREAMERS I'VE CLICK ON THEN INSTANTLY CLICKED OFF OF BECAUSE THEY HAD FOLLOWER ONLY CHAT WAS UNREAL
There's someone constantly harassing me. It keeps on making a lot of sock puppet account to harrass me. I've reported them to Twitch but like I'm a nobody, don't think Twitch will even look at it. I hate turning it on but I have to or else it harrass me, my mods, and chat gets annoyed too. Idk why only follower only chat gets rid of it.
Honestly, my short term goal is to become an affiliate, but my long term goal is just to make people laugh, and that's really the whole point I'm streaming on twitch.
I just want to say THANK YOU!!! I started my channel maybe about a month or two ago and I wasn’t getting many viewers at all. But a couple of weeks ago once I started getting things like a facecam and started interacting with my viewers, I started getting about an average of about 3-5 viewers and now am at 30 followers. Seriously guys, the tips that this guy gives are amazing :))))
I have an average of 2 viewers and I still grind for hours bc I know the grind will pay off. Whatever blocks you in your path to greatness, knock it down and keep going you got this
I made affiliate within 30 days and average 7 viewers using so many of your tips. I watched these before I started streaming and went in with your teachings and it really worked! Thank you!
Full on "twitch as a hobby" mode right now. Taking into account that I can't keep a schedule right now, i still typically get 1-3 followers on and chatting as soon as I start streaming, whenever that is. It's super fun and makes my day.
This stuff is legit, before I was at 1-2 viewers until I started doing minecraft hypixel streams saying don't be shy, hop on! Then I went form 1 viewer to affiliate within 2-3 weeks. I can't wait to start using the big tip to see how much farther I go.
@@dbzyanni One small tip that has been helping me recently is by not looking at the viewer count, it has helped me create better content without lowering my mood. Interact with chat. And try streaming at or near the same time every stream.
@@dbzyanni Oh also, shake up stream every once and a while, even if it has less views, it can create better bounds with viewers, I do this at least once a week to reach out to other viewers. But make sure to go back to your normal content to keep your current viewers.
Eljay from finding your channel to now being an actual member of you're incredible Community I say thank you. Late last year my avarage Twitch viewers were around 8. Still amazing and incredibly grateful. But from learning from you, using your engagement tools, the music, planning the content I am now pushing towards 18/25 advarage viewers. Your advice works and your channel is incredible. Every stream I pop in I see massive progression and you honestly deserve it. Another great video.
Heck yeah, Atomic! You are smashing it mate! Seriously, I am so happy to hear you are doing well! Keep up the hard work, it has nothing to do with me, it is all you! Man, this comment has made my day!
The tip about transitioning and types of content was incredibly useful!! Also, finally someone mentions the follower-only chat, I've seen really good streams being held back because of this.
@@StreamScheme A last question I have is, should I stream 2/3/4 games simultaneously before finding the one that really works on the channel and fousing in it or it is better to start steaming only 1 game since the beginning? Sorry for bothering 😅
I commented on one of your vids a few months ago after watching a couple and was streaming to 0 viewers on the daily your reply really motivated me to keep trying and now I'm an affiliate sitting at 20 average viewers!!! Thank you so much for motivating me and making these tip videos!
I have a question!! How did you get out of the 30-40 viewership and get to above 50-75? :) you’ve helped me get an average of 39 viewers and I started 3 months ago!!! THANK YOU
That is mainly from community building BUT collaborations go a long way as well, finding people with similar content and communities to make content with goes a long way :)
Congrats on hitting affiliate! Yeah, I made sure to quickly add at least SOME channel point things, so they have something to spend them on. Even if it's just a "hydrate" or "stretch". I also added some stuff that is not on every stream, like Japanese-Only Mode for me. Or even some sound alerts! People love playing them, especially if it hits at a 'perfect' spot in the stream. And having them be channel points instead of bits is also more likely to be used, as not everybody has bits to spend. (Though I also have sound alerts that are 0 bits, so everyone can play without worry)
I would like to say a MASSIVE thank you less than 3 weeks ago I had zero followers. Now I get 20 average new followers every stream! All your tips and guides really helped and I definitely recommend this!!!
Dude, when you mentioned follower only chat makes people leave and put in that record scratch, it literally made me burst out laughing. That was a perfect edit 😂👌 Also, I actually did abandon some decent streams because of it.
Didn't realize I was doing something right already. I started getting more traction from ASMR after streaming whatever games I wanted to stream. Decided to stick to it. The channel points tip, too! Excellent video, man!
Set up my "I'm New" reward just now. Thanks for the tip. We'll see how it goes over the next few streams. I don't pick up many new folks anymore because I stream when most people are getting ready for and heading to work in the mornings. Limits viewers unfortunately, but nightshift means I'm beholden to a whole other schedule. Fortunately, I have a few regulars and we all have a grand ol' time.
People are heading to work in your timezone, but there are other timezones out there! What time do you stream and what categories? Time has never really been a factor as to why you should or shouldn't be getting viewers. Hope the tips help!
@@StreamScheme a few of my viewers are Aussies getting ready for bed or Euro getting home from early shifts. Then some friends stateside who are work-from-home types. I only stream hardcore mode classic wow, so majority of viewers are other players who can't be playing at the time. it's a small and tight-knit community with not a lot of branching out into other genres or anything. I'm fine with that. This is a hobby to chat with friends who enjoy similar gameplay, not make a living. :)
That point redemption is an exceptional idea. I had a “hydration alert” and realized watching another streamer people kept redeeming a similar reward because it was so cheap after following. So I dropped my hydration but was trying to think of something more interactive. This is an amazing suggestion!
The strange thing is that I have always used follower only chat and it's actually worked! I don't know why but i've grown loads after turning it on and I don't know whether to keep it on or turn it off, like you said.
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for your amazing videos. I watched them before I even started streaming and have gained over 100 followers in less than two weeks, thanks to you! You have helped me stay humble during this process and really consider my followers. I've actually put off the affiliate thing until I watch more of your videos so I know exactly what I'm getting myself into lol, so thank you so much. You are truly awesome.
As someone who is the cofounder of a tech start up, I can appreciate how important having a C2A is, as you put so much work into your content and if there isnt anything for your viewers to do at the end, its like all that hardwork has gone down the drain!
I’ve seen so many videos for small streamers that don’t give any valuable advice. My guy here is dropping GEMS. Appreciate you tubers providing actual value. You the goat.
@@StreamScheme thank you! Recently hit affiliate and have been trying to manage school and streaming. The stuff like avoided pre roll ads, channel points are great tips. Keep the good work💪
@@StreamScheme My problem is that I barely have enough time to stream let alone think of other ways to do stuff like this...then again I am watching videos at work while it's slow...that could be a good way to start thinking about this.
@@meens93 If you become affiliated you basically sign an exclusive contract with Twitch, you can not stream to other platforms using restream or another multistreaming method. Plus they take half of the subscriber fees and bits which I find disgusting for my community. I rather accept a donation at times if people really want to support me.
This channel is literally a goldmine of help and wisdom, people if you haven't already PLEASE listen! I've taken a lot from this legend and managed to reach affiliate in just under a month!
@@StreamScheme I try my best every time I stream to make sure viewers enjoy it! A question I've started to ask people as they enter is Hey what do you think to the channel or Is there anything you can recommend? Working great for me gets people chatting too :)
I’d first a foremost wanna thank you for all you’ve done for me you have no idea. I started watching your channel when you had around 300 subscribers. To see you grow like this makes me extremely happy for you! Through your tips and strategies I’ve managed to grow from 2-4 average viewers to 25-30! Listen to this man!! He doesn’t just say “Start a RUclips channel” gives actual advice and things you can implement today! Thank you StreamScheme you’re awesome!!
Wow, thank you! FreeXp you're clearly smashing it! 25-30 average is amazing! Keep it up! Thanks for the kind words as well, It means a lot to hear I've helped even the slightest amount!
With the game switch thang, I stream the game I'm known for on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Fridays are experimental, playing a new game every week. It's a nice balance that seems to work :)
Whats your views? I also stream Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with Monday being a Minecraft Monday and the other 2 days being games like COD, Apex, Ark, etc and the most people I've had in my stream was about 7 or 8. Are your views consistent?
@@linkthelegend01 I use the "playing with viewers" tag - since i've used that it's essentially tripled my growth ( I went from 3 average viewers to 11 in one stream :) Once the person actually joins, if they say "can I play" in the chat I usually kind of welcome them, confirm they can play, and ask how their day's going. If they say it's going amazingly, ask why, if bad, ask what's up. That's usually enough to get them invested and then conversation happens naturally afterwards :)
I've notice your call to action when I was on stream for a little, you started with "I need your guys help" then you said to spam the discord link in chat and then said you'd be hanging out with your viewers for a bit on discord. Little sly boi.
Final tip was definitely a good one. I've not done anything with Channel points, and that is very easy and a great way for someone to use when first joining. Will definitely implement
YESS!! The ads!!! I hate trying to go follow someone real quick but then there’s ads!!! You can’t even follow or go to their profile!! You’ve given quality advice and more than earned my sub!!! THANK YOU!!
All the info I have learned from your stream got me from 1 average viewer to 10 in three months!! I don't have any stream goals right now, my goal is to always give everyone a good time! A steady schedule is one of the main things as well!
so... give $1.40 to three different friends every time i go live and then ask them to give it back to me in bits. stonks. as always love the content man. gonna make that channel points change now.
Honestly.... I guess that could work.... I know my community will drop 100 bits if they notice I get two events just to trigger hype trains because they know how beneficial they are. Glad the videos help! :)
Thank you so much for these awesome tips. I hadn’t even thought of that last one. I’m excited to try it out tonight on stream! I just love your content and how it pushes me to reflect on my stream and improve it.
Ive been grinding and im recently at 249 followers and the one thing im struggling with is having viewers to tune in which is expected, tbh I just wanna be known so I can escape my troubles and do what I love, I always say that its impossible or that ill never be/get there but apart of me just wants to keep up the grind, I just hope future me is happy And I hope future you is too and maybe some things arent really impossible just bad thoughts that make it hard on you.
thank you for all those tips! ive been streaming on twitch for some weeks now, already got almost everything i need to become affiliate. But its so hard for me to get those 3 people talking in chat at the same time
This was a good one for me! For me I've had no issue meeting 3 avg viewers but am struggling more with getting new followers. I just added an extra bit to my follower alert to let them know the have received 100 loyalty points instantly and can spend on some alerts right away! I think this will help with informing new viewers that they can even do that and may incentivize someone else thats just watching. Good tip there at the end!!!
I'm a small streamer, and I think I'm the only person I know that doesnt want to be affiliate. I always say, "if it comes it comes. I just want to interact with people, and hopefully to bring a smile to someone. Anyone!" But, thank you for the video!! Watching it mostly so I can hopefully grow more of a community!
Thanks! We've been getting so many trolls coming in with stupid crude jokes 🙄. I banned some words like fumunda lol, but sheesh. It seems like every stream we are getting trolls.
Who do I go to for tips, advice and info? Who else? You my friend. I am a small streamer myself in art and I found this video absoooolutely perfect. Well explained with sincerity and humour. I’m not trying to suck up or bs you coz I have nothing to gain from that, I just say it like it is. Truly awesome. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Oh I looked in on your stream the other day when you we’re tattooing your face and stuff and although I couldn’t follow along with the chat, I was literally in tears, hopefully I will catch another.
Oh god hahaha you dropped by during my 1 year celebration, I had to dress up in all the costumes I bought and let chat pick out for me! Glad you got a laugh! Thanks for the kind words!
As a small streamer, I always enjoy talking one on one with viewers, bouncing topics off and having a comfy conversation. BUT, sometimes questions I ask may feels too specific or too in-depth, so I feel like it just becomes awkward. What are ways to get past that feeling, or even just know limits for the topic of conversation? In addition, probably another thing is how should we properly react to those certain viewers who come into chat and talk about negative things? (i.e. depression, something terrible, etc.) If you already made a video segment on any of this, please let me know! Thank you for this vid though! Helps alot! \o/
"BUT, sometimes questions I ask may feels too specific or too in-depth" avoid this, and keep it general, that is the best way to do it! Talk broad relatable topics! " probably another thing is how should we properly react to those certain viewers who come into chat and talk about negative things?" My mods will usually at the person and say the chat isn't the place for that type of discussion due to nobody being trained professionals, they'll clear the message, and tell the person to type !mentalhealth or they'll type it themselves so that my bot sends a command with a link to support lines. and we all keep moving. Hope this helps mate!
Yooooo! Thanks for the advice about the stream goals widget! Forgot that was a thing ❤️❤️❤️❤️ your videos are always so helpful and I too make informational content on helping other creators and often times refer my friends/clients to your channel! Great stuff ElJay!
Another great video! I started streaming 3 months ago and with help from your videos I’m closing in on triple digit follows! One thing I did learn was instead of putting a follower goal I change the name to friend goal or family goal. It worked for me and made people stopping by feel more welcomed instead of just a follow number.
I forgot follower only chat is a thing I've never turned it on 😂 how can I grow my streams if I don't have anyway of having alerts or different screens and stuff like that like lastest cheer or anything like that?
Are you console only, is that why you don’t have those things? They have a lot of sources like lightstream, own3d alert extension, etc. They all work with console :)
@@StreamScheme where can I get those things at? I am on console only but I have a laptop for reading chat and stuff I can't use obs and stuff like that so how could I get it on my Xbox?
hi streamscheme! love the content. can’t wait to use these tips on my own, but i do have a question. can you further explain how to “turn off” pre roll ads while still being affiliate? i’m just a bit confused. thanks!!
As an affiliate, on your Stream Manager/Stream Dashboard, on the right you'll see buttons, you can run ads using those, or hit the + to add new buttons if you can't see the ads. Hope that helps!
Eljay just want to say thanks for the advice on what to stream. You replied to a comment of mine basically saying to stick to one game instead of playing three different ones. I was struggling for followers then and now I’m almost at affiliate!
Thank you SO much for the tip on pre roll! Started streaming at the beginning of Jan and using a lot of what I’ve learned from YOU I’m at 50 subs already!! I do find my viewer count going down these last weeks without much change in strategy or style in my content. I’m going to try running the ads for a bathroom break( didn’t even know about this! ) I had the pleasure of doing a small raid of like 3 to your stream and accidentally said I was from “stream elements” 😭 I was tired ok?! Anyway 😍 THANK YOU! Your rock!!!!!!
"turn off follower only chat" is probably a good idea for a male streamer but not so good for a female streamer. I started out with follower only chat with a minimum of a minute because it shuts the trolls and gross people up a lot, and yes some people follow the channel JUST to insult me or be gross but it's definitely less people than I would get if I opened up to everyone all of the time. I just don't have that kind of mental energy, especially as a small streamer with no mods.
Hey man its been a bit since i last was here and commented and i do got to say a lot of the tips in this vid i have been using i last commented i was gonna change from streaming over saturated games and my times i stream now i have changed my games but i actually increased my time to 8 hours a day 7 days a week and i have been building my community and its just been amazing and i utilize being humble and interactive and trying to get to know everyone and its been insane i gained 400+ follows and tons of subs in a month i used to avg 3-5 viewers now i avg around 20-40 viewers and ive built that community and showed my appreciation and i got so many regulars that come in regardless of what i play they may only be a lurk but i make sure that i show them i truly appreciate it and i in turn lurk in at least 3 streams every time i stream and lurk almost all day
Amazing video, great information and it's exactly what I needed to watch before my stream. Even after reaching affiliate the work doesn't stop there, there is so much more to do, and I get that people get excited to reach affiliate but after that it's easy to get demotivated when you don't see your channel grow past those 5 viewers or 75 followers. That's where I think this video is super important to watch...the information that you provide on here is crucial and actually very motivating...so yeah thank you!🙏
Mate i wanted to thank you so much! I have been watching your guides and they help a lot! And since i´ve had a look at those sexy stream overlays (Paint splatter red/white for me) i feel like my stream is looking so much better. Keep up the good work!
Hey eljay, do you have any suggestions on how to apply the “say hi I’m new” to yt streams? Because I don’t think yt gives you a notification when there’s something you can redeem
I hit the affiliate requirements a while ago, but didn't sign up because of the pre-roll ads issue. I'll have to reconsider with your tip in mind 👍 Devin should've mentioned that as an option 😜
Tbh i got my affiliate but just networking alone, but now i am struggling to grow any further, I seriously recommend people do everything this guy has said, because it will benefit much more than just doing one thing
Your content has really saved me since I got affiliate very quickly. Too quickly. If I didn't find your channel I would have been lost. Your channel gave me the tools, knowledge, and confidence to grow. Every video, every tip, has been astronomical to me, as I'm positive it has for others. A gentlemen and a scholar.
Once again thanking you for all your tips! My friend and I became Affiliate just yesterday in fact and I owe a lot of it to these videos! Doing great work!
With so many different things to learn as a Small Streamer it can be daunting! What do you want to learn about? Let me know in the comments! The timecodes are below and if this video helped let me know in the comments! If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start
0:47 Introduction
1:40 How To Engage EVERY Single Chatter!
3:30 How To Use Call To Actions To GROW On Twitch
7:00 How To Use Follower-Only Chat On Twitch
7:18 How To Avoid Losing Viewers By Being Consistent In Your Content
9:55 Free Animated Twitch Overlays For Your Stream!
10:20 How To STOP Ads On Twitch
11:00 How To Get More Subscribers On Twitch With Ads
11:00 How To Appear On The Front Page Of Twitch!
13:10 The BEST Engagement Tool EVER!
I love the effort you give to everyone to help them achieve there dream on twitch
Great video. I hit the affiliation Mark but didn't go through with the onboarding gonna try a different path. But if someone donated $3 via tips would that still allow me to participate in the hype? Train
Also I was thinking about doing that because I don't have Channel points using the cloud Bots point system do you have a video on that?
@@Thedadpanther Tips aren't a twitch system so no, that's why I explain specifically the events to create one.
@@Thedadpanther I have a video that covers cloudbot set up, check out the channel :)
"You're a small streamer, turn off follower only chat for the love of god!"
THANK YOU! THE AMOUNT OF STREAMERS I'VE CLICK ON THEN INSTANTLY CLICKED OFF OF BECAUSE THEY HAD FOLLOWER ONLY CHAT WAS UNREAL
It's a rough one!
I hate followers only chat
Turned on followers only chat to see what it was like and forgot to turn it off and my views TANKED
I made this mistake... never again RIP
There's someone constantly harassing me. It keeps on making a lot of sock puppet account to harrass me. I've reported them to Twitch but like I'm a nobody, don't think Twitch will even look at it. I hate turning it on but I have to or else it harrass me, my mods, and chat gets annoyed too. Idk why only follower only chat gets rid of it.
Honestly, my short term goal is to become an affiliate, but my long term goal is just to make people laugh, and that's really the whole point I'm streaming on twitch.
Exactly, and that's a great mindset to have!
@@PunjabiPiccolo Thanks dude!
Affiliate status isn't worth it. Aim for partner.
Other way dude. You want to make people laugh on your way to affiliate/partner.
same! I was eligible for affiliate months ago, but i never activated it cause I don’t want money, I just want laughs ^_^
If you can get Bootman69's attention, you *know* your stream is getting better and better.
Bootyyman69 is a very picky viewer! #earlygang
MattyPizzaTable - I saw your name and that face! Yesssss :D
welp i never got his attention rip
Or BullyMaguire
I just want to say THANK YOU!!! I started my channel maybe about a month or two ago and I wasn’t getting many viewers at all. But a couple of weeks ago once I started getting things like a facecam and started interacting with my viewers, I started getting about an average of about 3-5 viewers and now am at 30 followers. Seriously guys, the tips that this guy gives are amazing :))))
Smashing it, Gefus! Keep it up mate! :)
"turn off follow-only" chat! yes! as soon as i see that when i try to chat i'm like "ok..... bye"
Follow-only chat? More like dead chat, Am I Right?! hahaha That was dumb, but honestly it is wild.
@Some chicken I think turning it on temporarily to deal with an influx of trolls is totally legit, but just leaving it on doesn't feel right.
I only turn it on whenever I see bots coming in typing “want more viewers?” It gets annoying
@Some chicken yeah most of the time I got like 4 or 5 but on days I have only me and maybe someone else they pop in
I have an average of 2 viewers and I still grind for hours bc I know the grind will pay off. Whatever blocks you in your path to greatness, knock it down and keep going you got this
this is motivational bro i have an average of 1-3 viewers as well & sometimes it’s knocks me down but i gotta remember why i do it
I also have a 1-3 viewer average and having a schedule really keeps me motivated to stream.
how many do u average 9 months later bro?
7:00 is honestly the truest part about follower only, I leave every stream i see on follower only
It’s the worst!
I'm just a Discord moderator, and not even a streamer. Your tip still help me a lot to engage with people in my Discord server. Thank you a lot.
Glad I could help! That is great to know!
I had noticed your "hello I'm new" and really liked that! I implemented my own and the chat loves it!
That's awesome! Keep it up, Johnny! It's nice seeing you in the comments each week! I like seeing the progress everyone makes!
What hello I’m new??
How do you implement it ?
I made affiliate within 30 days and average 7 viewers using so many of your tips. I watched these before I started streaming and went in with your teachings and it really worked! Thank you!
Full on "twitch as a hobby" mode right now. Taking into account that I can't keep a schedule right now, i still typically get 1-3 followers on and chatting as soon as I start streaming, whenever that is. It's super fun and makes my day.
*me suddenly over 100 twitch followers after I started watching you*
Coincidence I think not!
Glad to help! Nothing to do with me really, your growth is your own effort! :)
how far are you now?
@@icee4191 recently hit 200 now!
@@isaac.campbell___6037 Wdym?
@@spiritsery1133 Thats Great! I hope you keep growing im starting to make my twitch
My teacher has more people in chat than 50% of all streamers.
@@SillyBurns Reported for Self Promotion
This stuff is legit, before I was at 1-2 viewers until I started doing minecraft hypixel streams saying don't be shy, hop on! Then I went form 1 viewer to affiliate within 2-3 weeks. I can't wait to start using the big tip to see how much farther I go.
Good luck, Cosmic!
im so proud of u
any tips ?
@@dbzyanni One small tip that has been helping me recently is by not looking at the viewer count, it has helped me create better content without lowering my mood. Interact with chat. And try streaming at or near the same time every stream.
@@dbzyanni Oh also, shake up stream every once and a while, even if it has less views, it can create better bounds with viewers, I do this at least once a week to reach out to other viewers. But make sure to go back to your normal content to keep your current viewers.
Eljay from finding your channel to now being an actual member of you're incredible Community I say thank you. Late last year my avarage Twitch viewers were around 8. Still amazing and incredibly grateful. But from learning from you, using your engagement tools, the music, planning the content I am now pushing towards 18/25 advarage viewers. Your advice works and your channel is incredible. Every stream I pop in I see massive progression and you honestly deserve it. Another great video.
Heck yeah, Atomic! You are smashing it mate! Seriously, I am so happy to hear you are doing well! Keep up the hard work, it has nothing to do with me, it is all you! Man, this comment has made my day!
@@StreamScheme Mate you bring a god damn smile to my face. I will see you in your next stream! Have an amazing day
The tip about transitioning and types of content was incredibly useful!! Also, finally someone mentions the follower-only chat, I've seen really good streams being held back because of this.
Glad it was helpful! Honestly, follower only is just wild... so rough seeing it.
@@StreamScheme A last question I have is, should I stream 2/3/4 games simultaneously before finding the one that really works on the channel and fousing in it or it is better to start steaming only 1 game since the beginning? Sorry for bothering 😅
I 100% agree with sticking to one thing for growth, i managed affiliate back when i started by speedrunning a single niche game
Oohhh what game?
Hyper Light Drifter :D
I commented on one of your vids a few months ago after watching a couple and was streaming to 0 viewers on the daily your reply really motivated me to keep trying and now I'm an affiliate sitting at 20 average viewers!!! Thank you so much for motivating me and making these tip videos!
Sounds like you're working hard, Derpy! Keep it up! :)
That's really inspiring! What's your twitch channel called?
That last tip is absolutely crazy. I'm making that a redeem right now!
I love it so much! It has already been so helpful every single stream to keep new viewers engaging! Good luck!
I have a question!! How did you get out of the 30-40 viewership and get to above 50-75? :) you’ve helped me get an average of 39 viewers and I started 3 months ago!!! THANK YOU
That is mainly from community building BUT collaborations go a long way as well, finding people with similar content and communities to make content with goes a long way :)
Just hit affiliate and that last thing about channel points is amazing. 100% doing that now, I struggle to get the chatters so it would help a lot!
Congrats on hitting affiliate!
Yeah, I made sure to quickly add at least SOME channel point things, so they have something to spend them on. Even if it's just a "hydrate" or "stretch". I also added some stuff that is not on every stream, like Japanese-Only Mode for me. Or even some sound alerts! People love playing them, especially if it hits at a 'perfect' spot in the stream. And having them be channel points instead of bits is also more likely to be used, as not everybody has bits to spend. (Though I also have sound alerts that are 0 bits, so everyone can play without worry)
I would like to say a MASSIVE thank you less than 3 weeks ago I had zero followers. Now I get 20 average new followers every stream! All your tips and guides really helped and I definitely recommend this!!!
Fantastic! That isn't me though mate! That is your own hard work! Seriously, keep it up! You're doing great!
Dude, when you mentioned follower only chat makes people leave and put in that record scratch, it literally made me burst out laughing. That was a perfect edit 😂👌
Also, I actually did abandon some decent streams because of it.
Right! Follower only is so rough! Hope the video helped! #earlygang
I even refuse to follow bigger streamers that have it on!
@@engelanc2169 Same
Some people need follower only chat to protect them from people that harass them every single stream with hate raids and doxxing and slander
Most of my community will not watch if follow only mode is off because they don't want my stalker to flood the chat
Didn't realize I was doing something right already. I started getting more traction from ASMR after streaming whatever games I wanted to stream. Decided to stick to it. The channel points tip, too! Excellent video, man!
Keep it up!
That Devin, uh, "mention" tho
Going to try "hi I'm new" thats a solid idea. Thanks!
Just wanted to show him the respect he deserves
Devin is great! I only just got onto his content over the last month or so and I hate that I didn't know about him sooner!
Ok but that last tip was actually super smart though I'm literally gonna put that in my stream tomorrow thanks eljay
Glad you like it!
how do you do it?
@@illgaming3369 you need to be a twitch affiliate to do it
@@borrotheleader Dang i have a bette shot at Blowing up on Facebook gaming lol
I dont get what the last tip is about. Can someone explain?
OMG that last tip is actually INSANE. Putting it in RIGHT AWAY
Heck yeah!
Set up my "I'm New" reward just now. Thanks for the tip. We'll see how it goes over the next few streams. I don't pick up many new folks anymore because I stream when most people are getting ready for and heading to work in the mornings. Limits viewers unfortunately, but nightshift means I'm beholden to a whole other schedule. Fortunately, I have a few regulars and we all have a grand ol' time.
People are heading to work in your timezone, but there are other timezones out there! What time do you stream and what categories? Time has never really been a factor as to why you should or shouldn't be getting viewers. Hope the tips help!
@@StreamScheme a few of my viewers are Aussies getting ready for bed or Euro getting home from early shifts. Then some friends stateside who are work-from-home types. I only stream hardcore mode classic wow, so majority of viewers are other players who can't be playing at the time. it's a small and tight-knit community with not a lot of branching out into other genres or anything. I'm fine with that. This is a hobby to chat with friends who enjoy similar gameplay, not make a living. :)
That point redemption is an exceptional idea. I had a “hydration alert” and realized watching another streamer people kept redeeming a similar reward because it was so cheap after following. So I dropped my hydration but was trying to think of something more interactive. This is an amazing suggestion!
Im not 100% sure but I think youre able to add a cooldown to channel point redemptions
The strange thing is that I have always used follower only chat and it's actually worked! I don't know why but i've grown loads after turning it on and I don't know whether to keep it on or turn it off, like you said.
What stats are you rocking with follower only chat?
stream scheme was a big help getting affiliate and i enjoy watching it and it will keep me coming back to grow on twitch further
Keep up the hard work, Oliver! Glad I can help! :)
10:18 "Do People Still Say Fly?" -heart clutch. falls over - ... yes I do.
Hahaha you sound very fly!
@@StreamScheme Aw thank you fly guy, you got my subscribe 😁
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for your amazing videos. I watched them before I even started streaming and have gained over 100 followers in less than two weeks, thanks to you! You have helped me stay humble during this process and really consider my followers. I've actually put off the affiliate thing until I watch more of your videos so I know exactly what I'm getting myself into lol, so thank you so much. You are truly awesome.
As someone who is the cofounder of a tech start up, I can appreciate how important having a C2A is, as you put so much work into your content and if there isnt anything for your viewers to do at the end, its like all that hardwork has gone down the drain!
I’ve seen so many videos for small streamers that don’t give any valuable advice. My guy here is dropping GEMS. Appreciate you tubers providing actual value. You the goat.
Just a guy doing my best, nothing special! Glad the video is helpful mate! Good luck!
@@StreamScheme thank you! Recently hit affiliate and have been trying to manage school and streaming. The stuff like avoided pre roll ads, channel points are great tips. Keep the good work💪
Holy crap why didn't I think about the "say hi" with channel points! Or stopping the pre-roll ads with my own! Thank you!
Everyone is different! I spend a lot of time crafting ways to use points and increase engagement, its my job after all!
@@StreamScheme My problem is that I barely have enough time to stream let alone think of other ways to do stuff like this...then again I am watching videos at work while it's slow...that could be a good way to start thinking about this.
@@doom3657 we’re in the same boat haha, I’m just slowly gathering up knowledge until I finally have time to schedule streams
I actually quit using my 5 year old Twitch affiliate account and restarted as I will never sign that contract again.
But love your content!
@Rayder Rich just curious, what made you stop?
@@meens93 If you become affiliated you basically sign an exclusive contract with Twitch, you can not stream to other platforms using restream or another multistreaming method. Plus they take half of the subscriber fees and bits which I find disgusting for my community. I rather accept a donation at times if people really want to support me.
This channel is literally a goldmine of help and wisdom, people if you haven't already PLEASE listen! I've taken a lot from this legend and managed to reach affiliate in just under a month!
Eljay if you read this, thanks for always giving back great content!
Sounds like you’re working hard, it’s all you that’s getting you to your goals! :)
@@StreamScheme I try my best every time I stream to make sure viewers enjoy it! A question I've started to ask people as they enter is Hey what do you think to the channel or Is there anything you can recommend? Working great for me gets people chatting too :)
I’d first a foremost wanna thank you for all you’ve done for me you have no idea. I started watching your channel when you had around 300 subscribers. To see you grow like this makes me extremely happy for you! Through your tips and strategies I’ve managed to grow from 2-4 average viewers to 25-30! Listen to this man!! He doesn’t just say “Start a RUclips channel” gives actual advice and things you can implement today! Thank you StreamScheme you’re awesome!!
Wow, thank you! FreeXp you're clearly smashing it! 25-30 average is amazing! Keep it up! Thanks for the kind words as well, It means a lot to hear I've helped even the slightest amount!
With the game switch thang, I stream the game I'm known for on Mondays and Wednesdays, and Fridays are experimental, playing a new game every week. It's a nice balance that seems to work :)
Whats your views? I also stream Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with Monday being a Minecraft Monday and the other 2 days being games like COD, Apex, Ark, etc and the most people I've had in my stream was about 7 or 8. Are your views consistent?
@@linkthelegend01 Pretty much! I average around 10 viewers at the moment, i've got several regulars that keep coming back :)
@@theoctrain1020 How do you reach out to new viewers? I've been struggling with reaching new viewers recently during my streams
@@linkthelegend01 I use the "playing with viewers" tag - since i've used that it's essentially tripled my growth ( I went from 3 average viewers to 11 in one stream :) Once the person actually joins, if they say "can I play" in the chat I usually kind of welcome them, confirm they can play, and ask how their day's going. If they say it's going amazingly, ask why, if bad, ask what's up. That's usually enough to get them invested and then conversation happens naturally afterwards :)
@@theoctrain1020 very smart move
I've notice your call to action when I was on stream for a little, you started with "I need your guys help" then you said to spam the discord link in chat and then said you'd be hanging out with your viewers for a bit on discord. Little sly boi.
Just the way of the streamer!
Final tip was definitely a good one. I've not done anything with Channel points, and that is very easy and a great way for someone to use when first joining. Will definitely implement
Glad it was helpful! Let me know how it goes! :)
I watched this video right before my stream this evening. I got 8 new followers and 2 active chatters. Thank you so much!
Sounds like you're working hard :)
Bro just saying i love how u reply as u said at some point i feel like more of in a community than just a veiwer
Love the content Eljay
I appreciate that mate! I try get to everyone, but I do miss a few so I hope I can still help!
U help a lot:D
"Im live..." YOU GOT ME AGAIN!
OH YOU MUST'VE JUST MISSED ME! .... Try again? I am live now?
@@StreamScheme ....
YESS!! The ads!!! I hate trying to go follow someone real quick but then there’s ads!!! You can’t even follow or go to their profile!! You’ve given quality advice and more than earned my sub!!! THANK YOU!!
I just reached affiliate yesterday and these tips are still useful! Thank u, u really helped me grow
Can’t wait to use all these tips
Hope you like it! Welcome in #earlygang!
Hey I love your channel, its really helping me start off my stream strong.
Glad to help!
All the info I have learned from your stream got me from 1 average viewer to 10 in three months!! I don't have any stream goals right now, my goal is to always give everyone a good time! A steady schedule is one of the main things as well!
Keep it up! All credit goes to you and your hard work! Love seeing the progress, Parrot!
I truly love your camera quality in your stream examples in this video! WOW!
so... give $1.40 to three different friends every time i go live and then ask them to give it back to me in bits. stonks.
as always love the content man. gonna make that channel points change now.
Honestly.... I guess that could work.... I know my community will drop 100 bits if they notice I get two events just to trigger hype trains because they know how beneficial they are. Glad the videos help! :)
@@StreamScheme i will try it and report back. lost my GME tendies but maybe i should have been investing in myself this whole time.
Thank you so much for these awesome tips. I hadn’t even thought of that last one. I’m excited to try it out tonight on stream! I just love your content and how it pushes me to reflect on my stream and improve it.
You got this! Good luck, Lindsey! Let me know how your channel point redeem goes! :)
Ive been grinding and im recently at 249 followers and the one thing im struggling with is having viewers to tune in which is expected, tbh I just wanna be known so I can escape my troubles and do what I love, I always say that its impossible or that ill never be/get there but apart of me just wants to keep up the grind, I just hope future me is happy
And I hope future you is too and maybe some things arent really impossible just bad thoughts that make it hard on you.
Can’t wait to watch , thanks!!!
Hope you like it! Welcome in #earlygang!
@@StreamScheme :)
"Turn off your ads" he says and the Ads In 5 Seconds pop-up appears XD
Hahaha that is RUclips! Not me!
I just started streaming in Kingdom Hearts so it's so awesome that you mentioned that in this video! 💙😁
It's a very fun game, I've never considered streaming it, so let me know how that goes! :)
thank you for all those tips!
ive been streaming on twitch for some weeks now, already got almost everything i need to become affiliate.
But its so hard for me to get those 3 people talking in chat at the same time
Eljay these tips help SO MUCH!!! Thanks from a small streamer!
I love watching small streamers and support with less than 20 viewers. Its beneficial and you will get more attention.
Really? 🥺 do u like watching overwatch?
@@Wolftopia_ yes
You can watch me if you want, @ionkiller32
@@AnjimPlays its wolftopia my twitch :)
Hey man your content really helps me out and I’m slowly growing keep up the great videos
Glad to help! Thanks for the kind words! #earlygang heck yeah!
This was a good one for me! For me I've had no issue meeting 3 avg viewers but am struggling more with getting new followers. I just added an extra bit to my follower alert to let them know the have received 100 loyalty points instantly and can spend on some alerts right away! I think this will help with informing new viewers that they can even do that and may incentivize someone else thats just watching. Good tip there at the end!!!
Smashing it, Devin!
I'm a small streamer, and I think I'm the only person I know that doesnt want to be affiliate. I always say, "if it comes it comes. I just want to interact with people, and hopefully to bring a smile to someone. Anyone!" But, thank you for the video!! Watching it mostly so I can hopefully grow more of a community!
when you said "69% (nice)" i lost it lmao
Great tips! I am small streamer and I hope this will help me, thank you so much!
You got this! Good luck! #earlygang
Just got an affiliate late last night. Seriously made me so happy to see that 🙂
Congrats Joel!
thank you Eljayem this is Mrchiken from your stream you tips have been helping loads!
Happy to help! Good luck mate! #earlygang
can u do a video on if twitch donations are safe e.g. with chargebacks
Thanks! We've been getting so many trolls coming in with stupid crude jokes 🙄. I banned some words like fumunda lol, but sheesh. It seems like every stream we are getting trolls.
Sometimes that can be the case, just have to do your best :)
This video is awesome! As a fellow BA in Business I appreciate the sell on the most important tip at the end!
Glad it was helpful! Gotta keep that retention rate up! hahaha
Who do I go to for tips, advice and info? Who else? You my friend. I am a small streamer myself in art and I found this video absoooolutely perfect. Well explained with sincerity and humour. I’m not trying to suck up or bs you coz I have nothing to gain from that, I just say it like it is. Truly awesome. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻. Oh I looked in on your stream the other day when you we’re tattooing your face and stuff and although I couldn’t follow along with the chat, I was literally in tears, hopefully I will catch another.
Oh god hahaha you dropped by during my 1 year celebration, I had to dress up in all the costumes I bought and let chat pick out for me! Glad you got a laugh! Thanks for the kind words!
As a small streamer, I always enjoy talking one on one with viewers, bouncing topics off and having a comfy conversation. BUT, sometimes questions I ask may feels too specific or too in-depth, so I feel like it just becomes awkward. What are ways to get past that feeling, or even just know limits for the topic of conversation? In addition, probably another thing is how should we properly react to those certain viewers who come into chat and talk about negative things? (i.e. depression, something terrible, etc.) If you already made a video segment on any of this, please let me know!
Thank you for this vid though! Helps alot! \o/
"BUT, sometimes questions I ask may feels too specific or too in-depth" avoid this, and keep it general, that is the best way to do it! Talk broad relatable topics!
" probably another thing is how should we properly react to those certain viewers who come into chat and talk about negative things?" My mods will usually at the person and say the chat isn't the place for that type of discussion due to nobody being trained professionals, they'll clear the message, and tell the person to type !mentalhealth or they'll type it themselves so that my bot sends a command with a link to support lines.
and we all keep moving.
Hope this helps mate!
@@StreamScheme thank you! Yes, this helps tons!
Hey man thanks to your tips I am so so so close to affiliate and having a great fun with streaming thanks an keep it up 🙌🏻💪🏽🙏🏻
You got this! Good luck out there mate! #earlygang
Yooooo! Thanks for the advice about the stream goals widget! Forgot that was a thing ❤️❤️❤️❤️ your videos are always so helpful and I too make informational content on helping other creators and often times refer my friends/clients to your channel! Great stuff ElJay!
Another great video! I started streaming 3 months ago and with help from your videos I’m closing in on triple digit follows! One thing I did learn was instead of putting a follower goal I change the name to friend goal or family goal. It worked for me and made people stopping by feel more welcomed instead of just a follow number.
That is awesome! Keep it up, Jake!
I forgot follower only chat is a thing I've never turned it on 😂 how can I grow my streams if I don't have anyway of having alerts or different screens and stuff like that like lastest cheer or anything like that?
Are you console only, is that why you don’t have those things?
They have a lot of sources like lightstream, own3d alert extension, etc.
They all work with console :)
@@StreamScheme where can I get those things at? I am on console only but I have a laptop for reading chat and stuff I can't use obs and stuff like that so how could I get it on my Xbox?
@@minedkrab3864 i think you want to outsource your xbox to obs snd from there you can go wild
hi streamscheme! love the content. can’t wait to use these tips on my own, but i do have a question. can you further explain how to “turn off” pre roll ads while still being affiliate? i’m just a bit confused. thanks!!
As an affiliate, on your Stream Manager/Stream Dashboard, on the right you'll see buttons, you can run ads using those, or hit the + to add new buttons if you can't see the ads. Hope that helps!
@@StreamScheme thanks!!
Eljay just want to say thanks for the advice on what to stream. You replied to a comment of mine basically saying to stick to one game instead of playing three different ones. I was struggling for followers then and now I’m almost at affiliate!
Smashing it, Mel! Keep it up mate! I am glad its working for you!
Thank you SO much for the tip on pre roll! Started streaming at the beginning of Jan and using a lot of what I’ve learned from YOU I’m at 50 subs already!! I do find my viewer count going down these last weeks without much change in strategy or style in my content. I’m going to try running the ads for a bathroom break( didn’t even know about this! ) I had the pleasure of doing a small raid of like 3 to your stream and accidentally said I was from “stream elements” 😭 I was tired ok?! Anyway 😍 THANK YOU! Your rock!!!!!!
You're all good mate, glad the tips help! Good luck! You got this!
"turn off follower only chat" is probably a good idea for a male streamer but not so good for a female streamer. I started out with follower only chat with a minimum of a minute because it shuts the trolls and gross people up a lot, and yes some people follow the channel JUST to insult me or be gross but it's definitely less people than I would get if I opened up to everyone all of the time. I just don't have that kind of mental energy, especially as a small streamer with no mods.
I don't feel comfortable using a face cam, any tips on growing without face cam?
You have to do your best to make engaging content with just your voice, overlays, etc. It is more work but you can do it!
@@StreamScheme Thanks bro. Keep up the great content, can't wait to see what you release next
4:35 this is why I once watching his videos!
He is helpful and isn't boring like most of the other tricks and tip videos!
Thanks for all of the tips. Reached Twitch affiliate today!
Glad it helped! Good luck mate!
I multistream, so I can't become an affiliate. Do you have any tutorials on how to set up your channel point introduction idea via cloudbot?
Not yet! I will keep it in mind but it is very niche!
That's say hi I'm new suggestion is a really good one didn't event think of that I'm going to set that up asap!!
I love it so much! Hope it helps!
Hey man its been a bit since i last was here and commented and i do got to say a lot of the tips in this vid i have been using i last commented i was gonna change from streaming over saturated games and my times i stream now i have changed my games but i actually increased my time to 8 hours a day 7 days a week and i have been building my community and its just been amazing and i utilize being humble and interactive and trying to get to know everyone and its been insane i gained 400+ follows and tons of subs in a month i used to avg 3-5 viewers now i avg around 20-40 viewers and ive built that community and showed my appreciation and i got so many regulars that come in regardless of what i play they may only be a lurk but i make sure that i show them i truly appreciate it and i in turn lurk in at least 3 streams every time i stream and lurk almost all day
Amazing video, great information and it's exactly what I needed to watch before my stream. Even after reaching affiliate the work doesn't stop there, there is so much more to do, and I get that people get excited to reach affiliate but after that it's easy to get demotivated when you don't see your channel grow past those 5 viewers or 75 followers. That's where I think this video is super important to watch...the information that you provide on here is crucial and actually very motivating...so yeah thank you!🙏
Good luck, Andromeda! Thank you for the kind words, it's good to know the video is helpful! Seriously, it means a lot! :)
I'm 3/4 steps on affiliate now. I just need the 3 average viewers :/
Have you made it yet?
Drop your twitch I’ll join whenever I have the chance to get the average up
Hey man I love the videos you helped me grow a lot and I'm now an affiliate :)
Glad to help! You can do it! Nothing to do with me really, your growth is your own effort! :)
Was not expecting any reference to kingdom hearts here, but I love it
Just a good game really, first one I thought of hahaha
@@StreamScheme and it holds up so damn well. Can't wait to be able to play/stream it on PC next week
Mate i wanted to thank you so much! I have been watching your guides and they help a lot! And since i´ve had a look at those sexy stream overlays (Paint splatter red/white for me) i feel like my stream is looking so much better. Keep up the good work!
Keep it up, Kilian! Glad to hear the channel has been helpful!
Hey eljay, do you have any suggestions on how to apply the “say hi I’m new” to yt streams? Because I don’t think yt gives you a notification when there’s something you can redeem
Not really, that is one of the downsides to YT is lacks a lot of the features and engagement tools that Twitch has.
@@StreamScheme pain, thanks for responding tho
I hit the affiliate requirements a while ago, but didn't sign up because of the pre-roll ads issue. I'll have to reconsider with your tip in mind 👍 Devin should've mentioned that as an option 😜
I think Devin does mention it actually!
Tbh i got my affiliate but just networking alone, but now i am struggling to grow any further, I seriously recommend people do everything this guy has said, because it will benefit much more than just doing one thing
Good luck, Tackle! It can be tough to grow after Affiliate but you got this! :) Hope I can help!
@@StreamScheme cheers dude, fingera crossed ay haha thank you
Thanks for the tip! New starter here. Hope all the new RUclipsrs have fantastic 2023! ❤❤❤
YES YES YES ELJAYM THANK YOU lowk ur like describing me wtf
I hope it helped! Good luck, Tim! Which tip do you think is most important? #earlygang
bro i just wanna make people happy
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Your content has really saved me since I got affiliate very quickly. Too quickly. If I didn't find your channel I would have been lost. Your channel gave me the tools, knowledge, and confidence to grow. Every video, every tip, has been astronomical to me, as I'm positive it has for others. A gentlemen and a scholar.
Once again thanking you for all your tips! My friend and I became Affiliate just yesterday in fact and I owe a lot of it to these videos! Doing great work!
Fantastic! Keep up the hard work, Lucas! You're doing great!