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Let’s take a look at how content creators can monetize. The great news is that you have more options than ever. The unfortunate side effect of those options is you have so many more decisions to make! Here we’ll cover just about every way you can monetize your content. Tips/Donations Hopefully, you all know what…

One of the hardest things for new streamers to get are professional overlays, especially if they aren’t able to afford them. StreamElements is making professional-looking overlays more accessible for all streamers with Super Themes. Super Themes are set themes that have been designed for streamers around central ideas (themes, eh?) or popular games. Each overlay can…

Win a Trip to TwitchCon 2017! Twitch returns once again with the #PurpleTicketContest! This is an opportunity to win a trip for two to this year’s TwitchCon which happens October 20-22nd in Long Beach, California. This is an all access pass prize which grants you and a friend access to the VIP party, top broadcaster…

James Sun, Co-founder and CEO of Revlo, recently released some interesting stats gathered over the 2 years that Revlo ran. The figures were pretty impressive. The total number of registered broadcasters surpassed 255,000 and well over 3 million rewards were redeemed. Perhaps more interesting than all these stats, however, was the announcement that some of…

If you’ve been using Streamlabs for a while, you might have some templates you like to use. Swapping between them in the past has been a bit of a hassle forcing you to manually change assets as you needed. Streamlabs is finally helping you out in this regard by implementing Alert Profiles which keep presets…

On July 25th, Epic Games debuted a brand new feature on their dev stream – Twitch Live Streaming Quests! After linking your Twitch account within Fortnite, you’ll unlock your first broadcaster quest. Viewers have a chance to unlock quests after linking their accounts simply by watching their favourite streamers complete their live streaming quests on stream!…

If you stream with StreamElements or plan on doing so in the near future, you’re in luck! StreamElements is doing a giveaway for a $100 Steam gift card (or Amazon if you prefer) just for using their service. As per StreamElements’s terms, the winner is randomly selected from users who stream for an hour with the StreamElements…

Citadel: Forged with Fire, which launches on July 26th into early access, recently announced their exclusive Content Creator Partner Program. If you haven’t heard of the game yet, it’s a giant (36km²) sandbox RPG which almost feels like D&D meets Skyrim. It already has a robust building system, beautiful landscapes, and a scourge of Blood-Orcs.…

After quite a bit of teasing, Streamlabs adds full support for HTML/CSS on their alerts. This means that if you’re technically savvy enough or have a web developer friend, you can fully customize the way your alerts appear and animate with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The previous editor for alerts is still there so if…

The Vodcast feature has received a lot of criticism over the last month but with all the recent product changes we’ve seen, it’s clear that Twitch is listening. This latest update to Vodcasts makes them easier to identify, gives you more control over hosting, and improves discoverability. Easier to Identify There are now a few…

Welcome to Streamers & Industry, a new type of feature for StreamerSquare that aims to teach aspiring streamers about job opportunities and alternative paths in the streaming world. Becoming a full time streamer is a dream for many, but the road is not easy and success is far from guaranteed. Fear not though, because opportunities…

Back in February of this year, Twitch launched Communities. Upon launch, there were a lot of mixed feelings about this feature. Many creative casters felt the removal of the hashtag system was a step backwards. The regulations surrounding communities were almost non-existent and communities were popping up under ridiculously redundant genres, team names, etc. Twitch has announced…