These are notes from a presentation offered by Life the Universe Everything mini, online convention. Presenter was Brad Bigley. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.
- What do you excel at that can make your stream stand out.
- Going to heavy on the stream gave him burn out. Decided he is an enthusiast not a full time streamer.
- What prevents people from new craters getting involved? You may have a fear of doing wrong or doing the wrong choices.
- Finding your why is the important to start. Be honest about why you’re streaming and what you want to do.
- Twitch is the pack leader of streaming entertainment. 2019 three mil +. In 2020 it tripled due to corvid 10 mil +. Other social media grew as well.
- With so many online how do you stand out, by mitching.
- What would you do if money were no object? For the presenter it was D&D/ gaming.
- Variety streams get audience through their personally which take a lot of time to grow. On topic steamers for twitch have better success.
- Using a camera singles you out from other streamers.
- What is content creation? Going live in one step. You create raw content. What makes you different? And why people should care?
- Good content should always have four pillars > entertain, educate, inspire, convince. Content does not have to do all four.
- What if I make the wrong choice? Analysis paralysis. What if no one comes? Be honest with yourself of why you are streaming in the first place. Some say they don’t care about viewership then when they have few followers, they get discouraged.
- What is your why be honest. It is perfectly fine to change your why to change to a different cause. Every time you change why if requires a shift. Why you change our why you need to change your approach.
- What are you on expert in?
- What is your niche? You may need to niche down to stand out from the crowd. What is your product?
- Tools for streamers:
- Prerecorded and edited content. YouTube is best for this.
- Live gaming and discussion. Twitch is best for live streaming.
- Older demographic specific games/titles. YouTube caters to older gamers.
- Behind the scenes liftytes, tick tock, twitter, and live scope
- What second or third platforms complement our primary platform? YouTube and twitch might complement each other.
