10 BIGGEST DO'S and DON'TS of Twitch Streaming

[@Senpai]

Which one did you find the most interesting?

[@SeitanSurKick]

Streaming 2 to 3 day instead of full time to work on other content! :)

[@dblb3618]

I love the audio tips and camera tips the most!! Those came in clutch. Saved a ton of money. That was sick

[@theofficial2k-YQG]

All of it man! Everything helps! Great Upload!

[@ONLINECOMMUNITYTHEATER]

Say no to ReStream.IO is mindblowing.

[@JonnyBravo0311]

The tip on why you shouldn't use restream.io was the one that grabbed my attention the most. I actually just signed up for it thinking it would help me broadcast to more potential viewers! One small thing to note - they have a multi-platform chat you can overlay on your stream. That way you aren't guilty of talking about things that viewers on other platforms don't understand the context. Also, there's a chat bot that will relay your chat to each platform. Given these, does your opinion change on restream.io, or should a creator stick to a single platform still?

[@SonnyC96]

“You are not a small streamer, you are a streamer that hasn’t found their audience yet” I love this❤️

[@Speedy4417]

Ikr

[@amigomichael3566]

yeah

[@mschizz1]

I think my audience missed the bus.. x D

[@anjumanrazzaque2414]

he is speaking the language of gods

[@akaakaakaak5779]

but it's nonsense, if your audience hasn't found you yet then you are small..

[@animluv]

Him: don’t stream every day Me after streaming 2 times a day every day: 👁 👄 👁

[@jamesserrano6427]

Samee

[@JsMethod]

Loool same

[@joeyjbeck]

Same lmao

[@glass2271]

same broo

[@jonathan.sullivan]

"You don't grow while you're live." - 🤯

[@AFlyingWalrus]

"You have to convince yourself that you are worthy to stream in front of thousands of people." As someone who has dealt with self worth issues for years this hit me hard. Thanks for the video man.

[@paindomination]

I 100% feel you dude! I've been struggling with that for years but it does get better!

[@phuocvo1894]

been struggling with self worth for years . . . still do, but I feel like it gets better as I continue putting myself out more as a streamer . . . I really need to stop swearing as well XD

[@takethatlfr9337]

Gayass

[@aninteractiveroach4172]

I struggled with self worth since I left school and only recently started going that extra yard to show what kind of person I am to the world and Twitch is allowing me to do that. I stream most days and when a viewer types a message in chat it gives me a buzz but I often do question am I a good enough streamer that they want to stick around? When you are first starting off it is hard but like a lot of streamers say is just have fun and be yourself. This sticks with me when I stream because you (me) are the entertainer, its your show and if people like it they will stick around and watch you play. Best of luck for anyone starting on Twitch or KZbin!

[@0Sicarii0]

Self confidence is key in these things. You're essentially a salesman. But, it doesn't mean that if it doesn't come naturally for you, you can't learn the skill.

[@ef8379]

*looks in technoblade’s direction* “There is a difference between reminding and begging.” Techno: “It’s free real estate.”

[@anxiouscatgod3125]

And we let him do it too

[@joybreegaming8781]

@@anxiouscatgod3125 more than just letting... pretty sure the voices yell at him when he forgets to do it

[@anxiouscatgod3125]

@@joybreegaming8781 We do indeed I mean, it's not a techno stream without him telling people to subscribe

[@AKDAnimations]

"You cant just bully people!" "That's what my teacher told me... And i made that a career"

[@MariaLara-vk6pk]

it did get him far in the end

[@Scopeshunter69]

I Stream almost everyday for 2-5 hours, and I get a few followers a week. When the viewers from previous streams come in, it makes me so HAPPY

[@towfoon]

@Miguel Guzman ofc not I wonder why the original comment said that

[@Cheekyspeezy]

someone once told me "dang your kinda funny" in chat, still remember it to this day

[@GURUcj]

bro ya name us killin me😂😂😭😭❤️❤️

[@Cheekyspeezy]

@@GURUcj Thanks man

[@amymartinez5232]

LMAO THE USER NAMEEEE IM WHEEZING 😭😭😭🙏

[@Countcho]

your username made me laugh

[@lolboii9207]

today someone said “have a great day man” in chat😎

[@riggsc52]

The way this guy talks he could probably sell me anything tbh

[@karmaloop6709]

Thats why he has audience on stream gestics mimics and an interesting moderation thats what 15 year old streamers can only learn over years or are talented etc

[@fubuki843]

Yeah man he could sell me a 100$ item for 200$

[@innovatingworld2687]

I think the same but the thing is that I can't just replicate him in me!

[@innovatingworld2687]

He is actually just selling something here! Literally!!!!

[@lionidos836]

Idk about an item he will make me trade him 200$ bull for his 100$ bill lol

[@jazzydrawz3792]

"Get a designer to design you a logo" Me, a artist: "Don't worry, I can do that already but worse!"

[@Maehapss]

Me atm lol

[@JeyVGaming]

"Get a designer to design you a logo" Me: ...How do I find one?

[@jolshiee]

​@@JeyVGaming you can check out different art platforms like deviantart or fiverr - one where people do art commissions

[@meaganpleijte4732]

@@JeyVGaming i could help you with that, i’m an okay artist, and i could do it for free :)

[@GenesisChairz]

@@JeyVGaming there is no need if u are small just find a logo maker and do it urself. There is no need to pay people in order to get some sort of fame smh

[@thebilliast4466]

I’ve streamed 8 hours today nonstop I GOT 1 FOLLOWER NO WAY

[@zaberman18]

TheBilliast it’s a start my man good job

[@SirPhrosty]

In breaking news : Relatable comment is relatable.

[@justins2024]

@@zaberman18 i got 3 followers for streaming for a hour lol

[@smallestofpps6974]

I got 8 by streaming black ops 3 for 4 hours today

[@FyleMK]

Anythings a start keep pushing, I'm starting to stream again too so good luck!

[@Aslakkk_]

Used your tips, and just got donated my first 200 dollars. Thank you so much my family has been just enough money to pay rent, food and the rest. It got to the point where my family had to sell my PC but I told them that if they give me time, I will earn enough money for us to have a nice life. Thanks!

[@2muchtree]

DUDE thats amazing

[@theboshbosh6074]

No way! Congrats! Can i ask what your twitch is?

[@typhoeus7774]

Lol yeah right

[@poko8321]

Lucas Eveleigh stfu No respect

[@oinkayaya]

@Hunter How is it being salty if there's like a 90% chance that what OP said isnt true? The guy hasnt provided any proof therefore there's no reason to believe him. Not everything on the internet is true bud, and yosi is most likely lying and i will continue to think so until we've been provided some proof

[@tcopeful]

"youtube has a brilliant algorithm" yeah okay...

[@SlideGD]

thomas cope compared to twitch it does

[@EronSulimani]

I LAUGHED WHEN HE SAID THAT

[@EronSulimani]

Duded Dude pardon?

[@detroitsniper9399]

@@SlideGD Why do you say that ? (Im new to the whole idea so tryin to get as much info as poss, not challenging your comment)

[@miniblaze4634]

Even I could hear the sarcasm in that text. :)

[@ADCArtAttack]

Just found your channel, I feel obligated to say I appreciate your advice and videos, they've been useful!

[@realidadeamericana]

I love your videos brother. I'm trying to grow my twitch channel but it seems impossible. I am always trying new things, but it seems without "help" is impossible.

[@vvaara93]

What are you streaming?

[@rakiyt3876]

Realidade Americana You got 600k subs. The tip where you get ur subs to twitch. Do that!

[@Sav.W0]

Hey ya got big on yt!

[@daniloonuk]

here, fine without you, wanna make more on Twich - see all documentaries on Nazi Germany

[@Bell-ih5ln]

Pô é br huh?

[@TazManIAm428]

Gotta say, great video and great information. I'm an up and coming small streamer and these "do's and don'ts" are really gonna help me improve the viewing experience. The most interesting don't was "don't follow for follow". I have been doing this for some time and you're absolutely right, it doesn't get you noticed or any more viewers. The most interesting do was to create a personal brand. I have been a member of an esports org for the last near 6 months. I have been so concentrated on supporting the org using my channel that I haven't even thought of becoming an individual through the org support. Thank you so much for this engaging and needed advice!

[@ProvingYourself]

Bro you give off seriously good vibes. Whenever I'm having a down moment with my content, I tend to come back to your videos for encouragement and a reminder that slow progress is good progress.

[@beatbeat]

The "you're not a small streamer, u just haven't found ur audience yet" hit me hard and made me change my view on how I stream. Thanks for the help man!

[@conman167]

Hey man, big fan of your work but one thing I wish to comment on. I grew to 100 thousand subscribers on KZbin before beginning to multi-stream on both KZbin and Twitch. I can personally say once you have an established audience on one platform, multi-streaming is very good IF you continue to interact with both chats. I stream on both KZbin and Twitch, but agree that you should not multi-stream right from the start. Only with an established audience to give them the choice between platforms.

[@Malibuflatliner]

Conman167 congrats on 100k

[@Vulcankrypto21]

Using restreams ?

[@sunflower3670]

....then which one I should start? Oh, I know! Thank you!

[@Royy1290]

Being a streamer sounds kind of stressing :c

[@strictoaster]

I'd like to share my 2 cents on using Restream. TL;DR I used Restream for a few months to transition my existing audience on KZbin to Twitch. I grew my audience on YT first and for many years I only streamed on YT. I recently decided that I wanted to migrate to Twitch as YT is didn't feel like it was a great platform for streaming games so for about 2 months I used Restream to dual stream to Twitch and slowly build my audience there. At the end of 2018 I exceeded the metrics criteria and became a Twitch affiliate at which point I stopped streaming on YT. I also asked my audience if they were okay with me uploading 3-4hr long recorded VODs to my channel or if I should create a 2nd channel only for streams and the consensus was that they preferred everything to remain in one channel. Obviously the audience retention on uber-long videos is much smaller than on my regular 15-20min ones but it doesn't seem to have hurt my channel too much, if anything, it's even higher than before when considering view count/monetization. Edit: I don't think what you said about Restream is necessarily wrong, I think it actually makes sense. I just wanted to share this niche case of mine where it yielded decent results.

[@LaurentGuerard]

I'm also using Restream for a couple of months (ok I don't have more than 5 viewers all platforms included at once). I get the point that it might look like needy/greedy to broadcast on multiple platforms like that, but since the Restream Chat allows reposting to the other channels, I actually find it nice to allow people from those multiple channels to interact together. Restream is actually a well thought platform IMO. :)

[@YaNeK92]

The tip to stop using ReStream kinda hit me hard since I was really looking forward to start using it.. In my humble opinion, I thought to myself that by using it, I will able to reach people who may be unfamiliar with Twitch, and they can watch by using a familiar platform to them, like Facebook and KZbin which they know and trust. That was my whole process behind it (just to connect with people and grow the community). Also another important point worth mentioning is that if Twitch would go under tomorrow for any reason or you lose your account or anything, then the asset you've been building there is gone. That is also another reason why I thought that by building the community across multiple platforms and streaming to the would be beneficial. I might have to talk to someone who actually works for Restream and listen to what they have to say. The conflict of interest when streaming to Twitch and KZbin at the same time is really annoying :/

[@live504dope]

@@YaNeK92 dude don't listen to this guy when he made this video he was promoting twitch, now he's on KZbin. And the points you mentioned are 100% correct! I used to only stream on YT now I use streamlabs to stream my games to Yt, twitch and Facebook simultaneously, and hey I have a small audience in every platform that all I have to do is continue to build it and bring in content and after 1-2 years of doing it you'll be known in all those platforms.. DON'T STOP .. OK

[@YaNeK92]

@@live504dope cheers for your reply man! Hope you've been well 🤙🏼

[@sergiokamberov6328]

"You aren't a small streamer, you are just a streamer which hasn't found his audience yet" This hits hard, since I started streaming 2-3 days ago and it feels so lonely lol

[@tylers1219]

Lul. Alpha: "Number 6, get a logo but do not use it as your profile pic." Alpha: *sets KZbin profile pic to logo*

[@thehaffytaffy]

Tyler S haha I was about to say the same thing 😂

[@JoueurSansFromage]

@@thehaffytaffy I think it's legitimate for the KZbin page, since it's the brand, but Twitch/Insta/twitter we follow Harris himself in, basicaly, his life.

[@tylers1219]

@@JoueurSansFromage u right.

[@yaboy7120]

Hahaha i thought the same thing!!

[@nickkampf8870]

@@JoueurSansFromage exactly spot on you tube is totally different than twitter, don't treat all social media the same because they are not

[@EatLots]

I get several followers per hour since I started streaming. I think game choice is huge to start your channel, being interactive with other will keep them coming back.

[@spooky435]

Which game do you stream?

[@bethanylimo]

Bruh but people never join

[@skipptk9086]

@@spooky435 try community games like Jackbox. Party pack 3 4 or 5. On Ps4 xbox switch PC. Whatever. Marbles? Rng racing game. PC Recently started streaming it on twitch and I've gained a small community. It takes time and patience

[@ccskyqueengaming6069]

Yea I got +8 from playing fortnite for a hour and 19 minutes

[@EatLots]

@@spooky435 I only just got notified by KZbin for the replies -_- Sorry for slow response, I play Super Mario Maker 2

[@tdshammz9443]

I 100% agree with the KZbin aspect of growing! last night I had people hop in my stream to compliment me on my new video and they even followed!! I got this a while back from you Doc. and thank you for helping me get the ball rolling!!!

[@timothyallbee1176]

This was great content for someone like me who is really just starting out. I am trying to learn everything I can from getting information from other streamers videos that have been posted like yours. Again thanks for all the tips.

[@Huntin4GamesChannel]

Really appreciated the point about streaming less to put that energy into building the community on other platforms. It's really important and helps take the stress off a lot

[@lucidanoob]

Literally taking notes, As I was listening I realize I was doing some of these already, Both good and bad, I personally like to say that self-awareness is important. I got a minor following on Instagram but I'm branching out more. This really is helpful information.

[@Zurgash]

I see a lot of people in the comments still want to use restream just keep in mind if you are a twitch affiliate you are not allowed to stream to another platform while live on twitch

[@articade]

@@CM-qu4zs - That's fine, just wait to become a partner before you move over to just twitch.

[@purpleswag24]

Zurgash OKAY when you say that does this mean I can stream on mixer, just not if I’m already streaming on twitch..?

[@purpleswag24]

Like I’m an affiliate and everything, but I can still stream other places just not the exact same stream as on twitch

[@YaNeK92]

Hmmm...this might be problematic.

[@irisb.6810]

I really like how you do your videos. They are easy to understand, I love the speed of explaining and also the mentality you choose to give us your content. As a complete streaming noob, I feel like I learned a lot of stuff. :)

[@dblb3618]

Bro your tips comin in clutch for my stream!! Thanks for all the dope tips Alpha. You a real one man!!

[@TheresaCampbell]

I just started a twitch, and it's more of my outlet to do things I love and engage with cool people. I love Vintage Video games so I need to figure out how to set that up to stream. There are so many things to learn, It's almost overwhelming. Like what extensions to have and how to create my own characters. I'm buckling up and learning a little each day! Thanks for the great content, I just subbed!

[@DeLaRafi.]

watched most of ur video... learned most from it actually.. start to do the stream for real in January.. Now im Affiliated. Got my first Subs yesterday.. thanks Harris. Learned a lot from ur video.. all the do and don'ts

[@Giemma3]

Same! With his help I hit affiliate after 7 days and got my first 4 subs, granted, 2 of them are friends with their twitch prime, but hey what :D Btw, if you wanna stream something together hit me up! :)

[@ayflac6153]

@@Giemma3 what games do you play?

[@dstroygamez5118]

DeLaRafi that actually happened to me too i learned so much from his videos and actually got my first sub a week ago 😁😌 anyways, i still recognized that i am doing a couple of the beforementioned mistakes 😁

[@Giemma3]

@@ayflac6153 At the moment I'm mainly playing Apex Legends (BR, as he said really nice to interact), Sea of Thieves (same) and some LoL (hard to interact for me)

[@DeLaRafi.]

Im really glad and grateful to find Harris Channel as we are the generation of streamer that i can say, not from the alpha state of the development. Better late than never right? But ya, thanks to Harris, its less painful.

[@doctorraccoon1131]

i stream to twitch and youtube via restream because i want a permanent copy of the stream in my youtube channel and not only for a few weeks on twitch...

[@patrickwarren]

The 1 dislike was by the person whose mind wasn’t blown my #7

[@poko8321]

sketch hahahahahahaha ;)

[@utroska]

Been watching your videos trying to step up my stream and get it all up and let me say, these are great tips and it's all slowly helping. Appreciate the time you put into helping others man.

[@FringePatriotGaming]

Glad I watched this. Doing first twitch stream tomorrow and I have been binging your videos and others like it. Thanks for all of the guides and tips :)

[@Saotic]

Lmao 3:27 “KZbin has a brilliant algorithm”

[@adityamantri8290]

Bla

[@mrno-scope7472]

100th like

[@VerizonTyla]

It does

[@rumple503]

When (not if, but when) I grow on twitch, it's gonna be on you and Gael level.

[@EllisWalker34]

I gotta say, I had a clothing company affiliate hit me up when I first went to Twitch Affiliate, and I thought it would've been a good idea. I then had a couple people buy with my links and it took 2 months for them to rectify the fact they didn't pay me my "commissions" (quotes because it was really a garbage deal). I had an ad on my stream, I plugged them in my twitter/instagram/facebook, I talked about them on stream... I got virtually nothing but one good contact out of it from another streamer in the same boat as me. A couple months ago I started reevaluating my stream and Marie Kondo'd that shit. They did nothing for me, brought me no joy. Hell, the clothing wasn't even of high quality... I ditched them without a word and have felt better about my personal brand because of it. Hearing you say this just reaffirmed my beliefs. Also, that Follow for Follow stuff sounds great at first when you're grinding for affiliate, but holy crap is it shallow. I purged so many people from social media that I followed due to that rule, and I now feel like I'm talking to my peers and friends instead of bots RTing off of hashtags.... also, lose the hashtags from twitter where you can, people just see spam when you're throwing that many at them

[@Kaiberus]

if you're looking for a place that gives you pretty good quality clothing and pretty good deals aswel, i'd suggest looking at into the am (they support streamers and content creators any size) and their clothings are pretty cool looking, i'm a small streamer who has had a couple of friends buy something (you can use your own code aswel btw) and in total i think i made like 400 dollars and spent about 180 dollars myself

[@josiecampos6185]

thank u for that first tip, it kind of made me emotional? I've been wanting to stream for such a long time and I'm finally taking the leap to start streaming but i'm so fucking nervous?? thank u for ur kind and level headed advice

[@justinos18]

I just started a month ago, you will be nervous for a few weeks but you will get use to it. Good luck on your streaming.

[@flankerjoesgaming3621]

I want to thank you for the work you do in these videos to help small/new twitch streamers. I have edited as a hobby for over a year now and I can appreciate what it takes to make these videos. You have been very insightful, and your videos motivate me to continue getting better, and to work on becoming a streamer as well as a KZbin Creator. I am fully aware its an uphill battle ahead of me, but videos like these and channels like yours are extremely motivating and helpful. Thank you so much. I hope I can send many new people your way sir. Cheers.

[@joaocandidorocha1612]

Dude this was really helpful, i'm streaming for a lil while now, about 3 weeks, and truly the streams that got more viewers where the ones I was just having the most fun with

[@melvinleasure4656]

You're my spirit animal. Twitch and KZbin. Love watching you always.

[@clearosemusic]

I needed this video soo much. Thank you from a music streamer who hasn’t found their audience yet!

[@KieranDoes]

I found the "Don't stream every day" one most interesting as I stopped making youtube videos due to wanting to stream every day. After what you said I realise I need to take more time out of Twitch to grow my brand. Thanks a lot!

[@MasterEgo]

Thanks so much for this! Especially letting us know we’re worthy!

[@SkylerB]

I used restream but I wasnt desperate for viewers, I totally see how separating the chat can do that, oh well , while using it I mostly had youtube viewers, no one was really watching on twitch but I used it from way back when it was justin TV. making videos for over 10 years I should get back into it I think. you seem like a chill dude, love your production quality, subbed.

[@Jsonep]

Love your videos man. They're so useful and effective. I've gone from 2 viewers to 60+ in 1 month after taking some of your advice on OBS setups etc. Such genuine advice. Keep it going man!

[@Lee-ud7yi]

Should i stream in German(my Main language) or in English(im confident that my English is Good enough to stream)?

[@atharvawadekar8973]

bro you should stream in the language in which you can easily make jokes and entertain audience .........

[@Lee-ud7yi]

@@atharvawadekar8973 youre right thanks

[@Sabrianag91]

My langage is french but I stream mainly in english because the game I play (World of Warcraft) is in english. I also do some videos on french :)

[@beefybotz4554]

If your can be funny in English them English as more people will be able 5o understand you

[@reismehl184]

Hey, ich hab mich genau das gleiche gefragt. Hast du dich mittlerweile entschieden? (:

[@mm3spock45]

Had to pause your video at your first comment about convincing yourself you not a small streamer!! That right there got my undivided attention!! Love your posativity!!

[@Expo017]

Yooo. Thank you soo much. I jump from 11 followers to 73. This stuff is really good. Keep it up Bro!!!!!!!!

[@garymonson4048]

Expo017 PR loving having fun playing //wow but have a watching LSP

[@garymonson4048]

Don’t Smoke anything or drink alcohol I enjoy all the platforms xbox one and having fun rock on people

[@rogtesh5960]

Hey Harris, You are a great motivational speaker ma dude.

[@MancoDeLepanto]

Thank you for the videos, HH. I find most of them very interesting and useful. Keep it up! BTW, maybe it could be interesting upload a video talking about what content is good in Instagram for bringing new people.

[@NightmaraQueen]

My job has been going downhill because of Covid, so I've been putting in a lot of effort and listening to all your tips the past couple months... I hit affiliate last week and got my first couple subs already. 💜💜💜

[@WickedGoodEverything]

I have to disagree somewhat with the restream advice. We started the channel from nothing, no success on other platforms literally from zero, so we restreamed on KZbin and twitch, we gained a lot of followers on KZbin that if we had focused only on twitch we never would have found. We make videos here on KZbin that have nothing to do with streaming and that helps with growth but even with plugging our twitch on every video it hasn’t helped too much. I think this video is good, however I think if you’re starting from nothing you should try to hustle and find an audience where you can.

[@hypehorizen]

I agree with both of you on this, if that's possible. I'm currently trying streaming to Facebook Gaming (very far behind Twitch) and Twitch. I put the chat box on the left side so viewers can see each others comments. Without that box, I think Harris is right. I can see your side as well. If you can pull in viewers from other sites and then theygo to Twitch and view you there instead then it's all good, but if they don't come over, that defeats its purpose. Sadly, I kind of feel like no other platforms are worth streaming to except for Twitch and maybe Facebook Gaming.

[@WickedGoodEverything]

VengaDragon I can see where you’re coming from, at a certain point we’ll have to decide which platform to stream to exclusively and if the growth is steady on KZbin but sporadic on twitch it’s tough to pull the trigger and jump over to twitch all together.

[@deadpixel]

Yup, I agree with you completely on this. Using restream.io isn't projecting an image of I'm desperate. It's showing you have a drive to grow and reach a wider audience. We did that as well and our youtube blew up thanks to it. Using restream's chat to put on stream so both platforms chats from youtube and twitch were displayed on stream. It was great because a lot of times you'd find twitch people talking to youtube people and vise versa. They would just wait for it to pop up on stream and reply. In the best case they would also hop over to our youtube channel or twitch channel and follow there to continue the conversation. Sadly once we did become affiliated we did need to stop that as there is the exclusivity clause within Twitch's agreement. So some followed us over after an announcement video and some stayed only on youtube.

[@7strokeguru713]

Yo guys, just wanted to come and jump on the "I agree" bandwagon. Maybe as my stream grows I'll consider only streaming on twitch, but I've even had a couple of my followers tell me it's very convenient for them that I stream on both platforms.

[@silmarukgaming9296]

I am interested to discuss this a bit further. I am a new streamer on Twitch and not yet an Affiliate. So for the first time last night I used Restream to stream to both Twitch and Mixer. I have the chat sorted so that isn't an issue, but a couple of things did concern me and I am wondering how others have dealt with them. Firstly streaming to more then one platform, especially in your early days, feels to me right now like it is going to spread you awfully thin. You have multiple platforms you now need to engage with. For example your networking now needs to be spread out across different platforms, so you may have doubled the time you need to devote to that aspect of streaming. Rather then just watching Twitch streams and engaging with Twitch Communities I now need to do that for Mixer as well. Secondly there are more technical complexities to deal with in setting things up on different platforms. Chat bots, loyalty schemes, emotes, raiding etc. That adds a bit more time as well. Thirdly is their a risk that due to the differences in platforms there can be other differences between parts of your audience, such as emotes, sparks etc? If so how hard is that to manage? Do people on one platform feel left out? I am interested in how folks here who have been restreaming to multiple platforms have found these points affect them, if at all? I am planning to continue for a bit. But right now am wondering if my time is better spent getting KZbin VoDs and a Blog sorted out and then coming back to Restream.

[@Kaspsss]

Great tips for people that just starting out on video game streaming on Twitch! I do agree that Twitch's discoverability is close to non-existing so starting out on KZbin is a really good move. These tips are very easy to follow and I'm grateful that you made videos like this to help out small streamers.

[@Kevfactor]

I like most of what you said but I have to disagree with the restream statement. It’s allowed me to reach more people and establish myself a little differently in that I’m not dependent on certain platform. It also gives my viewers more options because yt works better on phones while twitch looks nicer on pc. I don’t think it comes off as Desperate anymore than seeing a twitch affiliate is. Lastly, the chats can be relayed other channels can see what’s being talked about.

[@prestonasmar]

I like how he keeps saying bringing things over to the other platform and does a motion with his hands but the two platforms are literally outlined by the lighting in each half of his room yet he just disregards it while making his points

[@captdeadmeat]

You constantly provide us with useful information to help us become better you tubers/streamers. Thank you so much

[@f1ex461]

bro his quality made my eyes sweat thanks man u inspire us small streamers

[@MeadowFox]

These are great tips! I have a hard time with the "remind people to subscribe" part. I don't have on on-screen sub goal or verbally remind people to subscribe really ever, because I don't want pressure people or seem greedy. (The only time I might put an on-screen sub goal is if we get close to unlocking an emote slot.) I tend to be very concerned about others' financial well-being, perhaps too much so. How do you remind people to subscribe without asking for subs?

[@javierbigio1710]

Well you could say instead of saying subscribe to my twitch, you could say the benefits of being subbed

[@fastjohnny2002]

Awesome advice! Just started streaming on twitch and I find it to be a very fun and engaging way to play with like minded folks.

[@loleo123]

"KZbin has a brilliant Algorithm" - Alpha *Actual big youtubers Crying in Pain*

[@FinalPhaseGaming]

Hey dude. This is probably one of my top fav videos that you’ve done. Love your work. I’m an IT Highschool teacher and we are studying multimedia. I’ll share the link to your video for my class to check out in their own time!

[@ArkangelBAYEM]

Usually these "do and don't" videos kinda put me off what I'm doing tbh, but after watching this I just want to get back on the PC lol

[@wojciechklisz8597]

Your content is incredibly useful. Thank you so much for your tutorial videos! I've build my new rig last week, I installed twitch and set everything up according to information from your videos in less than 2 hours. I do not look to make a career out of streaming but i found it really fun and you made it incredibly easy. I love how you encourage and teach new streamers to become professional. All the best dude!

[@BingeNews]

I use Restream io and I do not agree with your opinion. I've set the chat visible in the corner of my stream, that way people from Twitch and KZbin can talk to each other and it works perfectly. Sometimes we make jokes which platform is better, so I think Restream io is perfect to use for your stream.

[@tonyturbo13]

I agree and I do the same. My consolidated chat messages pop up and fade away after a few seconds so that everyone watching will see them and audience members actually interact with each other, even if they're viewing from different channels.

[@CronoXGaming]

I am from Romania and here Twitch isn't popular. So KZbin is the single option for Streaming

[@BingeNews]

@@CronoXGaming But that is a good reason to use Twitch. You could become the most famous twitcher in your country. Twitch is a platform that is still being discovered.

[@MuntedChickenGaming]

Thank you for the advice my brother, such a golden video 👍 definitely got a sub

[@Pikerber]

The “brand” I want and strive for is the chill funny guy who’s streams are a safe space for anyone to be themselves without backlash or being hated

[@MaricelCanoy]

I like the way you deliver this content. Very true. I think putting out good content out there to be known is worth doing. A better stage of establishing yourself.

[@mactivision]

I just started streaming to Twitch and ive been watching all your videos lately thank you for making all these videos

[@shak6670]

I stream r6 if u want to watch☺ OPG_bongo on twitch

[@gutsmurphy5047]

Thanks for the tips! Pretty new to streaming/youtube so been learning as I go, your discord + channel has been super helpful.

[@gianlucadusseldorp2304]

"If you're big on twitch like Ninja" R.I.P.

[@Marytex]

I already have a perfect unique look and persona that I have tailor-made for future livestreaming as no one else has my unique looks and style, yet because of my past having made a Machinima series called NMKiO, I feel if I make livestreams featuring different games and decided to do gaming commentaries while playing said games that I could end up alienating my old NMKiO fan!!!! Help me out here, a former Machinima director who just came back after years of inactivity who'se soon to be a real video game-commentating livestreamer!!!!

[@cptn_n_cola]

This vid is going to age so well. Great advice! It’s articulate, positive encouragement like this that literally sells anything.

[@tyredrunner]

Key in motivational speech 1:30 in lol thank you for the encouragement!

[@shak6670]

I stream r6 if u want to watch☺ OPG_bongo on twitch

[@KarthikVutapla]

Thanks for the motivation dude. :) I feel confident now. I will share this to my friend who always feel sad for 1 or no one watching his stream

[@laojk1055]

In really small games with dedicated audiences, you can get found really easily under 10 viewers, battlerite is a great example.

[@inhanhnguyen8373]

Thank you a lot. I love your speech and I learn a lot from it.

[@Darren-vh5lk]

Damn... i want your camera quality/room setup :-D

[@joshuapile2333]

Coming right up! That will be..$10,000

[@ttvthesoulsurvivor1274]

@@joshuapile2333 lol

[@shivanshjain8108]

More than $20,000

[@Swimology]

Ive been watching videos like this for years and this was the best information I have heard on the internet. The great thing about these tips is it doesn't just relate to twitch it relates to building a brand on any platform. Thank you so much for this and I know this is a video I wink watch over and over just to stay motivated.

[@MrSpwn]

I disagree somewhat about Restream. Before I started streaming as a business, it was a hobby and I used Restream to stream to Twitch, Mixer, and KZbin and my viewers actually thought it was really cool that they could watch me live on their platform of choice. I think it's about the spin you put on it and your personality. If you're someone coming in awlays begging for likes/follows, people will see your multi-stream as desperate attempt for viewers.

[@wolffmanjack4743]

Yeah I was gonna say it broadens your audience. My viewers love it. Some get confused but you just let them know your streaming from multiple platforms. That’s it.

[@MrSpwn]

@@wolffmanjack4743 Yea, I do definitely agree though that once you go the business route you should focus energy on a single platform though. Learn one platform well and how to grow in it and build a solid community there as well as be a solid part of the community. When I went the business route I was actually able to covert some viewers to Twitch from the other platforms which is pretty huge IMO.

[@wolffmanjack4743]

MrSpwn exactly.

[@chrisnolan5417]

I've seen a few of your vids, and I figured I'd throw you a sub. Your content is pretty cool and helps upstarts think about streaming differently. I like it.

[@The1HopeLive]

New 34 year old twitch streamer here. Thanks for the help bro! trying to stream Roblox and feed positivity

[@Kyle-gc6ef]

How's It going? :)

[@vince4313]

This a joke right

[@stalis6919]

Vineh hope so

[@duecejaygaming]

Man, I just started my stream, and came across your videos on tips to make my stream and brand better. And I will say that the positivity in your videos are great. Your videos are a amazing help. Thanks brother. Keep it up!

[@mobileghost2200]

When I get my streaming setup I'll watch a few of his tips that I put in a a Playlist

[@thespot6792]

Hope you get a million soon. Thank you for being straight to the point. Nothing is worst that the other guys videos when they blah blah for 15 mins about nothing before they start a 25 min talking video with fx like that excuses all the rambling like a grandma at a book club meeting. You’re awesome dude keep it up.

[@tarajoshi9364]

Hey Harris! I've been watching your videos for about two weeks now, and I'm wondering what you use for video editing and thumbnails! Thanks

[@SeitanSurKick]

Same! Hahahaha

[@Tessaracts]

I'll suggest davinci resolve. A free program and it does pretty much everything you'll need. (I'm a year late but can still help)

[@LetiziaCamboni]

Wow. Very subtile and interesting pieces of advice. Not doing anything on Twitch yet but I'm going to remember all that! A video about the points to take into account to decide which platform to choose to stream on when you have multiple channels ? My audience on KZbin likes when I stream here but I feel like live videos on Twitch would be very different, because of the system (that I don't know well yet, just an intuition), so I'm curious to learn more about the differences. 😊

[@SCCStation]

I subbed to your channel, I really like your lighting man, very professionally done

[@YodatheHobbit]

THAT'S that reason you subbed? Lighting?

[@frostedbox3832]

Hey, I very much appreciate the content you make, I came Into your videos very skeptical thinking this was another person who would just say the generic cookie cutter responses to how to grow on twitch but I after a few videos, you sparked up my love for the craft again. I'm working on fixing my PC and I'll be back, I'll create my own type of content and I have an idea how to make content I myself would enjoy again, and I hope others will too. Thanks.

[@Captin_Krispy_Offical]

The whole "You're not a small streamer, you're just a streamer that hasn't found your audience yet." I dunno man that was a real boost to the moral.

[@silentterror99yt]

Makes me feel more confident!

[@JackyHarper]

"youtube has a wonderful algorithm" Every person that watches their recommended: well

[@editazilinskyte3681]

Everything gets recommended based on what you watch. I actually asked to see the recommended of my sister and my boyfriend and they were both 100% different from mine. Maybe you are just a lil ashamed of what you watch lol

[@stylezsteve6597]

what a great video bro bro, great info. Im new to content creation and super baby noob new to streaming. getting ready to hop back into one of my first loves, GAMING, and im doing some background research while setting up and learning the software I just dl'd and other things I need to be mindful of, so I APPRECIATE you making this video!!

[@Avolition_]

3:27 first time I've heard that one

[@believe2261]

I never subscribe to anyone, but you are one of those people I see are trying to actually help and your content is free, you don’t dodge and you’re honest so you gained my follow. Also Im super lazy and I don’t want a person who has a 1 hit wonder video to be in my home page with a bunch of suggested videos that I have no interest in and seeing as this video I will most likely come back to as well as others, then I will subscribe. Hope I helped you out with a little insight on how others think as well

[@croover2798]

i asked my friends to join and if they wanted, they could just lurk and i got affiliate. i stopped but if i seem like a charity, how do i come back from that?

[@namegirl12]

doesn't really matter. be shameless. your "brand" doesn't actually matter.

[@manyaksey1826]

You said dont ask for followers but you asked for it yourself at the end hahahaha. Its all good tho i liked and subbed my man nice vid really proffesional!

[@elegant4027]

I stream on KZbin but I'm still taking these tips

[@HamzsDingaling]

Wtf same dude

[@fox1cake076]

same here

[@madsdross2861]

@@BroadbandLink same here!!

[@TheRealDean123]

Yep here

[@Walkingcedar2006]

Excellent video! Excellent ideas, Harris. Thank you!!!!