Alpha Gaming I currently have a core i3300 cpu and a I just spent £200 on a gtx 1060 and it doesn’t work and I wanted to stream on it any spare parts ? 😂❤️
'What are the best settings for my stream?' 'What's a good PC for streaming?' 'What's a good webcam for streaming?' 'What do you think about Ninja moving to Mixer?' 'What's the best platform to stream on?'
Raiding small streamers is a really good idea, Theres a chance they can get really big! And you have that way of saying hey i contributed in a way. Also it can build good connections with people and their community!
Checked out your content and I think what you do for smaller streamers and the way you interact with your community is amazing. I would be much more likely to support someone like you than someone like this. It doesn't pay to be selfish, imo.
Honestly I am a small streamer but damn... i know that would make a huge difference for anyone and if anything would make you feel great and just honestly make someones day :P
The pro scene is commonly filled with friends of friends sponsored by mom and dad at local LAN parties. These are not struggling teens that just happen to be good at something that led them into the success story you are believing in. It’s overprivledged social elites paying for marketing space to win your dollar. The views are highly inflated and chat is spammed with emojis because that’s what they pay for. It is embarrassing to raid a small streamer when they don’t get any follows or real chat engagements because a channel is 60% bs 90% of the time. If you are doing charity streams for attention and image but won’t support small streamers you’re smile and helpful TH-cam content is nothing more then a business plan.
I got Affiliated thanks to a raid. I was able to engage with the larger streamers audience long enough to up my statistics. You should never discount the power of pulling smaller streamers up, in my opinion!
Before watching this video, I only raid small TH-cam live streamers as they are always soooo grateful and have the best reactions. One guy almost cried. I raided a couple of “big” streamers with 50+ people and they could care less. After watching this video, I could use raids as a way to make contacts but I like getting the reaction of the small youtubers more.
With raiding I think this. "We're here to make their day, not their career" I don't expect to blow up and be popular when i'm raided. But It always makes my day when it happens. Heck i've been raided by Andy Milonakis a few times. I never got more popular and never expected it. But it sure does put a even bigger smile on my face when it happens.
When i have enough viewers that it warrants a raid...I do it for the other streamer, not for myself..i know it won't get them a lot of viewers the next day, but in that moment..that dead stream is given life.
i can only go from my own view and thoughts so this might not apply for everyone but i would also call it a major morality boost even knowing its a temporary thing it can increase the motivation to keep going for them as well i know first hand streaming for mostly 0 - 2 viewers isnt fun and kind of kills my motivation to even bother... but thats how it would feel for me i think never been raided but on the other hand if i were to be raided i would probably crap my pants and die from a heart attack haha so its nothing i would like to happen to me haha just saying the few times my viewer count been above 5 i am feeling as giggly as a little schoolgirl xD
This is what you should do. It costs literally nothing, it is beneficial to people, and it is just the nice thing to do. Was SUPER disappointed to hear Harris say that the reason he doesn't help smaller streamers out is because he "doesn't owe anyone anything." Like yeah, that's what help is. Lending a hand to people you don't owe anything to. Anyway, good on you for being a nice person. Wish we saw more of that from bigger names... COUGH.
@@kleepglorp8923 I agree with Harris. People who earned their growth through hard work owe nothing to small streamers. If a big streamer wants to raid someone small, great. If not, also great. I worked my butt off to get where I am. No one gave me a hand out. And I'm happy to have earned my own success. A handout would have cheapened it.
It’s called random acts of kindness, being a good person, making someone’s day. All the feels in life when there’s so much hate. I watch raiding videos with my son bc we love the reactions. It genuinely makes someone happy so that right there should be reason enough.
@OctagonalSM64 Yes. If you are streamer ofcourse more people watching it would make your day. Just how donating makes peoples day. Just how giving money or food to a homeless people would make their day. Stop being so judgy
@OctagonalSM64 every one of those numbers is a person watching, and a person watching means more exposure. You should know that as someone who makes content
I raid small streamers cause they interact with my viewers that I send there way, may not be many but it's the thought that counts. I have raided large streams and found that they give me the feeling they have no time to talk to anyone. I love helping small streamers and giving them a chance just as I am a small streamer. Much luv to all the streamers out there. Great vid by the way. Keep it coming Alpha
Yeah this is a no for me dawg. Sometimes those little streamers need that love, helps other people find those bottom of the barrel people. This is kinda like " Keep the rich, rich" attitude.
It has happen only 1 or 2 times where I actually followed a person that I was re-directed to. And usually people just hang out for ~3 minutes, then leaves to find someone else to watch. Why? Because what happens is "OMG I got raided, OMG thank you so much! So many people in here! That is insane! OMG OMG!" for the rest of his/her stream.
ya like ttimthetatman raided nadeshot . im like why not raid a smaller streamer. they wanna keep in in there group. its sad but if ur big raid i small person so he has chance.
I usually don't post replies but this video at the 10:46 mark really rubbed me the wrong way. I honestly hope your views have at least changed a little because it honestly sounds like you're indicating raiding is simply an easy pass for people who put in next to no effort into their streams and just wants things handed to them. This cannot be further from the truth. A quick look into your twitch stats and from 2017-2018 you averaged 10-20 views, spikes in viewerships usually indicates a raid and you have benefited from raids yourself. Example Jan 20th 2018 for the 24 hour stream you were averaging 10 viewers until 8 hour and 58min mark when your viewers jumped to 71 and you gained 6 followers and from that boost you kept an average of 20 viewers for at least 12 hours of the stream. Whilst its great you kept up the grind and made it on youtube/twitch, dont forget when you first started how shitty the discovery is on twitch and how it still is for smaller streamers to be discovered even today. Raids provide a great boost to smaller streamers and that one raid you do can impact a streamer who may then pay it forward. (example MrDogAu- got raided within the first week of streaming with 5k viewers, channel blew up to 1.1k follows in a month and now he supports smaller streamers and have a great community for us Aussie streamers- because of this community of support we've branched out to discover talents in the music channel and its great to see the 1 raid not only boosted a smaller streamers follow/viewership but also how those streamers are continuing to work hard and improve their streams and they are then supporting other streamers) Bigger streamers raiding bigger streamers for clout is a bit redundant, if the streamer is big already, then most likely they are well known enough to majority of the twitch viewer community. If you wanted to reach out to the bigger streamers to collab why not just reach out to them normally? There is also that other issue of, when you do raid a bigger streamer, they may assume it is just for clout. TLDR: Raids are good, it allows for discovery beyond what twitch is recommending, not all small streamers are out there waiting for a hand out by raids, streamers small or big put in effort so please don't devalue their efforts by assuming they all want free hand outs. Dont forget where you came from and how raids essentially helped you on your twitch career. PS: Raids are not mandatory and it is definitely not an obligation for bigger streamers to raid smaller ones, but just dont dismiss the value of raiding. Everyone started from somewhere.
This comment deserves far more likes than it has right now. Indeed, Twitch discovery system keeps on sucking, now matter how long it exists, and Amazon seems to be not even caring about its improvement. It's as if they're actually interested in partnered streamers keeping on the majority of viewers for selves, and not losing them to some other new streamers. And because of that it's even more irritating for me (as a beginning and small streamer) to see that popular streamers keep on raiding the other popular streamers (who are saturated already), instead of raiding small streamers (that actually starve for some chat activity and viewer count). Typical class segregation as is: rich keep on being rich, poor keep on being poor. Only with viewers-follows-subs instead of money.
lol thats a poor argument, i know your comment was 4 months ago but his point is that he shouldn't be expected to raid small streamers just because they're small. often times these raids rarely do much to help streamers anyways because most viewers leave within 5-10 minutes. you sub to someone because you like their content, not because you were suggested to.
@@axaviersan1243 you assume cause there small people wont like there content and will leave after 5-10 minutes? Sure some may but it’s still a opportunity and I was getting very “I don’t want them to possibly do better than me” mentality which a lot of successful/popular people have. That was also a pretty weak argument. Raiding small streamers is simply because people want to give them a opportunity not just because there small.
@@ccskyqueengaming6069 I didn’t assume just because they are small no one wants to watch BUT you watch a specific streamer for a reason , majority of people won’t want to join someone else’s stream whom they’ve never even heard of before, and from watching the video I don’t think once I ever felt like he implied he didn’t want them to do better than him, he just said everyone starts from somewhere and you can’t expect a big streamer to raid them like they owe it. Although it does give them an “opportunity” it’s so slim because a lot of small steamers don’t have it figured out so maybe they don’t have a proper set up, or maybe they don’t know how to properly talk to this large amount of people because they get shy, at the very minimum it’s definitely going to feel weird having this sudden jump in viewership and trying your hardest to please them so they stay
@@axaviersan1243 I stay in raids, because it saves me from having to click around in a lot of other streams, finding a good one. If the person is really good, I'll follow. I'm not in a rush to leave the new channel, unless there's just something else I feel like doing. Whenever I get raided, I also see a large chunk of the people stick around for awhile too--sometimes even if I'm specifically streaming with a title of "..........(No Commentary)". People aren't really all that picky. Although, I'd have to end cap that with saying that the games I play generally have a smaller, more relaxed, and playful community. They aren't something slow, but they're not always high octane games. That may have something to do with how the viewers stick around in the way that they do. So, in any case, it's very subjective to the target audience.
As long as you don't scream at the top of your lungs "OMG I GOT RAIDED OMG OMG THIS IS INSANE" for 10 minutes straight without even touching the game, just reads up the follower-announcements and stuff like that.
I will be honest. I was raided once before on TH-cam and got about 50 people from it but since it was a different game they all left in less than 5 minutes. Even though not many people stayed it’s still an awesome feeling at the time. If someone is not motivated and they get a raid it motivates them so much.
For some, that may be true. I think what Harris is trying to say, is that when you pass your community off to someone else, then that person is now an extension of your brand. Most small streamers don't have the production value or the personality that would compliment or help your brand. Helping small streamers is awesome, but you are now trusting your channel and brand with someone completely random. Doing that doesn't sound very enticing to big streamers who have spent months and years building their brand.
@@Stubsee 100% not only but raiding/hosting does not help to grow your channel as the people that come over during a raid/host are used to the content they came FROM. not YOUR content. This is why building a following outside of Twitch is key. Hitting the Live button in OBS and hoping for the best is just not a thing anymore and has not been for years.
@@Stubsee It makes sense… until it doesn't. When you finish your stream and start raiding, you lose nothing, your work as a streamer is already done for today. And even if the difference in quality / genre / style between your stream and the other stream gets too high, I highly doubt it could piss off the viewers so much they go apeshit and unfollow / unsubscribe you because of a "bad raid". Most likely they'll just close the stream, just as if they would if you only finished your stream without raiding afterwards. Therefore, no severe damage to community is done. Damage to brand is very unlikely either.
@@Stubsee the thing is, when people raid, usually it's communicated that "hey I don't know this streamer, let's go check them out." Unless they mention that it's someone that they know. I feel like this mentality keeps people in bubbles and is the reason why the small streamers struggle. I completely understand the brand thing but that's why it would be great for established streamers to familiarize themselves with the who's who of Twitch. Browse the list and check out small streamers so that you can find people that align with your brand. The majority of the streamers that I enjoy were introduced to me through raids.
I definitely agree with you! I just reached 54 followers yesterday and it took me a month and I've never been raided or hosted. I have 4 or 5 followers that actually show up and talk to me and each other. One follower created 3 or 4 alternative accounts just to follow me again and another created almost 20!
In my experience, when I've been raided, it had actually sparked a friendship with a few of the streamers. It was pretty cool because the people that suggested to the streamer that they raid me are people that I've engaged with numerous times on another person's stream. It felt like a friendly little network.
"Why I don't raid smaller streamers" Basically, I'll get nothing out of it so why waste it while I can raid someone bigger than me in hopes they return the favour or play with me. lol
You can't blame the guy. He does want to grow his business. If it was me I would do the same thing. There's something to be said about people that go get what they want, and don't expect hand outs.
"People who tweet every single time they go live annoy people" Yet in another video you say to tweet every time you go online to get out there lmao oooook
Even xqc, ninja, etc. tweet out saying. Yeet im live. Or Get in here! Back from Twitch Con. Etc. I think what he means is if your timeline is nothing but "im live" tweets then you got a issue dont be that annoying desperate streamer that has a low quality timeline. For example imagine also pulling up a Instagram or TikTok but every dam post is a picture of themselves or their setup and the caption is 'im live *insert link here*'.
@@slue954 EXACTLY. I always tweet when I go live, but at the same time I used twitter as my social media. I share memes, other streamers, artwork, you name it. If your twitter (or any social media) is just you going live posts it comes across as disingenuous and obnoxious.
Man I started streaming yesterday on twitch, I didn't even know there was a “raid” thing. There was only one person watching me, 2: 20h in the morning, when I was about to leave, someone raided me, jumped to 18 viewers! I was very happy, very very hahaha, I didn't even know what to say. Half an hour later another streamer hit me too and jumped to 37 viewers! Man, what a great feeling! I don't even know how to say how it motivated me to continue, I spent 3 more hours playing hahaha.
Yes what he basically says „these raids just make streamers (like u happy) but dont help yourself as a streamer and thats why he doesnt do it, and cuz its on on him to help your grow on twitch“. Probably the worst, most selfish and egocentric thing Ive ever heard from a streamer,
Same I followed an IRL buddies stream and from there I went to 4 different channels as a part of a raid from those channels and followed and continually watch people mostly cause of personality. I guess we are the exception
I was in a raid of an art channel that the game streamer loved his art, and that introduced me into all the cool art channels on Twitch! I have been in that artists stream almost everyday h e streams from home for almost 2 & 1/2 years, and many of his streams at conventions.
Same here. Remember when Timthetatman raided this smaller channel with a couple hundred viewers, and it went up by like 30k. He gained followers, donations, subscribers DRASTICALLY, and you could see the alerts going ham on his screen continuously for like 45 minutes straight.
The excitement it could bring for the streamer and potentially audience knowing their favorite small streamer could grow also. Pretty big imo, but he obviously can’t do it for everyone.
@@migi7150 literally I got raided on my first ever stream. it raised my average views and it made my entire week. It made me love streaming even more and i have now made sm mutual friends and we all support each other. I literally cried for 30 min and it made my outlook on the streaming community positive in my first experience
I believe the reason it’s hard for some is probably there life situation work,family etc and most importantly the patience! But that’s why you need a plan something to track your growth
@@coolnessmortezchannel9216 biggest reason i kind of gave up on growing was i put hours into learning video editing hours upon hours upon hours to make it as good as possible with the little money i had back in 2008 I.E at one point i wanted a intro so i spent i think 3 or 5 weeks making the intro untill it was good enough also good recording gear was hard to come by cheap back then now with all USB mics etc its a lot easier but when you put in all that work and you get nothing from it in return whats the point : / i am planning a comeback soon tho for the 2 ppl (Friends) who is interested haha so point is what killed me was my own perfectionist inside me and even now i have the same problem planned my comeback for 6 months got one twitch overlay done few more to go ^^
@@Kendrisite Fancy seeing you here! Facebook has been going well for me, but i think the excuse of "Facebook is still young give them time" is getting quite old with some of it's creators. My page has been growing at a rapid rate as of late, but with things like a delay of 20 -30 sometimes as bad as 60 seconds it's quite hard to take it seriously. FB needs to have some more transparency and a road map for it's creators as to where they are and what their plans are for them. The level up program is a joke and no one I've ever talked to has ever gotten the free stars. I'm silver/gold tier every other week. The way they hand out their supporter system is very strange as well not to mention that if you are even a little bit "right" you haven't got a prayer to get into it.
Man, just realizing how special the music community on Twitch really is. We get raided by all kinds of streamers, from people with 1,000+ viewers to people with 5 viewers and in all cases we see nice bumps in followers, return watchers and eventually subs and people jumping in the Discord etc. In fact, given how small the community is our growth is probably at least 50% due to raids. Part of it also goes to how much you show appreciation for a raid - plus every music streamer we've ever raided immediately does a shoutout and offers to play a song right off the bat. We always request they play one of their originals, which is also just a nice thing. TL;DR we love music Twitch.
MoonlightSocial music is really starting to get traction on twitch. Definitely excited, as I’ve been streaming 12 hours a day for 3 years now to zero viewers 😭
@@zomb7138 I think those two things are just generally more reasonable to set up. There are a few full bands and a few streamers who also do things like streaming production etc. But by and large, a microphone with an acoustic guitar or keyboard is just a lot easier to set up and stream for hours on end. Most of our viewers like hanging and chatting as well, so it's kind of a mix between live performance and "Just Chatting" in a lot of ways.
I streamed on facebook gaming for a year and the numbers are not inflated, its just the reason people get that 300 viewers is entirely because the algorithm just throws you randomly into peoples up next when they are watching videos. Most of those viewers just scroll through and are there for 10 seconds or less and move on cause they didn't care to watch a stream. Videos are great to post on the platform and granted I really do not have a solid understanding of the algorithm but I do know from friends you can go dummy viral real fast and get some traction.
Cherrnobyll_TV, I’m not saying that he shouldn’t give back. He definitely should. I’m saying that you can’t blame him for caring about his stream. Although it’s not his preferred method, he still does raid small streamers.
But sir. There are smaller streamers who do put in countless hours. I kinda feel that this is something that people forget. They were once small you don't get anywhere without other streamers who they have known for years.
Raiding is when a streamer is about to go offline and they go into someone else’s stream and pretty much gives them all the viewers they have. This helps boost up the viewer count of the streamer they are raiding.
I agree with everything except the raid thing. it seems to work out really well for me and I send my peeps to all kinds of people. I mostly look at charity people, then similar game people, then people that I already follow.
I met my boyfriend when he came into my stream during a raid. But to reference your comments, he came in from a stream that was roughly the same size as my stream, she had a similar personality, and she was playing the same game. That raid was an absolutely amazing one for me.
Always love watching Harris's videos; the one thing though that many beat themselves up about after watching your videos, is this; they take your opinion and branch off into TH-cam to pursue content on another platform, as suggested. But come to find out, their TH-cam videos are getting next to nothing on views. Now they're sitting on a dead stream and a dead TH-cam channel. I for one have gotten lucky on Twitch in terms of viewership and just recently started TH-cam, and still get next to nothing on views. I couldn't imagine getting nothing on Twitch and nothing on TH-cam, then next to nothing on socials. But as always Harris, your content is insane and is 10000% jam packed. Streaming isn't for everyone nor is content creation.
Chat: "Why don't big streamers raid small streamers?" Alpha: "Because it makes you look desperate.... [unless you are an impossible god with so many teammates and viewers that building a legacy helping helping the community is more important that your own growth]" Hiko: "Hold my low-carb beer" Seriously though, catching the end of a Hiko stream is an absolute riot watching the newbie streamers freak smooth out.
I'll be honest, when I started streaming I got into it to be an extra source of income not a hobby. However as I started doing it I realized I liked this new creation journey I've been on more and meeting people and talking with others online than seeing it as a way to make money. I appreciate everything you've said in this video and it kinda helps guide me in a better direction to help my own channel/content. Thanks!
tl;dr, if you didn't want to watch the video or read all of this: he doesn't believe in helping anyone smaller than him out unless he gets something back for it (i.e partnership, networking power, brand deal, exposure, etc.) Big no from me dog, this makes about as much sense as telling big TH-camrs now/in the past to never shout out other channels that aren't already big. If that had happened, many channels that exist today simply wouldn't. Hell, JJ Olatunji every now and then shouts out an editor's channel like Lil Bored or somebody, and they go from like ~2-5K subs upwards to hundreds of thousands, with a rise in viewership as well. Do they get complacent or lazy, and just not upload anymore? Nope. They continue their upload schedule. CoryxKenshin met jacksepticeye when he was a smaller youtuber, and collaborated with Dashie, (when he was relatively smaller) and, in turn, he not only got to play with some of his favorite creators, but his channel grew immensely. The point and question wasn't "Should smaller streamers EXPECT big streams and people in general to raid them on-demand", it was "Why I don't raid small streamers". Practically, your answer is that you see it as a business and networking aspect, and only wish to do it if it directly benefits you or the already-large stream you're raiding. It's a "keep the rich rich, while calling the poor lazy and entitled" scenario. Very little people other than that one girl who said "just sub to me, it's only 5 dollars" would EVER have a mindset where they EXPECT you to donate to/raid them. If we went by this logic, we should just go ahead and shut down all of Mr.Beast's streams, TH-cam videos, giveaways, charities, everything. Because why give it away to people in need, and people who DON'T have everything, when he could just give it to people that are already popular? Want to plant millions of trees? Screw that, just hoard the money for yourself. Give away cars to families for free? Why not just give the car to a popular mega-star as a form of networking to build popularity for yourself? Tip money to small streamers like Mr.Beast has COUNTLESS times? Screw that, just donate ONLY to big streamers to build up that popularity and networking for yourself and yourself only. Your whole premise is practically "I've been raided as a large channel, and haven't grown that much from it". Well, hate to break it to you dude, but if Pewdiepie shouts out KSI, his channel won't grow that much. If Pewdiepie shouts out a small channel with under 10k subs, their channel will grow DRASTICALLY. For some channels and streams, even an increase of 1-2 viewers is enough motivation to keep them going. This can be seen through channels like CORPSE HUSBAND, which is just a recent example. He grinded content creation and getting his name known via social media for years, but then Jacksepticeye brought him into a TH-cam video/stream, and his channel and twitter, and practically everything BLEW UP in popularity. Hit trending multiple times a week, if not multiple times a day. From the week Sept. 28th to October 5th, he gained 720,000 subscribers, and 9.5M video views that week. He grew more in one week than your entire channel has in it's entire duration on TH-cam, due to big channels genuinely just LIKING him and wanting to collaborate with him. He's gained 2.22M subscribers in the past month, and 36M views in the past month. So he's gained 2M more channel views and 4x your subscribers in one month than you have in 4 years, due to popular people bringing him into the limelight. Interesting. According to you, that shouldn't be possible. According to you, Jackseptcieye and co. shouldn't have done that, because they didn't get anything out of it. They didn't get partnerships or brand deals out of it, they didn't get subscriber count and view count spikes, and they didn't get money out of it. You lack the quality of generosity, and expect only to do something for someone else, if YOU get something out of it. These types of mindsets are probably the #1 reason it's so hard for channels to grow now, both on TH-cam and Twitch. You can't just grind out success anymore, and the top streamers/youtubers like you refuse to actually help anyone but yourselves out. I also find it interesting that, time and time again on this channel, you'll spit the "I'm not telling you guys this because I hate you, I'm telling you this because I want you guys to grow. I want to help give you guys tips for growth. I believe each and every one of you has potential, and every one of you CAN do this if you apply yourself correctly. You can do this." - yet your logic for not helping out smaller streamers is because... you don't personally gain or benefit from it. Might say something about you.
Thank you I read the whole comment. It got a little long but it's so true! It really makes me wonder if I want to keep following Alpha gaming after his take on this. It felt like a big alpha complex to me and idk if I like the feel of that.
He just doesn't want to give a handout I guess. But there were so many better reasons he could have come up with. Like.if he raided a small streamer many others could be begging and pressuring him too. If he doesn't know that streamer well and they do something bad, it reflects badly on him. Or if that streamer suddenly stopped streaming or wasn't as dedicated he would be helping someone who had the possibility not to continue. But he didn't say any of those points. Just that people should work as hard as him because he had worked hard
yesterday was my 2nd stream playing rdr2 and even though i had 0 viewers for the first bit, i still wanted to do it. there was someone who joined abt 5 minutes in & we had a great conversation ! 🤍 when it was done, they said they couldn’t wait for the next stream. i think that even if u have 0 viewers, u should do if it’s fun for u 🌷 never know who might come around
I just want to say thank you so much. I started streaming about a week ago and your videos and content have really helped me understand the platform better and answered a lot of my questions, not that any of my actual questions were in this video, except maybe the mic one. Anyways, I really appreciate it!
I wouldn’t say he’s not willing to help others. As he mentions in the video, he raids smaller streamers a lot, it’s just not his preferred way to end his stream.
@CaramelComrade Because there’s nothing in it for him. He should’ve just said that instead of a load of fluff about how raids don’t help a small streamer, which is horse shit.
@@ir1041 And he knows it, too. Many times in his past videos he's pulled that bullshit "I genuinely believe anyone can grow big. You might start small, but if you enhance your talents and apply yourself, you can do it, I believe in you. I want you to grow." and then now he's completely 180'ed into a "I don't want to help out other small streamers, I get nothing out of it."
Content creation is so time consuming. I would like to see more TH-cam strategies Harris, though I understand a lot of the advice for twitch carries over to TH-cam.
Patman Gaming yeah once i get an idea in my head i just obsess with it until it’s out there and done. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. And god forbid something interrupts the process lmao
Patman Gaming I see you have a lot of halo content very cool dude. I haven’t played in years but man.... that online multiplayer back in the day is what made me the man I am today hahaha. Absolutely loved playing that! I’d say halo 2 and 3 are hands down the most I’ve ever played a game online.... oh and reach
Holy flip. I never realized how great your community is just reading everyones comments and opinions really make me hope I'll get one like yours one day. Keep it up man!
I dont even understand what raid is when I began my twitch account and got raided, I was just very surprised when I looked at my phone and saw 15 views, I was like wth?! How did I entertain myself so much to get that much of views lmao
This video is 9 months old. I am sooo far behind things. But I love the message. Accountability and self-drive. It's yours to create. Old school thinking that gives me even more of a boost in this crazy handout culture we live in. Thumbs up!
It’s almost like he’s saying “Do work, and you’ll earn success” Opposed to the general public demand of “I want I want I want. “ I feel like the real issue is general demand of instant gratification. If you treat content like McDonald’s, you’ll make fast food quality food. 🤔
Eh might be so for many but the work i put in back when i tried youtube was killing me i spent 3 - 5 weeks on the video intro alone first learning how to do it and then do it i never ask for help and i dont want it either i agree with Harris if i cant make it alone i don't deserve it but it is a long hard process to learn everything you need Video Editing sound mixing Animations plus it was hard back in 2008 the standards were low back then now its insane planned my Twitch comeback for about 6 months now and i got 1 twitch screen done and yes i know i can go on Fiverr and hire some cheap artist these days but where is the fun in that plus nothing i can really afford sadly and i think many are in the same boat sure some might want freebees but i am sure im not alone in wanting to make it on my own as well i am a perfectionist and i know how i want it to look
Naala wow that was kinda hard to read, you really need to use proper punctuation. but other than that, i totally agree with you. this process is a learning experience, and it isnt always a smooth one. id been rolling out videos with no effort for 3-4 years before i realize that i needed to actually start editing my content and making the viewer experience better. the problem is that im extremely limited in options to do that, since im low on money and also dont have a very powerful computer, making it extremely difficult to play, stream, record, or edit videos for youtube.
@Gmd Bullet sorry about that im Swedish so using English punctuation is fairly hard specially since i never really finished school, If it wasn't for Firefox auto correct i would be screwed. (plus the fact that auto correct don't suggest where to put what kind of punctuation BONUS i wouldn't even know how to spell "punctuation " without it or copy/paste. Regarding the actual comment i never really liked edited videos or at least heavily edited that's why my favourite youtuber list if very short down to 3 not very known Storpey Gopher and the most known would probably be Graystillplays. the first two barely edit them at all which i like, and the games i like to play is hard to edit as well. So to me the editing part is a mix of not liking that type of content, and not having the time to really learn it i have a powerful PC so that's not an issue the learning how to do it is hard. Time constrains is something i suffer from as well i have no job (yey more time FUCK less money) but i have a wife and kid to take care of instead and that is always top priority. Hope that was easier to read toke a while to write most of the punctuation was guess work so i hope it was a least fairly accurate!
I feel like after watching you off and on on your twitch tips for several years You're probably the only person that stood out the most to me I like it I like it alpha I still go back to a lot of the things you said in other videos to this day still so thanks for making these videos
Alpha gaming: You are not a small streamer, you're a streamer that didn't found their audience yet Also Alpha Gaming: why I don't raid "small streamers"
I’ve found some of my favorite channels through raids and love showing support to smaller channels by raiding them. Maybe it’s not the best business decision but it can make someone’s day and be a fun way to show support to smaller streamers and even just give them confidence. I once had a raid that gave me an extra 10 viewers (a huge number for me) and my numbers stayed high for the rest of my stream. It was fantastic and not only that, it told me the raider trusted me and my content. I don’t even think I gained a single new follower but I didnt give a shit it was a really nice boost to the stream. I dunno if numbers is all you care about I guess it matters but if you’re just into the community aspect of twitch i thin raids are really cool.
Raiding small streamers helps especially if they have content similair to yours. Honestly growing yourself is by reaching to other platforms but at the same time even me posting to instagram and twitter for over a year I have gotten hardly anything out of it. To be honest idk why you dont have videos on how to get the statistics on how to bring your posts to the top of the page.
I'm a small streamer. 8-15 viewers. I raid people that I search and watch that get like 2-4 viewers. I do this. Its part of my community at this point and they get excited to hear when I find someone else worth watching but has no one watching. Its helped a few get ahead, further than I am. But I do enjoy trying to lend a hand. Its my pay it forward way. Its honestly fun.
Watching this a year later now that you stream every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday LOL! I actually came to your stream last Saturday for the first time and fortunately didn´t make any of the questions you answered here. Great content, dude! Keep it up!
It takes a lot for me to watch a video start to end. I’ll tell you, I’m not even a twitch streamer and you kept me engaged. Great video!!! And I love the lights in the background. Been searching everywhere for them myself!
Holy moly you are good at your job! I mean, you captivate your viewers and make us feel like we are right there talking to you. I appreciate you and respect you to the fullest! Thank you!
Id kill for some timestamps on them questions in the future, im not interested in all every question and found myself kinda tuning out at a few points, still great vid tho
Watching this honestly it feels like a little hero complex. Like "your growth is your responsibility", well yeah for many people it is, but the getting started point is always the hardest. Twitch has a hard time sometimes making someone discoverable at first
My favorite part is the "you are responsible for your own success." Love that line. And honestly, TH-cam and Twitch are fantastic reminders of that statement. Nobody owes you anything on this platform. But at the same time this platform offers so many options to be unique and different and to stand out.
I mean they give you the option twitch more than youtube but at the same time you dont seem to get anywhere unless you are doing what everyone else is doing because you are otherwise irrelevant.
Weird. I only started using restream.io 'cause viewers were suggesting it. And then I noticed that some 1M+ follower TH-cam channels were doing it to stream on Twitch and TH-cam. Your chat argument is nullified due to restream having a bot that shares chats across platforms. But even before I activated that, I was stating "So-and-So on TH-cam says, xxxxxxxxx." "John on Twitch asks, XXXXXX?" And my viewers didn't seem to have a problem with it, or the bot. Also, since I've been streaming on YT and Twitch, I've actually had some growth. Some nights, TH-cam is more active and Twitch is not. Others, TH-cam is quiet, but Twitch is more active. So for me as a small streamer, it helps me stay engaged by having access to more of an audience.
If you are a monetized youtuber or twitch streamer, using restream.io is violated the agreement and you will be demonetized. It also looks like you don’t care about the community and care about more viewers. Not saying that’s true for you but that’s what it looks like to an outsider
Alexis Tyler if you’re monetized on either platform it against their agreements. If your not affiliate or TH-cam partner then sure do it. But once your close to monetizations I recommend you stop so you won’t get denied. You can search it up if you want. Basscially if your not monetized they don’t care do what ever the heck you want
Alexis Tyler btw they are talking simultaneously like streaming on twitch and TH-cam at the same time isn’t allowed. If your a twitch partner your exclusive to twitch. If your just and affiliate or TH-cam partner then they don’t care if you stream in other platforms. Just not at the same time
Very good advice and very valid points, Harris... Can confirm, a huge raid only makes a very marginal difference in your retained viewership. I've gotten hosted by Shroud which was by far the coolest experience I've ever had on Twitch. But after a few weeks pass, your numbers will go right back down to where they were at prior to that huge host or raid. On the bright side, it did help me a bit with exposure and helped bring a few new people over to my channel who otherwise may not have ever discovered it. I seriously love the content you put out man. Tremendously helps out us smaller streamers and keeps us motivated to keep improving our channels and content. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise, brotha.
One thing I have done from the start: is just be yourself..Don't be anything but yourself don't put a mask on because eventually the mask will fall off and I seen i happen to a bunch of streamers and they lost alot of viewers because of it.
Thank you so much. This is a fantastic video ! And it hit the nail on the head of some of my worry’s with streaming !! Thank you for taking the time to make this ☺️
alright.. well I never push back on any advice I look for, but the opinion of restream.io is kind of reckless. see, I know first hand and know of many others who build audiences on multiple platforms.. (your advice exactly is to expand your reach on social media) They build followings on Twitch, Mixer, TH-cam, and Facebook and incorporate the chat within their stream along with the platform's icon next to the chat comment, so that everyone on the different platforms can see the interaction with different websites, ( ive actually had viewers say that its really cool, and they wish other streamers did it as well) so the idea of being desperate because youre using multiple platforms to reach your followers is kind of silly. I know that I value my 60-some followers (in total across 3 platforms) so Ill keep delivering my content to them (across 3 platforms)
I agree with this so much. Every time You bring this up Harris it's like you haven't looked at Restream since they started. They added collective Chat ages ago so everyone can see everything at the same time so there is absolutely no disconnect. And I understand what you're saying about it looking desperate, but at the same time, I think it depends on how you use the tool. I for one only stream to FB and Twitch, and the FB is only there for the Viewers I have that can't watch it on twitch because it blocked at work or something. So it gives them another way to watch the content and interact with us as we stream. It's a very minor part of what I do, but again for the sake of argument, I think its something that you should relook at before you start giving out partially false info.
I started streaming with restream recently and I couldn't agree with this more. The group chat function allows me to easily interact with both my Twitch and TH-cam chats at the same time and I've never had any issue with quality or disconnects. I would advise anyone who is interested in streaming to multiple platforms at the same time to just give it a try. At least for my use case scenario it's been great.
From the prospective of someone watching i wouldn't personally think of it as being desperate for views. If anything i would see it as the streamer trying to reach out to every platform all at once. (Which i think is their end goal for their customer.) That way instead of having for example your youtube followers who don't use twitch being left out of a stream, you'll have both (and potentially more depending on where you stream to) in stream and interacting. It seems like a courtesy thing to me. Also instead of the streamer having to do multiple streams at one to 2 hours they can do 1 for x amount and touch bases with their entire following. not knowing about the collective chat is definitely a case of not doing his homework on something he is posing his opinion on. People should be more careful about that.
It also doesn't mean not having confidence in yourself, I don't have confidence in longevity of the platforms. It's likely that one or two of the big 3 will fail at some point the future (remember Friendster and Myspace?) and losing your entire audience when that happens would suck. it's not putting all your eggs in one basket. Why neglect an audience if they prefer a different platform?
I love how you are blunt and don’t waste too much time beating around the bush. You get to the point and it’s actually respectable. Thanks for the tips btw 👏🏽 have an amazing rest of your week 🤘🏽
I've been watching your videos for a good while now and boy I can say that you've helped me the most in my growth so far and this video in particular is what iced the cake perfectly, ty!
There was one that actually really hit me hard the one with "stop posting your stream on places" and I realized that me and a lot of small streamers do it so imma stop doing that and grow on my own :) thank ya
I've recently discovered your channel and I can't stop watching. Although the way we game is different, I admire your passion for not only the hobby but also the equipment. It's all very insightful and I love it. You, sure, have earned a new sub!
Twitch sub here, I've rewatched this video probably 10 times. Basically all your videos. I wouldn't have 15 subs and a nice looking stream without the info you give for free on your channel. You'll have my support until you stop brother thank you for everything! may you grow bigger than ninja ;)
He obviously only cares about himself, least he could do is shout out wackie Jackie and that other person. If he uses their name all the time I don't see why he can't include their twitch channel or their names on screen.
I agree, he could have done that better. Although this may be true, your claim about him only caring about himself is baseless. He mentioned their names at the very least. Plus, if he truly “only cared about himself” why would he consistently raid them?
Wolf, yes he cares more about his stream over any other, what’s new? You’re making it sound like the smaller streamers are entitled to raids from larger streamers. The way he phrased it in this video wasn’t perfect, but getting mad at him over wanting to have fun and talk to other larger/equal size streamers sounds crazy.
2:07 How to grow on Twitch 3:23 Streaming for 0 viewers 4:42 Is this mic any good 7:41 Why not to use restream IO 10:04 How come up with video ideas 10:40 Why dont big streamers raid small streamers 12:51 What do you think about Facebook Gaming Thank me later 😁😁😁
The fact that you had the balls to say it as it is and say "If you don't you're lazy and entitled" is the reason I subscribed. Keep doing what you're doing, you're very education and awesome !
Harrison! Gotta say man I've watched so many of your videos and I love you content. Please keep releasing more content for the small streamers like myself
As a viewer before a streamer, I'd say that most of the channels I consistently watch which are mostly smaller streamers on a day to day are because of raids from bigger streamers. I think it might be from the games you and other streamer play that attract that audience and maybe not from personality to reflect to per se. Unlike most of your videos, I'd say I don't agree with this logic that raids from bigger streamers don't do anything to a smaller streamer.
Honestly it’s nice being hosted and all but growing and building from scrap is better that will literally bring out your personality and will give you opportunities to really think deep to what type of content you’re putting out there
Small streamers deserve to get raided. Everyone does. Small streamers are literally sitting and talking to themselves for hours with a blank chat. A raid is the best thing that can happen to them because a raid sends people to their chat and from 1000 people atleast 10 will stay. 10 active viewers may not seem as many but they are. As an about to become small streamer, i can tell you that even having 2 viewers is good. Because at the end of the day you arent talking to yourself. Also big streamers are less enjoyable to watch for me personally because their chat is going too fast for them to interact with me, meanwhile when i watch my favorite streamer, who is a small streamer, i get more interaction and its way for enjoyable.
Hey, I just want to thank you for your videos. The last week or so I've been watching a lot of your videos while I work on the presentation and hardware I use to stream. You come across as real and you're extremely engaging. Thank you so much for steering me away from making a lot of dumb mistakes. Hoping to catch you during one of your twitch streams at some point.
I got raided a few times and it boosted my confidence In myself and my streams. And they all stacked on top of each other and helped me get that affiliate. Raiding really helps small streamers find an audience. I've only just gained enough of a following to raid people and the few times I did it everyone was really thankful. It's about spreading the love, not about getting something out of it
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Alpha Gaming I currently have a core i3300 cpu and a I just spent £200 on a gtx 1060 and it doesn’t work and I wanted to stream on it any spare parts ? 😂❤️
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'What are the best settings for my stream?'
'What's a good PC for streaming?'
'What's a good webcam for streaming?'
'What do you think about Ninja moving to Mixer?'
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I remember when you made that on the 25 hours streams 😂, I’m OvertakenGamer on twitch btw
Raiding small streamers is a really good idea, Theres a chance they can get really big! And you have that way of saying hey i contributed in a way. Also it can build good connections with people and their community!
Your very nice,
Checked out your content and I think what you do for smaller streamers and the way you interact with your community is amazing. I would be much more likely to support someone like you than someone like this. It doesn't pay to be selfish, imo.
Honestly I am a small streamer but damn... i know that would make a huge difference for anyone and if anything would make you feel great and just honestly make someones day :P
The pro scene is commonly filled with friends of friends sponsored by mom and dad at local LAN parties. These are not struggling teens that just happen to be good at something that led them into the success story you are believing in. It’s overprivledged social elites paying for marketing space to win your dollar. The views are highly inflated and chat is spammed with emojis because that’s what they pay for. It is embarrassing to raid a small streamer when they don’t get any follows or real chat engagements because a channel is 60% bs 90% of the time. If you are doing charity streams for attention and image but won’t support small streamers you’re smile and helpful TH-cam content is nothing more then a business plan.
@@NoDice187 holy shit truth! Preach brotha !
I got Affiliated thanks to a raid. I was able to engage with the larger streamers audience long enough to up my statistics. You should never discount the power of pulling smaller streamers up, in my opinion!
@@_inmyhead I thought the same thing, they changed it, so now it counts
@@_inmyhead Iit doesnt count for the partnership, it does for the affilate.
Raid me Soon lol
Lol says the one with no subs or viewers
Yep! I completely agree, a lot of small streamers are good at what they do but just can't find an audience to interact with.
10:46 is when he answers the question.
I hate when people do that.
@@tomas7046 I don't like wasting 10 minutes of my life just to know a simple answer.🤷♀️
Thank you
This is what I came here for LEGEND
Tomas Then don’t click it
Before watching this video, I only raid small TH-cam live streamers as they are always soooo grateful and have the best reactions. One guy almost cried.
I raided a couple of “big” streamers with 50+ people and they could care less.
After watching this video, I could use raids as a way to make contacts but I like getting the reaction of the small youtubers more.
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Love your Hollow Knight content! Glad you're giving back to the community by raising those smaller streamers.
“Haha that profile pic looks similar to Relyea..... oh hey that is Relyea!”
You still make contacts from smaller streamers, just not the "right" ones in this guys eyes
With raiding I think this. "We're here to make their day, not their career" I don't expect to blow up and be popular when i'm raided. But It always makes my day when it happens. Heck i've been raided by Andy Milonakis a few times. I never got more popular and never expected it. But it sure does put a even bigger smile on my face when it happens.
Mr Taugs i agrer💯%
Andy Milonakis streams?!
I LOVE your perspective. Well said!
Another smallish streamer I’m friends with raided me yesterday and it made me so happy man. Made my week
@@lexecomplexe4083 Yup! Google his name with Twitch at the end.
When i have enough viewers that it warrants a raid...I do it for the other streamer, not for myself..i know it won't get them a lot of viewers the next day, but in that moment..that dead stream is given life.
Gamera Obscura this. Did this a couple of times and found 2 or 3 guys I like and it makes their day.
You sir are the true MVP!
i can only go from my own view and thoughts so this might not apply for everyone but i would also call it a major morality boost even knowing its a temporary thing it can increase the motivation to keep going for them as well i know first hand streaming for mostly 0 - 2 viewers isnt fun and kind of kills my motivation to even bother... but thats how it would feel for me i think never been raided but on the other hand if i were to be raided i would probably crap my pants and die from a heart attack haha so its nothing i would like to happen to me haha just saying the few times my viewer count been above 5 i am feeling as giggly as a little schoolgirl xD
This is what you should do. It costs literally nothing, it is beneficial to people, and it is just the nice thing to do. Was SUPER disappointed to hear Harris say that the reason he doesn't help smaller streamers out is because he "doesn't owe anyone anything." Like yeah, that's what help is. Lending a hand to people you don't owe anything to. Anyway, good on you for being a nice person. Wish we saw more of that from bigger names... COUGH.
@@kleepglorp8923 I agree with Harris. People who earned their growth through hard work owe nothing to small streamers. If a big streamer wants to raid someone small, great. If not, also great. I worked my butt off to get where I am. No one gave me a hand out. And I'm happy to have earned my own success. A handout would have cheapened it.
It’s called random acts of kindness, being a good person, making someone’s day. All the feels in life when there’s so much hate. I watch raiding videos with my son bc we love the reactions. It genuinely makes someone happy so that right there should be reason enough.
@OctagonalSM64 Yes. If you are streamer ofcourse more people watching it would make your day. Just how donating makes peoples day. Just how giving money or food to a homeless people would make their day. Stop being so judgy
@OctagonalSM64 every one of those numbers is a person watching, and a person watching means more exposure. You should know that as someone who makes content
That's so nice to think that way. I'm a viewer but I like streamers supporting another.
@DarkCoreX numbers?!? It's more community sharing makes someone's day. Sad you see viewers as numbers.
I raid small streamers cause they interact with my viewers that I send there way, may not be many but it's the thought that counts. I have raided large streams and found that they give me the feeling they have no time to talk to anyone. I love helping small streamers and giving them a chance just as I am a small streamer. Much luv to all the streamers out there. Great vid by the way. Keep it coming Alpha
I love this! I just started streaming and I thought the idea of a raid is just great.
It ain't much but it's honest work.
Raid me please, lol, I’m jk man, unless...
Big streamer raiding small streamers = paying it forward.
Not everyone has that integrity
Yeah this is a no for me dawg. Sometimes those little streamers need that love, helps other people find those bottom of the barrel people. This is kinda like " Keep the rich, rich" attitude.
Facts
It has happen only 1 or 2 times where I actually followed a person that I was re-directed to. And usually people just hang out for ~3 minutes, then leaves to find someone else to watch.
Why? Because what happens is "OMG I got raided, OMG thank you so much! So many people in here! That is insane! OMG OMG!" for the rest of his/her stream.
@@LeviG that's facts
ya like ttimthetatman raided nadeshot . im like why not raid a smaller streamer. they wanna keep in in there group. its sad but if ur big raid i small person so he has chance.
@@LeviG thats why im glad i had a bunch of people in one stream so when i got raided i wasn't waffling about it for 10+ mins lol
This is actually one of my least favorite video you’ve made
I usually don't post replies but this video at the 10:46 mark really rubbed me the wrong way. I honestly hope your views have at least changed a little because it honestly sounds like you're indicating raiding is simply an easy pass for people who put in next to no effort into their streams and just wants things handed to them. This cannot be further from the truth.
A quick look into your twitch stats and from 2017-2018 you averaged 10-20 views, spikes in viewerships usually indicates a raid and you have benefited from raids yourself. Example Jan 20th 2018 for the 24 hour stream you were averaging 10 viewers until 8 hour and 58min mark when your viewers jumped to 71 and you gained 6 followers and from that boost you kept an average of 20 viewers for at least 12 hours of the stream.
Whilst its great you kept up the grind and made it on youtube/twitch, dont forget when you first started how shitty the discovery is on twitch and how it still is for smaller streamers to be discovered even today. Raids provide a great boost to smaller streamers and that one raid you do can impact a streamer who may then pay it forward. (example MrDogAu- got raided within the first week of streaming with 5k viewers, channel blew up to 1.1k follows in a month and now he supports smaller streamers and have a great community for us Aussie streamers- because of this community of support we've branched out to discover talents in the music channel and its great to see the 1 raid not only boosted a smaller streamers follow/viewership but also how those streamers are continuing to work hard and improve their streams and they are then supporting other streamers)
Bigger streamers raiding bigger streamers for clout is a bit redundant, if the streamer is big already, then most likely they are well known enough to majority of the twitch viewer community. If you wanted to reach out to the bigger streamers to collab why not just reach out to them normally?
There is also that other issue of, when you do raid a bigger streamer, they may assume it is just for clout.
TLDR: Raids are good, it allows for discovery beyond what twitch is recommending, not all small streamers are out there waiting for a hand out by raids, streamers small or big put in effort so please don't devalue their efforts by assuming they all want free hand outs. Dont forget where you came from and how raids essentially helped you on your twitch career.
PS: Raids are not mandatory and it is definitely not an obligation for bigger streamers to raid smaller ones, but just dont dismiss the value of raiding.
Everyone started from somewhere.
This comment deserves far more likes than it has right now.
Indeed, Twitch discovery system keeps on sucking, now matter how long it exists, and Amazon seems to be not even caring about its improvement. It's as if they're actually interested in partnered streamers keeping on the majority of viewers for selves, and not losing them to some other new streamers.
And because of that it's even more irritating for me (as a beginning and small streamer) to see that popular streamers keep on raiding the other popular streamers (who are saturated already), instead of raiding small streamers (that actually starve for some chat activity and viewer count). Typical class segregation as is: rich keep on being rich, poor keep on being poor. Only with viewers-follows-subs instead of money.
I do not know who to agree with or disagree with at this point. It is good to read two different opinions on this topic.
@Sec Coder I would listen to your "common sense" when you add a period at the end of your sentence. Until than, shut up.
Amen, I commented sth similar. All hearts to you!
i really like this channels tips as a small creator but damn did this video put a sad taste in my mouth
Well in that case, I don’t subscribe to people who already have enough
lol thats a poor argument, i know your comment was 4 months ago but his point is that he shouldn't be expected to raid small streamers just because they're small. often times these raids rarely do much to help streamers anyways because most viewers leave within 5-10 minutes. you sub to someone because you like their content, not because you were suggested to.
@@axaviersan1243 you assume cause there small people wont like there content and will leave after 5-10 minutes? Sure some may but it’s still a opportunity and I was getting very “I don’t want them to possibly do better than me” mentality which a lot of successful/popular people have. That was also a pretty weak argument. Raiding small streamers is simply because people want to give them a opportunity not just because there small.
@@ccskyqueengaming6069 I didn’t assume just because they are small no one wants to watch BUT you watch a specific streamer for a reason , majority of people won’t want to join someone else’s stream whom they’ve never even heard of before, and from watching the video I don’t think once I ever felt like he implied he didn’t want them to do better than him, he just said everyone starts from somewhere and you can’t expect a big streamer to raid them like they owe it. Although it does give them an “opportunity” it’s so slim because a lot of small steamers don’t have it figured out so maybe they don’t have a proper set up, or maybe they don’t know how to properly talk to this large amount of people because they get shy, at the very minimum it’s definitely going to feel weird having this sudden jump in viewership and trying your hardest to please them so they stay
@@axaviersan1243 I stay in raids, because it saves me from having to click around in a lot of other streams, finding a good one. If the person is really good, I'll follow. I'm not in a rush to leave the new channel, unless there's just something else I feel like doing. Whenever I get raided, I also see a large chunk of the people stick around for awhile too--sometimes even if I'm specifically streaming with a title of "..........(No Commentary)". People aren't really all that picky. Although, I'd have to end cap that with saying that the games I play generally have a smaller, more relaxed, and playful community. They aren't something slow, but they're not always high octane games. That may have something to do with how the viewers stick around in the way that they do. So, in any case, it's very subjective to the target audience.
Yeah, I tend not to raid people with over 20 viewers already.
Raiding can help if they keep the attention of the audience
I was raided to aaaaaaaaaalexx and still watch an love him!
I still wish I have had a raid
As long as you don't scream at the top of your lungs "OMG I GOT RAIDED OMG OMG THIS IS INSANE" for 10 minutes straight without even touching the game, just reads up the follower-announcements and stuff like that.
Which is why alpha should raid me
I was raided to sweetbabooO_o and now he is my nr1 fave streamer
I will be honest. I was raided once before on TH-cam and got about 50 people from it but since it was a different game they all left in less than 5 minutes. Even though not many people stayed it’s still an awesome feeling at the time. If someone is not motivated and they get a raid it motivates them so much.
"Why I Don't Raid Small Streamers"
What I feel like most big streamers want to say but don't
"I had to grind so I don't want to help anyone"
For some, that may be true. I think what Harris is trying to say, is that when you pass your community off to someone else, then that person is now an extension of your brand. Most small streamers don't have the production value or the personality that would compliment or help your brand. Helping small streamers is awesome, but you are now trusting your channel and brand with someone completely random. Doing that doesn't sound very enticing to big streamers who have spent months and years building their brand.
KEVIN AKA STUBS facts
@@Stubsee 100% not only but raiding/hosting does not help to grow your channel as the people that come over during a raid/host are used to the content they came FROM. not YOUR content. This is why building a following outside of Twitch is key. Hitting the Live button in OBS and hoping for the best is just not a thing anymore and has not been for years.
@@Stubsee It makes sense… until it doesn't. When you finish your stream and start raiding, you lose nothing, your work as a streamer is already done for today. And even if the difference in quality / genre / style between your stream and the other stream gets too high, I highly doubt it could piss off the viewers so much they go apeshit and unfollow / unsubscribe you because of a "bad raid". Most likely they'll just close the stream, just as if they would if you only finished your stream without raiding afterwards. Therefore, no severe damage to community is done. Damage to brand is very unlikely either.
@@Stubsee the thing is, when people raid, usually it's communicated that "hey I don't know this streamer, let's go check them out." Unless they mention that it's someone that they know. I feel like this mentality keeps people in bubbles and is the reason why the small streamers struggle. I completely understand the brand thing but that's why it would be great for established streamers to familiarize themselves with the who's who of Twitch. Browse the list and check out small streamers so that you can find people that align with your brand. The majority of the streamers that I enjoy were introduced to me through raids.
You are really making someone's day when you raid a small channel. It means a lot. It makes a bigger difference. Could not disagree more.
I definitely agree with you! I just reached 54 followers yesterday and it took me a month and I've never been raided or hosted. I have 4 or 5 followers that actually show up and talk to me and each other. One follower created 3 or 4 alternative accounts just to follow me again and another created almost 20!
@@Beastman45Games whats your name on twitch? Ill follow you. Congrats on getting past 50!
Someone raided me with 10 views and I get an average of 1-2 viewers and it meant so much! It really helped
@@jeremykun27 Twitch.tv/beastman4455gaming
@@maddibunni9177 that's great! I also got raided last night and they brought 8 viewers! I usually get about 2 or 3 viewers on my stream.
In my experience, when I've been raided, it had actually sparked a friendship with a few of the streamers. It was pretty cool because the people that suggested to the streamer that they raid me are people that I've engaged with numerous times on another person's stream. It felt like a friendly little network.
"Why I don't raid smaller streamers"
Basically, I'll get nothing out of it so why waste it while I can raid someone bigger than me in hopes they return the favour or play with me. lol
Faxs
Literally just is true
You can't blame the guy. He does want to grow his business. If it was me I would do the same thing. There's something to be said about people that go get what they want, and don't expect hand outs.
@@gridtac2911 Your comment sounds contradictory lol
Stephen F What I thought as well.
"People who tweet every single time they go live annoy people"
Yet in another video you say to tweet every time you go online to get out there lmao oooook
Even xqc, ninja, etc. tweet out saying. Yeet im live. Or Get in here! Back from Twitch Con. Etc.
I think what he means is if your timeline is nothing but "im live" tweets then you got a issue dont be that annoying desperate streamer that has a low quality timeline. For example imagine also pulling up a Instagram or TikTok but every dam post is a picture of themselves or their setup and the caption is 'im live *insert link here*'.
@@slue954 EXACTLY. I always tweet when I go live, but at the same time I used twitter as my social media. I share memes, other streamers, artwork, you name it. If your twitter (or any social media) is just you going live posts it comes across as disingenuous and obnoxious.
Man I started streaming yesterday on twitch, I didn't even know there was a “raid” thing. There was only one person watching me, 2: 20h in the morning, when I was about to leave, someone raided me, jumped to 18 viewers! I was very happy, very very hahaha, I didn't even know what to say. Half an hour later another streamer hit me too and jumped to 37 viewers! Man, what a great feeling! I don't even know how to say how it motivated me to continue, I spent 3 more hours playing hahaha.
Lucky
that’s awesome ! 🎉
Yes what he basically says „these raids just make streamers (like u happy) but dont help yourself as a streamer and thats why he doesnt do it, and cuz its on on him to help your grow on twitch“. Probably the worst, most selfish and egocentric thing Ive ever heard from a streamer,
Same! It’s so motivating
Plus it seems like the first raid viewers stayed in your stream!!
I have personally followed twitch channels due to a raid.
Same I followed an IRL buddies stream and from there I went to 4 different channels as a part of a raid from those channels and followed and continually watch people mostly cause of personality. I guess we are the exception
I was in a raid of an art channel that the game streamer loved his art, and that introduced me into all the cool art channels on Twitch! I have been in that artists stream almost everyday h e streams from home for almost 2 & 1/2 years, and many of his streams at conventions.
Same here. Remember when Timthetatman raided this smaller channel with a couple hundred viewers, and it went up by like 30k. He gained followers, donations, subscribers DRASTICALLY, and you could see the alerts going ham on his screen continuously for like 45 minutes straight.
same
Your ego is probably why you wouldn’t help a smaller streamer
i agree, raiding small streamers would actually motivate them more.
The excitement it could bring for the streamer and potentially audience knowing their favorite small streamer could grow also. Pretty big imo, but he obviously can’t do it for everyone.
Spot on!
that's all I got from this video's answer in all fairness haha
@@migi7150 literally I got raided on my first ever stream. it raised my average views and it made my entire week. It made me love streaming even more and i have now made sm mutual friends and we all support each other. I literally cried for 30 min and it made my outlook on the streaming community positive in my first experience
I clicked this video because it seemed like such a bizarre video title for someone so unheard of to bring up.
"enjoy the journey" is something that is hard for most people to understand and is a huge reason why most people give up.
yup, no patience and a want-it-now attitude do most people in.
And those people should give up.
this is because people dont want to enjoy and work for the journey they just want instant gratification
I believe the reason it’s hard for some is probably there life situation work,family etc and most importantly the patience! But that’s why you need a plan something to track your growth
@@coolnessmortezchannel9216 biggest reason i kind of gave up on growing was i put hours into learning video editing hours upon hours upon hours to make it as good as possible with the little money i had back in 2008 I.E at one point i wanted a intro so i spent i think 3 or 5 weeks making the intro untill it was good enough also good recording gear was hard to come by cheap back then now with all USB mics etc its a lot easier but when you put in all that work and you get nothing from it in return whats the point : / i am planning a comeback soon tho for the 2 ppl (Friends) who is interested haha so point is what killed me was my own perfectionist inside me and even now i have the same problem planned my comeback for 6 months got one twitch overlay done few more to go ^^
"Why i am unhelpful to my community"
"facebook gaming"
IM CRYING 😂
Hello mr osu gamer
GOSE GOSE GOSE IS SHITING
Oh its beast trollmc i havent seen ur rank in months
Well its cool to see u here anyways
Facebook Gaming is a wonderful platform! >_> I stream on it all the time!
@@Kendrisite Fancy seeing you here! Facebook has been going well for me, but i think the excuse of "Facebook is still young give them time" is getting quite old with some of it's creators. My page has been growing at a rapid rate as of late, but with things like a delay of 20 -30 sometimes as bad as 60 seconds it's quite hard to take it seriously. FB needs to have some more transparency and a road map for it's creators as to where they are and what their plans are for them. The level up program is a joke and no one I've ever talked to has ever gotten the free stars. I'm silver/gold tier every other week. The way they hand out their supporter system is very strange as well not to mention that if you are even a little bit "right" you haven't got a prayer to get into it.
Man, just realizing how special the music community on Twitch really is. We get raided by all kinds of streamers, from people with 1,000+ viewers to people with 5 viewers and in all cases we see nice bumps in followers, return watchers and eventually subs and people jumping in the Discord etc. In fact, given how small the community is our growth is probably at least 50% due to raids. Part of it also goes to how much you show appreciation for a raid - plus every music streamer we've ever raided immediately does a shoutout and offers to play a song right off the bat. We always request they play one of their originals, which is also just a nice thing. TL;DR we love music Twitch.
Ill say music is another page on this.
MoonlightSocial music is really starting to get traction on twitch. Definitely excited, as I’ve been streaming 12 hours a day for 3 years now to zero viewers 😭
Donovan Patrick don’t give up!
A better word for music is "Singing/songwritter or DJ Twitch". Since 90% of the category is filled with those genres.
@@zomb7138 I think those two things are just generally more reasonable to set up. There are a few full bands and a few streamers who also do things like streaming production etc. But by and large, a microphone with an acoustic guitar or keyboard is just a lot easier to set up and stream for hours on end. Most of our viewers like hanging and chatting as well, so it's kind of a mix between live performance and "Just Chatting" in a lot of ways.
I streamed on facebook gaming for a year and the numbers are not inflated, its just the reason people get that 300 viewers is entirely because the algorithm just throws you randomly into peoples up next when they are watching videos. Most of those viewers just scroll through and are there for 10 seconds or less and move on cause they didn't care to watch a stream. Videos are great to post on the platform and granted I really do not have a solid understanding of the algorithm but I do know from friends you can go dummy viral real fast and get some traction.
long story short, he cares more about his stream than others.
😂😂
Yes, of course he does. Do you care more about something you worked hard to achieve, or someone else’s work?
CaramelComrade it’s about giving back and not being a greedy little shit , that’s why his stream still small.
Cherrnobyll_TV, I’m not saying that he shouldn’t give back. He definitely should. I’m saying that you can’t blame him for caring about his stream. Although it’s not his preferred method, he still does raid small streamers.
I actually found you from somebody raiding your channel on twitch and remembered seeing you on TH-cam. It was during one of the Apex Tournaments.
This is how I discovered him too!
But sir. There are smaller streamers who do put in countless hours. I kinda feel that this is something that people forget. They were once small you don't get anywhere without other streamers who they have known for years.
What is raiding, to a non-twitcher?
Raiding is when a streamer is about to go offline and they go into someone else’s stream and pretty much gives them all the viewers they have. This helps boost up the viewer count of the streamer they are raiding.
I've literally never heard of you as a streamer, are you a small streamer?
HAHAHAHHAHAHAH
fr tho who is he
Very false my friend got raided and it kickstarted his stream
but how long does that affect last? did it really affect his future streams?
@@axaviersan1243 yes and if I wasn’t lazy, I would copy and paste his statistics + analytics page back to 2017-18.
I agree with everything except the raid thing. it seems to work out really well for me and I send my peeps to all kinds of people. I mostly look at charity people, then similar game people, then people that I already follow.
I met my boyfriend when he came into my stream during a raid. But to reference your comments, he came in from a stream that was roughly the same size as my stream, she had a similar personality, and she was playing the same game. That raid was an absolutely amazing one for me.
Always love watching Harris's videos; the one thing though that many beat themselves up about after watching your videos, is this; they take your opinion and branch off into TH-cam to pursue content on another platform, as suggested. But come to find out, their TH-cam videos are getting next to nothing on views. Now they're sitting on a dead stream and a dead TH-cam channel. I for one have gotten lucky on Twitch in terms of viewership and just recently started TH-cam, and still get next to nothing on views. I couldn't imagine getting nothing on Twitch and nothing on TH-cam, then next to nothing on socials. But as always Harris, your content is insane and is 10000% jam packed. Streaming isn't for everyone nor is content creation.
Chat: "Why don't big streamers raid small streamers?"
Alpha: "Because it makes you look desperate.... [unless you are an impossible god with so many teammates and viewers that building a legacy helping helping the community is more important that your own growth]"
Hiko: "Hold my low-carb beer"
Seriously though, catching the end of a Hiko stream is an absolute riot watching the newbie streamers freak smooth out.
I'll be honest, when I started streaming I got into it to be an extra source of income not a hobby. However as I started doing it I realized I liked this new creation journey I've been on more and meeting people and talking with others online than seeing it as a way to make money.
I appreciate everything you've said in this video and it kinda helps guide me in a better direction to help my own channel/content. Thanks!
Dizzy hosted NiceWigg and basically become famous overnight, let’s not kid ourselves Harris lol
I wonder how long NiceWigg been at it until he finally caught his break tho lol
Whoozy only a few months
TikTok showed me more love on my first day than a month on Twitch / YT
tl;dr, if you didn't want to watch the video or read all of this: he doesn't believe in helping anyone smaller than him out unless he gets something back for it (i.e partnership, networking power, brand deal, exposure, etc.)
Big no from me dog, this makes about as much sense as telling big TH-camrs now/in the past to never shout out other channels that aren't already big. If that had happened, many channels that exist today simply wouldn't. Hell, JJ Olatunji every now and then shouts out an editor's channel like Lil Bored or somebody, and they go from like ~2-5K subs upwards to hundreds of thousands, with a rise in viewership as well. Do they get complacent or lazy, and just not upload anymore? Nope. They continue their upload schedule. CoryxKenshin met jacksepticeye when he was a smaller youtuber, and collaborated with Dashie, (when he was relatively smaller) and, in turn, he not only got to play with some of his favorite creators, but his channel grew immensely.
The point and question wasn't "Should smaller streamers EXPECT big streams and people in general to raid them on-demand", it was "Why I don't raid small streamers".
Practically, your answer is that you see it as a business and networking aspect, and only wish to do it if it directly benefits you or the already-large stream you're raiding. It's a "keep the rich rich, while calling the poor lazy and entitled" scenario. Very little people other than that one girl who said "just sub to me, it's only 5 dollars" would EVER have a mindset where they EXPECT you to donate to/raid them.
If we went by this logic, we should just go ahead and shut down all of Mr.Beast's streams, TH-cam videos, giveaways, charities, everything. Because why give it away to people in need, and people who DON'T have everything, when he could just give it to people that are already popular? Want to plant millions of trees? Screw that, just hoard the money for yourself. Give away cars to families for free? Why not just give the car to a popular mega-star as a form of networking to build popularity for yourself? Tip money to small streamers like Mr.Beast has COUNTLESS times? Screw that, just donate ONLY to big streamers to build up that popularity and networking for yourself and yourself only.
Your whole premise is practically "I've been raided as a large channel, and haven't grown that much from it". Well, hate to break it to you dude, but if Pewdiepie shouts out KSI, his channel won't grow that much. If Pewdiepie shouts out a small channel with under 10k subs, their channel will grow DRASTICALLY. For some channels and streams, even an increase of 1-2 viewers is enough motivation to keep them going.
This can be seen through channels like CORPSE HUSBAND, which is just a recent example. He grinded content creation and getting his name known via social media for years, but then Jacksepticeye brought him into a TH-cam video/stream, and his channel and twitter, and practically everything BLEW UP in popularity. Hit trending multiple times a week, if not multiple times a day. From the week Sept. 28th to October 5th, he gained 720,000 subscribers, and 9.5M video views that week. He grew more in one week than your entire channel has in it's entire duration on TH-cam, due to big channels genuinely just LIKING him and wanting to collaborate with him. He's gained 2.22M subscribers in the past month, and 36M views in the past month. So he's gained 2M more channel views and 4x your subscribers in one month than you have in 4 years, due to popular people bringing him into the limelight. Interesting.
According to you, that shouldn't be possible. According to you, Jackseptcieye and co. shouldn't have done that, because they didn't get anything out of it. They didn't get partnerships or brand deals out of it, they didn't get subscriber count and view count spikes, and they didn't get money out of it. You lack the quality of generosity, and expect only to do something for someone else, if YOU get something out of it. These types of mindsets are probably the #1 reason it's so hard for channels to grow now, both on TH-cam and Twitch. You can't just grind out success anymore, and the top streamers/youtubers like you refuse to actually help anyone but yourselves out.
I also find it interesting that, time and time again on this channel, you'll spit the "I'm not telling you guys this because I hate you, I'm telling you this because I want you guys to grow. I want to help give you guys tips for growth. I believe each and every one of you has potential, and every one of you CAN do this if you apply yourself correctly. You can do this." - yet your logic for not helping out smaller streamers is because... you don't personally gain or benefit from it. Might say something about you.
Thank you I read the whole comment. It got a little long but it's so true! It really makes me wonder if I want to keep following Alpha gaming after his take on this. It felt like a big alpha complex to me and idk if I like the feel of that.
He just doesn't want to give a handout I guess. But there were so many better reasons he could have come up with. Like.if he raided a small streamer many others could be begging and pressuring him too. If he doesn't know that streamer well and they do something bad, it reflects badly on him. Or if that streamer suddenly stopped streaming or wasn't as dedicated he would be helping someone who had the possibility not to continue. But he didn't say any of those points. Just that people should work as hard as him because he had worked hard
Plus he hadn't streamer on twitch in over a month. I don't understand why he woulnt keep grinding if that is what he preaches
Sometimes you do something just because it's nice, not because you get something out of it. Good way to show the condition of a person's heart.
yesterday was my 2nd stream playing rdr2 and even though i had 0 viewers for the first bit, i still wanted to do it. there was someone who joined abt 5 minutes in & we had a great conversation ! 🤍 when it was done, they said they couldn’t wait for the next stream. i think that even if u have 0 viewers, u should do if it’s fun for u 🌷 never know who might come around
I just want to say thank you so much. I started streaming about a week ago and your videos and content have really helped me understand the platform better and answered a lot of my questions, not that any of my actual questions were in this video, except maybe the mic one. Anyways, I really appreciate it!
That is a looong way of saying you just don't care to help others.
I wouldn’t say he’s not willing to help others. As he mentions in the video, he raids smaller streamers a lot, it’s just not his preferred way to end his stream.
@CaramelComrade Because there’s nothing in it for him. He should’ve just said that instead of a load of fluff about how raids don’t help a small streamer, which is horse shit.
@@ir1041 And he knows it, too. Many times in his past videos he's pulled that bullshit "I genuinely believe anyone can grow big. You might start small, but if you enhance your talents and apply yourself, you can do it, I believe in you. I want you to grow." and then now he's completely 180'ed into a "I don't want to help out other small streamers, I get nothing out of it."
Not a gamer, but your advice is great for creators on all platforms. Plus, lots of good and helpful tech review.
Content creation is so time consuming. I would like to see more TH-cam strategies Harris, though I understand a lot of the advice for twitch carries over to TH-cam.
Jetpack Rescue agreed. Time consuming to the point you need to take off sick weeks 😂
@@TheReaper1 guilty of this
Patman Gaming yeah once i get an idea in my head i just obsess with it until it’s out there and done. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. And god forbid something interrupts the process lmao
Patman Gaming I see you have a lot of halo content very cool dude. I haven’t played in years but man.... that online multiplayer back in the day is what made me the man I am today hahaha. Absolutely loved playing that! I’d say halo 2 and 3 are hands down the most I’ve ever played a game online.... oh and reach
@@TheReaper1 for real though, I'm actually guilty of that but I get so much more done when I have 3 or 4 days off in a row.
Holy flip. I never realized how great your community is just reading everyones comments and opinions really make me hope I'll get one like yours one day. Keep it up man!
I dont even understand what raid is when I began my twitch account and got raided, I was just very surprised when I looked at my phone and saw 15 views, I was like wth?! How did I entertain myself so much to get that much of views lmao
This video is 9 months old. I am sooo far behind things. But I love the message. Accountability and self-drive. It's yours to create. Old school thinking that gives me even more of a boost in this crazy handout culture we live in. Thumbs up!
It’s almost like he’s saying “Do work, and you’ll earn success” Opposed to the general public demand of “I want I want I want. “ I feel like the real issue is general demand of instant gratification. If you treat content like McDonald’s, you’ll make fast food quality food. 🤔
Eh might be so for many but the work i put in back when i tried youtube was killing me i spent 3 - 5 weeks on the video intro alone first learning how to do it and then do it i never ask for help and i dont want it either i agree with Harris if i cant make it alone i don't deserve it but it is a long hard process to learn everything you need Video Editing sound mixing Animations plus it was hard back in 2008 the standards were low back then now its insane planned my Twitch comeback for about 6 months now and i got 1 twitch screen done and yes i know i can go on Fiverr and hire some cheap artist these days but where is the fun in that plus nothing i can really afford sadly and i think many are in the same boat sure some might want freebees but i am sure im not alone in wanting to make it on my own as well i am a perfectionist and i know how i want it to look
Naala wow that was kinda hard to read, you really need to use proper punctuation. but other than that, i totally agree with you. this process is a learning experience, and it isnt always a smooth one. id been rolling out videos with no effort for 3-4 years before i realize that i needed to actually start editing my content and making the viewer experience better. the problem is that im extremely limited in options to do that, since im low on money and also dont have a very powerful computer, making it extremely difficult to play, stream, record, or edit videos for youtube.
@Gmd Bullet sorry about that im Swedish so using English punctuation is fairly hard specially since i never really finished school, If it wasn't for Firefox auto correct i would be screwed. (plus the fact that auto correct don't suggest where to put what kind of punctuation BONUS i wouldn't even know how to spell "punctuation " without it or copy/paste.
Regarding the actual comment i never really liked edited videos or at least heavily edited that's why my favourite youtuber list if very short down to 3 not very known Storpey Gopher and the most known would probably be Graystillplays. the first two barely edit them at all which i like, and the games i like to play is hard to edit as well. So to me the editing part is a mix of not liking that type of content, and not having the time to really learn it i have a powerful PC so that's not an issue the learning how to do it is hard.
Time constrains is something i suffer from as well i have no job (yey more time FUCK less money) but i have a wife and kid to take care of instead and that is always top priority.
Hope that was easier to read toke a while to write most of the punctuation was guess work so i hope it was a least fairly accurate!
@@pappo666 oh, sorry! i didnt know that you were a foreign language speaker, sorry! but that was really good punctuation!
I feel like after watching you off and on on your twitch tips for several years You're probably the only person that stood out the most to me I like it I like it alpha I still go back to a lot of the things you said in other videos to this day still so thanks for making these videos
Alpha gaming: You are not a small streamer, you're a streamer that didn't found their audience yet
Also Alpha Gaming: why I don't raid "small streamers"
I’ve found some of my favorite channels through raids and love showing support to smaller channels by raiding them. Maybe it’s not the best business decision but it can make someone’s day and be a fun way to show support to smaller streamers and even just give them confidence. I once had a raid that gave me an extra 10 viewers (a huge number for me) and my numbers stayed high for the rest of my stream. It was fantastic and not only that, it told me the raider trusted me and my content. I don’t even think I gained a single new follower but I didnt give a shit it was a really nice boost to the stream. I dunno if numbers is all you care about I guess it matters but if you’re just into the community aspect of twitch i thin raids are really cool.
Raiding small streamers helps especially if they have content similair to yours. Honestly growing yourself is by reaching to other platforms but at the same time even me posting to instagram and twitter for over a year I have gotten hardly anything out of it. To be honest idk why you dont have videos on how to get the statistics on how to bring your posts to the top of the page.
I'm a small streamer. 8-15 viewers. I raid people that I search and watch that get like 2-4 viewers. I do this. Its part of my community at this point and they get excited to hear when I find someone else worth watching but has no one watching. Its helped a few get ahead, further than I am. But I do enjoy trying to lend a hand. Its my pay it forward way. Its honestly fun.
9:14 i see HUGE streamers tweeting out their streams all the time its not wrong?
Watching this a year later now that you stream every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday LOL! I actually came to your stream last Saturday for the first time and fortunately didn´t make any of the questions you answered here. Great content, dude! Keep it up!
It takes a lot for me to watch a video start to end. I’ll tell you, I’m not even a twitch streamer and you kept me engaged. Great video!!! And I love the lights in the background. Been searching everywhere for them myself!
ECHO Gaming 😍
Holy moly you are good at your job! I mean, you captivate your viewers and make us feel like we are right there talking to you. I appreciate you and respect you to the fullest! Thank you!
Id kill for some timestamps on them questions in the future, im not interested in all every question and found myself kinda tuning out at a few points, still great vid tho
Watching this honestly it feels like a little hero complex. Like "your growth is your responsibility", well yeah for many people it is, but the getting started point is always the hardest. Twitch has a hard time sometimes making someone discoverable at first
My favorite part is the "you are responsible for your own success." Love that line. And honestly, TH-cam and Twitch are fantastic reminders of that statement. Nobody owes you anything on this platform. But at the same time this platform offers so many options to be unique and different and to stand out.
I mean they give you the option twitch more than youtube but at the same time you dont seem to get anywhere unless you are doing what everyone else is doing because you are otherwise irrelevant.
I like getting notifications of when my favorite streamers that I follow go live.
I think raiding small streamers is a very generous thing to do, I know I'd feel so special it'd be amazing. Share the love!
One of the most transparent and honest content creators, thank you
Weird. I only started using restream.io 'cause viewers were suggesting it. And then I noticed that some 1M+ follower TH-cam channels were doing it to stream on Twitch and TH-cam. Your chat argument is nullified due to restream having a bot that shares chats across platforms. But even before I activated that, I was stating "So-and-So on TH-cam says, xxxxxxxxx." "John on Twitch asks, XXXXXX?" And my viewers didn't seem to have a problem with it, or the bot.
Also, since I've been streaming on YT and Twitch, I've actually had some growth. Some nights, TH-cam is more active and Twitch is not. Others, TH-cam is quiet, but Twitch is more active. So for me as a small streamer, it helps me stay engaged by having access to more of an audience.
If you are a monetized youtuber or twitch streamer, using restream.io is violated the agreement and you will be demonetized. It also looks like you don’t care about the community and care about more viewers. Not saying that’s true for you but that’s what it looks like to an outsider
@@SlideGD how exactly is it against their TOS? You're allowed to stream to more than one platform.
Alexis Tyler if you’re monetized on either platform it against their agreements. If your not affiliate or TH-cam partner then sure do it. But once your close to monetizations I recommend you stop so you won’t get denied. You can search it up if you want. Basscially if your not monetized they don’t care do what ever the heck you want
Alexis Tyler btw they are talking simultaneously like streaming on twitch and TH-cam at the same time isn’t allowed. If your a twitch partner your exclusive to twitch. If your just and affiliate or TH-cam partner then they don’t care if you stream in other platforms. Just not at the same time
Very good advice and very valid points, Harris... Can confirm, a huge raid only makes a very marginal difference in your retained viewership. I've gotten hosted by Shroud which was by far the coolest experience I've ever had on Twitch. But after a few weeks pass, your numbers will go right back down to where they were at prior to that huge host or raid. On the bright side, it did help me a bit with exposure and helped bring a few new people over to my channel who otherwise may not have ever discovered it. I seriously love the content you put out man. Tremendously helps out us smaller streamers and keeps us motivated to keep improving our channels and content. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise, brotha.
One thing I have done from the start: is just be yourself..Don't be anything but yourself don't put a mask on because eventually the mask will fall off and I seen i happen to a bunch of streamers and they lost alot of viewers because of it.
Thank you so much. This is a fantastic video ! And it hit the nail on the head of some of my worry’s with streaming !! Thank you for taking the time to make this ☺️
alright.. well I never push back on any advice I look for, but the opinion of restream.io is kind of reckless. see, I know first hand and know of many others who build audiences on multiple platforms.. (your advice exactly is to expand your reach on social media) They build followings on Twitch, Mixer, TH-cam, and Facebook and incorporate the chat within their stream along with the platform's icon next to the chat comment, so that everyone on the different platforms can see the interaction with different websites, ( ive actually had viewers say that its really cool, and they wish other streamers did it as well) so the idea of being desperate because youre using multiple platforms to reach your followers is kind of silly. I know that I value my 60-some followers (in total across 3 platforms) so Ill keep delivering my content to them (across 3 platforms)
I agree with this so much. Every time You bring this up Harris it's like you haven't looked at Restream since they started. They added collective Chat ages ago so everyone can see everything at the same time so there is absolutely no disconnect. And I understand what you're saying about it looking desperate, but at the same time, I think it depends on how you use the tool.
I for one only stream to FB and Twitch, and the FB is only there for the Viewers I have that can't watch it on twitch because it blocked at work or something. So it gives them another way to watch the content and interact with us as we stream. It's a very minor part of what I do, but again for the sake of argument, I think its something that you should relook at before you start giving out partially false info.
I started streaming with restream recently and I couldn't agree with this more. The group chat function allows me to easily interact with both my Twitch and TH-cam chats at the same time and I've never had any issue with quality or disconnects. I would advise anyone who is interested in streaming to multiple platforms at the same time to just give it a try. At least for my use case scenario it's been great.
From the prospective of someone watching i wouldn't personally think of it as being desperate for views. If anything i would see it as the streamer trying to reach out to every platform all at once. (Which i think is their end goal for their customer.) That way instead of having for example your youtube followers who don't use twitch being left out of a stream, you'll have both (and potentially more depending on where you stream to) in stream and interacting. It seems like a courtesy thing to me. Also instead of the streamer having to do multiple streams at one to 2 hours they can do 1 for x amount and touch bases with their entire following.
not knowing about the collective chat is definitely a case of not doing his homework on something he is posing his opinion on. People should be more careful about that.
It also doesn't mean not having confidence in yourself, I don't have confidence in longevity of the platforms. It's likely that one or two of the big 3 will fail at some point the future (remember Friendster and Myspace?) and losing your entire audience when that happens would suck. it's not putting all your eggs in one basket. Why neglect an audience if they prefer a different platform?
It makes you absolutely unwatchable, slows your growth on each individual platform and is against affiliate agreements.
Thank you for taking so much time out of your day to answer these questions for everyone.
I love how you are blunt and don’t waste too much time beating around the bush. You get to the point and it’s actually respectable. Thanks for the tips btw 👏🏽 have an amazing rest of your week 🤘🏽
12:25 that’s the best thing I’ve ever heard from a content creator.
Oh wow thats a lot of ego LOL imagine not wanting to help out smaller new streamers... smh.
I've been watching your videos for a good while now and boy I can say that you've helped me the most in my growth so far and this video in particular is what iced the cake perfectly, ty!
There was one that actually really hit me hard the one with "stop posting your stream on places" and I realized that me and a lot of small streamers do it so imma stop doing that and grow on my own :) thank ya
@Clyde Cash technically yes but still you're using someone else's community to grow so technically you're not growing on your own
@Clyde Cash oh okay
I've recently discovered your channel and I can't stop watching. Although the way we game is different, I admire your passion for not only the hobby but also the equipment. It's all very insightful and I love it. You, sure, have earned a new sub!
Noti gang, love ya Harris.
Twitch sub here, I've rewatched this video probably 10 times. Basically all your videos. I wouldn't have 15 subs and a nice looking stream without the info you give for free on your channel. You'll have my support until you stop brother thank you for everything! may you grow bigger than ninja ;)
He obviously only cares about himself, least he could do is shout out wackie Jackie and that other person. If he uses their name all the time I don't see why he can't include their twitch channel or their names on screen.
I agree, he could have done that better. Although this may be true, your claim about him only caring about himself is baseless. He mentioned their names at the very least. Plus, if he truly “only cared about himself” why would he consistently raid them?
@@fxyu7015 he said his motives in the video. For clout and fame from bigger streamer
Wolf, yes he cares more about his stream over any other, what’s new? You’re making it sound like the smaller streamers are entitled to raids from larger streamers. The way he phrased it in this video wasn’t perfect, but getting mad at him over wanting to have fun and talk to other larger/equal size streamers sounds crazy.
Wolf, plus he states that although it’s not his preferred method, he still raids smaller streamers
Thanks brother. I just realized a few things I’m doing wrong lol! Appreciate you opening my eyes bro. Much love man 🤘
2:07 How to grow on Twitch
3:23 Streaming for 0 viewers
4:42 Is this mic any good
7:41 Why not to use restream IO
10:04 How come up with video ideas
10:40 Why dont big streamers raid small streamers
12:51 What do you think about Facebook Gaming
Thank me later 😁😁😁
The fact that you had the balls to say it as it is and say "If you don't you're lazy and entitled" is the reason I subscribed. Keep doing what you're doing, you're very education and awesome !
my friend got raided by a streamer and now all he has twitch affiliate
Harrison! Gotta say man I've watched so many of your videos and I love you content. Please keep releasing more content for the small streamers like myself
As a viewer before a streamer, I'd say that most of the channels I consistently watch which are mostly smaller streamers on a day to day are because of raids from bigger streamers. I think it might be from the games you and other streamer play that attract that audience and maybe not from personality to reflect to per se. Unlike most of your videos, I'd say I don't agree with this logic that raids from bigger streamers don't do anything to a smaller streamer.
Honestly it’s nice being hosted and all but growing and building from scrap is better that will literally bring out your personality and will give you opportunities to really think deep to what type of content you’re putting out there
I think you missed a question. Why does my dad not love me.
He doesn't have the ability to love right now... maybe one day he will learn. Peace...
Seriously appreciate your genuine approach and put self accountability on the table!
Small streamers deserve to get raided. Everyone does. Small streamers are literally sitting and talking to themselves for hours with a blank chat. A raid is the best thing that can happen to them because a raid sends people to their chat and from 1000 people atleast 10 will stay. 10 active viewers may not seem as many but they are. As an about to become small streamer, i can tell you that even having 2 viewers is good. Because at the end of the day you arent talking to yourself. Also big streamers are less enjoyable to watch for me personally because their chat is going too fast for them to interact with me, meanwhile when i watch my favorite streamer, who is a small streamer, i get more interaction and its way for enjoyable.
Hey, I just want to thank you for your videos. The last week or so I've been watching a lot of your videos while I work on the presentation and hardware I use to stream. You come across as real and you're extremely engaging. Thank you so much for steering me away from making a lot of dumb mistakes. Hoping to catch you during one of your twitch streams at some point.
Ha, my $30 microphone sounds like a $100 microphone thanks to my tube pre amp by presonus. Both cost me $75 together.
Your vids are always so informative. Don’t ever stop.
Alpha gaming is like the model for wht a good streamer/TH-cam is. This guy loves his job!!! #BeLikeAlphaGaming
I got raided a few times and it boosted my confidence In myself and my streams. And they all stacked on top of each other and helped me get that affiliate. Raiding really helps small streamers find an audience. I've only just gained enough of a following to raid people and the few times I did it everyone was really thankful. It's about spreading the love, not about getting something out of it
Raid me, or i raid you, that’s a threat!1
LOL