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How to Use Twitter to Grow Your Stream
If you're here, reading this article, you probably know that social media can be a powerful tool. Twitter is one of the most resourceful places to grow your stream. As a new str...
Sep 11, 2014 · 4 min readRead
Streamer's Must-Have Checklist
So, you love Twitch. You watch it so much that you are thinking about cancelling your cable bill for faster internet. That’s wonderful! Welcome to the club! What’s that? You wou...
Aug 24, 2014 · 2 min readRead
How to set up StreamTip Donation Tracker
StreamTip.com is a useful way to track your donations during your Twitch stream, here's a setup guide for how to get it running! 1. Login to StreamTip with your Twitch login. 2....
Jul 25, 2014 · 1 min readRead
Selecting Moderators for Your Channel
Moderators, aka mods, are essential for ALL streams and communities alike. Trying to juggle a stream, play the game AND monitor chat is virtually impossible. Sure you can pause...
Jun 25, 2014 · 2 min readRead
Managing Viewers - How to grow your stream
What game should I stream? How do I target a certain audience? Why do I lose viewers and followers when I change games? These three questions are commonly asked as a streamer. H...
Jun 12, 2014 · 2 min readRead
How to Stream from the PS4 to Twitch
I’ll go on record and say that I did not buy a PS4 with the intention of streaming to Twitch. However, Sony and Twitch have made the ability to stream to Twitch a breeze, so I f...
May 15, 2014 · 6 min readRead
Getting Started in Streaming
So you want to be a streamer huh? Ah, the simple life of playing video games and interacting with your guests. Not so simple though. Dedication, hard work, a little luck, and a...
May 8, 2014 · 6 min readRead