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Hello lovelies! 

For a while now, I've been wanting to start up my own streaming account and stream my game plays.  I feel like it's a great way to learn about the games, especially with people telling you tips and tricks in the chat/comments.  I'm just always so busy.  I have maybe three hours to myself after work (that includes cooking, cleaning, and hygiene) and then I feel like I need to make up for all of the things I didn't get done during the week on the weekends! Not to mention I don't even have a desk set up (I use my laptop) because I just moved in with my boyfriend.  I get so overwhelmed with what feels like a lack of time and a lack of space that starting to stream feels so out of reach! Does anyone have some tips or positive feed back for me? or even just kind words in general? 


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Reply by Alice

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Since streaming is new to you doing it for an 1hr or 2 should be fine for you to get the feel of things and to learn what you'll need to improve on.


Once your comfortable you should be able to stream for longer hours if you have the time. What matters most though is you having fun. 

You'll have to do some research and tinkering with programs to see which best works for you laptop to stream.

Since your on laptop I would suggest looking into OBS, on an old windows 7 PC I would record a visual novel for 30 minutes before it bunkered out lol. [PC was built for office use and not gaming]

Overall if you like it invest in a proper gaming PC. It will be a big upgrade!


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3 best tips for any streamer

1. schedule (most important)
-This keeps people coming back cause they know when you're online


2. fill out your channel a bit with info
-people like it when it doesn't look dead
-Blank = dead and wasted space also means answering questions a lot when FAQ can be there.

3. Don't worry about BS
-Have bots do the work and ban links automatically
-If you don't want to respond, don't, never have your chat showing in stream as you are responsible for it.
-People ask a lot of personal questions or want to jump in game, that can lead to bad times.
-Unknown people who want to join in the game are usually gonna cause more issues than they're worth.


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Things you can use

Mixitup bot, many features for free, no costs and does more than most bots out there.

Touchportal, $30 streamdeck (tablet / phone is the deck)

Restream is free for sending to 2 sites at once.

Camera option for low cost - droidcam
Camera is usually hella small as is in streams

Nvidia broadcast - free and stops keyboard input getting in, also good using for discord input to block out other's keyboards. Webcam option tho can crash OBS so wouldn't use it yet....


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Reply by nora <3

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heyy, ik u posted this a year ago but wanted to ask did u start streaming? if u did like how did it go because i rlly want to start streaming on twitch but im not sure so im trying to ask other ppl like what experience they had with it lol 


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How come there's so much spam in this thread?

Anyway - teamwork with your boyfriend may help you delegate some of your tasks, to free up some time!

I had a job that kept me too busy to have any life, so I know what you mean about only having a few hours at the end of each day, and then loads to catch up at the weekends!

Established wisdom is that you cannot motivate anyone to do something that they have no ability to do. So the first thing to do, before even worrying about if you have time to stream, is to work on the ability to stream.

Get any necessary software installed.

Register any twitch or youtube accounts you plan on using.

Get and/or test out any webcams or microphones, etc.

Do a few 30 second tests when you get a moment, to check everything works correctly, etc.

Then with all that done, you'll have the ability to stream whenever you want.

You may then find it easier to do, given everything is setup, and there will be low friction to jumping into it.


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Reply by HeartOfSecrets

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I know this post is from two years ago but I really hope you started streaming. The first step though is to figure out where you would like to stream. Now and days their are plenty of options to stream on. I have a friend who streams on tiktok and twitch to get more views and he is doing so well for himself! You don't have to do that though. I stream on twitch and become an affiliate under like 2 months when I really wanted to stream but it is difficult keeping viewers though. My advice is to stay consistent, engage with your following, and network with people. :) 


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Reply by Kaponebi

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i know it's an old post but i hope things turned down well for you and you started streaming


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