Are you a gamer who’s looking for tips for Twitch streaming?

Well, then, you’re in luck!

This post contains 11 stupid simple tips for Twitch streaming you can start applying today.

1. Keep it Professional

This tip not only covers wearing appropriate clothing, but also the tone you use in your chat and what you talk about.

It’s important to keep the passion for the game you’re playing high, while still maintaining an entertaining stream.

Also, just as a side note:

If you’re trying to run a business for tips or donations, don’t refer to yourself as a pro gamer, rather focus on your stream as something more educational, helpful or even just pure entertainment.

And remember, under no circumstance should you use an offensive username to try and get donations.

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2. Manage Your Audio

Good quality audio will automatically draw in more viewers and keep your current audience.

With that said, there are a few tips you can follow to improve the quality of your audio:

  • Get a headset with an attached microphone, quickly showing the viewer it’s plugged in and ready to go will help them accept they should be listening. Also, avoid using internal microphones or built in webcams.
  • Remember those tips earlier about wearing clothes and looking professional? Having a blurred webcam feed will only hurt your image, so make sure it’s not covering up any important parts of your gameplay.
  • Use noise reduction to take out background noise and produce cleaner audio. This should be done before you record anything, but can also be used on your current recording. Also, avoid using the noise reduction on too much of the audio, this will just reduce quality.
  • You can also use gain reduction to automatically bring down loud sounds that would normally be too high for the microphone to handle properly.

3. Get A Gaming Logo

Having a custom gaming logo can quickly catch a viewer’s attention and show them you’re a serious streamer.

You can even use it as your profile picture on Twitch to make it look like you’ve been streaming for a long time, which will make the viewers much more likely to hop into your channel and keep watching.

4. Keep Your Schedule Flexible

Most people will tune into a stream when they know it’s live, so make sure you input your stream times correctly.

Telling viewers exactly when to expect the stream to go live will build anticipation for them, along with all their friends.

Of course, there are some people who watch streams at random times and may be turned away by a strict schedule.

So if you must, you can give yourself some wiggle room to reschedule if something comes up.

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5. Ask Your Viewers For Input

Not only does this make your viewers feel like they’re an important part of your stream, but it also allows them to become familiar with the games you play and will let them know what titles are worth watching for.

Additionally, you can use viewer input to decide what games or genres to play.

For example, maybe you’ve heard all the streamers are playing this innovative new game and your viewers want you to give it a chance.

Or even simply ask your viewers if they’d like to see you stream more often or at a set time.

6. Use Facebook, Twitter And Instagram

A social media presence lets people know what’s going on with your channel and gives them a reason to tune in regularly.

Also, if someone is unfamiliar with Twitch they can easily find out more information about it by following you on other social media platforms.

Make sure to post your stream link on your profile, as well as other sites like Reddit and game forums like Neogaf.

If you’re not already popular online, this might be the best way to gain a strong audience base.

7. Promote Your Stream

As with any other form of online marketing, promotion is key to growing your viewership.

You’ll want to market outside the Twitch streaming community and stand out amongst all the other streamers vying for attention.

Post links to your stream on sites like Facebook and Steam, share it on gaming forums and even put up posters in your local game store.

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8. Don’t Contradict Yourself

What do I mean by this? Well, if you want people to take you seriously as a streamer it helps to be consistent with all of your actions on stream.

First and foremost, always try to appear professional and well presented, even when no one’s watching.

If you’re a casual streamer this might not matter to you, but it helps if your viewers can rely on you having a set schedule and program of events throughout the day.

In addition, try to avoid contradicting yourself or being inconsistent with your actions on stream. For example, if you say something just before going live, make sure you actually do it.

This may seem like a no-brainer but chaotic and random streams that viewers can’t rely on will be less popular than those who they know what to expect from.

9. Have A Unique Gameplay Strategy

It might not sound like much, but having a unique gameplay strategy really gets the viewers’ attention.

For example, maybe you have an interesting way of playing a certain game or use a specific control scheme that most people haven’t tried before.

If it’s different and entertaining, viewers will want to keep watching just to see what new strategy you come up with next.

And the best part is, it doesn’t matter how you do it, as long as your viewers are entertained then that’s all that matters.

10. Be Funny

Nobody wants to watch a stream full of boring game-play footage and monotone commentary, so make sure you’re at least somewhat upbeat on stream.

There’s no reason why some jokes or humor has to be absent from your stream.

Even the most serious games can be made fun with some wisecracking commentary, so keep it light-hearted and entertaining for everyone watching.

11. Review Games You Play On Your Stream

It’s always nice to give back to the community and if you can review games or provide tips on how to get past certain levels or challenges, then your viewers will thank you for it.

And of course, the more tips and reviews you produce, the more likely people are to view your stream just before they play that new game.

In conclusion

Above all, have fun with it!

After all, this is your stream and you can set whatever rules you like for how it’s run.

Remember, the most popular streams are the ones that are hosted by charismatic people who play games they love in a way they find entertaining.

Everyone has different tastes in games and entertainment so just be yourself and don’t try to hard, then you’ll soon see these Twitch streaming tips pay off.

And as always, have fun gaming!

-The Zombie Writing Team