Notification Squad! #EarlyGang What do you think of TH-cams Creator first updates? Let me know! And If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme 🕘Timestamps: 0:00 Why are Giant Creators leaving Twitch 1:25 Why TH-cam Is Currently Worse Than Twitch! 2:42 How You Current Grow On Twitch As A Small Creator? 3:45 Why Do Creators Not Like TH-cam Stream Discovery? 4:55 Why TH-cam Monetisation Is Worse For Creators 5:50 Why Streaming On TH-cam Is Great for Monetisation! 7:20 How TH-cam Put Creators First In This Update! 8:30 How Streamers Can Use TH-cam Shorts To Grow! 11:15 How To Share Your TH-cam Stream To Thousands! 12:25 Why This Strategy Doesn't Work For Twitch! 12:50 How New Creators Can Reach TH-cam Monetisation! 14:27 How TH-cam Is Focusing On Helping New Creators! 15:35 How Twitch Fan Funding Is Dangerous For Streamers 17:00 Why TH-cam Fan Funding Is Amazing For Creators! 20:30 What All These Updates Mean For You! 21:58 What Actionable Tips Should You Do To Grow!
Thank you for this video, my youtube is lacking and I find it incredibly hard to get subs on youtube. but I am excited to put in some work to try and get there. these updates seem awesome, I would love to drop twitch some day!
Fisrt time I see your channel this video need to be spread more. Really informative even for big content creator. I feel TH-cam algorith can be really bad some time and some time really good. But i just think i mess whit mine by stroling shorts and 2min video for 1h or more.
TH-cam's algorithm is absolutely superior for ANY content creator starting streaming. Smaller, newer streamers get picked up so good by the algorythm if they stream daily with regular uploads. I've been following severall smaller Streamers jump from 50 to 500 viewers in the matter of 2 weeks. I'm very happy to see that. Consistency is and stays key tho.
Being discovered while live totally depends on how you're titling your videos. We're constantly being found by new viewers while live. If you title them strategically just like you do recorded videos when someone searches for that or something similar you're there. Great video man. 🤘😎
Interesting to look at! I think you're right, it depends on the niche. But also on another level, I think it heavily depends on how high quality your content is, and how well the streams VoD was packaged. I've noticed some gaming channels that do more cozy style content, leaving there VoDs up and published has helped them because Viewers enjoy putting them on to lurk, sleep, have in the background, etc.
@@RedactedNews ha! I was just watching a video of yours and them came here... Seeing you posting here made me think the comments were glitching for a sec lol. Much love, keep up the good work! 🙏
I've genuinely considered starting streaming lately, been watching hours of guides of both the technical stuff and behaviour, yours especially, and I've been working on a setup the past weeks etc, but I'm not sure whether to start streaming on YT or Twitch anymore, especially with the recent Twitch changes I've heard about. I've been setting up my Twitch too, but this video has really made me consider YT.
same goes here. was planning to start streaming this coming Monday. but because of his videos, I am now contemplating whether to stream of just record and do summarized video and shorts from my recorded video.
As a small, new channel, this was invaluable information. If anyone is scrolling through the comments to see if the video is worth it; yes it is. Watch it.
I’m not a new TH-camr sence I’ve been on here longer but started to stream sometimes on TH-cam and just started twitch last year . I’m just still struggling both sides even Instagram and TikTok and Facebook
I moved from twitch to TH-cam two weeks ago. It feels like freedom - it’s going to be more work BUT I think it’ll be worth it once momentum starts. I cannot wait to do more on the platform
I just started streaming a little over a month ago and I can’t complain. YT has pushed my lives out to new people and I’m getting subs everyday. They’re making discoverability easier, we just need to capture the audience
Cleaning up that homepage UI will be gaming changing when it comes to shorts content! Live streaming on TH-cam is advantageous right now since there are more views than streamers, but Twitch's latest moves will definitely bring a lot more streamers to this platform. I hope TH-cam continues to make these changes. I believe they could easily overtake Twitch if they solve their own streaming problems.
Watched 4-5 vids completely from start to finish & truly appreciate the value & insights you provided in all & look forward to applying the information I’ve taken into the goals I am now setting from the vids you provided. Truly appreciate it🙏🏽
This is HUGE. Thank you for putting all these changes into one video. These things will only keep improving, but they don't make it very easy to find this information out.
I swapped to TH-cam RIGHT before all the Twitch drama about the 50/50 splits, twitch con stuff, gambling stuff, and I'm glad I did! I had already built a community over on TH-cam through normal videos that was three times the size of my Twitch following, so I get 20-60 viewers almost every stream! On twitch, I averaged at 10-20 viewers, and had never gotten above 30 viewers without a raid. Definitely happy the transition was smooth for me!
I personally prefer TH-cam just because of custom thumbnails in streams. Granted, you're less likely to be noticed because of the amount of streams/channels that don't do gaming content. Also shorts ROCK (both the ones on my legs atm and the ones on YT), really helps with smaller channels get noticed!
I've been on TH-cam for almost 3 months now, doing weekly videos. I started streaming here about a month later. I don't have a lot of subs, but I already hit over 1k watch hours, because I've been fortunate enough to find some great people that enjoy my content and regularly hang out in my stream. I haven't done any shorts yet, because I hate how cluttered the channel page looks right now, so these changes are amazing! Can't wait to finally go all-in and use all these tools. Also, discovery isn't all that bad since TH-cam does have some very big advantages for streams: Thumbnails and recommending VoDs. Thumbnails are super powerful in getting people to click on your stream, even if there aren't a lot of viewers - I've had multiple people come in and tell me they just saw my Thumbnail on their home feed and thought it was cool and checked it out - some of them are now in my stream every time I'm live! TH-cam is also pushing VoDs like they're normal videos, so if you keep them listed, they are an amazing way to grow - Of course, they usually get a much lower CTR, since most people don't bother clicking on a 4 hour video, but when you're small, every view counts, so having this tool, as opposed to Twitch VoDs that NO ONE watches when you're small, is super helpful! Looking forward to seeing you on TH-cam, Eljay! 💚
This video was very well made and you explained what the smaller channel like ourselves were actually struggling with! We started our channel in March and focused primarily on short form content. We definitely grew however we did notice when we did longer videos the short viewers were left unaware that we even did it. We took a short break and came back with a new plan to push shorts every day using clips from longer videos and telling the viewers the long videos are on the channel however again this didn't really do much due to the difficulty for a shorts viewer to go from the shorts feed to your channel. Ever since the update has been announced we have noticed our videos getting way more views than they did before (from 5 views to 30 views which is big for us). Focused a lot more energy in thumbnails and titling also helped but with this update being announced this is HUGE! Would encourage those on the fence to take advantage of the shorts whilst these updates are being implemented!
I did it. I did my first stream yesterday and I had two viewers lol it was awesome. This is the first time in my life I'm doing something that I really like. I'm here to say thanks to you cause I used a lot of your advices and things I learned in your videos. I'm from Brasil and I stream in portuguese. I'm sure one day I'll be a full time streamer cause I finally found something that makes me feel excited about, something that drives my hungry for knowledge. Thanks again.
Hey, nobody has sad this, so I wanted to say that I hope you're feeling better. I hope you heal up soon. Getting sick for a long time sucks a lot. Thank you for sharing this video, but I hope you will take care of yourself for awhile.
And they’re the most consistent, unlike Instagram who tries to do everything everyone else is doing and then changes everything again in 2 weeks. Despite all of the flaws and shortcomings of TH-cam, they definitely know what they’re doing.
and it has the added benefit of not being owned by amazon. Google is also filthy rich, but them being ready to split 70/30 is still much more generous. The only real downside is the problem of fiunding specific streams on TH-cam, everything else sounds like a dream to me.
Man it's so embarrassing listening to someone say, "yeah I get just 2,000 views" I'm like I'd die and go to heaven if that happened. We dominate on YT for using ads but organic has been rough. Always assumed it must be our videos are just no good and we're constantly just trying to do better on that. But this stuff is exceptionally helpful!
I have to preference views like that as low or else a mob of people who only watch giant creators and don’t realise how amazing 2000 views is descend from the heavens to insult me in the comments :) Trust me, I’m aware of how amazing 2000 views is!
Glad it was helpful! I wrote it on the plane home from PAX and was so annoyed to get the VID, waited until I was half decent and recorded it slowly because I really wanted to release it.
To be fair, when it comes to properly sorting/separating streams, shorts, and videos, TH-cam is working on a better UI. As far as I know it's already rolling out on mobile, and it is clean af. I don't think it will be necessary to unlisted streams anymore in the near future. Edit: well shoot, maybe I should've waited a little longer before pausing to comment. Anyhow, YT is certainly making great changes. Edit #2: There are lives channels in the recommended section of this video, they are being pushed.
I am beyond so happy I found your videos. I'm building myself a new pc and plan on going into content creation and live streaming after some more planning afterwards. Your videos have given me so many resources and things to really consider once I start.
I was originally using an unlisted stream playlist 4:23 and now I've just started not un-listing my streams after watching this video. Thanks for the info. I've been waiting SO LONGGGG for the sperate category feature for live streams. But now the question is do I "re-list" all of my old unlisted live streams and bombard my sub's notif bell to get my watch hours back?
Totally just went from twitch to TH-cam couple weeks ago and figured out what you explained in the video the hard and long way. But definitely expanding yourself in many ways is definitely an up.
Yup. I heard this advice a few months ago, when I was first getting started, so I haven’t bothered starting on twitch at all. I have streams, shorts, and videos all on the same channel, and I love it.
Solid stuff, I made the switch to TH-cam when I realized I wasn't getting *any* growth on Twitch. I got into YPP in 4 months. TH-cam is the place to be for new creators, Twitch has some major changes to make.
I found your video while looking up tutorials on how to start streaming on twitch. I am an artist and i want to go back to streaming while drawing after not doing so in almost 10 years, as well as making regular long form video content like studio vlogs, and this comparison and information about youtubes new features i was not aware of is really valuable! After watching your video i think i will just forego twitch completely and just start on youtube with streams as well. :) Thank you for this! I will be sure to watch some of your other tips as well.
Today will be my first day streaming and I’m glad to hear this news. I’ll definitely be putting more focus into TH-cam then I originally thought thanks to this.
This video is fire Eljay. Should have watched it sooner I feel like it's the first video I have seen that actually addresses all the changes and solutions and actually gives creators actionable methods to make streaming a real thing on TH-cam.
Awesome video! I still haven't gotten into short and live here on TH-cam because I never liked the messy look it leaves on the channel page, so this new change is amazing news! I make music-related content, usually around 3-4 minutes long. I was able to reach 1000 subscribers in a year but the watch hours feel like it will always be impossible to reach.
Planning to get into streaming soon. Your guides are extremely helpful. Already have implemented some of your suggestions. I was currrently on the fence about what platform should I start streaming on, looks like that problem is solved now, thanks to you :)
Want to move to youtube the next days finally. Now I am ready for this. Had enough of this "sad feeling most of the time to not become enough viewers and the recognition I tried to get in the last 2 years. It was okay, I have some firms and cooperations around me, but the motivation disrupts if you are doesnt "go live" everyday and "function". Its so hard to get attention on twitch and mostly "big" streamers getting the full audience you will never has had without "connection", as many as you tries. In my case I tried so many thinks out for me and the people, but the audience doesnt see it often. thats demotivating. I only want to live and spread out what I love and to show it to the people to distract them in this hard times to get the best feelings on a hard day.. Now I am ready for a chance and a new begin. Thanks for your great tips and motivation! Best
Some good tips. I just started streaming overwatch 2 on PlayStation last week on my channel. And yea. I’ve had a few people pop in but getting traffic seems hard. Still learning all of this. But I’m mainly doing it for fun. Would be cool to see it grow though.
I like Twitch because I just feel more "free" and so far the community seems to be better. I have a LONG way to go and I'm stuck at like 2.3 average viewers out of the 3 to become affiliate (I have everything else) lol I just want to make emotes and stickers. However, YT seems to be heading in a great direction and I do love YT. Once I learn to edit videos properly and not just upload streams but have a purpose, I may make the switch or do both. Your videos are really helping the process. Thank you for making such awesome content!
It's funny, since moving to TH-cam I have felt more free than ever, streams are so fun because not everything rests of them, and I know the channel is growing thanks to the other content. Freedom is the exact word I'd use to describe my move, it's really interesting to read this afterwards.
You can customize your channel page a lot on YT, and put specific playlists on your channel landing page. So I put different streaming series in their own playlists, when I’m setting up the stream, before I even go live. Shorts are also in their own playlist, and then only the current series playlist is on my channel page, the other playlists featured are my long form edited videos. All nicely organized.
I actually just decided last night, I am leaving Twitch and coming to TH-cam so that iI can do everything in one place shorts, long form and streams. Plus I feel more "at home" on TH-cam. Love your videos btw!
A creator friend of mine just made this move and has started over. Thanks for making this to help others understand some things better about YT as a platform. I have shared this with them and thanks again!
Feelts so damn pointed at when he said "closes that game you playing, take me of that second monitor" that I actually did turn horizon zero dawn off haha :O
Thank you for posting this. As a small streamer, discoverability has been difficult. The info on shorts is very helpful, I will be looking to upload more shorts on my channel.
I’m excited for this change. I’m trying to slowly go away from my Twitch. I have >1500 subs on TH-cam and 355 on Twitch. I like the idea of making the shorts to advertise your live while your live. This to me was one of the best ideas I heard from your video. Thank you for that. This is a long grind and it’s a hard process.
That sounds like a quick way to hurt viewers and the retention of the video though. The updates in this all connect and interact, covering them in 3 different videos means that viewers would need to watch all 3 to understand the extent of the changes. They'd be lost, and confused due to assumed knowledge or requiring prior knowledge of other videos, this hurts retention rate on education videos, and really any video. Breaking it down this way allows anyone no matter who to watch and understand the impact properly without requiring any other work, information, or prior knowledge.
I've had this video on "watch later" for a little over a week now since it really did feel like main monitor content, and I'm glad I paid attention. I already make shorts from my clips, but I really need to put in the time to make youtube videos. I've been thinking of trying youtube streaming for a while. I definitely need to give it a try.
Thank you so much for all these videos, thanks to you I finally made that jump from twitch to TH-cam, now I'm chilling at 676 subs in just 28 DAYS!! thank you again man, i couldn't have made the jump with ought your help, i hope you have a great day!!
I decided to move from twitch to youtube, i have felt a while to move here. Publish and focus on pole dance and body building, also try to find confidence in myself again. 💗
Thanks buddy! I'm just about to start streaming in December! I definitely would appreciate of a comparison video! Because if the hype is real, I might start streaming here! ;)
I've had shorts and lives with some produced vids on my channel (didn't believe in separating it all) and it actually works really well. I've been doing the strat of releasing a short about an hour before going live for months now and it works really well! Also I leave the livestream up after its over as a VOD and it get views. I will say that I think its a niche thing cause I have a gaming channel and the same strat isn't nearly as effective as it is with my commentary/react channel. Gaming content on YT is for sure harder to crack through I'll say. Great video with many great points.
Been streaming for a few months on twitch and was deciding to stream on both once i get my pc This video has thankfully put the thought to try to stream mainly on youtube. I have to think about it more but thanks for the idea
Oh I love this video thank you !!!! I’m a new small streamer and slowly trying to work my way up to being monetized. Being a mom and doing this is hard but hella fun 😊
(On my content channel) I've had over 9k watch hours for what seems like forever. My channel is over 2 yrs old now and I'm just now hitting 900 subs, it's all 10-30 minute edited videos. Watch hours has never been a problem for me, so it's interesting seeing your take that the subs isn't the issue
After years of streaming on Twitch, I did my first youtube stream this week, It took a minute to get used to but I had a ton of fun with it. Will definitely be back to it
i spent time off streaming to work a summer job and damn it was hard to try and recover my twitch streams. I'm gonna start trying to stream on twitch and do shorts now. Thank you for consistently sharing your content with us and helping fellow streamers.
I don’t know if I’m considered an average viewer or where I fall on the “viewer categorization” tier lol but here are my thoughts if anyone cares: -I don’t care for discoverability the way everyone wants it on TH-cam. My main tool to discover other channels is through Twitter -I also don’t care what a channel’s page looks like. Do people really go back and look at vods? Not judging. Just asking. I’ll go through a channel’s page and I can identify their vods by the time stamp. -personally, I prefer TH-cam just because it’s easier to check out the creator’s channel since I’m already there. -the only thing I like about twitch over TH-cam is the mini player. I have TH-cam premium so my videos will keep playing, but sometimes it’s nice to have the mini player. Anyways, don’t mean to make anyone feel some type of way. Just my opinion. Much love to everyone. Awesome video as well.
I can 100% say that stream hours count towards watch hours - I just hit monetization because of my streams (and shorts gained subscribers... I recommend doing those two things to grow your channel).
Eijay I Love every bit of information you provide us with, thank you. (Sorry if it seems awkward to say such but wanted to let you know that there are people like me, whom appreciate it).
This guy is the best for new youtubers like me and his advice is great. Please make another video for differences between the two platforms for streaming. After your advice I think, I am going to start steaming on TH-cam rather than twitch. Thanks man, for helping us.
Watching this taught me a lot about TH-cam shorts, and making money on TH-cam. Although shorts are a side thing I've tried, now that I know how powerful it can me to drive viewers to videos or streams, I'm sure I will start making more shorts to drive more viewers to my channel.
Hey man! I’ve been binging a lot of your videos, (I’m new to streaming), and I’ve been learning a lot so first I want to thank you! This is a really good video and I’ve been doing a lot of research on TH-cam videos since I wanna start that too. Idk how the retention on this video is but I think that it would improve if you talked about the main point (stream hours being retained) in the beginning of the video and then went into depth. Love the videos and looking forward to watching your streams!! Edit: just watched to the end :/ I was definitely wrong lol
What keeps me from moving is the lack of extensions to automate interactivity. I use things like SoundAlerts and Voicemod and TH-cam doesn't have a seamless way to integrate those things into your stream yet.
Thats what I was saying too and clips are not for small channels over here on TH-cam either also a lot of the stuff he is talking about its for bigger channels. Dont get me wrong what he saying is true but its not for smaller channels like me.
Yes please to how the streams work differently. I stream on twitch and just did my first stream on TH-cam but it was a little confusing on how to go about it. And the chat wasn’t working from the stream manager, and the overlay chat wasn’t coming up on stream etc. So a breakdown of that stuff would be nice thank you for the videos.
I have streamed for countless hours on Twitch, with overlays, sound effects, great gameplay, great quality, amazing audio, music, everything…. I have 30 followers… barely 1 viewer if not a bot. I left Twitch. I’m now on YT. It’s amazing, I love it and I have already got 300+ people who subscribed within the last 2 weeks who actually enjoy my gameplay and have commented on my videos. TH-cam is just much better in terms of outreach. I don’t live stream yet, but growing my subscriber list, then once I have a decent amount, I’m sure when I live-stream, I’ll have 100x viewers than I did than Twitch.
😇Nice video, thank you for the hard work. I stream as a vtuber on TH-cam and Twitch separately. I used to stream on TH-cam 5/week last year, but I started streaming on Twitch also. So, now I stream 2/week on TH-cam, and 2/week on Twitch. Now, I am happy to be exposed on both platforms. I advertise my TH-cam channel while streaming on Twitch, and I advertise my Twitch account while streaming on TH-cam. I recommend using both platforms if you want to be discovered.
Finally, no more Triple Channel cumbersome strategy (Main, Live VOD & Shorts). Long overdue but what a massive change! Now, all you need as a creator is this one place, one channel, with all your contents and various formats. Amazing for creators and viewers. Well done, TH-cam. Now, we still need to diversify our revenue sources but this is so much easier to grow than before...
On that question of whether or not streams count toward the 4000 hours required for monetisation: streams of less than 12 hours, that remain 'Public' do count; streams over 12 hours, or those 'Unlisted' or 'Private' (as mentioned in vid) don't count. Of course there could be some mysterious variance that affects your channel, but that's our experience. Oh, and it takes 2 or 3 days post-stream for the streamed hours to contribute to the overall count.
It seems some also feel activity means a lot, if a viewer never engages or isn’t active with a like, etc than their watch time doesn’t count… but I can’t see any proof, just more theories in the comments sadly.
@@StreamScheme Huh, that's interesting. Getting that first 4k watch hours certainly feels like a challenge governed by an opaque and mysterious rule-structure. Eg we were getting 4k hours a month, but only a handful of hours added in the monetisation calculation. It was easy to theorise it was adding as a percentage of live hours, or some other metric, but it was simply that 24/7 streams don't add to the monetisation calculation. That said, it's all so undefined, and hard to confirm, that interaction could indeed be a factor! PS. Thanks for the great video.
I don't recommend to anyone to upload shorts in their main channel. It can get you subs but those subs are not gonna watch your main videos. Only your shorts
I normally would agree, however depending on your niche, with the new changes where shorts actually recommend your videos now this might be worth it now. Remember previously shorts didn’t promote videos, but NOW they do in the algorithm. It requires testing but from what I’ve seen so far, it actually can go a long way.
@@StreamScheme Well, they can recommend it but there are people who watch just shorts on TH-cam and rarely watch a video. I know a friend who started uploading shorts and got viral and now she has 96k subs with 40k+ views on her shorts and 900 views on her main videos
Which is fair, but remember up until VERY recently those views would not recommend to longer videos. We need to wait, and see how these new changes to the algorithm actually work and how people actually implement the shorts to their channels. The issues are based on the old lack of an algorithm and not on the new system. There are other issues as well, like what are the shorts VS what are the medium form content? Do they connect, are the audiences connected? Is the thumbnail, title, and packing of the main videos good enough? Shorts are much easier to get views in, absolutely, but converting those viewers over is on us by making content appealing to those people as well.
I've learned so much from your vids and have been implementing your tips in my work and I honestly have been seeing growth more so then before. THANK YOU!
Doing a lot of research and will start streaming for a semester away from college to take a break and try something new- Do you think that currently streaming on twitch, then using those VODs to create videos, and then shorts to promote those videos is a smart way to start off right now to diversify? Great timing with the video too I’ve been thinking a lot about this today! Thank you for your great content for the small streamer :)
There are a few things that I still want TH-cam to have, that Twitch doesn't. The first thing, is the who's live tab on the left-hand side. Having a side tab in my UI that shows which streamers I follow who are live, as well as recommended streams has been how I decide which streamers to watch, most of the time. It also gives me the power to see who I want to raid. The second thing is actually channel hosting and channel raiding. Now, hilariously, Twitch is actually removing hosting, which does suck, but the ability to send your audience to another streamer, and giving them content while you're gone is a really good feature, and helps streamers support each other. Not to mention that if you could host a live channel while you're offline, that means that people going to your channel for the first time would see you recommending a fellow streamer that they might also like. The third thing that I really like from Twitch is the panels/buttons you can put under your stream, that people can use to find links to other socials you're on, your computer specs, and other things, all without needing to leave your livestream. If all these things were implemented on TH-cam, then I'd definitely make the switch. Currently though, I'm still hesitant.
Great video, been following the changes really closely and been listening to you on the podcast. Been preparing for the changes heaps by starting to upload shorts and midform in the same channel, and about to do 1 stream a week on TH-cam and already seeing insane growth! Thanks for being so informative and clear!
Great Video - I am going to start streaming on youtube simply because I like how everything is presented in terms of the layout etc.. Granted it doesn't have the numbers which twitch does buttt neither do i lol. So I may as well use a platform I will enjoy
was watching this but frfr the update for TH-cam is here. most of the complains have been solved. my first live went into it's own live section on TH-cam, and same with the shorts.
WOW. This is huge. I only started streaming this week and was looking at getting affiliate next week on twitch. Going to really need to edit those shorts this weekend and promote them 🤣 thank God I started multi stream on streamlabs. Love your work, keep it up. Thought you were ANZ 👌 so am I
@@StreamScheme thanks for the advice (I hadn't looked at affiliate terms yet just req) 😅 I will likely stop multi once I see the option of fastest growth. Plus in the mean time it is atleast getting content on all services. Love your vids though. Finding I end up watching one every morning b4 I stream 👌🤣
i would love to see a video about starting on TH-cam. Maybe an example of turning a stream into a long form video, into a short form video? I love a lot of twitch streamers and will still stream there for my friends but after watching this i agree that TH-cam seems far more profitable. I think my next task is to learn DaVinci for video editing.
Notification Squad! #EarlyGang What do you think of TH-cams Creator first updates? Let me know! And If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Why are Giant Creators leaving Twitch
1:25 Why TH-cam Is Currently Worse Than Twitch!
2:42 How You Current Grow On Twitch As A Small Creator?
3:45 Why Do Creators Not Like TH-cam Stream Discovery?
4:55 Why TH-cam Monetisation Is Worse For Creators
5:50 Why Streaming On TH-cam Is Great for Monetisation!
7:20 How TH-cam Put Creators First In This Update!
8:30 How Streamers Can Use TH-cam Shorts To Grow!
11:15 How To Share Your TH-cam Stream To Thousands!
12:25 Why This Strategy Doesn't Work For Twitch!
12:50 How New Creators Can Reach TH-cam Monetisation!
14:27 How TH-cam Is Focusing On Helping New Creators!
15:35 How Twitch Fan Funding Is Dangerous For Streamers
17:00 Why TH-cam Fan Funding Is Amazing For Creators!
20:30 What All These Updates Mean For You!
21:58 What Actionable Tips Should You Do To Grow!
Thank you for this video, my youtube is lacking and I find it incredibly hard to get subs on youtube. but I am excited to put in some work to try and get there. these updates seem awesome, I would love to drop twitch some day!
Fisrt time I see your channel this video need to be spread more. Really informative even for big content creator. I feel TH-cam algorith can be really bad some time and some time really good. But i just think i mess whit mine by stroling shorts and 2min video for 1h or more.
TH-cam's algorithm is absolutely superior for ANY content creator starting streaming.
Smaller, newer streamers get picked up so good by the algorythm if they stream daily with regular uploads.
I've been following severall smaller Streamers jump from 50 to 500 viewers in the matter of 2 weeks. I'm very happy to see that.
Consistency is and stays key tho.
50 is small?? I get like 3
Being discovered while live totally depends on how you're titling your videos. We're constantly being found by new viewers while live. If you title them strategically just like you do recorded videos when someone searches for that or something similar you're there.
Great video man. 🤘😎
It may be different in the gaming section though to be fair...
We leave our lives up after the fact as they end up getting 50k views plus. Again I think this all totally depends on your niche.
Interesting to look at!
I think you're right, it depends on the niche.
But also on another level, I think it heavily depends on how high quality your content is, and how well the streams VoD was packaged.
I've noticed some gaming channels that do more cozy style content, leaving there VoDs up and published has helped them because Viewers enjoy putting them on to lurk, sleep, have in the background, etc.
@Redacted fancy seeing you here! I love your news
@@RedactedNews ha! I was just watching a video of yours and them came here... Seeing you posting here made me think the comments were glitching for a sec lol. Much love, keep up the good work! 🙏
I've genuinely considered starting streaming lately, been watching hours of guides of both the technical stuff and behaviour, yours especially, and I've been working on a setup the past weeks etc, but I'm not sure whether to start streaming on YT or Twitch anymore, especially with the recent Twitch changes I've heard about. I've been setting up my Twitch too, but this video has really made me consider YT.
same goes here. was planning to start streaming this coming Monday. but because of his videos, I am now contemplating whether to stream of just record and do summarized video and shorts from my recorded video.
As a small, new channel, this was invaluable information. If anyone is scrolling through the comments to see if the video is worth it; yes it is. Watch it.
I’m not a new TH-camr sence I’ve been on here longer but started to stream sometimes on TH-cam and just started twitch last year . I’m just still struggling both sides even Instagram and TikTok and Facebook
I moved from twitch to TH-cam two weeks ago. It feels like freedom - it’s going to be more work BUT I think it’ll be worth it once momentum starts. I cannot wait to do more on the platform
Gave you a sub!
@@n1sgaming thanks so much!!
Would you recommend new streamers start on YT instead of Twitch?
I did months of twitch. Had like 19 followers. Got 140 on here after 2-3 months
sub from me. Good luck on the change and hope you get there soon!
I just started streaming a little over a month ago and I can’t complain. YT has pushed my lives out to new people and I’m getting subs everyday. They’re making discoverability easier, we just need to capture the audience
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Cleaning up that homepage UI will be gaming changing when it comes to shorts content! Live streaming on TH-cam is advantageous right now since there are more views than streamers, but Twitch's latest moves will definitely bring a lot more streamers to this platform. I hope TH-cam continues to make these changes. I believe they could easily overtake Twitch if they solve their own streaming problems.
Watched 4-5 vids completely from start to finish & truly appreciate the value & insights you provided in all & look forward to applying the information I’ve taken into the goals I am now setting from the vids you provided. Truly appreciate it🙏🏽
This is HUGE. Thank you for putting all these changes into one video. These things will only keep improving, but they don't make it very easy to find this information out.
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I swapped to TH-cam RIGHT before all the Twitch drama about the 50/50 splits, twitch con stuff, gambling stuff, and I'm glad I did! I had already built a community over on TH-cam through normal videos that was three times the size of my Twitch following, so I get 20-60 viewers almost every stream! On twitch, I averaged at 10-20 viewers, and had never gotten above 30 viewers without a raid. Definitely happy the transition was smooth for me!
I personally prefer TH-cam just because of custom thumbnails in streams. Granted, you're less likely to be noticed because of the amount of streams/channels that don't do gaming content. Also shorts ROCK (both the ones on my legs atm and the ones on YT), really helps with smaller channels get noticed!
I've been on TH-cam for almost 3 months now, doing weekly videos. I started streaming here about a month later. I don't have a lot of subs, but I already hit over 1k watch hours, because I've been fortunate enough to find some great people that enjoy my content and regularly hang out in my stream.
I haven't done any shorts yet, because I hate how cluttered the channel page looks right now, so these changes are amazing! Can't wait to finally go all-in and use all these tools.
Also, discovery isn't all that bad since TH-cam does have some very big advantages for streams: Thumbnails and recommending VoDs.
Thumbnails are super powerful in getting people to click on your stream, even if there aren't a lot of viewers - I've had multiple people come in and tell me they just saw my Thumbnail on their home feed and thought it was cool and checked it out - some of them are now in my stream every time I'm live!
TH-cam is also pushing VoDs like they're normal videos, so if you keep them listed, they are an amazing way to grow - Of course, they usually get a much lower CTR, since most people don't bother clicking on a 4 hour video, but when you're small, every view counts, so having this tool, as opposed to Twitch VoDs that NO ONE watches when you're small, is super helpful!
Looking forward to seeing you on TH-cam, Eljay! 💚
This video was very well made and you explained what the smaller channel like ourselves were actually struggling with! We started our channel in March and focused primarily on short form content. We definitely grew however we did notice when we did longer videos the short viewers were left unaware that we even did it. We took a short break and came back with a new plan to push shorts every day using clips from longer videos and telling the viewers the long videos are on the channel however again this didn't really do much due to the difficulty for a shorts viewer to go from the shorts feed to your channel. Ever since the update has been announced we have noticed our videos getting way more views than they did before (from 5 views to 30 views which is big for us). Focused a lot more energy in thumbnails and titling also helped but with this update being announced this is HUGE! Would encourage those on the fence to take advantage of the shorts whilst these updates are being implemented!
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I did it. I did my first stream yesterday and I had two viewers lol it was awesome. This is the first time in my life I'm doing something that I really like. I'm here to say thanks to you cause I used a lot of your advices and things I learned in your videos. I'm from Brasil and I stream in portuguese. I'm sure one day I'll be a full time streamer cause I finally found something that makes me feel excited about, something that drives my hungry for knowledge. Thanks again.
Thanks!,I am going to start my channels soon and you have been very helpful and inspiring
Best of luck! It is hard work, but some careful planning and strategy goes a long way!
Thanks for helping not just me but the small streaming community. Everything you said had helped me and I very much appreciate it
Hey, nobody has sad this, so I wanted to say that I hope you're feeling better. I hope you heal up soon. Getting sick for a long time sucks a lot. Thank you for sharing this video, but I hope you will take care of yourself for awhile.
youtube is really going for twitch and tiktok and honestly they might come out on top. They are the only one really making big changes
And they’re the most consistent, unlike Instagram who tries to do everything everyone else is doing and then changes everything again in 2 weeks. Despite all of the flaws and shortcomings of TH-cam, they definitely know what they’re doing.
and it has the added benefit of not being owned by amazon. Google is also filthy rich, but them being ready to split 70/30 is still much more generous. The only real downside is the problem of fiunding specific streams on TH-cam, everything else sounds like a dream to me.
Watching this again because it's one of the single most important videos I've ever seen. So much info and packed in!
This man is psychic
he knew he was on my second monitor and i was also loading a game , now taking notes thanks for the update and intel 😁
Man it's so embarrassing listening to someone say, "yeah I get just 2,000 views" I'm like I'd die and go to heaven if that happened. We dominate on YT for using ads but organic has been rough. Always assumed it must be our videos are just no good and we're constantly just trying to do better on that. But this stuff is exceptionally helpful!
I have to preference views like that as low or else a mob of people who only watch giant creators and don’t realise how amazing 2000 views is descend from the heavens to insult me in the comments :)
Trust me, I’m aware of how amazing 2000 views is!
Made me break out the color coordinated pens for all the notes I had to take 😂 Great video! It's nice to have all this info in one place
Glad it was helpful! I wrote it on the plane home from PAX and was so annoyed to get the VID, waited until I was half decent and recorded it slowly because I really wanted to release it.
To be fair, when it comes to properly sorting/separating streams, shorts, and videos, TH-cam is working on a better UI. As far as I know it's already rolling out on mobile, and it is clean af. I don't think it will be necessary to unlisted streams anymore in the near future.
Edit: well shoot, maybe I should've waited a little longer before pausing to comment. Anyhow, YT is certainly making great changes.
Edit #2: There are lives channels in the recommended section of this video, they are being pushed.
Bro your cam and lighting is so cozy i would watch your videos all day no cap
I am beyond so happy I found your videos. I'm building myself a new pc and plan on going into content creation and live streaming after some more planning afterwards. Your videos have given me so many resources and things to really consider once I start.
I was originally using an unlisted stream playlist 4:23 and now I've just started not un-listing my streams after watching this video. Thanks for the info. I've been waiting SO LONGGGG for the sperate category feature for live streams. But now the question is do I "re-list" all of my old unlisted live streams and bombard my sub's notif bell to get my watch hours back?
great video. I've been trying to explain this to some of my streamer friends but can't always find the words. I'll be sending them to this video :)
Totally just went from twitch to TH-cam couple weeks ago and figured out what you explained in the video the hard and long way. But definitely expanding yourself in many ways is definitely an up.
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Yup. I heard this advice a few months ago, when I was first getting started, so I haven’t bothered starting on twitch at all. I have streams, shorts, and videos all on the same channel, and I love it.
Solid stuff, I made the switch to TH-cam when I realized I wasn't getting *any* growth on Twitch. I got into YPP in 4 months. TH-cam is the place to be for new creators, Twitch has some major changes to make.
I found your video while looking up tutorials on how to start streaming on twitch. I am an artist and i want to go back to streaming while drawing after not doing so in almost 10 years, as well as making regular long form video content like studio vlogs, and this comparison and information about youtubes new features i was not aware of is really valuable!
After watching your video i think i will just forego twitch completely and just start on youtube with streams as well. :)
Thank you for this! I will be sure to watch some of your other tips as well.
My 1st video of yours consumed. I learned so much. Just did my 1st live on oct 23, 2022 so now my interest has broadened
Today will be my first day streaming and I’m glad to hear this news. I’ll definitely be putting more focus into TH-cam then I originally thought thanks to this.
This video is fire Eljay. Should have watched it sooner I feel like it's the first video I have seen that actually addresses all the changes and solutions and actually gives creators actionable methods to make streaming a real thing on TH-cam.
Dude thanks so much! Such a kind comment
This is amazing news! I’ve been patiently waiting for these changes to happen and this video has just given me the nudge I needed. Thanks man!
I know this video has been around for a while now but thanks for making this, I’ve just dropped twitch for TH-cam and the info is fantastic.
Awesome video! I still haven't gotten into short and live here on TH-cam because I never liked the messy look it leaves on the channel page, so this new change is amazing news! I make music-related content, usually around 3-4 minutes long. I was able to reach 1000 subscribers in a year but the watch hours feel like it will always be impossible to reach.
Thanks dude this helps alot! ive been trying to grow my channel for a few months now.
Planning to get into streaming soon. Your guides are extremely helpful. Already have implemented some of your suggestions. I was currrently on the fence about what platform should I start streaming on, looks like that problem is solved now, thanks to you :)
yeah m etoo, I just started streaming on twitch and MANNN I FEEL LIKE YOOUTUBE IS JUST CALLING MY NAME!!
I'm gonna start multi streaming. Maximize my profits and viewership. But this is a great video. Love it. I'm super excited for TH-cam new changes
Want to move to youtube the next days finally. Now I am ready for this. Had enough of this "sad feeling most of the time to not become enough viewers and the recognition I tried to get in the last 2 years. It was okay, I have some firms and cooperations around me, but the motivation disrupts if you are doesnt "go live" everyday and "function". Its so hard to get attention on twitch and mostly "big" streamers getting the full audience you will never has had without "connection", as many as you tries. In my case I tried so many thinks out for me and the people, but the audience doesnt see it often. thats demotivating. I only want to live and spread out what I love and to show it to the people to distract them in this hard times to get the best feelings on a hard day.. Now I am ready for a chance and a new begin. Thanks for your great tips and motivation! Best
Some good tips. I just started streaming overwatch 2 on PlayStation last week on my channel. And yea. I’ve had a few people pop in but getting traffic seems hard.
Still learning all of this. But I’m mainly doing it for fun. Would be cool to see it grow though.
I like Twitch because I just feel more "free" and so far the community seems to be better. I have a LONG way to go and I'm stuck at like 2.3 average viewers out of the 3 to become affiliate (I have everything else) lol I just want to make emotes and stickers. However, YT seems to be heading in a great direction and I do love YT. Once I learn to edit videos properly and not just upload streams but have a purpose, I may make the switch or do both. Your videos are really helping the process. Thank you for making such awesome content!
It's funny, since moving to TH-cam I have felt more free than ever, streams are so fun because not everything rests of them, and I know the channel is growing thanks to the other content.
Freedom is the exact word I'd use to describe my move, it's really interesting to read this afterwards.
I love how you broke this out; I agree with all your above; and it's nuts to think how quickly youTube has changed in only a few months.
This is literally why I never uploaded shorts!! so excited man thanks Eljay
You can customize your channel page a lot on YT, and put specific playlists on your channel landing page. So I put different streaming series in their own playlists, when I’m setting up the stream, before I even go live. Shorts are also in their own playlist, and then only the current series playlist is on my channel page, the other playlists featured are my long form edited videos. All nicely organized.
I actually just decided last night, I am leaving Twitch and coming to TH-cam so that iI can do everything in one place shorts, long form and streams. Plus I feel more "at home" on TH-cam. Love your videos btw!
Eljay thanks A LOT! It's really very-very important video! Clear, consistent, and absolutely transparent in details. And great news of course.
A creator friend of mine just made this move and has started over. Thanks for making this to help others understand some things better about YT as a platform. I have shared this with them and thanks again!
Feelts so damn pointed at when he said "closes that game you playing, take me of that second monitor" that I actually did turn horizon zero dawn off haha :O
I hope you feel better soon eljay
Thank you for posting this. As a small streamer, discoverability has been difficult. The info on shorts is very helpful, I will be looking to upload more shorts on my channel.
I’m excited for this change. I’m trying to slowly go away from my Twitch. I have >1500 subs on TH-cam and 355 on Twitch. I like the idea of making the shorts to advertise your live while your live. This to me was one of the best ideas I heard from your video. Thank you for that. This is a long grind and it’s a hard process.
I appreciate you addressing both pros n cons of everything
homie, great video... in parts. This is legit 3 videos in one. I wouldve loved to see it packaged better brother, no hate here
That sounds like a quick way to hurt viewers and the retention of the video though.
The updates in this all connect and interact, covering them in 3 different videos means that viewers would need to watch all 3 to understand the extent of the changes.
They'd be lost, and confused due to assumed knowledge or requiring prior knowledge of other videos, this hurts retention rate on education videos, and really any video.
Breaking it down this way allows anyone no matter who to watch and understand the impact properly without requiring any other work, information, or prior knowledge.
I've had this video on "watch later" for a little over a week now since it really did feel like main monitor content, and I'm glad I paid attention. I already make shorts from my clips, but I really need to put in the time to make youtube videos. I've been thinking of trying youtube streaming for a while. I definitely need to give it a try.
Thank you so much for all these videos, thanks to you I finally made that jump from twitch to TH-cam, now I'm chilling at 676 subs in just 28 DAYS!! thank you again man, i couldn't have made the jump with ought your help, i hope you have a great day!!
I decided to move from twitch to youtube, i have felt a while to move here. Publish and focus on pole dance and body building, also try to find confidence in myself again. 💗
Thanks buddy! I'm just about to start streaming in December! I definitely would appreciate of a comparison video! Because if the hype is real, I might start streaming here! ;)
I've had shorts and lives with some produced vids on my channel (didn't believe in separating it all) and it actually works really well. I've been doing the strat of releasing a short about an hour before going live for months now and it works really well! Also I leave the livestream up after its over as a VOD and it get views. I will say that I think its a niche thing cause I have a gaming channel and the same strat isn't nearly as effective as it is with my commentary/react channel. Gaming content on YT is for sure harder to crack through I'll say. Great video with many great points.
Been streaming for a few months on twitch and was deciding to stream on both once i get my pc
This video has thankfully put the thought to try to stream mainly on youtube. I have to think about it more but thanks for the idea
Thanks for this Vid Eljay, I think I might try youtube streaming after hearing this! hope you feel better soon! 🙂
Oh I love this video thank you !!!! I’m a new small streamer and slowly trying to work my way up to being monetized. Being a mom and doing this is hard but hella fun 😊
(On my content channel) I've had over 9k watch hours for what seems like forever. My channel is over 2 yrs old now and I'm just now hitting 900 subs, it's all 10-30 minute edited videos. Watch hours has never been a problem for me, so it's interesting seeing your take that the subs isn't the issue
Finally! I don't know why it took them so long to add an extra tab for the shorts. Thank you so much for the video.
After years of streaming on Twitch, I did my first youtube stream this week, It took a minute to get used to but I had a ton of fun with it. Will definitely be back to it
i spent time off streaming to work a summer job and damn it was hard to try and recover my twitch streams. I'm gonna start trying to stream on twitch and do shorts now. Thank you for consistently sharing your content with us and helping fellow streamers.
Thanks for the information! I'd love to know more about streaming on TH-cam. Your content has been so valuable to me.
I don’t know if I’m considered an average viewer or where I fall on the “viewer categorization” tier lol but here are my thoughts if anyone cares:
-I don’t care for discoverability the way everyone wants it on TH-cam. My main tool to discover other channels is through Twitter
-I also don’t care what a channel’s page looks like. Do people really go back and look at vods? Not judging. Just asking. I’ll go through a channel’s page and I can identify their vods by the time stamp.
-personally, I prefer TH-cam just because it’s easier to check out the creator’s channel since I’m already there.
-the only thing I like about twitch over TH-cam is the mini player. I have TH-cam premium so my videos will keep playing, but sometimes it’s nice to have the mini player.
Anyways, don’t mean to make anyone feel some type of way. Just my opinion. Much love to everyone. Awesome video as well.
I can 100% say that stream hours count towards watch hours - I just hit monetization because of my streams (and shorts gained subscribers... I recommend doing those two things to grow your channel).
Thank you! Ive been streamin on twitch for years only gainin abt 4-500 follows Thinkin abt switchin to streaming on yt! Wish me luck
Eijay I Love every bit of information you provide us with, thank you. (Sorry if it seems awkward to say such but wanted to let you know that there are people like me, whom appreciate it).
I appreciate it :)
@@StreamScheme :) I am eager to hang in your stream one day, you seem fun and nice
This guy is the best for new youtubers like me and his advice is great.
Please make another video for differences between the two platforms for streaming.
After your advice I think, I am going to start steaming on TH-cam rather than twitch. Thanks man, for helping us.
Watching this taught me a lot about TH-cam shorts, and making money on TH-cam. Although shorts are a side thing I've tried, now that I know how powerful it can me to drive viewers to videos or streams, I'm sure I will start making more shorts to drive more viewers to my channel.
Hey man! I’ve been binging a lot of your videos, (I’m new to streaming), and I’ve been learning a lot so first I want to thank you! This is a really good video and I’ve been doing a lot of research on TH-cam videos since I wanna start that too. Idk how the retention on this video is but I think that it would improve if you talked about the main point (stream hours being retained) in the beginning of the video and then went into depth. Love the videos and looking forward to watching your streams!!
Edit: just watched to the end :/
I was definitely wrong lol
What keeps me from moving is the lack of extensions to automate interactivity. I use things like SoundAlerts and Voicemod and TH-cam doesn't have a seamless way to integrate those things into your stream yet.
Thats what I was saying too and clips are not for small channels over here on TH-cam either also a lot of the stuff he is talking about its for bigger channels. Dont get me wrong what he saying is true but its not for smaller channels like me.
Yes please to how the streams work differently. I stream on twitch and just did my first stream on TH-cam but it was a little confusing on how to go about it. And the chat wasn’t working from the stream manager, and the overlay chat wasn’t coming up on stream etc. So a breakdown of that stuff would be nice thank you for the videos.
You have to setup your stream before you stream
@@madbruv wow brilliant insight
I'm really excited for these changes. It's gonna make things better :)
Thx man, love you're content
This information is actually incredible thank you so much for compiling it all man!!
WOW! What a fantastic video. Thanks so much! Going to explore all of these ideas. ❤🤘
I have streamed for countless hours on Twitch, with overlays, sound effects, great gameplay, great quality, amazing audio, music, everything…. I have 30 followers… barely 1 viewer if not a bot. I left Twitch. I’m now on YT. It’s amazing, I love it and I have already got 300+ people who subscribed within the last 2 weeks who actually enjoy my gameplay and have commented on my videos. TH-cam is just much better in terms of outreach. I don’t live stream yet, but growing my subscriber list, then once I have a decent amount, I’m sure when I live-stream, I’ll have 100x viewers than I did than Twitch.
I would have never known about this new update if it weren’t for this nice and informative video, thank you!
😇Nice video, thank you for the hard work.
I stream as a vtuber on TH-cam and Twitch separately.
I used to stream on TH-cam 5/week last year, but I started streaming on Twitch also. So, now I stream 2/week on TH-cam, and 2/week on Twitch.
Now, I am happy to be exposed on both platforms.
I advertise my TH-cam channel while streaming on Twitch, and I advertise my Twitch account while streaming on TH-cam.
I recommend using both platforms if you want to be discovered.
Finally, no more Triple Channel cumbersome strategy (Main, Live VOD & Shorts). Long overdue but what a massive change! Now, all you need as a creator is this one place, one channel, with all your contents and various formats. Amazing for creators and viewers. Well done, TH-cam. Now, we still need to diversify our revenue sources but this is so much easier to grow than before...
On that question of whether or not streams count toward the 4000 hours required for monetisation: streams of less than 12 hours, that remain 'Public' do count; streams over 12 hours, or those 'Unlisted' or 'Private' (as mentioned in vid) don't count. Of course there could be some mysterious variance that affects your channel, but that's our experience. Oh, and it takes 2 or 3 days post-stream for the streamed hours to contribute to the overall count.
It seems some also feel activity means a lot, if a viewer never engages or isn’t active with a like, etc than their watch time doesn’t count… but I can’t see any proof, just more theories in the comments sadly.
@@StreamScheme Huh, that's interesting. Getting that first 4k watch hours certainly feels like a challenge governed by an opaque and mysterious rule-structure. Eg we were getting 4k hours a month, but only a handful of hours added in the monetisation calculation. It was easy to theorise it was adding as a percentage of live hours, or some other metric, but it was simply that 24/7 streams don't add to the monetisation calculation. That said, it's all so undefined, and hard to confirm, that interaction could indeed be a factor!
PS. Thanks for the great video.
Thanks dude.. im going to start grinding
I don't recommend to anyone to upload shorts in their main channel. It can get you subs but those subs are not gonna watch your main videos. Only your shorts
I normally would agree, however depending on your niche, with the new changes where shorts actually recommend your videos now this might be worth it now.
Remember previously shorts didn’t promote videos, but NOW they do in the algorithm.
It requires testing but from what I’ve seen so far, it actually can go a long way.
@@StreamScheme Well, they can recommend it but there are people who watch just shorts on TH-cam and rarely watch a video. I know a friend who started uploading shorts and got viral and now she has 96k subs with 40k+ views on her shorts and 900 views on her main videos
Which is fair, but remember up until VERY recently those views would not recommend to longer videos.
We need to wait, and see how these new changes to the algorithm actually work and how people actually implement the shorts to their channels.
The issues are based on the old lack of an algorithm and not on the new system.
There are other issues as well, like what are the shorts VS what are the medium form content? Do they connect, are the audiences connected? Is the thumbnail, title, and packing of the main videos good enough?
Shorts are much easier to get views in, absolutely, but converting those viewers over is on us by making content appealing to those people as well.
I've learned so much from your vids and have been implementing your tips in my work and I honestly have been seeing growth more so then before. THANK YOU!
Thank you for the video Eljay it was very informative and I learned so much from watching. I hope you feel better soon.
Doing a lot of research and will start streaming for a semester away from college to take a break and try something new- Do you think that currently streaming on twitch, then using those VODs to create videos, and then shorts to promote those videos is a smart way to start off right now to diversify? Great timing with the video too I’ve been thinking a lot about this today! Thank you for your great content for the small streamer :)
@ ME when he answers because this is my method too and I really want to know
Hope you're feeling better now!
There are a few things that I still want TH-cam to have, that Twitch doesn't.
The first thing, is the who's live tab on the left-hand side. Having a side tab in my UI that shows which streamers I follow who are live, as well as recommended streams has been how I decide which streamers to watch, most of the time. It also gives me the power to see who I want to raid.
The second thing is actually channel hosting and channel raiding. Now, hilariously, Twitch is actually removing hosting, which does suck, but the ability to send your audience to another streamer, and giving them content while you're gone is a really good feature, and helps streamers support each other. Not to mention that if you could host a live channel while you're offline, that means that people going to your channel for the first time would see you recommending a fellow streamer that they might also like.
The third thing that I really like from Twitch is the panels/buttons you can put under your stream, that people can use to find links to other socials you're on, your computer specs, and other things, all without needing to leave your livestream.
If all these things were implemented on TH-cam, then I'd definitely make the switch. Currently though, I'm still hesitant.
Great video, been following the changes really closely and been listening to you on the podcast.
Been preparing for the changes heaps by starting to upload shorts and midform in the same channel, and about to do 1 stream a week on TH-cam and already seeing insane growth!
Thanks for being so informative and clear!
Great Video - I am going to start streaming on youtube simply because I like how everything is presented in terms of the layout etc.. Granted it doesn't have the numbers which twitch does buttt neither do i lol. So I may as well use a platform I will enjoy
was watching this but frfr the update for TH-cam is here. most of the complains have been solved. my first live went into it's own live section on TH-cam, and same with the shorts.
lol, right you just addressed the channel page like 2 seconds after i posted the status. man moves quickly
Legend! I’m keeping my streams from now on!
WOW. This is huge. I only started streaming this week and was looking at getting affiliate next week on twitch. Going to really need to edit those shorts this weekend and promote them 🤣 thank God I started multi stream on streamlabs.
Love your work, keep it up.
Thought you were ANZ 👌 so am I
Just a heads up, technically as Affiliate you can't Multistream to TH-cam and Twitch :)
Either way, hope the video helped! :) ANZ Reppin!
@@StreamScheme thanks for the advice (I hadn't looked at affiliate terms yet just req) 😅 I will likely stop multi once I see the option of fastest growth. Plus in the mean time it is atleast getting content on all services.
Love your vids though. Finding I end up watching one every morning b4 I stream 👌🤣
i would love to see a video about starting on TH-cam. Maybe an example of turning a stream into a long form video, into a short form video? I love a lot of twitch streamers and will still stream there for my friends but after watching this i agree that TH-cam seems far more profitable. I think my next task is to learn DaVinci for video editing.
Done a few videos like these :)