Only spend 40% of your time on a platform actually streaming the majority of your time should be used to meet other people and learn the personality of the platform itself
Harris (2015) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years! Harris (2016) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years! Harris (2017) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years! Harris (2018) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years! Harris (2019) : I have been a full time content creator for about 5 years!
Harris is so right about what he says about growing based on other platforms. I would never have been able to build the stream I did without my youtube channel. I've spent on average 10-12 hours EVER DAY for 2 years with combined 2 weeks of vacation (where I worked on my content from my mobile phone anyway). This is a dream, but it requires a ton of work!
Alpha: what do you do during the weekends? Me: play videogames Alpha: THIS THIS THIS *he realizes* yeah man, keep up doing that!!! Everyonelse: dude you're so lonely, get out and live your life
@@arc6846 Those people dont realize that the weekends are a GENERAL free time. Not everyone has them and for those that do, may or may not wanna be with family or friends who DO have that free time.. and if they choose to play games and stream .. then .. power to em. I dont really go out or drink and I work weekends.. so my free time is doing what I love. Its true we dont all have the time or luxuries as others ... but thats what makes us different. EVERYONE ELSE can suck a rock ... and kick it soon thereafter
It's not something for everyone. It's something anyone could do, but most people won't. It's not all fun and games (pun intended you nerds). There's a lot of grunt work. What Harris talks about with establishing a presence on other platforms is foreign and new to me also. But that's life. That's adulting. It's all for that greater purpose of being in control of what you do with your time and how you get to express yourself. It takes sacrifice, but it is the most rewarding thing in the world.
If it wasnt for you, I wouldn't know anything about streaming, promoting, and all your free tips and widgets and all have been a great help. I started streaming 3 weeks ago and now I have this youtube channel that'll soon be up, I average 15 - 20 viewers on stream due to your promoting tips. I'm still growing all thanks to the one and only stream doctor.
It's funny how a few days before I start having these types of conversations with myself, you come out with a video that gives me that EXTRA nudge that I needed. I am stating here for all of RUclips to see that I will try 5% harder AT MINIMUM!!! Let's do this!!!
I’ve recently found my self spending way more time editing videos and making thumbnails than streaming, it’s been great fun making content the way I want it to be. Keep up the good work Harris! 👍🏼💪
I decided to quit streaming because it’s too saturated. Good luck man I really do wish you well I got some good advice from you. I go to the gym now. Yes the lighting is much better by the way. Gaming was controlling my life too much.
See you're right but it's not just learning it's know what to learn and where to find it ...for example thanks to one of your links I found divinci which is great for editing and now I'm studying it so thank you alpha
Really useful stuff here! I'm not looking to stream as a career but definitely am interested in doing it the best I can at this current stage, so these videos are always very handy - a lot of knowledgeable points in the comments too with good advice.
So I'm quite curious to get my juices flowing and talking to some people to share this idea with, and I am curious to know if my idea /might/ work, or if I would just waste my time? I get that being loud, energetic, excited, charismatic, "super out there" is all great and a good way to get yourself more easily noticed by people in Twitch. However, I don't have that. I am not skilled at video games, I'm not loud, don't get super energetically hyped for stuff most of the time. I have more of a comforting personality, and I'm curious if anybody thinks there's a possible demographic who might be into that? I don't mean me sitting silently playing games, I would love to talk about anything, and if there are people in the chat then I would love to built a tight, close community with them. Getting to know them and even having some of them on my streams (maybe once a week, it can be a whole special segment!), and a place for people to come to just feel some relief from stress, take a break, not do anything. Any ideas, criticisms and everything will be taken into consideration! I'd love to have a discussion about this!! :)
I feel the same way about myself, I'm not the most energetic nor funny guy and have been quite happy with my streams and my viewers seem to be happy too. So I think it's important to understand that there are pretty much the same amount of people who'd rather watch a chill dude play videogames than an overly excited guy screaming at everything.
This guys tips got me to over 500 subs on yt trust me build a prescene on searchable platforms first then branch out Twitter instagram build those up build connections and talk to genuine people.
sitting in the 4-10 viewers and not silent at all, bruh the twitch life is hard, but that one stream where people just jump in get really excited, things are moving things are happening, that bit of hope just keeps me going. Thanks for the advice and talk, harris!
im playing wow classic at the moment late night streams mostly 12am est till i get tired. i get off work at night and sleep during the day so thats the only time i have to stream.
Hows it going now?? Hopefully going good! I'm grateful for what I have when I see comments like this. I've been streaming for a little under a month, if not itll be a month today. I've been fortunate enough to have over 500 views and 111 followers in such a short time. Good luck and hoping you're doing well!
Genuinely respect you for that first tip. Been disagreeing with the webcam point for forever now since I'm mainly a fan of streamers who don't use webcams (Schlatt, jerma, ster, etc.) So I'm glad you finally brought it up
My single piece of advice after 7 years on Twitch and nuking my account: *Don't get addicted and don't stream 18-20 hours every day. It's not worth it.*
@@smartalic5 Clearly; I was addicted to it. Virtual heroin. I've went cold turkey from ANY streaming the past 11 months. I stopped last October. I address it here: ruclips.net/video/fHO5wXt8GbQ/видео.html
Loved this one. Made me feel so reassured. I’m in the 0-5 category right now, but so many things in this vid make me feel like I’m on the right track. Being myself and authentic and talkative on my stream (while streaming something as boring as training agility on OSRS) is coming WAY more naturally to me than I thought. My supportive fiancé after a stream one night goes , “wow. You didn’t stop talking. The entire time.” I’ve never gunned this hard for a dream/ dream job in my life. Another thing is I don’t want to aim for 5%, that just doesn’t seem like enough. I want to give every bit of my real self to my audience to show them my content is and will be worthwhile. THANK YOU Harris for helping me validate my self worth and trajectory on this amazing journey.
I really appreciate these videos. Honestly some times these videos make me feel like im not going to be able to continue to grow due to lack of confidence. But this video really gave me that motivation to keep pushing
All of these points are right. I’ve taken advice from your videos and my twitch has found growth. Making content outside of twitch is so so important..
A huge thank you for all the videos you put up. I decided to start streaming a few days ago and still setting everything up. Your information has been a big help in deciding to start or not. So just once again, thank you!
sometimes the truth hurts and is not what you want to hear... this digital stuff is HARD!!!! you're crushing it Harris, your videos and advice are spot on.
I just seen this video pop on and I’m already glad I clicked it. I’m a top broadcaster on the Meetme app and I’m ready to take my streaming to another level! I look forward to learning from you!
Thank you Harris... love the truth. It does make me want it even more. I am moving myself out of the racing so I am able to focus on growing my community and create a Racing eSports series here in South Africa. I have invested in camera, to be the face of SARCO, lighting to make it more appealing, a mic for better quality sound and invested in a Streaming grade PC so I can give this a proper go!!! I start my Twitch career on Thursday Night.
I asked my friends why they like having me around, they said because their bored.. and theyd rather have someone than no one. So now ive got no clue whats special about me
Ill be honest one of the coolest things I have done in my twitch channel is teach myself some guitar. Using twitch as a way to document that progress and others can learn with me. Its a cool feeling to have somebody say that I gave them the confidence to pick up guitar and also learn. 3 months left in the Navy then im getting back at streaming guitar.
At 3:38 You said to "think critically". I think that's the best advice. I like your channel for the topics you bring up, and I appreciate the thinking I must do to apply it to my own work.
That is a painful true :) It's like a kick in the balls. But you know what? As for me I don't care much. I have some friends but I don't have enought wish or willpower to deal with them and I am feeling fine. I don't have a girlfriend but it is fine because I don't want to solve other people's problems. This is not my problem and this is not somebody elses issue. I already dealt with this friends and girlfriends and I can definitely tell you that they can betray you and they can suck you into some deep shit. So it feels safer alone. Why not? And I am just streaming for fun and when I have enough time after job. But Harris advices are great and I am trying to check them if they actually work. I think he sounds pretty reasonable and fine but maybe there are other ways...
Love these genuine chats! Starting out on Mixer since I didn't have a twitch following from the start. I'm a very interactive person and love to chat with an audience, so feel like mixer allows me to do something close to that better than twitch in my current 1-4 viewer status. Making videos too and editing takes a lot out of my time but it's so worth and I LOVE what I'm doing. I'm excited to "work" everyday. SO THANK YOU for the inspiration! *NOTE* - I'm looking for a proper NETWORKING video, how to network, how it is like to network, how much time is spent on networking per day... just an actual genuine network video that really shows you the minimum input required to grow. That and a normal day in a STREAMERS life, how much time you spend before stream, how you plan ahead, what your work day looks like, how is your schedule... just something... more tangible than 'advice' if you know what I mean (this is personal so I know it's not something many share)
I once scrolled down on twitch on a game i like. Like really really far down. I now have a favorite cod streamer. Honestly they showed their face and their background looks interesting. Decorate your room and make it different
I did the same thing and have made a really good friend because of it. His stream was somewhat interesting and he had somewhat of a personality and now we play every night together
I recently decided to start getting into advice for helping people Twitchers & RUclipsrs. And I noticed that people get REALLY DEFENSIVE for giving better tips than what they could've ever thought of, or other ideologies that they just refuse to accept or can't understand. It gets really hairy which is sad b/c they complain about their streams or channels and the lack of growth or money or whatever but then when you give them ACTUALLY GOOD ADVICE, then they don't want to hear it. So it's like talking to a brick wall ;-;
Dropping truth bombs just as I got out from work! He's right though, I mean I haven't made it yet. Im trying, but I'm focusing more on learning social media marketing and Adobe Premiere rather than streaming recently.
1 big issue i run into is trying to find the fine line between finding inspiration from other streamers and just straight up taking another persons idea. I am always trying to think of new things i can add to my stream and I find alot of cool things that other much bigger streamers do but i dont do them because i cant figure out a way to make it my own
You're awesome mate. We love you and appreciate your advice. I don't do streaming, just RUclips content but it's all still relevant. I definitely need to sort out my setup. I got a canon legria G30 like a silly boy. Should have just got a decent canon and good lighting!
Actually started streaming after following some of your advice, I ended up getting affiliate in less than a month. I have enjoyed my time on twitch and your advice is the best anyone has really given so far that doesnt seen like cookie cutter descriptions.
Hey Harris! Been going through a lot of your older videos and have really appreciated the candid and thoughtful advice. In case there is a vocal bias in favor of those who complain, I wanted to say that there are some like me who see great value in your advice / think critically about what works best for their situation. Cheers, man!
Damn, i was starting to get into the slumps about streaming and thinking about giving up tired of streaming to the same 2 people. And not getting anywhere. You got me motivated again, let knock out this punny 5% and rise to the top ❤❤
I like how all these things your saying, I have learned from my past dabbles in live streaming/creating. Applying all the lessons. I'm excited for my resurrection. All I want to do is create and entertain, livestreaming & content creation is a beautiful way to express your self. Love this content.
Come guys, seriously? Listen to the man, he knows what he's talking about. I've been listening to him and trying to put his advice into practice. I work 60 to 80 hours a week at my day job. I'm exhausted every day, but I'm working on it. 1. I've got a custom avatar to help with branding. 2. I've ordered a webcam and it's on the way 3. I watched his video on a streaming pc, and I'm currently going through those steps he showed to achieve that. 4. I'm not good at editing but I've saved and downloaded previous streams to use as practice for video editing. It's not an easy process, it takes alot of work. I promise you just consider even a little bit of what he's saying. Free advice is good advice, it's up to you to listen to it.
Interesting thing that I found out from a streamer friend/ mentor who’s into data mining. Rule #1 (Rare Exceptions): Your average viewership will be around 1% of your follow-base. Majority of which will be lurkers. Rule #2: Anywhere from 72-98% of follow rate will be in the Top 5 Streams of a directory. This can also be a driving exception to Rule #1. Unless you are consistently a King in Rule #2, this is where strategies like Harris’ external content setup can be incredibly helpful. Boosting your chances to take that directory throne and also being an active solution to Rule #1. Neat Food For Thought.
Thank you for this very real and honest video man. This is very important for me and everyone else aspiring to become a content creator needs to hear, so thanks Harris.
"What's more important? Your dream job or binge watching episodes on Crunchyroll? Me: But...My Hero Academia... Attack on Titan... Tokyo Ghoul... Dragon Ball Super.. Harris: "WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT???" *points at streaming/editing/content creating tutorials*
My man is reading a book(and telling me about it) about how this man advocates for doing 10x the work above everyone. To have ridiculously large dreams and do 10x the work you think it needs. Then when/if you fall short of that ridiculous goal, you’d probably still be happy with the result. The author hates mediocrity and believes it’s basically a fate worse than death. Most ppl live mediocre lives, so when they question “why” or try to advise you about how it won’t work or how it’s silly, they are leading you down their own path of mediocrity. This guy has good advice. You gotta put in the extra work and try things that perhaps make you uncomfortable. Great vid Harris.
Love that harsh truth. For many people it will be discouraging, but if you're the person who watched this video and got all motivated and hyped up then you know you're going for the right thing ;) GG!
Thank you for sharing your experience! Just a treasure among other channels about like "how to grow on youtube or twitter fast in 2019, 2020, 2021" and others. Straight to the point, awful truth about those platforms such as Twitch and YT - in 99.99% you will NOT succeed. This truth must be known by beginners.
Harris Heller, thanks for this video, I've been feeling a little down about streaming lately, most people think I am wasting my time and progress is slow. I'm promising you now, I WILL MAKE IT. Streaming and content creation is my dream gig and I'm going to make it happen no matter what. And you'll have played a part in my successs. I'll repay you someday :)
Well...then probably he'll tell you that you trying to lie to us and to yourself by drinking vodka at the bars with you pals and trying to pursuade yourself that you doing it for the kids :)
I have zero interest in making videos about games. I don't play games, I'm not a gamer. But I REALLY enjoy your videos because they're informative and include information I can adopt for the content I want to make. Keep it up, Alpha!
100% that crunchy roll binge. That grind it takes to do streaming/content creation to be profitable is not worth the time it takes. Its a GREAT creative outlet and super fun. And thats all it will ever be for me.
I like to think about the theory of "next generation of streamers" and that groups of individuals always have that high potential to be "the next one" and that it could haooen at any moment. I like to think I'm next sometimes but I think that's just a pipe dream
You freakin right m8 thanks for your advice ! I start to get that other areas of marketing is much more important then the twitch itself, thank you for your work ,your effort !
I know what i have to do... What Harris says is so true. Problem is I'm not a creative person nor a really social person anymore. I'm not social cause I've spent so much time in my room playing games, editing, watching others and making things for my streams, that i got disconnected socially. Now when i get back to streaming from my break, I feel like I won't be able to perform, engage and have fun...
You are right. I was on fire with creating gaming videos and i stopped for 2-3 months. I don't know why but my energy is back and i will go full on videos and streaming. My mind is 100% on it and i will not give up. It is my dream and i will make it happen! Thank you for an extra inspiration man!
Thank you, sir, for doing this reality check video. There are so many youngsters that see these streamers and think they can get paid for doing nothing but play games. Finally someone comes out and mentions investing in yourself before you expect to make something of yourself in the industry. I've been a nobody streamer for years until I came across one of your early videos about branching out. I invested in some nice equipment and started pumping out youtube videos. Some get good traction, some don't, either way, it helped. I get way more views on this platform than I do on twitch, and eventually I'll try to migrate them over. But I do this as a hobby. I have a great government job and have no plans to ever quit doing that for content creation, regardless of the money.
Watching this a year and a bit later and this actually made me feel good about what I'm doing as a newbie because I feel like I am putting in that work and I am providing something that the other small streamers aren't. It's still gonna take a lot more work, I'm prepared to put in that effort. Always trying to get better. And who knows what'll happen. that said, I do need to work on my content on other platforms. My YT content has been on the lazy side with just exporting twitch highlights like a let's play and I'm not satisfied with that.
Its been like almost 8 month when i decided to try Streaming. Ill start next month for sure. But ive been following your Videos and 2 other RUclipsrs who work coaching Streamers. And i cant believe the Hours ive been investing watching Tutorials to learn Obs, StreamLabs, Photoshop, After effect, Filmora and many other Software plus Creating List of tips to keep the Knowledge on point. Now i watch Streamers and can pin point those little "mistakes" that wont make them growth. And keep me looking for more Knoledge to Start Streaming avoiding those mistakes. THANKS for those hours of Coaching! You Rock!
I agree with you. I just started streaming again and I’ve come across a few road blocks, I personally need to talk more even when I don’t have viewers.
What's really true is that I think the key to success is to be better than others, and even that 5% might be enough. I graduated as an engineer having a shit ton of pain, depression till I finished it because I'm not a huge brain. But so I studied (let's say5% more), never gave up (many of us didn't make it, or still struggling to finish it). Recently I was accepted at a job, which is a fantastic position, but the others applying for it were also very educated, good looking and smart. But what I could do, is practice my body language, presentation, foreign languages, took on a nice outfit, so I turned (let's say 5%) more investment into the applying, and I got the job. This is not about boasting, but proving a point Harris said. In this month, I wanna start streaming and I hope following this method I will make it as a successful streamer as well.
Hey. I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can make my stream and content stand out on twitch, and RUclips. I just want some opinion about what road I should take. First of all, I love computers and everything to do with technology. I’ve ran sound, and lights for many school productions, and I can pretty much do anything on the computer if I put my mind to it. I also recently built my first computer! I’d say I’m an intermediate video editor on resolve and premiere, and I have a large passion for the Disney parks, which is actually where I hope to work in the future. I’m also very musical and I have gone to “state” for drumming. Any thoughts?
Point 2: Those that don’t want it. Won’t go for it. I am a small streamer. But I get a large portion of chatters that come in first day and go “OMG I get to see you live! I’ve been watching so much of your videos!” And THAT is the payoff I need. Go gettem people.
Harris, to help give more weight to your suggestion of using a webcam, take a look at Game Theory here on RUclips. Of course MattPat is massive here, and if you see the trajectory he's set for his channel he started out without appearing on his videos at all. Gradually he started including pictures of himself during his animations, and now he's actually breaking into his videos on camera. Of course this is RUclips but I think the same principles apply here, and we all know that MattPat is a fan of analyzing things from all angles. He didn't make this decision on a whim. It's psychology. He's *Also* an exception to the rule. He has millions of subscribers on RUclips, and he accomplished that without a webcam. However, even he's changed his stance, and I suspect it's for similar reasons to why you recommend it. To further lend credence to your recommendation on making content on other platforms, here I am, nearing 40k subscribers on RUclips, and I'm quickly gaining steam on Twitch compared to a lot of my contemporaries who do not make side-content. I've only been on Twitch for about a year solid now, and have around 3000 followers on Twitch now, and a huge portion of that is because of my RUclips audience coming to hang out.
Sorry for the long message. Thanks for all the advice and direction that you and your team provide. I stumbled upon your channel some time ago while looking for information on twitch streaming. I game on the PS4 PRO console and had to be educated on capture cards (using the elgato hd60 S), streaming software (using OBS with OBS Live plugin), audio/sound/mics (got the Samson G-Track PRO), webcam/camera( using a microsoft 720p webcam, but will be upgrading to the Brio or Canon SL2 sometime in the future). Your videos provided me with all the information needed on this subject. I followed your stream elements video on how to add animation to my stream, still trying to figure out how to add a link to the twitch stream as you asked to your dropbox and video for support. I am from Cape Town South Africa and we usually have difficulties when it comes to streaming, online gaming etc due to the servers being in other countries and our ISP’s charging a lot of money for fibre connections. But I can successfully stream at 720p 60fps with no frame drop, 1080p at 60 fps is also possible, but still tweaking some settings. Keep up the good work, you deserve all the subs and success.
Came for the advice, staying for the authenticity. I think the most important advice to give anyone is real talk, hard truth, tough love. The world is full of junk food tips, but what we all know we need, it's real wholesome food for thought.
Been streaming 7hours a day everyday for now. And I only use my laptop, a headset, and a mouse ofc. Nothing more and nothing less. I'm happy about it tho 🙃
I've been watching these videos like crazy in order to start streaming and RUclips. I work full time so making time is tough but having an income helps with gear and paying for editing. Hard to make a solid schedule.
Well said. I work 40 -56 hours a week minimum and have a wife and 20 month old daughter, and i still squeeze in three 4th hour streams a week into my mornings. I lose tiny sliver of sleep, but you HAVE to give something to reach your goals. So don't be mad, just put in the work and acquire the skills.
I agree with this guy Life is not a handout you have to get up and fight for yourself if you wanna achieve higher in life . I’ve been on Mixer for since 2017 off and On just started about three months ago and I put everything I can into it it grows but not as fast as I want but I do everything I can to get it bigger. Just put your mind to it you can do it this guy is also giving you a lot of tools to help you or as I would say cheat codes💪💪☝🏻
What's the most important advice you would give to anyone who wants to be a streamer?
Consistancy
Alpha Gaming fish
Have a base first. You cant start with no followers. Have a gathering on one base and use that to transfer it over
Only spend 40% of your time on a platform actually streaming the majority of your time should be used to meet other people and learn the personality of the platform itself
Don't let things that people would like you for go to waste. Understand what makes you interesting and bring it out.
Harris (2015) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years!
Harris (2016) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years!
Harris (2017) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years!
Harris (2018) : I have been a full time content creator for 5 years!
Harris (2019) : I have been a full time content creator for about 5 years!
What if.... He made all his videos in ONE YEAR and just edited in and out the relevant parts that fit with his look and images.
@@wiwo7569 300 IQ I like your thinking, pre recorded content!
@@wiwo7569 yeah but mixer would be called beam and updates would look alot different
NUKE don’t ruin it
@@gigabytee but I'm correct
Harris is so right about what he says about growing based on other platforms. I would never have been able to build the stream I did without my youtube channel. I've spent on average 10-12 hours EVER DAY for 2 years with combined 2 weeks of vacation (where I worked on my content from my mobile phone anyway).
This is a dream, but it requires a ton of work!
but I suck at PUBG...
WackyJacky101 needed this !!!!
"What do you do on the weekends"
"I go out to bars, I go out to clubs"
"Why?"
THIS. THIS. THIS.
Alpha: what do you do during the weekends?
Me: play videogames
Alpha: THIS THIS THIS *he realizes* yeah man, keep up doing that!!!
Everyonelse: dude you're so lonely, get out and live your life
@@arc6846 Those people dont realize that the weekends are a GENERAL free time. Not everyone has them and for those that do, may or may not wanna be with family or friends who DO have that free time.. and if they choose to play games and stream .. then .. power to em. I dont really go out or drink and I work weekends.. so my free time is doing what I love. Its true we dont all have the time or luxuries as others ... but thats what makes us different. EVERYONE ELSE can suck a rock ... and kick it soon thereafter
I'd like to think one person watching this video will make it. just one
i was just thinking about that
I'm trying my best dude
I’m trying🥺
@@Impuritty We got this 😂
@T Knight Preach brother, you and I both. Good luck
It's not something for everyone. It's something anyone could do, but most people won't. It's not all fun and games (pun intended you nerds). There's a lot of grunt work. What Harris talks about with establishing a presence on other platforms is foreign and new to me also. But that's life. That's adulting. It's all for that greater purpose of being in control of what you do with your time and how you get to express yourself. It takes sacrifice, but it is the most rewarding thing in the world.
If it wasnt for you, I wouldn't know anything about streaming, promoting, and all your free tips and widgets and all have been a great help. I started streaming 3 weeks ago and now I have this youtube channel that'll soon be up, I average 15 - 20 viewers on stream due to your promoting tips. I'm still growing all thanks to the one and only stream doctor.
Great start! I've been streaming since about 2014, only just hit 50 followers
yo you down to duo on something :D
It's funny how a few days before I start having these types of conversations with myself, you come out with a video that gives me that EXTRA nudge that I needed. I am stating here for all of RUclips to see that I will try 5% harder AT MINIMUM!!! Let's do this!!!
ManOfCole Right!? I feel exactly the same.
There's some duct tape on your shirt dude......
I’ve recently found my self spending way more time editing videos and making thumbnails than streaming, it’s been great fun making content the way I want it to be. Keep up the good work Harris! 👍🏼💪
This happened to me yesterday, and then I was too tired to actually stream afterwards
This is happening to me literally everyday on my official RUclips Channel. I feel yall
I decided to quit streaming because it’s too saturated. Good luck man I really do wish you well I got some good advice from you. I go to the gym now. Yes the lighting is much better by the way. Gaming was controlling my life too much.
That's a good attitude to have
See you're right but it's not just learning it's know what to learn and where to find it ...for example thanks to one of your links I found divinci which is great for editing and now I'm studying it so thank you alpha
Really useful stuff here! I'm not looking to stream as a career but definitely am interested in doing it the best I can at this current stage, so these videos are always very handy - a lot of knowledgeable points in the comments too with good advice.
So I'm quite curious to get my juices flowing and talking to some people to share this idea with, and I am curious to know if my idea /might/ work, or if I would just waste my time?
I get that being loud, energetic, excited, charismatic, "super out there" is all great and a good way to get yourself more easily noticed by people in Twitch. However, I don't have that. I am not skilled at video games, I'm not loud, don't get super energetically hyped for stuff most of the time. I have more of a comforting personality, and I'm curious if anybody thinks there's a possible demographic who might be into that? I don't mean me sitting silently playing games, I would love to talk about anything, and if there are people in the chat then I would love to built a tight, close community with them. Getting to know them and even having some of them on my streams (maybe once a week, it can be a whole special segment!), and a place for people to come to just feel some relief from stress, take a break, not do anything.
Any ideas, criticisms and everything will be taken into consideration! I'd love to have a discussion about this!! :)
I feel the same way about myself, I'm not the most energetic nor funny guy and have been quite happy with my streams and my viewers seem to be happy too. So I think it's important to understand that there are pretty much the same amount of people who'd rather watch a chill dude play videogames than an overly excited guy screaming at everything.
This guys tips got me to over 500 subs on yt trust me build a prescene on searchable platforms first then branch out Twitter instagram build those up build connections and talk to genuine people.
You are right a lot of the time. That is why i keep coming back for your wisdom. Thank you as always for your help and guidance.
sitting in the 4-10 viewers and not silent at all, bruh the twitch life is hard, but that one stream where people just jump in get really excited, things are moving things are happening, that bit of hope just keeps me going. Thanks for the advice and talk, harris!
I've been streaming for 5 months now i'm still on 18 followers 0 viewers :( I'm still gonna stream no matter the view count!
Yung Yusuke lets team up what game you play
im playing wow classic at the moment late night streams mostly 12am est till i get tired. i get off work at night and sleep during the day so thats the only time i have to stream.
Yung Yusuke same here but we can help each other out
Hows it going now?? Hopefully going good! I'm grateful for what I have when I see comments like this. I've been streaming for a little under a month, if not itll be a month today. I've been fortunate enough to have over 500 views and 111 followers in such a short time. Good luck and hoping you're doing well!
Sometimes your dont even have to try just play with friends and have the stream up
Good luck to all aspiring streamers and RUclipsrs out there... someone here is going to make it BIG someday!
To anyone feeling discouraged: GO BEYOND PLUS ULTRA
omg i needed that
@@doct33rt53 ready to serve
I started taking things seriously in April your channel along with a few others helped me step up my game a ton!
Thank you
Oooo that Detroit burn! Lol Always awesome advice. Thank you for all of your content, Harrison!
Genuinely respect you for that first tip. Been disagreeing with the webcam point for forever now since I'm mainly a fan of streamers who don't use webcams (Schlatt, jerma, ster, etc.) So I'm glad you finally brought it up
My single piece of advice after 7 years on Twitch and nuking my account: *Don't get addicted and don't stream 18-20 hours every day.
It's not worth it.*
Totally understand
Did the same
@@smartalic5 It didn't help I was streaming off of a hotspot and had a squeaky ass voice back then too
@@smartalic5 Clearly; I was addicted to it.
Virtual heroin.
I've went cold turkey from ANY streaming the past 11 months. I stopped last October.
I address it here: ruclips.net/video/fHO5wXt8GbQ/видео.html
@@smartalic5 I'd say 5 or 6 years ago
Loved this one. Made me feel so reassured. I’m in the 0-5 category right now, but so many things in this vid make me feel like I’m on the right track. Being myself and authentic and talkative on my stream (while streaming something as boring as training agility on OSRS) is coming WAY more naturally to me than I thought. My supportive fiancé after a stream one night goes , “wow. You didn’t stop talking. The entire time.” I’ve never gunned this hard for a dream/ dream job in my life. Another thing is I don’t want to aim for 5%, that just doesn’t seem like enough. I want to give every bit of my real self to my audience to show them my content is and will be worthwhile. THANK YOU Harris for helping me validate my self worth and trajectory on this amazing journey.
I really appreciate these videos. Honestly some times these videos make me feel like im not going to be able to continue to grow due to lack of confidence. But this video really gave me that motivation to keep pushing
All of these points are right. I’ve taken advice from your videos and my twitch has found growth. Making content outside of twitch is so so important..
I just created new twitch account and started following Harrisheller !!!
Let's Do This !!
Whats that duck tape patch on your shirt? Also got affiliate today!
Congrats bro
Congrats!
Congratulations
U spelt duct tape wrong
@@Baniii87 ur about 8 months too late
A huge thank you for all the videos you put up. I decided to start streaming a few days ago and still setting everything up. Your information has been a big help in deciding to start or not. So just once again, thank you!
sometimes the truth hurts and is not what you want to hear... this digital stuff is HARD!!!! you're crushing it Harris, your videos and advice are spot on.
I just seen this video pop on and I’m already glad I clicked it. I’m a top broadcaster on the Meetme app and I’m ready to take my streaming to another level! I look forward to learning from you!
Thank you Harris... love the truth. It does make me want it even more. I am moving myself out of the racing so I am able to focus on growing my community and create a Racing eSports series here in South Africa. I have invested in camera, to be the face of SARCO, lighting to make it more appealing, a mic for better quality sound and invested in a Streaming grade PC so I can give this a proper go!!! I start my Twitch career on Thursday Night.
I asked my friends why they like having me around, they said because their bored.. and theyd rather have someone than no one. So now ive got no clue whats special about me
Really needed this pep talk today, cheers for all the advice, I've been binge watching your videos for the last week
Ill be honest one of the coolest things I have done in my twitch channel is teach myself some guitar. Using twitch as a way to document that progress and others can learn with me. Its a cool feeling to have somebody say that I gave them the confidence to pick up guitar and also learn. 3 months left in the Navy then im getting back at streaming guitar.
"Go on a walk at midnight!" You must be from middle or southern Utah lol
At 3:38 You said to "think critically". I think that's the best advice. I like your channel for the topics you bring up, and I appreciate the thinking I must do to apply it to my own work.
Harris: "think about why your friends like being around you"
Me: " They don't, I have no friends"
:-(
That is a painful true :) It's like a kick in the balls. But you know what? As for me I don't care much. I have some friends but I don't have enought wish or willpower to deal with them and I am feeling fine. I don't have a girlfriend but it is fine because I don't want to solve other people's problems. This is not my problem and this is not somebody elses issue. I already dealt with this friends and girlfriends and I can definitely tell you that they can betray you and they can suck you into some deep shit. So it feels safer alone. Why not?
And I am just streaming for fun and when I have enough time after job. But Harris advices are great and I am trying to check them if they actually work. I think he sounds pretty reasonable and fine but maybe there are other ways...
703 viewers WOOOOOOO i waited to see a Alpha video in the first 1000 from the day i subbed to him
Love these genuine chats! Starting out on Mixer since I didn't have a twitch following from the start. I'm a very interactive person and love to chat with an audience, so feel like mixer allows me to do something close to that better than twitch in my current 1-4 viewer status. Making videos too and editing takes a lot out of my time but it's so worth and I LOVE what I'm doing. I'm excited to "work" everyday. SO THANK YOU for the inspiration!
*NOTE* - I'm looking for a proper NETWORKING video, how to network, how it is like to network, how much time is spent on networking per day... just an actual genuine network video that really shows you the minimum input required to grow. That and a normal day in a STREAMERS life, how much time you spend before stream, how you plan ahead, what your work day looks like, how is your schedule... just something... more tangible than 'advice' if you know what I mean (this is personal so I know it's not something many share)
The beginning was great, not a flex at all... When facts are stated it hurts people... Now I’m gonna finish this great video. Keep it up bro.
CostaHD truth is truth, and he wasn’t cocky about it!
I once scrolled down on twitch on a game i like. Like really really far down.
I now have a favorite cod streamer.
Honestly they showed their face and their background looks interesting.
Decorate your room and make it different
I did the same thing and have made a really good friend because of it. His stream was somewhat interesting and he had somewhat of a personality and now we play every night together
Who's the cod streamer?
ZvNate
i reached affiliate thanks to you, and reached my first twitch payout this month. thank you, harris.
I recently decided to start getting into advice for helping people Twitchers & RUclipsrs. And I noticed that people get REALLY DEFENSIVE for giving better tips than what they could've ever thought of, or other ideologies that they just refuse to accept or can't understand. It gets really hairy which is sad b/c they complain about their streams or channels and the lack of growth or money or whatever but then when you give them ACTUALLY GOOD ADVICE, then they don't want to hear it. So it's like talking to a brick wall ;-;
Dropping truth bombs just as I got out from work!
He's right though, I mean I haven't made it yet. Im trying, but I'm focusing more on learning social media marketing and Adobe Premiere rather than streaming recently.
1 big issue i run into is trying to find the fine line between finding inspiration from other streamers and just straight up taking another persons idea. I am always trying to think of new things i can add to my stream and I find alot of cool things that other much bigger streamers do but i dont do them because i cant figure out a way to make it my own
You're awesome mate. We love you and appreciate your advice. I don't do streaming, just RUclips content but it's all still relevant. I definitely need to sort out my setup. I got a canon legria G30 like a silly boy. Should have just got a decent canon and good lighting!
Actually started streaming after following some of your advice, I ended up getting affiliate in less than a month. I have enjoyed my time on twitch and your advice is the best anyone has really given so far that doesnt seen like cookie cutter descriptions.
Hey Harris! Been going through a lot of your older videos and have really appreciated the candid and thoughtful advice. In case there is a vocal bias in favor of those who complain, I wanted to say that there are some like me who see great value in your advice / think critically about what works best for their situation. Cheers, man!
5% more than everyone else, it is all it takes ^^
Damn, i was starting to get into the slumps about streaming and thinking about giving up tired of streaming to the same 2 people. And not getting anywhere. You got me motivated again, let knock out this punny 5% and rise to the top ❤❤
Needed this kick up the arse and motivation. Thank you
Thanks for always wanting to help us grow and be better! Love ya lots! 💙
I like how all these things your saying, I have learned from my past dabbles in live streaming/creating. Applying all the lessons.
I'm excited for my resurrection.
All I want to do is create and entertain, livestreaming & content creation is a beautiful way to express your self.
Love this content.
Currently in the middle of creating content. Needed to hear all of this. Thanks for all your hard work.
Come guys, seriously? Listen to the man, he knows what he's talking about. I've been listening to him and trying to put his advice into practice. I work 60 to 80 hours a week at my day job. I'm exhausted every day, but I'm working on it.
1. I've got a custom avatar to help with branding.
2. I've ordered a webcam and it's on the way
3. I watched his video on a streaming pc, and I'm currently going through those steps he showed to achieve that.
4. I'm not good at editing but I've saved and downloaded previous streams to use as practice for video editing.
It's not an easy process, it takes alot of work. I promise you just consider even a little bit of what he's saying. Free advice is good advice, it's up to you to listen to it.
Interesting thing that I found out from a streamer friend/ mentor who’s into data mining.
Rule #1 (Rare Exceptions): Your average viewership will be around 1% of your follow-base. Majority of which will be lurkers.
Rule #2: Anywhere from 72-98% of follow rate will be in the Top 5 Streams of a directory. This can also be a driving exception to Rule #1.
Unless you are consistently a King in Rule #2, this is where strategies like Harris’ external content setup can be incredibly helpful. Boosting your chances to take that directory throne and also being an active solution to Rule #1.
Neat Food For Thought.
Thank you for this very real and honest video man. This is very important for me and everyone else aspiring to become a content creator needs to hear, so thanks Harris.
"What's more important? Your dream job or binge watching episodes on Crunchyroll?
Me: But...My Hero Academia... Attack on Titan... Tokyo Ghoul... Dragon Ball Super..
Harris: "WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT???" *points at streaming/editing/content creating tutorials*
My man is reading a book(and telling me about it) about how this man advocates for doing 10x the work above everyone. To have ridiculously large dreams and do 10x the work you think it needs. Then when/if you fall short of that ridiculous goal, you’d probably still be happy with the result. The author hates mediocrity and believes it’s basically a fate worse than death. Most ppl live mediocre lives, so when they question “why” or try to advise you about how it won’t work or how it’s silly, they are leading you down their own path of mediocrity. This guy has good advice. You gotta put in the extra work and try things that perhaps make you uncomfortable. Great vid Harris.
Love that harsh truth. For many people it will be discouraging, but if you're the person who watched this video and got all motivated and hyped up then you know you're going for the right thing ;) GG!
Thank you for sharing your experience! Just a treasure among other channels about like "how to grow on youtube or twitter fast in 2019, 2020, 2021" and others. Straight to the point, awful truth about those platforms such as Twitch and YT - in 99.99% you will NOT succeed. This truth must be known by beginners.
Harris Heller, thanks for this video, I've been feeling a little down about streaming lately, most people think I am wasting my time and progress is slow. I'm promising you now, I WILL MAKE IT. Streaming and content creation is my dream gig and I'm going to make it happen no matter what. And you'll have played a part in my successs. I'll repay you someday :)
Holy crap, this guy articulates information incredibly well, I'm actually way more pumped to perform than I thought I was going to be.
Harris: “What do you do on the weekends”
Me: “Try spend some time with my kids”
Harris: “Stop doing those things”
Well...then probably he'll tell you that you trying to lie to us and to yourself by drinking vodka at the bars with you pals and trying to pursuade yourself that you doing it for the kids :)
once again.. absolutely on point.. how others could not be motivated by this is beyond me.. thanks so much for sharing
I have zero interest in making videos about games. I don't play games, I'm not a gamer. But I REALLY enjoy your videos because they're informative and include information I can adopt for the content I want to make. Keep it up, Alpha!
100% that crunchy roll binge. That grind it takes to do streaming/content creation to be profitable is not worth the time it takes. Its a GREAT creative outlet and super fun. And thats all it will ever be for me.
I like to think about the theory of "next generation of streamers" and that groups of individuals always have that high potential to be "the next one" and that it could haooen at any moment. I like to think I'm next sometimes but I think that's just a pipe dream
You freakin right m8 thanks for your advice ! I start to get that other areas of marketing is much more important then the twitch itself, thank you for your work ,your effort !
I know what i have to do... What Harris says is so true. Problem is I'm not a creative person nor a really social person anymore. I'm not social cause I've spent so much time in my room playing games, editing, watching others and making things for my streams, that i got disconnected socially. Now when i get back to streaming from my break, I feel like I won't be able to perform, engage and have fun...
You are right. I was on fire with creating gaming videos and i stopped for 2-3 months. I don't know why but my energy is back and i will go full on videos and streaming. My mind is 100% on it and i will not give up. It is my dream and i will make it happen! Thank you for an extra inspiration man!
Thank you, sir, for doing this reality check video. There are so many youngsters that see these streamers and think they can get paid for doing nothing but play games. Finally someone comes out and mentions investing in yourself before you expect to make something of yourself in the industry. I've been a nobody streamer for years until I came across one of your early videos about branching out. I invested in some nice equipment and started pumping out youtube videos. Some get good traction, some don't, either way, it helped. I get way more views on this platform than I do on twitch, and eventually I'll try to migrate them over. But I do this as a hobby. I have a great government job and have no plans to ever quit doing that for content creation, regardless of the money.
I love these conversations! Keep making videos like this ! I really appreciate you!
editing a video and Harris uploads this. like BRUH i'm trying, hold on!
These vids have really helped motivate me to get in gear and take streaming more seriously. Keep up the awesome work!
This video is awesome, the best advice video yet because the one point made clear is that there is work to be done in content creating!
Harris: Think about what your friends like about you, and why they hang out with you!
Me: What if I don’t have friends tho :’)
Watching this a year and a bit later and this actually made me feel good about what I'm doing as a newbie because I feel like I am putting in that work and I am providing something that the other small streamers aren't. It's still gonna take a lot more work, I'm prepared to put in that effort. Always trying to get better. And who knows what'll happen.
that said, I do need to work on my content on other platforms. My YT content has been on the lazy side with just exporting twitch highlights like a let's play and I'm not satisfied with that.
Good point because the last few Great streams I had were No Cam and no one complained once.
My little guy asked me for help setting up a stream...found you...and just want to thank for for making me a bit of hero in my little guys eyes!
Anyone else have flashbacks to the "Fantastic" Brand Cleaner commercials?
Its been like almost 8 month when i decided to try Streaming. Ill start next month for sure. But ive been following your Videos and 2 other RUclipsrs who work coaching Streamers. And i cant believe the Hours ive been investing watching Tutorials to learn Obs, StreamLabs, Photoshop, After effect, Filmora and many other Software plus Creating List of tips to keep the Knowledge on point. Now i watch Streamers and can pin point those little "mistakes" that wont make them growth. And keep me looking for more Knoledge to Start Streaming avoiding those mistakes. THANKS for those hours of Coaching! You Rock!
I agree with you. I just started streaming again and I’ve come across a few road blocks, I personally need to talk more even when I don’t have viewers.
What's really true is that I think the key to success is to be better than others, and even that 5% might be enough. I graduated as an engineer having a shit ton of pain, depression till I finished it because I'm not a huge brain. But so I studied (let's say5% more), never gave up (many of us didn't make it, or still struggling to finish it). Recently I was accepted at a job, which is a fantastic position, but the others applying for it were also very educated, good looking and smart. But what I could do, is practice my body language, presentation, foreign languages, took on a nice outfit, so I turned (let's say 5%) more investment into the applying, and I got the job. This is not about boasting, but proving a point Harris said. In this month, I wanna start streaming and I hope following this method I will make it as a successful streamer as well.
Hey. I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can make my stream and content stand out on twitch, and RUclips. I just want some opinion about what road I should take. First of all, I love computers and everything to do with technology. I’ve ran sound, and lights for many school productions, and I can pretty much do anything on the computer if I put my mind to it. I also recently built my first computer! I’d say I’m an intermediate video editor on resolve and premiere, and I have a large passion for the Disney parks, which is actually where I hope to work in the future. I’m also very musical and I have gone to “state” for drumming. Any thoughts?
"I am not right all of the time; but I am right a lot of the time!" me irl
Such a powerful video, thanks for the share Harris
Point 2:
Those that don’t want it. Won’t go for it. I am a small streamer. But I get a large portion of chatters that come in first day and go “OMG I get to see you live! I’ve been watching so much of your videos!”
And THAT is the payoff I need.
Go gettem people.
I really appreciate the motivation there man! I really enjoy learning from you and getting your take on how to earn success!
i'm not even a streamer or wanna be streaming in the future, but I still watch your videos because I like ur style. Keep it up!
Harris, to help give more weight to your suggestion of using a webcam, take a look at Game Theory here on RUclips. Of course MattPat is massive here, and if you see the trajectory he's set for his channel he started out without appearing on his videos at all. Gradually he started including pictures of himself during his animations, and now he's actually breaking into his videos on camera. Of course this is RUclips but I think the same principles apply here, and we all know that MattPat is a fan of analyzing things from all angles. He didn't make this decision on a whim. It's psychology.
He's *Also* an exception to the rule. He has millions of subscribers on RUclips, and he accomplished that without a webcam. However, even he's changed his stance, and I suspect it's for similar reasons to why you recommend it.
To further lend credence to your recommendation on making content on other platforms, here I am, nearing 40k subscribers on RUclips, and I'm quickly gaining steam on Twitch compared to a lot of my contemporaries who do not make side-content. I've only been on Twitch for about a year solid now, and have around 3000 followers on Twitch now, and a huge portion of that is because of my RUclips audience coming to hang out.
Sorry for the long message. Thanks for all the advice and direction that you and your team provide. I stumbled upon your channel some time ago while looking for information on twitch streaming. I game on the PS4 PRO console and had to be educated on capture cards (using the elgato hd60 S), streaming software (using OBS with OBS Live plugin), audio/sound/mics (got the Samson G-Track PRO), webcam/camera( using a microsoft 720p webcam, but will be upgrading to the Brio or Canon SL2 sometime in the future).
Your videos provided me with all the information needed on this subject. I followed your stream elements video on how to add animation to my stream, still trying to figure out how to add a link to the twitch stream as you asked to your dropbox and video for support.
I am from Cape Town South Africa and we usually have difficulties when it comes to streaming, online gaming etc due to the servers being in other countries and our ISP’s charging a lot of money for fibre connections. But I can successfully stream at 720p 60fps with no frame drop, 1080p at 60 fps is also possible, but still tweaking some settings.
Keep up the good work, you deserve all the subs and success.
Came for the advice, staying for the authenticity.
I think the most important advice to give anyone is real talk, hard truth, tough love. The world is full of junk food tips, but what we all know we need, it's real wholesome food for thought.
Been streaming 7hours a day everyday for now. And I only use my laptop, a headset, and a mouse ofc. Nothing more and nothing less. I'm happy about it tho 🙃
I've been watching these videos like crazy in order to start streaming and RUclips. I work full time so making time is tough but having an income helps with gear and paying for editing. Hard to make a solid schedule.
Well said. I work 40 -56 hours a week minimum and have a wife and 20 month old daughter, and i still squeeze in three 4th hour streams a week into my mornings. I lose tiny sliver of sleep, but you HAVE to give something to reach your goals. So don't be mad, just put in the work and acquire the skills.
I agree with this guy Life is not a handout you have to get up and fight for yourself if you wanna achieve higher in life .
I’ve been on Mixer for since 2017 off and On just started about three months ago and I put everything I can into it it grows but not as fast as I want but I do everything I can to get it bigger. Just put your mind to it you can do it this guy is also giving you a lot of tools to help you or as I would say cheat codes💪💪☝🏻
Harris you have kept me inspired!! thanks sooo much for all the tips!!