What is YOUR new streaming goal? Tell me in the comments! The timecodes are below and if this video helped let me know in the comments! If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme 🕘Timestamps: 0:00 Video Start 00:23 Introduction 01:48 Why Is Twitch Affiliate A Bad Goal? 02:35 What Happens When We Set Good Goals? 03:15 Why You SHOULDN'T Aim For Twitch Partner Or Twitch Affiliate 04:10 How To Set SMART Goals For Streaming And Stay Motivated? 06:40 How To Download FREE Animated Twitch Overlays? 07:25 How To Set A Good SMART Goal As A Streamer - Template 09:05 How To Avoid Frustration, Burn Out, and Quitting Streaming
@@Lavawydd Your videos have helped greatly. I have been streaming for 5 weeks on sat/sun for 2/3 hours on twitch and have gained 17 follows 3 to 5 views average in that time and i find its down to your advice. Keep making this great content you are so helpful. and thank you again.
My streaming goal is still the same as the beginning of the year i want to be with the top dogs of twitch and i inow it is hard to get there but it is even harder to stay in that elite so yeah that's my goal
Ngl, I just want a community. Affiliate and partner mean nothing if o don’t have a decent group of people. I just want to improve the way I stream, and help build a community
Another advice to avoid burnout is: celebrate the small victories! This is very important when you’re doing something as hard as creating an audience for your content. Did you have a new chatter on your stream? Did you manage to remember a personal fact about a chatter? Did you get 10 bits for the first time? Celebrate that! You’ll feel a lot better and more motivated to stream. For instance last weekend I got a 1€ donation. It was the very first time I got a donation. When the stream ended I danced a little victory dance and talked about it with my girlfriend. It made me feel as if I was a top streamer earning thousands of € per stream.
Woah, that's a really good advice. I've never thought about it that way. :D
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@@kaylee_reed It's the only way I could keep my sanity while getting better at fighting games and then it continued onto streaming. This is a great strategy whenever you want to do something hard.
The only reason i started streaming is because I like it. My goal is to communicate verbally with my viewers, even if its 1 or 2 viewers that day. Social anxiety is a bitch, so if I can manage that, I'll be a happy man. Another goal I have is to use a face cam in my streams, at some point.
I feel you man, I felt like that before. Honestly once I went on cam and got a lot of practice in my games, I felt so much better and honestly the confidence comes with it.
Lol same XD In terms of face cam, I might remove mine as I always look sad in it despite not actually being sad XD Idk, maybe I'll stick it to certain games only where reaction is required.
Literally was about to send the "I'm taking a break from streaming..." message... I just don't feel like I have time 😔 I've got affiliate but I don't know where to go now. Thanks for the vid, hopefully I can get more focused now.
You got this! We've all been there! Just remember: Viewers are biproduct of making good content, or becoming a better streamer. I recommend setting a goal that will add quality or make you more discoverable. That way you aren't aiming for "more viewers" but to be a better creator.
@@StreamScheme any advice on tiktok vs twitter for short form discoverability (clips of gameplay on either platform), versus making longform youtube guides? I play Apex Legends, and I'm trying to improve offline discoverability but I'm not sure what to invest my time into first.
@@jcwolves TH-cam converts to a twitch viewer better because it is longer and the viewing habits are more similar to a twitch viewer. Tiktok and Twitter are good for building followers on those platforms, but they struggle to convert to a twitch viewer unless you are VERY talented at streaming.
I had a family tragedy that took the wind out of my sails and forced me to take a two week break from streaming. This video has helped me reenergize getting back to streaming. My short term goal: increase lighting quality and get a nice photography style ring light. Mid term: stream for at least 4 days a week and get better at obs.
Yo omg just wanted to say that bit about "I'd love to say don't give up, but I can't decide that for you" is very real and very cool. Please keep this kind of realism in your educational content, it's refreshing af!!
Discord Notification squad! My stream goals are to: 1: play more niche games to build a wider audience 2: Schedule 3: make some new designs (badge/emote) **: Upgrade my internet lol
You're the first person to bring that up hahahaha I was so scared with this video, I wrote it in December on the 3rd but didn't film/release it till today out of fear!
I reached affiliate then something happened irl that made me very depressed, so I worked on getting sober from alcohol. I been sober for 9 months now and finally feeling ready to stream again.
one day at a time, and know your limits. congrats on 9 months, i know how hard that is. I will be hitting 11 years this fall. stay strong and have fun streaming.
I swear the difference between streams just days apart when I watch your videos and do my best to incorporate the advice you give is extraordinary. I know you tell me every time I comment that it's not YOU but it's the work I put in, but really your advice continues helping me grow and I am super thankful for you. You're 100% right about the burn out, it happens, it got me and it severely ruined my streams for a while. I wasn't keeping up with my schedule, my overall energy wasn't great on stream, so I took a 4 month hiatus to take care of myself, and when I was ready to come back I re-watched your videos, took notes, and things are going better than ever. I am super grateful for you and I share your videos with all my streaming friends. Thank you so much.
Killing it! Hey, again so many people can watch a guide but it is implementing it and putting the hard work in that actually makes a difference! Good to hear from you, Zu! Glad to hear you are smashing it! :)
I do my best streaming , it's the TH-cam I'm having dramas with now , I used to record and edit videos , just from mobile, things were going fine .., and now I upgraded to pc. need to learn editing on a pc , microphone setups , recording software ect ect ect 🤣 not as easy as everyone makes it , I definitely believe making good content is the key ,but yeah have to learn all over again
@@StreamScheme am more than happy to learn new skills man :) polishing up on editing, and using new software, took me about 3 days to be happy with the mic sound 😂 I am a persistent person tho am sure I'll get it
This month I want to: 1. Come up with a good stream schedule 2. Find my starting niche 3. Ensure a good quality stream experience for potential viewers 4. Gain my first follower So far I’ve just tested the waters and took the leap. I did my first stream this weekend playing Remnant from the Ashes with my friend and got 5 views, it’s not much but it excited me ✊🏾
@@StreamScheme Thank you so much! There’s definitely going to be more for me to figure out as I go along but Im glad there are channels like yours to help us out along the way 😁
I grew my stream pretty quickly but now I’m getting really burnt out and reaching a plateau 🥲 Coming back to your videos is like a reset. Thank you for doing what you do :)
for this month, i will 1- create a new alert thingy 2- fine tune my mic as best as i can 3- stick to my streaming schedule 4- be more present in mine and others communities 5- post more content on my IG and FB page i think this is either enough or too much... we will see
Finding a focus is ALSO part of the learning process, you'll get there! Good luck, glad to see you outlining some goals! Don't feel bad if you miss some, just work to be the best you can.
These are good goals. With number 5, maybe set yourself a specific number of posts per week to hold yourself accountable, and choose a focus for that content.
@@orangecroc on ig I mostly post game related memes, every other day just meme in general, and game clips, i mostly post channel updates and some heads up on stories
damn, this video was so inspiring to me, as a person whos been streaming to 0 people (besides my friends) for months, and this video gave me a reason to not think about that much and just try to improve the streams themselves. also your other videos about streaming are also very helpful and keep it up!
“Stop comparing yourself to other people,” is some of the best advice a small content creator can hear. “Comparison is the thief of joy” I think is the old saying? Great stuff as always. I love SMART goals. The one I’m working on is to stick to my stream schedule 100% without fail, for the month of April. Thanks again for all the great advice you’re putting out there.
This month I'm going to: 1. Create my channel trailer 2. Push back my stream to a reasonable time so I'm not late 3. Do 1 tiktok a day Thanks so much for this video, 30-day challenge here we go!!!
I reached affiliate really quick I’ve got a hundred dollar dono and a couple of subs and bits so that’s what keeps me going even if I only have a couple people who watch me throughout my streams
I'll be honest I get the feeling that I already achieved that SMART goal by getting out of my comfort zone and just talking while I streamed. However I can point out that the only way for me to become better than my last stream is to research bitrate and what the difference is between an encoder and decoder which will in fact take a day, as for my other goal would be to get employed so that way I can make at least 250 per week since I don't really have to worry about rent so this planning becomes so easy. There is another goal that I always wanted to achieve and that was to upgrade my SSD for higher storage and that's taking another day that I have to research. TLDR ;Reached my first goal of being more confident, Day one learn what GPUs are, Day two start hustling, Day three upgrade the storage or delete some ahem things off of it.
Smashing it already, Blake! Keep it up man! Learning GPUs is a good idea! They can go a long way knowing what resolutions and encoding you can use! Good luck with everything!
Heads up in terms of bitrate, it would be better to go YT as they allow a higher one if you want to stream 1080p. Congrats on getting out there! :D First big step done XD In terms of storage, I have a problem in which I want to try to archive everything XD
The comparing yourself to others is a big one for me that I struggle with. I've been at it for 5 months and I'm doing well for myself IMO. I'm averaging about 15 viewers per stream and I just hit 250 followers yesterday. But there are times when I find myself veering into those comparison with my friends and getting down which isn't good. Everyone's journey is unique to them. But more than that, worrying too much about the numbers is a one way track to feeling down, especially early on. do this because you enjoy doing it, because you think you have something unique to present to people. For me, streaming is the first thing I've felt passionate about in almost a decade, working on stuff, adding new things, and trying to create the best content I can is the reason I do anything else that gets me there. these videos of yours have been such a huge help in my journey thus far as a creator as well, so thank you, Eljay. Honestly, so much of what I've done to improve and the steps I've taken have been inspired by these.
Would it be possible to do a video for streamers who are trying to get to Partner? I'm far away yet from even being anywhere near a partner. I have 920 followers and averaging around 24 viewers a stream, and it's going well! But i was wondering if you had any tips or things that can help streamers who want to continue grow? Honestly, your videos has helped me grow, and to anyone that is struggling in terms of numbers etc. JUST LISTEN TO THE ADVICE! (Also, stop looking at your viewer count. Just play the games/content and they'll eventually roll in soon!) Thanks mate
Thanks for the info. My issue is being consistent at streaming on Twitch. I had flashbacks of when I did all that grinding on TH-cam. At the time, my only goal was to reach affiliate and that's it. I liked the video and shared. Thanks.
The grind mentality of streaming can be very rough for people, I think it is why I make some of the videos I make. I want people to see their own growth, and push to be the best they can be! :) #earlygang
1: I want to improve my mic by minimizing my audio from going out 2: finalize my discord and get it out publicly 3: finish drawing my sub badges for month two and three 4: get some stinger transitions to make stream look cleaner :) Thank you for your tips! I really enjoy them a lot 💜✨
Fairly spot on already with your own thoughts BUT the other issue is that TH-cam is more discoverable IF you make discoverable video content. My latest video talks TH-cam gaming for discoverability and my other TH-cam growth video breaks down it as well with some more about optimising for the YT algo. YT does lack community compared to Twitch, less features for community focused streaming BUT they are trying to add it so it does stagnate in the middle, but that middle is fixed with consistent discoverable video content as well (Twitch is the same, I stagnated a bit before this Yt channel did well) It is a toss up but the core shouldn't be "this or that" it should be "What Discoverable And Engaging Content Can I Make to grow anywhere?" Hope this helps! :)
Believe it or not, my short term goal is still to reach affiliate, But this time I know it's achievable since I've reached all the requirements besides average viewership, and over the past 3-4 streams, I've had a steady 5/3-- all I need to do is keep it up until it becomes my average (current is 2.7 and counting).
I was very focussed on growth the first few months, like i streamed every day for a long time 8+ hours. (sometimes a day off) And that was when i started (August) until when i ended up getting a burn out (December) It took me 3 months to get back, but since April i have been getting the motivation again and since this week i am back with a schedule! So guys, please do not over stream, set big goals, my burn out took 5 months to recover. Have fun everyone, and let's get those viewers! ^^
Short term goal: 200 followers, I started streaming a few months ago and have garnered 162 followers and more than 9 average viewers, when I started I said I would not apply for affiliate until I reached 200 so I can’t wait to finally hit that goal soon! Long term goal: Balance my time better, I’ve recently been spending a lot more time into TH-cam and Twitch and noticeably ignoring other aspects of life, I want to change this to where I can still upload twice a week stream 3-4 times a week and continue to have social aspects of life and get schoolwork completed and done well.
it also helps to put your goals into a notebook ( physical or digital it depends on u) so you can see your progress. it worked with a weekly journal and also helped in finding a schedule suited for me and my audience
@@StreamScheme Thank you, definitely did help man , going to set myself a streaming and upload schedule to stick to for the next few months. Always #earlygang
Been streaming for bit over a year now got about 400 followers and 15 subs usually sit between 5 to 15 viewers and im very happy with that even if for the next year I still get the same amount of viewers its still worth it for that handful of peeps o/ btw got over 32.000 kills in Apex Legends for those interested where i wanted to achieve rank1 of netherlands and i got that with my Pathfinder
I mean I have 2 jobs. I just started stream on twitch like 2 weeks ago. And I don’t really care if I get affiliate. I just do it for fun. I just stream every time I’m gonna play because I think it’s boring to play alone. So even if I get views or followers or not it really don’t bother me. Just do your stream or content for fun don’t stress it out.
My goal is to learn OBS. Specifically, I want to learn how to work the various settings to get my camera and microphone up to snuff. I'll do this by Thursday evening, and by Friday I will put it into action and improve my quality.
My goal for this month is to start setting up alerts for my stream making a schedule, trying out different games on stream and just having fun with what I'm doing :)
My goals on twitch: 1. Play new games 2. Try to stream to a schedule (irl stuff are getting in the way) 3. Hopefully get at least get a higher view average 4. Promote
I'm so close to affiliate I'm so happy! Just one more step for me lol. My goal is to do better each time and learn from my mistakes from my last stream.
Not bad advice though, been watching your videos all morning and have learned a lot. You've earned that follow and congrats on being one of the few to get notifications from me!
Can u pls help me i have been streaming for 4 days straight and my affiliate only says i have been streaming 1 day and it also saying it With my followers
Thank you for this! I’m a small streamer and I find myself comparing myself a lot to other streamers that I enjoy watching. It’s discouraging. This video helped me realize that everyone’s style is different when it comes to streaming and people grow at different paces. Thank you for this reminder and encouragement. I’ll do my best to drive my focus on setting small goals for myself and think about how I can improve my channel. 😊
I can't really understand the comment but I am assuming you mean you've been using the idea of playing with viewers as a way to grow, BUT they aren't coming back to watch you do single player? This is a core issue with the Playing With Viewers approach, those viewers have a very specific intent behind finding you, and that is to play with you on your stream, they are incredibly unlikely to come back for other content. I'd say you need to either double down, play with viewers a lot, build a community, then slowly cut back to 1 night a week playing with viewers ... OR you need to accept that you are going to lose viewers by doing singeplayer and just go with it, do playing with viewers 1 night a week and go from there.
@@StreamScheme That's actually how I've been going. Once a week I play with viewers and then the rest is single player. I generally use it as a way to get discovered since I get lots of viewers then.
Console steamer here! Any chance a video in the works for growing for console streaming? If it can still be as cool with all the overlays and bells and whistles?
My advice for consoles is the same as everyone else, the only hard part is to grow as a console streamer it requires much more hard work. Buying services like Lightstream, etc would be the first place to start. Video in the works but no promises it releases soon.
It IS fun to stream for me. But I will also admit that not making money while streaming/off of streaming IS taking some of the fun away. And that's because it's currently the *only* way I have to make money, as I have no income whatsoever. Can't say I have any goals, either. I'm not the type of person that does well when they set themselves goals, especially with a time-crunch deadline. I prefer going with the flow. Setting such a goal would just feel like a burden on me and ruin the fun of streaming. I love your videos, they are very clear and concise and give actual instructions on how to improve things, but I guess this one doesn't really gel with me well. Not everyone is good with set goals.
Everyone is different :) I know I used to hate deadlines and goals until I started carefully setting achievable smaller goals like in this video, it made big projects or large hurdles easier to tackle but I understand the pressure that comes from them as well. Sorry to hear about the income situation, Streaming income tends to organically pick up with viewer grower which comes from good and discoverable content. I hope the journey gets better for you! And hope the other videos help :)
My streaming goal is to get myself into a comfortable and consistent stream schedule by the end of the month. Love your work Eljay - these videos are extremely helpful
The reason why I don’t want to stream is because I can’t afford a good setup ... so I can only Play „Easy“ Games with low FPS ... for example if I want to play Minecraft ... the Stream only Sees Pictures and Not a Video
I hope you make a video comparing Twitch and Facebook Gaming, like which is better, and why, etc. I am really confused on where to start. Thanks for the video btw, I think it's useful for new streamers.
I’m not sure if you’ve made a video on this but how do you eat/go to the bathroom while streaming without losing viewers? Do you recommend any twitch plays type of things?
Tell them you'll be back in 2 minutes, you're going to play an awesome bop, and run a prediction, poll, or a bet. "Going to use the loo, and grab a drink! Use channel points to predict if I am getting a coke or a lemonade! Enjoy, back in a second guys!"
My goals since beginning: I want to keep a constant timeframe for streams. In my case from 20 to 22 MET. I want to stream multiple games, not just stick with one. And i want to rework my overlay tomorow morning. I'll comment tomorrow if i reached that one particular goal.
What has worked best for me was using a skill outside of gaming. I am really into photography, studied it, did it as a job for several years and it generally makes me happy. So I used those skills from that to take somewhat artistic pictures in my chosen game, making no reference to my stream overall and try gain followers there before posting another vaguely artistic picture to gain peoples interest with a minor quip or joke to try and get people to come through to my stream. My last one had a picture of a teddy bear quoting that "Brian offers you pumkpin in exchange for you to watch Badger Chomp on Twitch." To which I had people join and then also start chatting to me about the picture, so it also started a conversation. That being said, it's still a graft - saves me having to try and make TH-cam content though, I suck at that.
My smart goals: S - to step outside my comfort zones in terms of being social and also to become a better video editor. M - I’d be able to measure my growth my the way my interactions with strangers and my video quality evolve over time. A - the goal of improving my social skills is achievable by streaming regularly and interacting with viewers/ chatters. My video editing skills will improve over time as I regularly try out different features with new softwares. R - on a personal level these goals are very relevant for what I want in my life. I’ve been struggling with some pretty bad social anxiety for most of my life and I feel that if I stepped outside of my comfort zone more regularly it would help over time. The fact that I’ll be doing something fun and casual while stepping outside my comfort zone makes it an easier and less daunting task. Improving my video editing skills is also relevant to me right now because it’s something I rather enjoy and would like to do professionally one day even if it isn’t my own content. Right now I’d just like to focus on editing my own content because I’ll have more control over what the content is. T - I’m not sure if I’m looking at this one correctly but I think both of my goals are on-going. I don’t have a box limiting how good I want to get at video editing or talking to people. I want to continue improving over time and all I can say is I plan to keep learning what I can online for how to become a better writer and practice at least twice a week.
And here I am Posting videos with the title, the most unprofessional stream on twitch. :D is that a good goal to have? Something is working because I have been streaming for 4 months and have 6 followers. that's up from 0 4 months ago.
I’m glad that it’s up! And everyone had there own journey, but depending on how much you stream after 4 months I would say you should have a more followers than that. Not a big deal, not worth worrying, but maybe taking a step back to look at what you could improve and do to make yourself more discoverable is a good step! :)
My streaming goal is to provide a safe and comfortable space where anyone can come and just hangout and have fun (with priority on being comfy). At the same time since I myself am focusing on improving my art skills and exploring games, I want it to be therapeutic for me (since I am still a nursing student) and my viewers.
I used to have a goal of hitting affiliate. Which felt terrible after every week when I didn't hit it. I have finally got affiliate but took a step back for a long time as I got burnt out and felt like quitting. I have come back to streaming but only stream every now and again so now all the people that used to come into my streams have either moved on or don't use twitch anymore. So now I want to set a new SMART goal. I don't want to focus too much on viewers or subs or anything like that at the moment. For the short term I just want to get back into streaming so I have set a goal to stick to a schedule. From now on for the next 2 months I will stream 3 times a week. Hopefully this will boost my confidence after taking a knock and maybe even get more viewers, etc. Sorry for the essay and thanks for the amazing content ❤
Honestly about being jealous of your friends and getting burnt out faster because of it, it is true but not for everyone and fully, you could use that as a semi-competitive way like "Oh okay he did it so I'm gonna try my hardest to do it too" but that depends on the person to be honest like for example I saw an old friend (that I'm not that fan of because of their competitive attitude but that's not the point xD) and they had 9 viewers and 65 in a few days of streaming and I just saw that one day from the discord's sidebar and he was streaming Apex Legends and I didn't take it competitively but I was like "If he as a new streamer plays Apex Legends which is a super famous game and gets that amount of views and follows, why can't I try to do the same with other games no matter if they're famous or not?" My point is that others shouldn't see it as a competitive thing that their friend is more 'famous' than them but as a small boost of confidence but I get that it's not the same for everyone
It all depends on the person, of course! The people commenting and saying they are jealous, and the people I am talking about in this video sadly, they see it as a "Why bother, I suck, they are better" which is why I push to not compare like that! By the way, welcome into the #earlygang! Hope it helps!
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I didn’t think of this as a goal but I’ve been focusing a lot on improving my engagement with chatters and the quality of my content. The engagement with chatters is measurable because I do get more people chatting for longer. Improving the quality of the content isn’t measurable per say but I am reading a book on how to write comedy. That by itself is measurable but the book has action points that are measurable too. For instance, I’ve started a writing challenge of writing for 30min every day for at least 2 weeks.
Heck I am just having fun streaming on my twitch channel yes it is lonely when no one talks too you in chat box area. Or watches your stream but the way I look at it is that if u are having fun doing what your doing that is all that counts. Yes sure some of my videos get views and at times I get new followers but I make content everyday. With nobody watching me or chatting with me and I am ok with that because I am having fun with my streams on twitch and I also found my nitch and that is to do karaoke with rock band 4. It gets me to open up a lot more and it also got me to talk constantly even when the game is in load time. Yes I stream from console xbox to be exact but what matters the most is that you have fun during your streams heck I even make myself laugh just by some of the things I say and when singing.
Of course having fun is the ultimate goal, and enjoying yourself is always the most important thing! This video is just to help those people who are focusing on growth so much that the fun stops, and they need to refocus on ways to feel productive, ways to see they are doing great work still! :)
These videos are great! Thanks for what you do! My new stream goals: - Get the Audio Quality to be better - Make more fun/engaging Channel Point Redemptions - Fun Scene Reactions for things in chat These are the ones I want to focus on over the next month.
i am new to stream and i have not known about affiliate that time and when i know it i don't think that's as a goal tho because i just stream for fun and everyone has been awesome that i have reach that 50 followers.
This months goals- 1) Fix my lighting and find a good camera angle 2) Make sure my audio vs audio from my friends/ the PS4 is balanced 3) Edit tiktoks and videos so I can upload them consistently in bulk 4) Spend some time interacting in the networking discord’s I’m in 5) Add new point redeems 6) Figure out how to make TH-cam chat work
I guess my long term goal is to reach affiliate. Not going to lie about that. But, in the short term, I want to translate the views my VODs get into live views. It appears, from all indications, people like my content. They're watching it, but just not live. I'm not sure what to attribute that to. Maybe I should reconsider my schedule and stream in the evenings rather than early mornings. Maybe I just haven't found my "sweet spot" as yet. We'll see. I'm currently sitting at 2.1 average viewers with all other affiliate goals met. I don't think it's unrealistic to have affiliate as a long term goal. I just need to figure out the live views. Great video, as always. Thanks for all your hard work.
Remember VOD view count isn’t just people watching your VOD, it’s a compilation of every viewer who sees you while live. This also counts the same viewer who refreshes or afk’s and coms back, it can be bots scanned through twitch and see your stream. Every one of these interactions adds a view to the VOD once the stream is finished. VoD views are tough to evaluate what is actually a person. Hope this explains and clears up a bit about how those work.
Thanks for your SMART interpretation for twitch, it's a nice tool and didn't think about it at all. You look a bit tired in this one, take a nap and take care of you. My goal is affiliate by end of year (40/50 and 2.7/3) and have a nice active conversation with my community and other streamers. Measurable in chat messages 😊👍
With content creation, I think long term goals should really just be focused around trends and concrete projects. "I want to never miss a video release all year! 52 videos, 1 a week" OR "I Want To See My Subscriber Count Trend Upwards" It tends to be better for your own mental to focus on creating and long term trends.
what are your THOUGHTS on these three ways to make videos/streams: 1. player who is on cam and talks while playing 2. player that just shows the gameplay while talking 3. someone that only streams gameplay ( no video , no talking) ???
I want to think of and write out at least 3 ideas to make content away from twitch within the next 2 weeks and make a plan on how to create that content before the end of the month! Also #earlygang
smart goals are important for me its hard to get a goal that makes sense I did have affiliate awhile ago also I reached my sub-goals awhile ago but then I quit for awhile and now I have all those early goals but little following left its kinda hard to set goals for myself atm
Affiliate, Sub Goals, Viewers, etc are all examples of goals I think that are hard to set and hard to achieve. The best goals like examples in this video are goals that improve your content and stream, what do you think you can improve?
This is my S.M.A.R.T. Plan Specific --Starting up a Stream Team Measurable --Finding the 2-4 Streamers to add Achievable --Find A group of Streamer’s to play/talk with (Min 2, Max 4) Relevant --Building a community to make peoples lives more enjoyable Time-Bound --Summer Break Thank You Eljay, your video's are always helpful!!
Because I’ve been streaming half assed for a few years, I have over 100 followers. I’m thankful for them. But I still have an average of 0.4 viewers lol. I don’t think I’m engaging enough.
My new goals are 1: To create an actual logo for myself and my brand, I'm giving myself 2 weeks to get this done. And 2: To be better at After Effects. I want to be able to create my own stuff at a higher level than I am currently. I'm giving myself fee weeks for this one.
I have met most of the requirements, just need three concurrent viewers LOL but in all honesty I just love to stream, I don't see myself quitting. For me I love getting to meet new people and having fun playing games I haven't yet. But I can see where your coming from because there are a few people I've seen on Twitch asking for help to get to Affiliate or Partner.
You’ve reached 50 followers but are still working towards the 3 average you mean? Why do you think your follows are following without coming back to stream? Do you have a schedule that doesn’t change? Playing the same games or at least the same genre? Would love to hear more about your stream :)
@@StreamScheme I've been on Twitch for around four years and nobody ever used to watch my content, I think I maintained around maybe three or four followers in my four year stint on Twitch, so I deleted all of my content and started fresh. .I learned to loosen up a bit and play different games, stuff that others wanted to see. I put a suggestion box and began playing zelda, animal crossing, retro games and I now have 70+ followers, I had a schedule but could never stick to it as my day changes all the time, I have a part time job and my boyfriend needs help as he is in a wheelchair. I think it's just down to some of the content, I'll have a ton of viewers react to one game and then as soon as I start something different I hardly get any viewers, like right now I'm playing through parasite eve, never played it so decided to give it a shot but nobody is really interested in it.
Report as many bot accounts to Twitch, write in the ticket you didn’t do it, and sit tight. Twitch is aware of the botting going on currently, and are working on it!
I remember I said my self my goal is affiliate. But I very fast backed off. I made goals like stream x time week stream x time hrs. And x time followers. Now I love streaming even though I stream Under 10 viewers. It’s not all about viewers.
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🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start
00:23 Introduction
01:48 Why Is Twitch Affiliate A Bad Goal?
02:35 What Happens When We Set Good Goals?
03:15 Why You SHOULDN'T Aim For Twitch Partner Or Twitch Affiliate
04:10 How To Set SMART Goals For Streaming And Stay Motivated?
06:40 How To Download FREE Animated Twitch Overlays?
07:25 How To Set A Good SMART Goal As A Streamer - Template
09:05 How To Avoid Frustration, Burn Out, and Quitting Streaming
Thank you
@@Lavawydd Your videos have helped greatly. I have been streaming for 5 weeks on sat/sun for 2/3 hours on twitch and have gained 17 follows 3 to 5 views average in that time and i find its down to your advice. Keep making this great content you are so helpful. and thank you again.
My streaming goal is still the same as the beginning of the year i want to be with the top dogs of twitch and i inow it is hard to get there but it is even harder to stay in that elite so yeah that's my goal
Ngl, I just want a community. Affiliate and partner mean nothing if o don’t have a decent group of people. I just want to improve the way I stream, and help build a community
Well my goal was to upgrade my sound quality but that’s happening this week, so next goal is to make overlay more chat friendly!
I like that Eljay pretty much just roasts us, its the only way to make us understand to the max lol
Hahaha to be fair, I also roast myself so it’s all even!
@SpooderNike Absolutely! :)
Lots of hard truths in this industry!
He's Aussie, its how Aussies teach XD
maybe we are a masochist
This month my goal is to:
1- is to make a schedule and stick to it!
2 - Make a shell challenge for sims 4
3- keep having fun and enjoy each stream!
You got this! Keep having fun is a great goal that I have as well!
Hey, whats your stream?
how’s it going bro
Good one!
@@hugobeez1954 gbeto_
1 goal:
Have followers that I don't actually know.
It's an exciting thing to look forward to, but you can't control that! Having some smaller goals that you have control over may well serve you better
Lol same XD
Another advice to avoid burnout is: celebrate the small victories!
This is very important when you’re doing something as hard as creating an audience for your content.
Did you have a new chatter on your stream?
Did you manage to remember a personal fact about a chatter?
Did you get 10 bits for the first time?
Celebrate that! You’ll feel a lot better and more motivated to stream.
For instance last weekend I got a 1€ donation. It was the very first time I got a donation. When the stream ended I danced a little victory dance and talked about it with my girlfriend. It made me feel as if I was a top streamer earning thousands of € per stream.
The secret is, SMART goals are really just outlining small victories so it is easy to celebrate them!
Woah, that's a really good advice. I've never thought about it that way. :D
@@kaylee_reed It's the only way I could keep my sanity while getting better at fighting games and then it continued onto streaming. This is a great strategy whenever you want to do something hard.
I respect the work that stream scheme does for the community to make it better
I don't do much, but I appreciate it!
The only reason i started streaming is because I like it. My goal is to communicate verbally with my viewers, even if its 1 or 2 viewers that day. Social anxiety is a bitch, so if I can manage that, I'll be a happy man. Another goal I have is to use a face cam in my streams, at some point.
YES SAME
I feel you man, I felt like that before. Honestly once I went on cam and got a lot of practice in my games, I felt so much better and honestly the confidence comes with it.
Lol same XD
In terms of face cam, I might remove mine as I always look sad in it despite not actually being sad XD
Idk, maybe I'll stick it to certain games only where reaction is required.
Literally was about to send the "I'm taking a break from streaming..." message... I just don't feel like I have time 😔 I've got affiliate but I don't know where to go now. Thanks for the vid, hopefully I can get more focused now.
You got this! We've all been there! Just remember:
Viewers are biproduct of making good content, or becoming a better streamer. I recommend setting a goal that will add quality or make you more discoverable. That way you aren't aiming for "more viewers" but to be a better creator.
Stay strong my guy 💪🏽
@@StreamScheme any advice on tiktok vs twitter for short form discoverability (clips of gameplay on either platform), versus making longform youtube guides? I play Apex Legends, and I'm trying to improve offline discoverability but I'm not sure what to invest my time into first.
@@jcwolves TH-cam converts to a twitch viewer better because it is longer and the viewing habits are more similar to a twitch viewer.
Tiktok and Twitter are good for building followers on those platforms, but they struggle to convert to a twitch viewer unless you are VERY talented at streaming.
I had a family tragedy that took the wind out of my sails and forced me to take a two week break from streaming. This video has helped me reenergize getting back to streaming. My short term goal: increase lighting quality and get a nice photography style ring light. Mid term: stream for at least 4 days a week and get better at obs.
Yo omg just wanted to say that bit about "I'd love to say don't give up, but I can't decide that for you" is very real and very cool. Please keep this kind of realism in your educational content, it's refreshing af!!
I appreciate that! I'll do my best!
Discord Notification squad! My stream goals are to:
1: play more niche games to build a wider audience
2: Schedule
3: make some new designs (badge/emote)
**: Upgrade my internet lol
Heck yeah! #discordsquad #earlygang Love the goals as well mate!
"your streaming goals suck" never before have i been so offended by something i 100% agree with, great vid tho keep it up!
You're the first person to bring that up hahahaha I was so scared with this video, I wrote it in December on the 3rd but didn't film/release it till today out of fear!
As a student in their last quarter of uni, my goal as a streamer is to have a consistent schedule of streaming! Thurs/Fri @ 2p!
Love it!
I reached affiliate then something happened irl that made me very depressed, so I worked on getting sober from alcohol. I been sober for 9 months now and finally feeling ready to stream again.
proud of you
one day at a time, and know your limits. congrats on 9 months, i know how hard that is. I will be hitting 11 years this fall. stay strong and have fun streaming.
@@TooLittles505 thank you
I checked out your twitch stream and I looked at your about me page and I was just curious how you added a timer for your next stream
twitch extensions got a timer you can use. its super easy!!
I have two SMART goals I think; 1) to develop a new stream schedule before Sunday. 2) to improve my lighting/camera quality by next Thursday!
LOVE IT!
I swear the difference between streams just days apart when I watch your videos and do my best to incorporate the advice you give is extraordinary. I know you tell me every time I comment that it's not YOU but it's the work I put in, but really your advice continues helping me grow and I am super thankful for you. You're 100% right about the burn out, it happens, it got me and it severely ruined my streams for a while. I wasn't keeping up with my schedule, my overall energy wasn't great on stream, so I took a 4 month hiatus to take care of myself, and when I was ready to come back I re-watched your videos, took notes, and things are going better than ever. I am super grateful for you and I share your videos with all my streaming friends. Thank you so much.
Killing it! Hey, again so many people can watch a guide but it is implementing it and putting the hard work in that actually makes a difference!
Good to hear from you, Zu! Glad to hear you are smashing it! :)
I think I went though a PE class because I’m re learning the SMART goal😂
Hahaha hey, they help in every form of life!
I do my best streaming , it's the TH-cam I'm having dramas with now , I used to record and edit videos , just from mobile, things were going fine .., and now I upgraded to pc. need to learn editing on a pc , microphone setups , recording software ect ect ect 🤣 not as easy as everyone makes it , I definitely believe making good content is the key ,but yeah have to learn all over again
Everyone has a different journey, just learning as you go is important! You got this :)
@@StreamScheme am more than happy to learn new skills man :) polishing up on editing, and using new software, took me about 3 days to be happy with the mic sound 😂 I am a persistent person tho am sure I'll get it
Burnout is a thing. When it happens take a day, re evaluate your goals. Write them down and then get working on them. Good luck everyone.
This month I want to:
1. Come up with a good stream schedule
2. Find my starting niche
3. Ensure a good quality stream experience for potential viewers
4. Gain my first follower
So far I’ve just tested the waters and took the leap. I did my first stream this weekend playing Remnant from the Ashes with my friend and got 5 views, it’s not much but it excited me ✊🏾
You got this, Jackson! :) The fourth goal will be a bit tough because it doesn't have steps you can control but the first 3! You got this!
@@StreamScheme Thank you so much! There’s definitely going to be more for me to figure out as I go along but Im glad there are channels like yours to help us out along the way 😁
I grew my stream pretty quickly but now I’m getting really burnt out and reaching a plateau 🥲 Coming back to your videos is like a reset. Thank you for doing what you do :)
What did you do to grow it
for this month, i will
1- create a new alert thingy
2- fine tune my mic as best as i can
3- stick to my streaming schedule
4- be more present in mine and others communities
5- post more content on my IG and FB page
i think this is either enough or too much... we will see
Finding a focus is ALSO part of the learning process, you'll get there! Good luck, glad to see you outlining some goals! Don't feel bad if you miss some, just work to be the best you can.
These are good goals. With number 5, maybe set yourself a specific number of posts per week to hold yourself accountable, and choose a focus for that content.
What kind of content do you post on IG? I'm at a loss at why I would create an account..
@@orangecroc on ig I mostly post game related memes, every other day just meme in general, and game clips, i mostly post channel updates and some heads up on stories
@@orangecroc also, i'm experimenting on 3 posts per day everyday but sunday
damn, this video was so inspiring to me, as a person whos been streaming to 0 people (besides my friends) for months, and this video gave me a reason to not think about that much and just try to improve the streams themselves.
also your other videos about streaming are also very helpful and keep it up!
“Stop comparing yourself to other people,” is some of the best advice a small content creator can hear. “Comparison is the thief of joy” I think is the old saying?
Great stuff as always. I love SMART goals. The one I’m working on is to stick to my stream schedule 100% without fail, for the month of April. Thanks again for all the great advice you’re putting out there.
People forget the big cats were small for a WHILE before they got big.
Keeping a schedule is legit the best first goal. My numbers keep multiplying each week I keep it up.
This month I'm going to:
1. Create my channel trailer
2. Push back my stream to a reasonable time so I'm not late
3. Do 1 tiktok a day
Thanks so much for this video, 30-day challenge here we go!!!
Go for yours!
Ew. Tiktok. Fucking gross.
My goal is to focus on setting schedules each week (around my retail work schedule) and post them consistently. Then stick to them!
I reached affiliate really quick I’ve got a hundred dollar dono and a couple of subs and bits so that’s what keeps me going even if I only have a couple people who watch me throughout my streams
I'll be honest I get the feeling that I already achieved that SMART goal by getting out of my comfort zone and just talking while I streamed. However I can point out that the only way for me to become better than my last stream is to research bitrate and what the difference is between an encoder and decoder which will in fact take a day, as for my other goal would be to get employed so that way I can make at least 250 per week since I don't really have to worry about rent so this planning becomes so easy. There is another goal that I always wanted to achieve and that was to upgrade my SSD for higher storage and that's taking another day that I have to research.
TLDR ;Reached my first goal of being more confident, Day one learn what GPUs are, Day two start hustling, Day three upgrade the storage or delete some ahem things off of it.
Smashing it already, Blake! Keep it up man! Learning GPUs is a good idea! They can go a long way knowing what resolutions and encoding you can use! Good luck with everything!
Heads up in terms of bitrate, it would be better to go YT as they allow a higher one if you want to stream 1080p.
Congrats on getting out there! :D
First big step done XD
In terms of storage, I have a problem in which I want to try to archive everything XD
The comparing yourself to others is a big one for me that I struggle with. I've been at it for 5 months and I'm doing well for myself IMO. I'm averaging about 15 viewers per stream and I just hit 250 followers yesterday. But there are times when I find myself veering into those comparison with my friends and getting down which isn't good. Everyone's journey is unique to them. But more than that, worrying too much about the numbers is a one way track to feeling down, especially early on. do this because you enjoy doing it, because you think you have something unique to present to people. For me, streaming is the first thing I've felt passionate about in almost a decade, working on stuff, adding new things, and trying to create the best content I can is the reason I do anything else that gets me there. these videos of yours have been such a huge help in my journey thus far as a creator as well, so thank you, Eljay. Honestly, so much of what I've done to improve and the steps I've taken have been inspired by these.
THIS VIDEO. Everyone is on their own life journey. You are where your are and it’s okay
YEP!
Would it be possible to do a video for streamers who are trying to get to Partner? I'm far away yet from even being anywhere near a partner. I have 920 followers and averaging around 24 viewers a stream, and it's going well! But i was wondering if you had any tips or things that can help streamers who want to continue grow? Honestly, your videos has helped me grow, and to anyone that is struggling in terms of numbers etc. JUST LISTEN TO THE ADVICE! (Also, stop looking at your viewer count. Just play the games/content and they'll eventually roll in soon!) Thanks mate
Thanks for the info. My issue is being consistent at streaming on Twitch. I had flashbacks of when I did all that grinding on TH-cam. At the time, my only goal was to reach affiliate and that's it. I liked the video and shared. Thanks.
The grind mentality of streaming can be very rough for people, I think it is why I make some of the videos I make. I want people to see their own growth, and push to be the best they can be! :) #earlygang
@@StreamScheme Thank you. I needed that. I got to get back to that mindset I had a long time ago.
1: I want to improve my mic by minimizing my audio from going out
2: finalize my discord and get it out publicly
3: finish drawing my sub badges for month two and three
4: get some stinger transitions to make stream look cleaner :)
Thank you for your tips! I really enjoy them a lot 💜✨
Love you bringing some project management techniques to a niche! (Still very much down the rabbit hole
Fairly spot on already with your own thoughts BUT the other issue is that TH-cam is more discoverable IF you make discoverable video content.
My latest video talks TH-cam gaming for discoverability and my other TH-cam growth video breaks down it as well with some more about optimising for the YT algo.
YT does lack community compared to Twitch, less features for community focused streaming BUT they are trying to add it so it does stagnate in the middle, but that middle is fixed with consistent discoverable video content as well (Twitch is the same, I stagnated a bit before this Yt channel did well)
It is a toss up but the core shouldn't be "this or that" it should be "What Discoverable And Engaging Content Can I Make to grow anywhere?"
Hope this helps! :)
Believe it or not, my short term goal is still to reach affiliate,
But this time I know it's achievable since I've reached all the requirements besides average viewership, and over the past 3-4 streams, I've had a steady 5/3-- all I need to do is keep it up until it becomes my average (current is 2.7 and counting).
Solid advice that transfers to literally anything and real life as well. Thanks.
Trying to pass on the parts that helped me the most! Good luck, you got this! #earlygang :)
I was very focussed on growth the first few months, like i streamed every day for a long time 8+ hours. (sometimes a day off)
And that was when i started (August) until when i ended up getting a burn out (December) It took me 3 months to get back, but since April i have been getting the motivation again and since this week i am back with a schedule!
So guys, please do not over stream, set big goals, my burn out took 5 months to recover. Have fun everyone, and let's get those viewers! ^^
I already quited streaming. Thinking of just being a content creator on TH-cam
Oh yeah? Why did you quit?
@@StreamScheme can't invest 3-4 hours sitting there interacting with people instead. I can make a video, then reply to comments when free :)
Short term goal: 200 followers, I started streaming a few months ago and have garnered 162 followers and more than 9 average viewers, when I started I said I would not apply for affiliate until I reached 200 so I can’t wait to finally hit that goal soon!
Long term goal: Balance my time better, I’ve recently been spending a lot more time into TH-cam and Twitch and noticeably ignoring other aspects of life, I want to change this to where I can still upload twice a week stream 3-4 times a week and continue to have social aspects of life and get schoolwork completed and done well.
it also helps to put your goals into a notebook ( physical or digital it depends on u) so you can see your progress. it worked with a weekly journal and also helped in finding a schedule suited for me and my audience
I do this as well! Every time I bring it up in videos I get people calling me a boomer though hahaha
@@StreamScheme lets just say we do it the traditional way lol
Hi eljay, it’s afterlife, hope you’re keeping well, not sure if you’ll remember me from your streams
Hey! I am well! hope you are too! Hope the video helped! #earlygang!
@@StreamScheme Thank you, definitely did help man , going to set myself a streaming and upload schedule to stick to for the next few months.
Always #earlygang
My goal is literally just
Have one consistent chatter
Once I get that I'll create more goals
Been streaming for bit over a year now got about 400 followers and 15 subs usually sit between 5 to 15 viewers and im very happy with that even if for the next year I still get the same amount of viewers its still worth it for that handful of peeps o/ btw got over 32.000 kills in Apex Legends for those interested where i wanted to achieve rank1 of netherlands and i got that with my Pathfinder
I mean I have 2 jobs. I just started stream on twitch like 2 weeks ago. And I don’t really care if I get affiliate. I just do it for fun. I just stream every time I’m gonna play because I think it’s boring to play alone. So even if I get views or followers or not it really don’t bother me. Just do your stream or content for fun don’t stress it out.
My goal is to learn OBS. Specifically, I want to learn how to work the various settings to get my camera and microphone up to snuff.
I'll do this by Thursday evening, and by Friday I will put it into action and improve my quality.
This man has helped me with sooooo much, I just hit affiliate last night after streaming for 48 days in a row and just wanted to thank you
My goal for this month is to start setting up alerts for my stream making a schedule, trying out different games on stream and just having fun with what I'm doing :)
I just got my first real video up and want to say thank you for all your help.
My video is pretty basic but honestly all I wanted lol.
Ready set game
My goals on twitch:
1. Play new games
2. Try to stream to a schedule (irl stuff are getting in the way)
3. Hopefully get at least get a higher view average
4. Promote
This month's streaming goals:
1. Stream 3 times every week
2. Make another TH-cam video
3. Find a new game to stream
I'm so close to affiliate I'm so happy! Just one more step for me lol. My goal is to do better each time and learn from my mistakes from my last stream.
Not bad advice though, been watching your videos all morning and have learned a lot. You've earned that follow and congrats on being one of the few to get notifications from me!
but you can't make money unless you're affiliate.
Whats the point otherwise?
Always super helpful info, even when it’s not exactly things you want to hear but need !!
I like this as my short term goals are upgrading my camera and mic settings which is exactly what you said. So I smiled when you said that ☺
My stream goal: Upload my first edited youtube video to my channel by the end of the month. Been putting off editing for way too long
My goal of this month:
New mic
New place to setup my laptop
Make a community and have fun
Ngl, when i started streaming i got more than average subs lol
Can u pls help me i have been streaming for 4 days straight and my affiliate only says i have been streaming 1 day and it also saying it With my followers
If ur family follows u it doesn't count it shows 49/50 followers but oh 50
S.M.A.R.T goals yes finally something useful I’ve learnt from school
Hahahaha
Thank you for this! I’m a small streamer and I find myself comparing myself a lot to other streamers that I enjoy watching. It’s discouraging. This video helped me realize that everyone’s style is different when it comes to streaming and people grow at different paces. Thank you for this reminder and encouragement. I’ll do my best to drive my focus on setting small goals for myself and think about how I can improve my channel. 😊
How do you about when people only come by for streams where they play with the streamer and not come when the streamer is playing on their own?
I can't really understand the comment but I am assuming you mean you've been using the idea of playing with viewers as a way to grow, BUT they aren't coming back to watch you do single player?
This is a core issue with the Playing With Viewers approach, those viewers have a very specific intent behind finding you, and that is to play with you on your stream, they are incredibly unlikely to come back for other content.
I'd say you need to either double down, play with viewers a lot, build a community, then slowly cut back to 1 night a week playing with viewers ... OR you need to accept that you are going to lose viewers by doing singeplayer and just go with it, do playing with viewers 1 night a week and go from there.
@@StreamScheme That's actually how I've been going. Once a week I play with viewers and then the rest is single player. I generally use it as a way to get discovered since I get lots of viewers then.
Also im sure i had more that 3 viewers on my stream i need to have 3 viewers until i close the stream until the end??
This is exactly what I needed to hear. Not just for my streaming/youtube but just about life in general. You're awesome man!
Console steamer here! Any chance a video in the works for growing for console streaming? If it can still be as cool with all the overlays and bells and whistles?
My advice for consoles is the same as everyone else, the only hard part is to grow as a console streamer it requires much more hard work. Buying services like Lightstream, etc would be the first place to start.
Video in the works but no promises it releases soon.
It IS fun to stream for me. But I will also admit that not making money while streaming/off of streaming IS taking some of the fun away. And that's because it's currently the *only* way I have to make money, as I have no income whatsoever.
Can't say I have any goals, either. I'm not the type of person that does well when they set themselves goals, especially with a time-crunch deadline. I prefer going with the flow. Setting such a goal would just feel like a burden on me and ruin the fun of streaming. I love your videos, they are very clear and concise and give actual instructions on how to improve things, but I guess this one doesn't really gel with me well. Not everyone is good with set goals.
Everyone is different :) I know I used to hate deadlines and goals until I started carefully setting achievable smaller goals like in this video, it made big projects or large hurdles easier to tackle but I understand the pressure that comes from them as well.
Sorry to hear about the income situation, Streaming income tends to organically pick up with viewer grower which comes from good and discoverable content. I hope the journey gets better for you! And hope the other videos help :)
My streaming goal is to get myself into a comfortable and consistent stream schedule by the end of the month.
Love your work Eljay - these videos are extremely helpful
Best of luck! You got this! :)
The reason why I don’t want to stream is because I can’t afford a good setup ... so I can only Play „Easy“ Games with low FPS ... for example if I want to play Minecraft ... the Stream only Sees Pictures and Not a Video
That is very rough, sorry to hear that mate!
I hope you make a video comparing Twitch and Facebook Gaming, like which is better, and why, etc. I am really confused on where to start. Thanks for the video btw, I think it's useful for new streamers.
We have articles on the site about it :) tough video to make so no promises but I will do my best!
I’m not sure if you’ve made a video on this but how do you eat/go to the bathroom while streaming without losing viewers? Do you recommend any twitch plays type of things?
Tell them you'll be back in 2 minutes, you're going to play an awesome bop, and run a prediction, poll, or a bet.
"Going to use the loo, and grab a drink! Use channel points to predict if I am getting a coke or a lemonade! Enjoy, back in a second guys!"
My goals since beginning:
I want to keep a constant timeframe for streams. In my case from 20 to 22 MET.
I want to stream multiple games, not just stick with one.
And i want to rework my overlay tomorow morning.
I'll comment tomorrow if i reached that one particular goal.
Never mind i just did it today
What has worked best for me was using a skill outside of gaming.
I am really into photography, studied it, did it as a job for several years and it generally makes me happy. So I used those skills from that to take somewhat artistic pictures in my chosen game, making no reference to my stream overall and try gain followers there before posting another vaguely artistic picture to gain peoples interest with a minor quip or joke to try and get people to come through to my stream. My last one had a picture of a teddy bear quoting that "Brian offers you pumkpin in exchange for you to watch Badger Chomp on Twitch." To which I had people join and then also start chatting to me about the picture, so it also started a conversation.
That being said, it's still a graft - saves me having to try and make TH-cam content though, I suck at that.
This is the exact approach I explain in my how to grow from 0 - 25 average viewers video, pick your skills and use them to grow! Smashing it mate!
My smart goals:
S - to step outside my comfort zones in terms of being social and also to become a better video editor.
M - I’d be able to measure my growth my the way my interactions with strangers and my video quality evolve over time.
A - the goal of improving my social skills is achievable by streaming regularly and interacting with viewers/ chatters. My video editing skills will improve over time as I regularly try out different features with new softwares.
R - on a personal level these goals are very relevant for what I want in my life. I’ve been struggling with some pretty bad social anxiety for most of my life and I feel that if I stepped outside of my comfort zone more regularly it would help over time. The fact that I’ll be doing something fun and casual while stepping outside my comfort zone makes it an easier and less daunting task. Improving my video editing skills is also relevant to me right now because it’s something I rather enjoy and would like to do professionally one day even if it isn’t my own content. Right now I’d just like to focus on editing my own content because I’ll have more control over what the content is.
T - I’m not sure if I’m looking at this one correctly but I think both of my goals are on-going. I don’t have a box limiting how good I want to get at video editing or talking to people. I want to continue improving over time and all I can say is I plan to keep learning what I can online for how to become a better writer and practice at least twice a week.
Love it, Cheria! Keep it up! You got this!
And here I am Posting videos with the title, the most unprofessional stream on twitch. :D is that a good goal to have? Something is working because I have been streaming for 4 months and have 6 followers. that's up from 0 4 months ago.
I’m glad that it’s up! And everyone had there own journey, but depending on how much you stream after 4 months I would say you should have a more followers than that.
Not a big deal, not worth worrying, but maybe taking a step back to look at what you could improve and do to make yourself more discoverable is a good step! :)
My streaming goal is to provide a safe and comfortable space where anyone can come and just hangout and have fun (with priority on being comfy). At the same time since I myself am focusing on improving my art skills and exploring games, I want it to be therapeutic for me (since I am still a nursing student) and my viewers.
Good luck on the journey, Scorp! It's good to see you popping in and commenting/updating us on your progress :)
I used to have a goal of hitting affiliate. Which felt terrible after every week when I didn't hit it. I have finally got affiliate but took a step back for a long time as I got burnt out and felt like quitting. I have come back to streaming but only stream every now and again so now all the people that used to come into my streams have either moved on or don't use twitch anymore. So now I want to set a new SMART goal. I don't want to focus too much on viewers or subs or anything like that at the moment. For the short term I just want to get back into streaming so I have set a goal to stick to a schedule. From now on for the next 2 months I will stream 3 times a week. Hopefully this will boost my confidence after taking a knock and maybe even get more viewers, etc. Sorry for the essay and thanks for the amazing content ❤
Love it Alfiec! Good luck with the schedule, you got this! Thanks for sharing as well! #earlygang
Honestly about being jealous of your friends and getting burnt out faster because of it, it is true but not for everyone and fully, you could use that as a semi-competitive way like "Oh okay he did it so I'm gonna try my hardest to do it too" but that depends on the person to be honest like for example I saw an old friend (that I'm not that fan of because of their competitive attitude but that's not the point xD) and they had 9 viewers and 65 in a few days of streaming and I just saw that one day from the discord's sidebar and he was streaming Apex Legends and I didn't take it competitively but I was like "If he as a new streamer plays Apex Legends which is a super famous game and gets that amount of views and follows, why can't I try to do the same with other games no matter if they're famous or not?" My point is that others shouldn't see it as a competitive thing that their friend is more 'famous' than them but as a small boost of confidence but I get that it's not the same for everyone
It all depends on the person, of course!
The people commenting and saying they are jealous, and the people I am talking about in this video sadly, they see it as a "Why bother, I suck, they are better" which is why I push to not compare like that!
By the way, welcome into the #earlygang! Hope it helps!
I didn’t think of this as a goal but I’ve been focusing a lot on improving my engagement with chatters and the quality of my content. The engagement with chatters is measurable because I do get more people chatting for longer.
Improving the quality of the content isn’t measurable per say but I am reading a book on how to write comedy. That by itself is measurable but the book has action points that are measurable too. For instance, I’ve started a writing challenge of writing for 30min every day for at least 2 weeks.
Self improvement! Love it mate, just do your best to see where you are improving and implementing :)
Goals:
1. Make a new stinger in AE in the next 2 weeks
2. Edit one clip video every week
3. Make a channel trailer
Lol smart goals is what my piano teacher taught me
Heck I am just having fun streaming on my twitch channel yes it is lonely when no one talks too you in chat box area. Or watches your stream but the way I look at it is that if u are having fun doing what your doing that is all that counts. Yes sure some of my videos get views and at times I get new followers but I make content everyday. With nobody watching me or chatting with me and I am ok with that because I am having fun with my streams on twitch and I also found my nitch and that is to do karaoke with rock band 4. It gets me to open up a lot more and it also got me to talk constantly even when the game is in load time. Yes I stream from console xbox to be exact but what matters the most is that you have fun during your streams heck I even make myself laugh just by some of the things I say and when singing.
Of course having fun is the ultimate goal, and enjoying yourself is always the most important thing! This video is just to help those people who are focusing on growth so much that the fun stops, and they need to refocus on ways to feel productive, ways to see they are doing great work still! :)
These videos are great! Thanks for what you do!
My new stream goals:
- Get the Audio Quality to be better
- Make more fun/engaging Channel Point Redemptions
- Fun Scene Reactions for things in chat
These are the ones I want to focus on over the next month.
Love to see it! Let me know as you come up with the ways to do it!
i am new to stream and i have not known about affiliate that time and when i know it i don't think that's as a goal tho because i just stream for fun and everyone has been awesome that i have reach that 50 followers.
I hope you're enjoying the streaming and having fun then! :)
This months goals-
1) Fix my lighting and find a good camera angle
2) Make sure my audio vs audio from my friends/ the PS4 is balanced
3) Edit tiktoks and videos so I can upload them consistently in bulk
4) Spend some time interacting in the networking discord’s I’m in
5) Add new point redeems
6) Figure out how to make TH-cam chat work
Some solid goals, you might struggle since there are so many but you got this! #earlygang
@@StreamScheme 🙏🏽🙏🏽💪🏽
I guess my long term goal is to reach affiliate. Not going to lie about that. But, in the short term, I want to translate the views my VODs get into live views. It appears, from all indications, people like my content. They're watching it, but just not live. I'm not sure what to attribute that to. Maybe I should reconsider my schedule and stream in the evenings rather than early mornings. Maybe I just haven't found my "sweet spot" as yet. We'll see. I'm currently sitting at 2.1 average viewers with all other affiliate goals met. I don't think it's unrealistic to have affiliate as a long term goal. I just need to figure out the live views.
Great video, as always. Thanks for all your hard work.
Remember VOD view count isn’t just people watching your VOD, it’s a compilation of every viewer who sees you while live.
This also counts the same viewer who refreshes or afk’s and coms back, it can be bots scanned through twitch and see your stream. Every one of these interactions adds a view to the VOD once the stream is finished.
VoD views are tough to evaluate what is actually a person. Hope this explains and clears up a bit about how those work.
Thanks for your SMART interpretation for twitch, it's a nice tool and didn't think about it at all. You look a bit tired in this one, take a nap and take care of you.
My goal is affiliate by end of year (40/50 and 2.7/3) and have a nice active conversation with my community and other streamers. Measurable in chat messages 😊👍
Not tired! Just my face hahaha
But taking a nap and taking care isn't wrong anyways, especially your face will thank you hahaha joking, you're nice 🤙
short term goal : reach partner
long term goal : reach affiliate
Assuming it’s a joke based on the video, BUT I do want to hear your actual goals :)
Hey this is a great video and I love your content! I was just wondering if anyone has any advice for long term goals? :)
With content creation, I think long term goals should really just be focused around trends and concrete projects.
"I want to never miss a video release all year! 52 videos, 1 a week"
OR
"I Want To See My Subscriber Count Trend Upwards"
It tends to be better for your own mental to focus on creating and long term trends.
what are your THOUGHTS on these three ways to make videos/streams:
1. player who is on cam and talks while playing
2. player that just shows the gameplay while talking
3. someone that only streams gameplay ( no video , no talking)
???
I want to think of and write out at least 3 ideas to make content away from twitch within the next 2 weeks and make a plan on how to create that content before the end of the month! Also #earlygang
YES! LOVE THIS! PERFECT!
smart goals are important for me its hard to get a goal that makes sense I did have affiliate awhile ago also I reached my sub-goals awhile ago but then I quit for awhile and now I have all those early goals but little following left its kinda hard to set goals for myself atm
Affiliate, Sub Goals, Viewers, etc are all examples of goals I think that are hard to set and hard to achieve.
The best goals like examples in this video are goals that improve your content and stream, what do you think you can improve?
This is my S.M.A.R.T. Plan
Specific
--Starting up a Stream Team
Measurable
--Finding the 2-4 Streamers to add
Achievable
--Find A group of Streamer’s to play/talk with (Min 2, Max 4)
Relevant
--Building a community to make peoples lives more enjoyable
Time-Bound
--Summer Break
Thank You Eljay, your video's are always helpful!!
A Twitch Partner stream team? Or just a group of friends playing together sort of thing?
@@StreamScheme I've been going through small streams of the same games I main, looking for some streamers to play/start a group with
Because I’ve been streaming half assed for a few years, I have over 100 followers. I’m thankful for them. But I still have an average of 0.4 viewers lol. I don’t think I’m engaging enough.
My new goals are 1: To create an actual logo for myself and my brand, I'm giving myself 2 weeks to get this done.
And 2: To be better at After Effects. I want to be able to create my own stuff at a higher level than I am currently. I'm giving myself fee weeks for this one.
I have met most of the requirements, just need three concurrent viewers LOL but in all honesty I just love to stream, I don't see myself quitting. For me I love getting to meet new people and having fun playing games I haven't yet. But I can see where your coming from because there are a few people I've seen on Twitch asking for help to get to Affiliate or Partner.
You’ve reached 50 followers but are still working towards the 3 average you mean? Why do you think your follows are following without coming back to stream?
Do you have a schedule that doesn’t change? Playing the same games or at least the same genre?
Would love to hear more about your stream :)
@@StreamScheme I've been on Twitch for around four years and nobody ever used to watch my content, I think I maintained around maybe three or four followers in my four year stint on Twitch, so I deleted all of my content and started fresh. .I learned to loosen up a bit and play different games, stuff that others wanted to see. I put a suggestion box and began playing zelda, animal crossing, retro games and I now have 70+ followers, I had a schedule but could never stick to it as my day changes all the time, I have a part time job and my boyfriend needs help as he is in a wheelchair. I think it's just down to some of the content, I'll have a ton of viewers react to one game and then as soon as I start something different I hardly get any viewers, like right now I'm playing through parasite eve, never played it so decided to give it a shot but nobody is really interested in it.
What can i do - i have been follower botted and commander root isn’t working will i get banned and if i was a affliated would i get banned to???
Report as many bot accounts to Twitch, write in the ticket you didn’t do it, and sit tight.
Twitch is aware of the botting going on currently, and are working on it!
I remember I said my self my goal is affiliate. But I very fast backed off. I made goals like stream x time week stream x time hrs. And x time followers. Now I love streaming even though I stream Under 10 viewers. It’s not all about viewers.
purchase a new keyboard. Deadline is Friday; so I can research some different ones first.
Hey Man! Good to see you in the comments as well as twitch chat ;)
Love it, let me know what you pick up!