You won't get popular enough to make any cash for the first 6-8 months so don't quit your day job but best of luck to you! Just got to be better than the professionals who already do this sort of thing, and not sure anyone would want to watch a laggy stream or youtube videos :/
Well, it could even take a year or so to make any money. No one wants to watch poor quality streams, whether it being laggy net or med/low graphic settings. Most streamers are set on the highest graphics settings in game and/or HD quality.
It's based on per 1,000 views for YT, although this isn't fully accurate due to adblock. Twitch, you will get revenue from the ads but i'm not sure how it will work out, maybe similar to Youtube.
With Twitch there is the subscriber button, although to attain this you need roughly 500~ concurrent viewers over a period of time then you can apply for a partnership. Just don't get your hopes up of getting a lot of viewers (especially at first) as it would take a while to start earning any/good revenue.
Well, you need to ask yourself, do you WANT to stream? Will you have time for it? Will you enjoy it? Can you take criticism? Not that you'll start with many viewers but if you grow there's gonna be more good people and more criticising people.
Regarding money. If you get 500 views per day for whatever amount of time you can get subscriber option, people sub $5, you get half, twitch gets half, they get to talk in sub mode and cool emotes. You can also run ads and make money from them like youtube. But don't expect that any time soon unless you're extremely unique.
Subscription button requirements for Twitch Partners vary based on a number of factors, including concurrent viewers, hours watched, and region. You must first be a Twitch Partner before you can apply for a Subscribe button. If you are a partner, you can apply for a Sub button by sending a request to
[email protected].
“We are dedicated to connecting people around the games they love, and this is one more piece of that puzzle. For viewers, the Partner Program helps ensure a high volume of high-quality content from the world’s best players.” ~Emmett Shear, co-founder and CTO of Justin.tv
You don't have to love to stream but you certainly must LOVE the game, LOVE gaming and LOVE talking about it while you're streaming. It helps tremendously that you play with your viewers as well as interacting with your viewers in chat. Everyone is always looking for someone to game with, for most games.
Keep these factors in mind if you're planning on streaming on Twitch and going anywhere with it:
TwitchTV Partner Program Features and Benefits
Revenue sharing - Partners earn advertising revenue generated on their channels, to be paid out on a monthly basis. Twitch.tv handles the ad selling and serving.
Automatic transcoding - Viewers will be able to switch between 240/360/480/720p/Best quality options on partner channels. This means partners can broadcast in high quality without leaving out fans with poor Internet connections.
Early access to new features - TwitchTV is constantly building new features based on feedback from partners and the greater TwitchTV community. Partners get early insight into these features and are usually the first to try them out.
Partner Program Requirements
The TwitchTV Partner Program is open to all aspiring qualified broadcasters via an application process. Broadcasters that meet the below criteria, and who are interested in becoming part of the TwitchTV Partner Program, are encouraged to apply at
http://twitch.tv/partner/signup.
To qualify as a TwitchTV Partner, you must meet ALL of the following requirements:
1. Minimum concurrent viewers average: 500
2. AND Minimum channel views number: 300,000
3. AND Minimum followers: 1,000
Or, meet ANY of the following requirements:
1. Minimum concurrent viewers average: 1,000
2. Minimum channel views number: 800,000
3. Minimum followers: 4,000
I wish you the best of luck. Have fun gaming.
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