Im thinking of trying either youtube twitch, but im unsure where to actually start or if gaming is something i want to actually do?
and also im totally lost on where to begin and learn?
What would you all advise? if you have a question for me please leave a comment.
If you’re not a sellout, you’ll have an easier time getting views on Peertube than youtube or twitch.
The corporate platforms will probably promote you for a bit at first to get you hooked, and then they’ll bury you under everyone else playing “the game.”
My advice is just start wherever/however your best guess is with the info you have and figure it out along the way.
Starting is the most important thing. Not how to start. Just starting.
When you have experienced the usual newbie pitfalls you’ll be able to know what to ask about more specifically and discover the right communities where these things are discussed, and will know what ppl are talking about.
The second most important thing is persistence.
Good luck.
I’d recommend starting around 2015 or so.
Install OBS studio and then just start. Youtube, Twitch, Peertube, Owncast… these are all valid choices for letsplay content. And you have to start first. See what you like, what people like. Experiment a bit. I think you’ll mainly need to figure it out as you go. And also build an audience as you go. Maybe start with something easy, instead of some super complicated and elaborate setup.
And drop a link once you have something to show off.
Oh yeah. I just remembered another thing. Gaming channel I’m following. Making so really good progress in the game. (Car racing game. Think a top 50 in world on one map).
Uploads their runs as a video, 10-25 views. Uploads their runs as a short, couple hundred to couple thousand views. (I don’t have tik tok, but I hear their short form content is doing well there too)
Shorts are now the new way to gain views
Shorts are now the new way to gain views
Well, kind of. Shorts viewers mostly stay on shorts, they rarely convert into long form content viewers
And shorts are adless so far, so no monetization I imagine?
As a first i would try out owncast (with federation, you have to do it yourself) or peertube. There might be that no people come watching but its less comercialised and there is less competivness.
My friend started streaming and saw the largest growth out of any platform by uploading clips of his gameplay to YouTube shorts. So I guess my advice would be to make content for a main channel (be that twitch, youtube, etc) and then advertise on some kind of short form content.
I guess it would be Popular game + popular site.
Tomska did a challenge with his friends on who could get the most followers on a brand new account, and
Spoilers i guess
Tik Tok won in a landslide.
(I hate channels changing their titles for more views. OG fans of the old title don’t know what to search for now) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFECBQh0hOY
