How to Get Viewers on Twitch: 40 Proven Ways to Boost Your Channel

The hardest part about becoming a Twitch affiliate is getting people to watch. Three average viewers don’t seem like a lot, but after you’ve streamed to nobody for weeks, you’re probably looking for real ways to attract viewers to your channel. 

We can help. Discover how to get viewers on Twitch and start building your community!

Why Twitch Viewers Matter

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Viewers are the key to success for any live stream. 

You need Twitch viewers to join the affiliate program and monetize your stream. To qualify, you need an average of 3 concurrent viewers. 

In addition, the more viewers you have, the more likely you will make money on Twitch. Your viewers become your fans. They turn into followers and subscribers. They watch your ads and cheer you on with bits.  

How Do I Get My First Viewers on Twitch?

Your first goal should be attracting the three average viewers you need to achieve affiliate status. Start your stream and see what happens! I bet nobody comes. 

If you’ve been streaming into the void for months, you probably think it’s impossible, but you can do it in less than a month if you follow these four easy tips:

1. Ask Your Friends to Join

Do you have IRL friends who enjoy gaming with you? 

Play your favorite games with them and ask them to tune into your Twitch channel while you play.

Not only will your friends offer those first crucial views, but because humans are social creatures, it may attract others to your stream. Viewers are more likely to check out streamers with a handful of other watchers than jump into an empty stream. 

2. Join a Streamer Support Discord

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Streamer support Discord servers help you network with fellow streamers and grow together. Some do raids to help their members with view counts, and others just ask that everyone support each other. 

When I was streaming, I ran a successful streamer support community dedicated to helping each other reach our streaming goals. 

Though I no longer stream, I handed off ownership to the wonderful Brikachu, a Twitch partner who still believes in that core mission. You can join here to check it out!

When exploring streamer communities, be wary of follow-for-follow schemes. Many servers pretend they want to support streamers, but the people in them won’t come to watch, and then you’re stuck with a massive follower list and still no viewers to show for it.             

3.  Be Personable

While you’re streaming, you have to always be “on.” Treat your chat as if there are 100 people in it all the time, even if you’re at 0. Talk about what you’re doing in the game, your life, and your brand. 

Say hi to new viewers as they come in and ask them questions to get them engaged.

A lot of people surf Twitch, looking for new streamers to watch. They want to stay with someone who is fun, energetic and makes them either feel good or makes them laugh. 

If you consistently doing these things, anyone who pops in will want to stay.

4. Make Sure Your Tech Is Right

Is your microphone working? Is your stream lagging? Can your viewers hear and see everything correctly? Double and triple-check all of your tech before hitting that go-live button.

Make sure your microphone, webcam, and streaming system are all working properly. Ensure that your sound settings are correct so that your voice isn’t overshadowed by obnoxiously loud game music.

It’s horrible to hop into a stream and listen to someone sound like a fuzzy robot because their microphone is broken. Nobody will stay if your stream doesn’t offer a good experience.  

How Do I Get More Viewers on Twitch?

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Now that you have three average viewers and have achieved Twitch affiliate status, it’s time to grow. Getting those three average viewers was tough, and it might seem like getting the 75 you need to become a Twitch Partner is impossible!

It’s not. 

Growing on Twitch takes a lot of time and effort, but if you put in the work, you will find success. 

Discover 36 tips for how to get viewers on Twitch to grow your stream!

1. Promote Off Stream

Twitch streamers need social media. Create accounts on all the big platforms and post whenever you go live. You can even connect your Twitter account to your SLOBS dashboard so that it automatically posts to Twitter when you go live. 

You need to post everywhere so your audience knows when you go live.

2. Build Communities on Social Media

I bet you are already posting on social media, and that’s great! But perhaps you don’t have many followers and are struggling to grow your chosen social media platform.

The biggest mistake I see streamers make with social media is only posting that they are live. They don’t engage on social media, they don’t post outside of their stream, and they don’t do anything to grow their communities.

Here’s a secret: Being a Twitch Streamer means you need to build a community off of Twitch. You may be surprised to find that when you actively engage with your social media audience, they become your Twitch audience.

3. Play the Right Games

I know that everyone wants to play Fortnite and League of Legends. But the problem is that everyone is playing and streaming those games. If you’re not the best of the best (think Esports competition level amazing!), it will be hard to attract viewers to your stream. 

Avoid the Big Games

You might look at the massive crowd of viewers watching Fortnite and think it’s the perfect ring for your hat. Over 60K people watch. Some should join your channel, right?

Not necessarily.

Hundreds of people stream Fortnite at all hours of the day.  The top 15-20 Fortnite streamers already have over 500 viewers each. 

What are the odds that someone looking to watch Fortnite will even see your stream in the sea of other Fortnite streamers? Let’s be honest; the odds aren’t that good.

And the Small Ones

You also don’t want to play a game with 0 viewers. Bubble Bobble is one of my all-time favorite games, and I decided to make my first stream a Bubble Bobble stream. But guess what? That category has a big fat 0 viewers. No one was going to find me because no one was looking to watch Bubble Bobble.

This Game is Just Right

When deciding which game to stream, you’re looking for the Goldilocks category that’s popular but not oversaturated.  Try niche games like Dark Souls, older games like Super Mario 64, or less popular games like Tales of Vesperia. 

These games might not have 60K watchers, but they only have one page of streamers, meaning it’s far more likely that someone browsing this game for a streamer to watch will find you.

One important thing to note is that you will want to play a game you like. If you don’t like Tales of Vesperia, don’t play it just to appease an audience. Check out your favorite games on Twitch and see which ones have the best streamer-to-viewer ratio. 

Stream that game.

4. Time Your Stream

Timing is almost as important as game choice. Try to plan your stream around the time that your audience is available. 

For example, if you’re American, you might want to stream for an American audience in English. Streaming around 7 pm EST works well because most Americans are off work and ready to relax! However, it’s also the most saturated time. If you stream in the middle of the day, fewer people might be around to watch, but you will also have less competition.

Timing your stream is tough when you have a full-time job and other obligations. You generally have to go with what works for your schedule. However, this ties into the game choice. Be sure to check the viewer-to-streamer ratio for your chosen game when you are available to stream to help you determine whether it’s a good choice.

The great thing about Twitch is that it’s an international platform, so people are streaming and viewing at all hours of the day. Most streamers can make any time work if they choose the right game. 

5. Stick to a Schedule

Once you’ve decided when you can stream, try to stick with it. Building an audience is all about consistency. People love settling down at 7 PM and doing what they expect to do, whether that be reading their favorite book or watching their favorite streamer. If you have a consistent stream schedule, your viewers will know exactly when to find you.

I understand that this isn’t always an option. Some folks have random work or school schedules. Others have disabilities that flair up or a variety of family obligations. That’s okay. You don’t have to do everything on this list. Do what you can do.

But if you can’t have a consistent schedule, tell your viewers why. Talk about your job or your disability on stream and social media. Let them have a peek into your life, and let them commiserate with you.

6. Know Your Brand and Stick to it!

Branding is tough. It’s hard to define, and it often takes some trial and error to figure out. That’s okay. But it’s important to start thinking about your brand and start gearing your stream and social accounts to it.

Many people find success as wholesome, positive streamers, while others use their hometown culture as part of their brand identity. 

Others even find their brand in the type of streamer they are. There are horror streamers whose brand revolves around getting scared and retro streamers whose brands are all about the ’80s or ’90s. There are thousands of ways to build a unique brand that people will love – what’s essential is that you love it too. 

7. Stay True to Yourself

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The idea of building a brand leads us to an essential aspect of branding, and that’s staying true to yourself. 

Many small streamers make the mistake of trying to copy someone else, like a big streamer they admire. Guess what? They usually fail. It’s not genuine, and it’s not unique. 

VTuber Oehrchen has some great advice for streamers looking to build their brands, and that’s to keep it real. Don’t pretend to be something that you aren’t. Be natural and be true to yourself. You may grow a little slower than you hoped, but the people who join your community will know you and like you for you.

8. Play Party Games with Your Audience

Engagement is key to growing and maintaining an audience.  

The best way to get people engaged is by playing with them. Host a Jackbox night where your viewers get to play along with you. Have an Among Us tournament. Play Marbles on stream. 

These games are interactive and great ways to engage with your viewers.

Once you become an affiliate, you can even make playing with you a bonus or subscriber exclusive. Allow anyone to watch, but only offer subscribers the chance to play along. 

9. Host Giveaways

Giveaways are great tools for getting people to come to your stream. Many streamers give away Steam codes, video games, or even toys related to the game. You could even be super hardcore and give away gift cards.

Gamers generally conduct the giveaways on stream, but you could also use it to build your social media following and choose from your followers on any platform. 

If you are doing it on stream, abide by Twitch’s terms of service. You cannot limit your giveaway to subscribers, as that makes it seem like a paid item. All followers or viewers should be eligible to enter.

10. Participate in Collaborations

Some streamers see other streamers as competition, but that is the wrong way to look at it. There is enough room on Twitch for everyone, and other streamers are your colleagues! So work with them!

Play games with other streamers. Host challenges amongst a group of streamers. Participate in streamer interview series and podcasts. Get involved in as many collaboration opportunities as possible.

When you work with other streamers, you will get your brand and content in front of new eyes. You can all leverage each other’s audiences, on and off stream, to grow. 

If you want to learn how to get viewers on Twitch and refuse to work with others, you’re going to have a bad time. 

11. Double up with YouTube

If you are a Twitch Affiliate, you cannot stream to multiple platforms at once. You can’t stream to Facebook and YouTube while streaming to Twitch. It’s the one limitation of Twitch and the only reason the other two platforms are worth checking out from a live streaming perspective. 

Still, even with that limitation, I prefer Twitch, but it doesn’t mean you can’t use YouTube.

Here’s an example where I doubled up by posting a win on YouTube:

 

The only limitation is that Twitch has exclusivity of your content for 24 hours. After that, you can upload your content to YouTube. 

I recommend editing it and putting the highlights on YouTube. This way, people on YouTube can see your best content, and some may even come to watch you on Twitch.

Even if they don’t, it never hurts to build your community on YouTube as well. Who knows, your YouTube channel may explode, and you might be able to join the YouTube Partner program, giving you even more ways to monetize your gameplay. 

12. Have Fun Channel Rewards

Once you become a Twitch Affiliate, you can start playing with channel rewards, which are fun little events that basically reward people for watching your stream. 

Twitch already has a few general rewards points built in, like drinking water and unlocking an emote. But if you want people to watch your stream, you should customize the points and make it worthwhile.

You can have a reward point for anything you want as long as it’s within Twitch’s terms of service. My personal favorite is when people have a song mode, where they sing their words for a few minutes. It’s so fun watching people attempt to sing while they are playing a game on hard mode!

Other fun redemptions are things like working out, eating a hot pepper, showing an adorable pet, or having to drop an important item in a certain game. Your channel redemptions should relate to your brand, but they should also be fun things people want to see you do. 

Viewers will want to watch so they can earn the points. 

13. Create Your Own Discord

If your goal is to be a big streamer, you need a branded Discord server. It allows your fans to connect with you and each other outside of Twitch. 

Your Discord server is your place, your private little community where you can engage with your biggest fans.

Discord has a ton of integrations and customizable options. You can make an announcement whenever you go live so all your fans will see it, create special categories that correspond with your brand, and host special events for your biggest supporters.  The bots can help you with moderation, and the custom Discord emotes can help you with branding. 

It may be hard to get people to come to your Discord in the beginning, but start anyway. It’s a place where your biggest fans can come to support you, and it’s important to have that as soon as possible.

14. Play in Tournaments

Many games have tournaments, whether they are hosted by big eSports companies or small streamers. 

If your main game has a tournament, join!

You may not be the greatest at the game, but playing in a tournament has a lot of advantages. First, you get to network with other players of that game, which may help for future collaborations. Second, you get your content in front of fresh eyeballs! 

Any event that can get your content in front of potential fans is an event you should consider participating in.

15. Have a Compelling Title

How much attention are you paying to your stream title? Are you putting something generic, like “Playing some Warzone”? Would you watch something with that title?

A compelling title gives them a reason to stop by. 

Make it engaging, but try to gear it to your brand. If you’re a wholesome streamer, make the title light and happy, but if you’re a horror streamer, make it creepy or scary. 

Finding that right mix of compelling and well-branded is a bit tricky, but with a little trial and error, you’ll create some epic titles. Literally anything is better than a generic title, so start by being a little unique, and you will stand out.

But Don’t Turn People Off

I’ve seen small streamers make horrible mistakes with stream titles. They beg for followers right in the title, which they think is compelling, but it comes across as desperate. 

Don’t put things like “Please Follow” or “Please Subscribe” in your title. Viewers need a reason to watch that appeals to them, not to you. 

16. Raid Out to Random Streamers

Raids are a great way to get attention on Twitch. When you are finished streaming, find someone to raid. If you don’t have many viewers, try to find someone playing a similar game with fewer viewers.. Then, stay and engage in their chat a bit. They will appreciate the extra audience and may return the favor someday. Either way, some of their viewers might turn into some of your viewers.

You may also want to do the opposite sometimes and raid out to streamers with big viewer counts. Don’t raid the biggest stars – a small streamer raiding someone with hundreds of views won’t likely mean much. You may get a shout-out, but it will be difficult to convince their viewers to watch you.

Instead, try for someone with a medium-sized audience in the 20s or 30s. The streamer is still small enough to appreciate it, and you will most likely get a shout-out. Then, continue to engage with them and the audience. You may make some new friends, and you may get some people who decide to follow you!

17. Use Bots Correctly

Bots are amazing. They can help moderate your chat, and highlight your important content. Many bots ask people to follow, join a Discord, or check out a social media channel. Some thank viewers for following and subscribing. 

They do a lot of cool things, but they can also be a turn-off.

One of the biggest issues new streamers have is too much moderation. Everyone starts with Nightbot, but Nightbot gets really mad if people use caps or too many emotes. And for Nightbot, too many is just three. 

People want to be able to throw a ton of emotes up; it makes the chat fun. They also want to be able to shout with caps. There’s no reason to time people out for doing these things, and this could be a turn-off for potential viewers.

Another huge turn-off is bots that are always active. Set your bots on a message timer, not just on a timeframe. A bot that goes off every five minutes will spam your channel with bot nonsense if no one is chatting. Instead, set it to go off after 5 minutes and 10 messages. This way, your entire chat won’t be bots, and it will look better to new viewers.

18. Complete Your Twitch Bio

Screenshot of Partners in Fire Twitch Bio to help people get more Twitch viewers.

Some people actually read Twitch bios. It’s crazy, I know, but you need to do everything you possibly can to build your audience. 

So, make a bio. Give people something to know about you. Let them read about you and understand your brand.

Completing your bio gives them a tiny starting point, especially if they find you while you are offline.

19. Use a Webcam

Millions of people stream without a webcam, and some do it very successfully. However, Twitch is a social platform, and many of the people watching want to know that they are engaging with a real person. The webcam helps build that trust and helps build relationships.

Streaming is usually more about the streamer than the video game. Sure, some folks only want to watch the best gamer play the biggest challenge, but if you aren’t the best at your game, your stream is about you. So let people see you.

If you want to remain anonymous, you can try Vtubing instead. This is where you use a cartoon avatar instead of your own image. The cool thing about this is that you can play a character who is different than you. Your entire brand can be about your character rather than yourself.

20. Stream from SLOBS or OBS rather than Console

Xbox and PlayStation have built-in streaming capabilities. However, the production value of these systems is never going to be as good as if you are using a computer and SLOBS or OBS.

These programs are specifically designed for live streaming. They allow you to create overlays, add other sources, such as webcams, microphones, and greenscreens, and create an epic show. 

These capabilities are limited when streaming from the console. If you want your stream to look professional, you need to get a computer and use a real streaming program.

21. Get Media Shout Outs

The internet is a big place. Social media is huge, but you can increase your reach if you can get featured on other websites, like gaming blogs or other publications.

Network with content creators on other platforms. Connect with bloggers, podcasters, and YouTubers. Collaborate with them like you would with other streamers.

22. Conduct a Charity Stream

Fans love an altruist. A great way to grow your stream and show that you care about something other than yourself is to conduct a charity stream.

Charity streams are stream events where all of the money you make during that specific stream gets donated to charity. Choose a charity that is near and dear to you, and make a special stream to promote the cause. 

You may get new viewers who are also into the cause, and you will probably get a few extra social shares when it’s for charity.

23. Push your Limits with 12- and 24-hour Streams

People really love to support folks who are pushing their limits. Long streams, those that are 12 or even 24 hours, are great ways to build hype for your channel. Set a date a few weeks in advance and make an event out of it. Create a schedule for the event.  People will watch just to see if you will make it!

Another advantage of a 24-hour stream is that you might find fans in time zones you had never streamed in. You may be able to get a few people from another country to check you out, and they may come back during your normal stream. It’s a great way to get your content in front of people who normally don’t see you.

24. Participate in Web Forums

Web forums, like Reddit, are great places to engage with other people who have shared interests. There are forums about streaming, Twitch, creating content, building a brand, and everything else you can possibly think of. These are great places to network with like-minded individuals.

You can also find forums for specific games, specific consoles, and fans of specific genres. Your potential fans might use these online spaces. 

 Be careful not to be overly promotional on these platforms. Engage with people first, and only invite them to your stream after you’ve built a connection.

Self-promotion is against the rules in many forums, so be sure you are following all of the rules before attempting any type of self-promotion.

25. Be Good at the Game

The easiest answer to how to gain viewers on Twitch is to be really good at the game you’re playing. 

Some people want to watch someone flawlessly defeat an enemy or do secret moves that only the best players can do. Others want to watch the pros uncover secrets or beat a screen in record time.

If you can do these things in a certain game, own it. Develop your skills at the game and become one of the best. You’ll become a pro with a massive following. 

26. Be Funny

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Let’s face it, though, we all can’t be the best at all games. Most of us will never be the best at any game, and that’s okay. 

You can do the next best thing, and that’s to be entertaining.

People watch Twitch to be entertained. If you can’t be good at the game, being funny about it will help you build a loyal following. You can become a pun master or crack constant dad jokes; you can be self-deprecating about your gameplay, and you can even partake in dark humor. 

However you decide to incorporate humor into your stream, make it part of your brand. People will tune in knowing exactly what type of humor they can expect. 

27. Create Clips

People may find your Twitch channel when you aren’t streaming, and to entice them to follow, you want to have amazing content available. Clips are small segments of your stream that you can keep on your Twitch channel. They showcase your best (or worst!) moments and live on even while you are offline.

Clips are easy to share on social media. They can be tweeted out or posted to other platforms. These shares can drive traffic to your Twitch channel, and people who like what they see can give you a follow and tune in while you are live.

28. Commission Amazing Emotes

Twitch emotes are wonderful because they are one of the few things you can use to promote yourself in other channels. 

If you aren’t good at graphic design, you should hire someone to create your emotes for you. You can easily find someone on Fivver or even through Discord channels who creates emotes as a side hustle.

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Hype Cat – Cats are a part of my brand as a crazy cat lady, and the flame is for Partners in Fire

Your emotes should correspond to your brand, and they should be so cool that people will want to use them all over Twitch. 

People will subscribe to your channel just to access your great emotes, and then they’ll spread those emotes across the platform as they engage in other channels. It’s a great way to spread brand awareness, which could lead to more viewers. 

29. Complete Crazy Challenges

People love to see folks do crazy challenges. The 12- and 24-hour streams are just the tip of the iceberg. There are thousands of challenges you can complete (or attempt) on stream.

One of the big ones that went around a few months ago was the Satan’s Toe challenge. This is supposedly the hottest sucker in existence, and streamers would try to eat it on camera. You can set a crazy challenge as a channel reward redemption or a community challenge, or you can do it if you hit a certain sub or follower goal.

The challenge can be whatever you want. It can be a workout stream, a cooking stream, eating spicy food, or any of the numerous viral internet challenges that go around. 

Completing a challenge is a fun way to mix up your normal stream and engage with your audience.

30. Create Content off Twitch

We’ve already talked about some social media channels and how they can help you, but you need to be creating actual content off of Twitch. Tweet about the newest game release. Make clips for TikTok. Post images of your gaming setup on Instagram.

There are so many content creation platforms out there, and there are different people on each. Appeal to each of them in different ways. Get your content in front of as many people as you can.

It may be hard to be on all of these different platforms. If that’s the case, pick one and master it. Once you have a strong following, then branch out into another one.

31. Network on Twitch

Twitch itself can be used as a networking platform. A great way to grow your viewership is to be active on Twitch.

Drop into people’s streams and chat with them. Engage with other small streamers and their audiences. Lurk with your colleagues when you aren’t free to watch. Help them grow. Some of these fellow streamers will turn into lifelong friends who you will tune into every day to support, and they will support you in return.

32. Follow Twitch Etiquette

Networking on Twitch is a great way to grow your audience, but only if you do it correctly. Following proper Twitch etiquette is an important aspect of networking on Twitch.

Don’t go into someone’s chat and ask them to follow you, and don’t beg for viewers. 

Go into someone’s stream because you genuinely want to support them. Their stream is about them, not about you, so don’t make it about you.

33. Use Stream Tags

Some people filter out Twitch content by tag, so use the correct tags. This way, people who want to watch a first-time playthrough or don’t want any spoilers can find you easily.

Discoverability on Twitch is not the best. The only way to filter content is through these tags that Twitch offers, so be sure to use them whenever one applies.

34. Integrate All of Your Accounts

Discord integrates with Twitch. X integrates with SLOBs. Facebook integrates with Instagram. Use all of these tools. Have a bot automatically announce you are going live on X and Discord. 

Use automation to post things to your social media accounts.

It’s hard to be present and active on every account all the time, so use the available tools to make it easier for you. These integrations help you advertise your stream in numerous places all in one!

35. Have a Strategy

Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. If you want to be a successful streamer, you need to strategize. You need to know what you want and make a plan to get there.

The strategy will look different for everyone. Some may want to focus on building their social media accounts to expand into affiliate marketing both on and off Twitch. Others may focus on developing brand relationships for media shoutouts.

 In contrast, others still may focus on being the most supportive, wholesome Twitch supporter there is so that others on Twitch will reciprocate.

There is no right or wrong strategy. Some things on this list will work extremely well for some and not so well for others. This isn’t a “you must do all of these things” list; it’s more like a buffet. 

You just read 40 strategies for how to get viewers on Twitch, and now your job is to build a plan based on these different strategies. Take what you like and leave what doesn’t work for you. Use these tools to create your own plan for growth.

36. Be Patient!

Patience is a virtue. If you want to get viewers on Twitch, you must have it. 

Rome wasn’t built in a day. Most overnight successes were years in the making. Even if you follow all of the strategies on this list perfectly, it will still take you years to become a Partner. That’s just how it is.

Streaming on Twitch is not a way to get rich and famous quickly. It takes a lot of time, commitment, and hard work.

 But, if you follow these strategies on how to get viewers on Twitch, you will see your account grow in the long run.  

How to Get Viewers on Twitch: What Not to Do

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Before sending you off to grow your Twitch viewer count, we must talk about what not to do. 

I’ve seen streamers attempt these four “strategies” for getting viewers, and they never work. At best, it simply fails, and at worst, you’re actually turning potential viewers off. 

Don’t try to get Twitch viewers this way:

1. Sniping

Sniping is when you go into someone else’s stream to announce that you are about to go live. Don’t do this. 

If you are hopping into someone’s stream to say hi before streaming, just say you have to go.

When you announce that you are about to stream, everyone knows you are really trying to get their viewers to come watch you. It’s rude, and it’s a huge turn-off. You’re more likely to get blocked and banned from that channel than you are to get new viewers.

2. Begging and Whining

I’ve seen streamers beg and whine for viewers on Discord, Twitch itself, and social media. Don’t do this; it’s a bad look.

Now, there is a difference between being polite, “Please come check us out!” and begging, “I really need views, please come watch me.” The first is a friendly, polite way of saying something, and the other reeks of desperation. 

Can you see the difference?

I’ve mostly seen the whining in support Discords, where streamers get frustrated that they aren’t getting the support they think they deserve. They get upset with the Discord community and start displaying a negative attitude toward the members.

I know it can be frustrating to feel like you are supportive without getting anything in return, but turning to negativity will just make matters worse. 

Instead, reflect upon your content and your schedule and see if there’s a reason why people aren’t tuning in. Are most of the other members in a different time zone? Are they generally streaming horror games while you are streaming Animal Crossing? The community might not be a good fit. 

3. Only Promoting Yourself

People don’t like to support folks they consider selfish. Many people think they are the greatest person on Earth, and everyone should watch them just because. They only promote themselves and get mad at communities that support each other. Their social media feeds are all about them.

You may very well be the greatest person on Earth, but the odds are against you. Even if you are, it takes support for others to find you.

 Acting like you are the best and most important person on the planet is selfish and a huge turn-off for folks who like to support others.

4. Being Rude

People want to support folks who are nice and respectful. Unless your rudeness is clearly an act that makes people laugh, knock it off. 

Be nice to people, and people will be nice to you in return.

Go Get Your Twitch Viewers!

Now that you know how to get viewers on Twitch, it’s time to do it! 

Grab your favorite ideas and put your strategy into action! Be the next big thing on Twitch!

Author: Melanie Allen

Title: Journalist

Expertise: Pursuing Your Passions, Travel, Wellness, Hobbies, Finance, Gaming, Happiness

Melanie Allen is an American journalist and happiness expert. She has bylines on MSN, the AP News Wire, Wealth of Geeks, Media Decision, and numerous media outlets across the nation and is a certified happiness life coach. She covers a wide range of topics centered around self-actualization and the quest for a fulfilling life.