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What speeds are needed for streaming

Will — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 10:20:06 +0000

Are you looking to start streaming your favorite games? Are you wanting to start a career as a full time streamer? Or maybe you are just looking to stream your games and chat with the community. No matter what reason you have to stream you’ll need to have an internet connection. Having a good connection is needed but you’ll actually be surprised on what the minimum specs needed are to have a quality stream.

When it comes to streaming you’re going to need both download and upload speeds. If you’re playing offline games then download doesn’t really matter much as streaming in itself only requires a good upload speed.

So, what upload speeds do you need for an adequate stream? Surprisingly, not a lot. As long as you have 5-10mbps upload you should be able to stream 1080p quality streams. Do note that your internet provider delivers two speeds, download and upload shown as download/upload. So as long as the upload speed is greater than 5 you should be able to stream. Most providers offer a 5 upload on their basic package or their second basic package, meaning most everyone with an internet connection can stream! So get out there and start your own community!

If you’re unsure what internet plan you have you can always check with your provider. Alternatively, you can do a speed test on SpeedTest and see what your speeds are.

How much is a Bit Worth on Twitch

Will — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 03:28:42 +0000

This post will show you the value of bits including the amount the streamer makes, the price to purchase, and how much Twitch earns (after the bits are used). Depending on if Twitch is offering any promotions or discounts will change how much the bits costs and how much Twitch makes, however, the streamer will always take home the same amount of revenue.

For every one bit, the streamer receives $.01, and if the there were no discounts to purchase, the cost of 1 bit would be $0.014 with Twitch earning $0.004. To make things a little easier to understand, it costs $1.40 for 100 bits. The streamer makes $1 and Twitch makes $0.40. Obviously, if someone purchases 100 bits and never Cheers them to a streamer then Twitch keeps the entire $1.40.

To donate bits to a streamer, first you have to purchase some. This can easily be done on Twitch's website. Once you have your bits, all you need to do is type Cheer in the streamer's chat followed by the number of bits you'd like to cheer/give them. If you'd like to donate 100 bits then you'd type "Cheer100". The below bit emote will pop up in the chat and maybe even on screen. If the streamer has customized bit emotes, then their customized emotes will appear. You can Cheer any amount you please, including irregular amounts. The higher the cheer, the bigger the emote.

The more bits you donate by cheering will help you gain the following Cheer Chat Badges. These badges only appear in the chat where you cheered. The badges are earned over time, so you do not need to cheer all at once. If you want the 5,000 cheer badge then you can donate any amount of bits over any period of time until you hit 5,000 cheered bits. Once you earned this badge you have it for life, but only in that specific chat room. Anyone who has the 1,000,000 Bit Badge has donated $10,000 to the streamer in bits.

How much does Twitch pay its Partners?

Will — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 02:44:33 +0000

Becoming a Twitch streamer can bring in a fair amount of money, and with some changes over the last year, it’s now easier to become a Twitch affiliate. There are plenty of streamers out there that are pursuing streaming as their full time career. Depending on how much you’d like to make a year, you also may be able to pursue Twitch streaming as a career.

In order to become a Twitch affiliate, you will need to have the following stats.

At least 500 total minutes broadcast in the last 30 days
At least 7 unique broadcast days in the last 30 days
An average of 3 concurrent viewers or more over the last 30 days
At least 50 Followers

These requirements are actually pretty easy to achieve. Over a month time frame, you only need to commit 8.3 hours to your stream, and stream 7 or more times. A unique stream is pretty much anytime you stream actual content, so no replays or hosting will count. Gaining viewers may be tough at first, but three unique viewers a stream will come naturally after a week or so of streaming, so you can expect to achieve this requirement in the first month as well. Also, 50 followers isn’t much. If you get one or two followers a day just starting off, you’ll hit the threshold in the first month easily. If you are a great streamer then you’ll hit these numbers right away, but even the average or mediocre streamer can get these numbers! It is much easier to get sponsored of Twitch than it is to become a partner on YouTube.

So, how much do Twitch streamers make while being partnered? It’s a pretty easy breakdown. The basic level streamers make a 50/50 cut. For a $4.99 sub, the streamer will take home $2.50. For the $9.99 sub, the streamer takes home $5, and for the $24.99 sub, the streamer takes home $12.50. Also, for the free Amazon Prime sub, the streamer takes home $2.50 as this is the $4.99 tier sub. Bigger named streamers may have a 60/40 cut, so for the $4.99 sub they would take home $3. This isn’t a bad deal if you really think about it. For someone on the 50/50 split with 1,000 subscribers, this means they make $2,500 a month or $30,000 a year off subscribers alone. This isn’t bad for a side gig, or a college hobby. Keep in mind though that this is just income off of subscribers. Streamers also make money off of sponsorships, sales of items they’ve made, commission on items they are promoting, their YouTube channel if they have one, which does provide a nice chunk of money as well, and of course the donations that come naturally while streaming as well as receiving bits.

You can become a full time streamer and make a career out of it, all you need to do is the math on what you want to take home. Consider the donations as a side amount as you cannot depend on these tips. You can easily calculate how much you are going to make a month off of your current subscribers. Ask any streamer now and they will prefer you to subscribe for $4.99 than to donate for $4.99. Why? Because you are likely to continue to subscribe month after month which after just two months covers that donation return for the streamer.

It may not be easy to get those 1000 or 2000 subscribers but it is doable to get a few hundred subscribers and on top of any donations, sales, sponsorships, commission, and YouTube promotions, you may be able to make a little extra money on the side just by playing the games you love. Keep on streaming and maybe one day your hobby can become your career!