Is it hard? and what platform should be used i was thinking kick but im not sure im just looking for something like twitch but not.
idk why but i have the urge to do many things and i guess content creation i sone of them but for gaming. so do i need a powerful pc to start with a quite backround or can i work with a low end pc with a bunch of fans blowing air and sometimes a noisy backround. i could probrably use some advice or tips becasue i would like to do this for fun if possible and i am a bit confused.
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If you wan to become a streamer just answer one question. Are you content streaming to absolutely no one and on a good day you might have 3-5 people pop in. Your best day you may see 15-20 people. If you are comfortable with that then go for it.
The reality is that streaming requires charisma which most people do not have. It requires immense drive which most people lack. It requires long term dedication that most are unwilling to give. It requires luck which you have no control over and more than anything it requires you to be chronically online which is absolutely terrible for the vast majority of people.
A low end pc isn’t that big of a problem, the noise might depend on how much get into the video.
But two important things are one don’t make content because you want to make it a career, do it because you think it is fun, if you are really lucky you can make it into a career, but don’t count on it happening and if it does happen it can happen at any point for any one of your videos. In that case, try making something of it and hope it last, because it might not.
Second, you really can’t grow an audience as a streamer, you need to try growing as a video creator and get the audience to your streams when you have an abundance, if you can get one.
If you want to stream, however, do that, do what you think is fun, that is the most important part. Just bear in mind that you will mostly be streaming for an audience of 0 and do edit the streams into videos afterwards, if you are in the slightest interested in even trying to go pro.
Regarding whether it’s hard…If you have a decent computer, good internet connection, and know your way around OBS (Open Broadcasting Software), it’s not terribly difficult to get started.
Now in terms of turning it into a business or career? That’s hard. Just about every major platform you might look to (Twitch, YouTube, maybe Kick as well) probably has some algorithm handling which channels are suggested & propped up to folks, and those algorithms are typically as clear as mud. You could stream/upload videos regularly with high production quality and because it doesn’t work with whatever the algorithm’s tuned to highlight to others, you find your efforts going nowhere.
Then one day all of a sudden you might have one or two videos that catch the algorithmic spotlight and get flooded with attention, but then nobody sticks around, and you might start beating yourself up over something you had no real control over.
So, the basics? Easy enough with some research. The business? As others have commented, it’s best not to go after it from that angle, but simply to stream and make videos if you enjoy it and don’t get too caught up in whether or not anybody’s seeing them. If you luck out and start getting some real attention, then sure, maybe try to turn that into something, but don’t bank on it, even as you try to turn it into something.
