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How to Stream on Instagram
Instagram is a great resource for community building – but how do you stream on Instagram with Android, iOS or PC Computer? It’s super easy, we can walk you through it! Ways to Stream on Instagram: How to Stream on Instagram with Android Swipe right from your main home feed, select ‘Live’ along the bottom…
Mar 10, 2023 · 5 min readRead
Aitum Vertical Plugin for OBS 29+
Aitum Vertical Plugin for OBS 29+
Introducing Aitum’s Vertical Plugin for OBS – the fast and easy new way to make vertical content and ready to tackle multi-platform streaming. There are so many reasons to use a vertical setup like Aitum Vertical Plugin for OBS! Think about it – live multi-streaming to multiple platforms, or even posting potentially viral clips to…
Feb 15, 2023 · 7 min readRead
How to Support Marginalized Creators in a Non-Performative Way
How to Support Marginalized Creators in a Non-Performative Way
When it comes to supporting marginalized creators, it’s important that any support isn’t just performative. You should support creators because you genuinely want to, and not out of obligation or guilt. It should be a constant endeavor that you work on and keep in mind when engaging in the work of content creators – not…
Feb 13, 2023 · 7 min readRead
How To Stream Minecraft
Are you looking to start making Minecraft content? Ready to become the next big Minecraft content creator like Dream or TommyInnit? We’ve got you covered with this guide on how to stream Minecraft. Choose your gameplay aspects Step One: Determine what mode you want to play Choose your game mode. Minecraft has two game modes:…
Nov 30, 2022 · 4 min readRead
How to Stream on TikTok
How to Stream on TikTok
TikTok’s minimum requirements for general livestreaming are: What You’ll Need to Stream on TikTok To get started live streaming, you’ll need a stream key and server URL. This can be found by going into the TikTok app on your mobile device, tapping on the “+” at the bottom of the screen and selecting “Live” next…
Nov 18, 2022 · 3 min readRead
How to Grow Your Twitch Stream
How to Grow Your Twitch Stream
Everyone wants to become a streamer. Streaming sites like Twitch are more saturated than ever and growing on Twitch seems impossible these days. Good news for you! It’s still very possible to grow a Twitch stream. A lot of the strategies these days focus on growing on other social media platforms and leveraging discoverability and…
Nov 17, 2022 · 3 min readRead
How to Stream on YouTube
How to Stream on YouTube
Usually known as the leader in recorded video content, YouTube has started to make heavy waves in the live-streaming world. YouTube Shorts, the implementation of Handles, in-site editor updates, gifting for creators, and much more has made it’s way into the YouTube roster in the last several years. So, we’re going to show you how…
Nov 9, 2022 · 5 min readRead
Diversify Your Content
Diversify Your Content
‘Diversify your content,’ is always the go-to advice when things go wrong on any platform creators depend on to make money. Whether it’s when TikTok is involved with scandals about how they collect data from our phones, or YouTube being exposed for having white-focused algorithms that usually ignore “tougher” subjects—people have every right to panic…
Oct 18, 2022 · 6 min readRead
STREAM TEAMS 101
STREAM TEAMS 101
What is a stream team? According to Twitch, stream teams are a way to “unite and connect streamers.” Often communities of streamers gathered under a shared mission statement or values. Some teams are purely for leisure and friendship, whereas others have goals of networking, education, charity work and more. Each team can vary greatly in…
Aug 18, 2022 · 4 min readRead
Streamer’s Guide to Weathering a Recession
Streamer’s Guide to Weathering a Recession
This article was written by financial expert Jay Cranford from Buff Your Finances. Jay is financial planner specializing in helping content creators with their business and personal finances, you can find him over on Twitter @hjcranford. With global conflict on the rise, rapid inflation impacting a variety of industries, and stock market dips on the…
Jul 21, 2022 · 4 min readRead
The Pandemic’s Impact on Content Creators
The Pandemic’s Impact on Content Creators
During the time of the pandemic that many countries were under lockdown to keep folks safe, there was an increase in new streamers and viewers on Twitch. As described by Satch Garlock in an article from theChimes, “The pandemic [gave] viewers more time to binge-watch their favorite creators, as well as spawn[ed] a new generation…
Jul 21, 2022 · 4 min readRead
Retaining Viewers During Creator Burnout
I came off a six-month hiatus between October and April and returned with a strong sense of relief. My biggest fear before I left, did not come true – my numbers remained largely the same between my leaving and returning. I have a small idea of how I was able to sustain that. However, I…
Jun 20, 2022 · 5 min readRead