How to properly increase your Twitch following. The most widely used platform for internet content streaming is Twitch. The competition is fierce, and so is your prospective audience. Simply put, in order to gain attention, you must stand out from the crowd. Here are five simple suggestions for increasing your Twitch following. Utilize social media New Twitch streamers sometimes undervalue the importance of social media in developing their identities. Many popular streamers use social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat to interact with their audience and keep them informed. Social media can expose you to prospective new followers who otherwise would not have found you, which is one of its biggest advantages. Pro tip Even though it can be alluring to use social media only as a way to notify people about new streams, those that use their accounts in an authentic way will get more engagement. Avoid spamming your Twitter account with Twitch stream alerts that are automatically generated or that you have created yourself. Tweet about your activities and the news related to video games that interests you. Upload pictures of your gaming rig, controllers, and computer configuration. Make your post stand out when announcing a new stream and include a description of your plans for it. Attend Meetups and Events Although it might be useful to connect with followers and fans online, nothing compares to actually meeting someone. Every major city in the world hosts a number of video game and streaming events throughout the year, and these may be wonderful opportunities to network with other streamers, share advice, meet new people, and grow your fan base. The top conventions to go to include Supanova, PAX, MineCon, and Twitch Con. Smaller cities and towns also host gatherings for many of the organizations on Facebook and Twitter. Pro tip To introduce yourself to people you meet at events, make some business cards. Your true name, the name of your Twitch channel, and the handles of any other social media accounts you want people to follow you on should all be displayed on your business cards. Having this information already put down on a card will save a lot of time because most people will need it. Invest in a Good Twitch Layout More viewers will see your stream in the Twitch search results if you put in the time and effort to build a high-quality graphical layout for it, such as by making a Twitch layout in Photoshop. This will also convey commitment and professionalism to those watching. A webcam in the upper left or right corner, a chat box for full-screen viewers, and your social media usernames, either in a list or rotating slideshow, are all essential components of a successful layout. Viewers will be inspired to take action by the addition of special widgets that showcase the most recent followers and hosts. Pro tip Do you lack of graphical expertise? No issue. There are numerous free choices that provide straightforward web-based tools for developing Twitch themes, unique alerts, and widgets.

Someone take photoshop away from me Also gained 2k followers on Tiktok. Not because of my gaming clips or anything, because I broke an ice pop in half

The art from tonight's stream came out not too bad in my opinion ^_^ also it was all mainly drawn with a trackball mouse and in a free photoshop thing called Photopea

little thing i made for Sizzle Popcorn while i teach myself photoshop. Ive had photoshop for 3 days, be gentle lmao

Might edit some banners for new content, coming soon, etc. My photoshop looks lonely xD

Have you ever wanted to learn how: Animating Pre-made Emotes for Twitch Using Photoshop Tutorial https://youtu.be/wMxHu7MKiTQ #YouTube #tutorial

I started streaming on an extremely low budget and most of that went into buying a new PC, as my 10 year old MacBook was not up to the task. I had less than $500 to start my streaming career. As such, I scoured the web for FREE content creation tools, most of which I still use today. Figured I would share in case you all find this useful. If any of this helps, feel free to drop your guy a Twitch follow (bottom of this post) as a thank you. • SNAP CAMERA - I love this thing. Think SnapChat for your webcam. You can set Snap Camera to use your webcam as its source, THEN add Snap Camera as your webcam source in your streaming software. Go back to Snap Camera, search, and apply a filter you like, then that filter is on your stream! Some of them are buggy and will crash the app (your camera freezes) and some cause a delay on the video feed, so run tests off stream first (just record yourself speaking with the filter on and watch the clip). I currently use just 4 filters, but there are tons of options if you want to get creative. The picture of me on this post was taken from my webcam through Snap Camera. Applied a blur filter to clear out my messy garage. • CANVA dot com - I used this website to make every graphic in my stream, on my channel, and most of my other social media sites. Sign up for the free account, then click Create Design and search for Twitch. You'll get several options like banner, panels, etc. Lots of free images and backgrounds to use. Of course the paid ones are better, but the free library is enough to get you started, especially for newer streamers like us. If you need help building out your channel, start here. The schedule image on this post was made on Canva. • DaVinci Resolve - I use this for my video editing for Youtube. There is a STEEP learning curve for using this, so find tutorials (on Youtube, ironically) to get you going. • GIMP - A free image editing program. Again, there is a STEEP learning curve for this. I've used Photoshop and this was tougher to figure out, but once you get there, it's great. This can replace Canva for your image work if you're looking to step up your game. • SNAZ - This is a very easy tool that, among several other things, help you to add a countdown to your Starting Soon screen. There's a tutorial for using it on the website, including setting it up and adding it to your streaming software. That's all I currently use it for, but there are several options to explore. • STREAM LADDER - If you want to post to Youtube Shorts, IG Reelz, or TikTok, you will LOVE this. After your stream, go back through your VOD and create some clips. Then go into your Twitch Dashboard and either download those clips or just copy the direct links to them. Then go to Stream Ladder's website and upload or enter the link. Stream Ladder will help you pick a layout, crop the clip to the vertical format those sites require, and cut out your game facecam to put on top. Boom! Now you have a clip to post! • EPOC CAM - There is a free and paid version of this app. I bought the paid version (for just $8) to get rid of the watermark, but you can crop it out. If you're like me, your cellphone's camera is better than any low to average price webcam you can find. This app allows you to use your phone as a webcam. There are also filters built into the app, including a (crude) green screen and a very neat 'Iron Man' look. You download the app on your phone, then download the drivers to your PC. I STRONGLY suggest using the USB option as the WiFi is fairly delayed, but worse case scenario you can just delay your mic's audio to match. Note that the EpocCam app has to be open on your phone to work, so you can't be checking Twitter or any texts midstream. EpocCam also allows you to use your phone speaker as a microphone as well. • WO MIC - Turn your phone into your streaming microphone. Download on your phone AND your PC. Make sure both of those are on the same Wifi connect. Then you start the app, open the Wo Mic PC software, click connect, and enter the IP address shown on your phone. Instant microphone. I used this until I saved up to buy my own mic. I hope some of these tools are helpful as you rocket to the top of the streaming mountain! Again, if you found any of this helpful, please drop by my channel, drop a follow, and check out a stream. >>>>> BEGIN CHEAP PLUG <<<<< Ever been curious about Virtual Reality gaming? My name's Mike and I'm a VR variety streamer on a mission to showcase how fun and immersive VR gaming can be. This week, as a thank you for hitting 50 followers, I'm starting out with a face cam for gameplay so you can all see me shriek like a scared little baby as I play Five Nights at Freddy's in VR. I play 3 different games a week (one action, one adventure/platformer, and one mystery/puzzler). If you are so inclined, please check me out at https://www.twitch.tv/liveopenmike Thanks for reading and for your support.

I just had to Photoshop Adam Sandler's face over Astarion from Baldur's Gate. I have never felt so cursed in all my thirty years on this Earth. I suffer, y'all suffer with me!