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Options for Playing With Your Subs and Followers
Options for Playing With Your Subs and Followers
One of the greatest ways to add interactivity to your channel outside of chat is to play games with your subscribers. I can tell you that as a Twitch "viewer", being on the fenc...
Jun 16, 2015 · 3 min read
Offline Streaming - What it is and why it's important
Growing is a difficult task in streaming, no matter how hard you try. There's a lot of things that you can do while streaming but there are also a few things that should be a st...
Jun 9, 2015 · 6 min read
Elgato Game Capture HD Setup for PS4, Xbox One, Xbox360, and PS3 in OBS
You might be wondering, " Since I can stream directly from my current generation console, why do I need an Elgato capture card or to run OBS through my PC? " Well…StreamerSquare...
Jun 2, 2015 · 6 min read
Recommended WordPress Plugins for Streamers
As a WordPress developer I'm constantly amazed and impressed by not only WordPress itself, but by the amount of plugins. As of this writing, there are over 37,000 and growing li...
May 18, 2015 · 3 min read
Get Design Work Done for $5 with Fiverr!
Get Design Work Done for $5 with Fiverr!
Heya folks! If you're in-need of any graphics work for your channel, web site, logo design, overlays, etc, check out Fiverr! I've personally used this service for about 6 months...
May 13, 2015 · 2 min read
No Website? You're Losing Your Potential Branding
Heya folks! So my background in a nutshell: I owned a web hosting and development company from 1999-2014, which I sold to a bigger company. Trying to be competitive with juggern...
May 11, 2015 · 3 min read
Controlling Chat: The Good, The Bad, and The Moobot
" I don't get it…Why would anyone watch someone play video games? " Every time I tell someone that I stream video games, that is always the first question out of their mouth. An...
May 8, 2015 · 7 min read
How to Use Giveaways to Gain Viewers and Followers
One great way to attract the attention of roaming Twitch users is by giving away some games! Everyone loves free stuff, and Twitch viewers are definitely no exception. While it...
Apr 6, 2015 · 2 min read
Beginner's Guide to Streaming: Dealing with Technical Difficulties
There's nothing like having an argument over which actor played in a certain film, and then turning to your smart phone for an instant answer. When I was growing up, we were sti...
Mar 29, 2015 · 6 min read
Beginner's Guide to Streaming: Silence Is Not Golden
If you're thinking about streaming or have just started, then you have already read the numerous articles telling you to continually talk no matter if the chat is empty or not....
Feb 28, 2015 · 6 min read
PC vs. Console: Which Platform to Start Streaming On
WARNING: This article is not intended to start a fanboy war between PC gamers and console gamers. So before you raise your sharpened keyboard to the sky and exclaim something ab...
Feb 17, 2015 · 5 min read
Streaming Upgrades for the Holidays!
The holidays bring family, great food, and also a chance to upgrade your stream setup!:) This article will be shorter but I thought I would go over some of the things you should...
Dec 11, 2014 · 3 min read