Pokimane shares her top 5 tips for small streamers YouTube: PokimaneBoasting an audience of over four million followers, Imane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys is one of Twitch\u2019s top broadcasters and has shared five important tips for those looking to reach similar success in a space where everyone\u2019s competing for views. It\u2019s no secret that being a full-time streamer is a highly coveted occupation, with users across the net taking to sites like Twitch, YouTube, Mixer and more to kickstart their own broadcasting careers. Despite its popularity, streaming isn\u2019t all sunshine and roses, with many smaller personalities struggling to gain the viewership of huge names like Ninja, shroud and Dr Disrespect. As one of the net\u2019s biggest names to date, Pokimane has decided to share her own tips on finding success in a highly competitive environment \u2014 and some of them might surprise up-and-comers. Tip #1 \u2013 Interactivity is key For her first tip, Pokimane advised new streamers to make their audience a priority. By chatting with viewers, they add value to their streams, allowing for some back-and-forth banter that makes fans want to sit in. This also includes giving entertaining commentary over their current activities if there aren\u2019t many commenters making noise in the chat. \u201cJust like live radio, as the saying goes, you don\u2019t want any dead air,\u201d she suggested. \u201cHonestly, you don\u2019t even want ten seconds to go by without you actively saying or showing something to the people that are watching.\u201d Tip #2 \u2013 Growing on Twitch for reasons outside of Twitch Her second tip placed an emphasis on using one\u2019s outlets to their advantage. By plugging their stream to their social media accounts or appropriate subreddits, broadcasters might be able to expand their stream by utilizing a site where they already have a substantial following. If one doesn\u2019t have a huge social media presence, Pokimane suggested growing their following by suggesting their stream in an already relevant space, such as plugging a knitting stream in a knitting subreddit, for example. Tip #3 \u2013 The Door Metaphor Pokimane\u2019s humorous third tip compares streams to doors. Just like a door, streamers\u2019 broadcasts need to be alluring enough for viewers to want to open them up \u2014 while also having enough compelling content for audiences to remain engaged and interested over time. \u201cThink of your channel as a door,\u201d she began. \u201cThere\u2019s thousands of other doors out there, just like there\u2019s thousands of other streamers and other channels out there\u2026 in the same way you open a door, you click on a stream and go see what\u2019s inside.\u201d Tip #4 \u2013 Figure out your branding Although Anys admitted that, in the old days of Twitch, being a female streamer was enough to set one apart from the crowd and create a form of branding on its own, simply existing as a girl isn\u2019t going to cut it, anymore. Instead, Pokimane urged streamers to stand out from their counterparts, asking that they find a niche to fill that would make them a unique face in a sea of people trying to accomplish the same thing. Tip #5 \u2013 WYWYS? For her final tip, Pokimane asked streamers \u2014 Would You Watch Your Stream? This simple acronym presents a compelling question that forces broadcasters to consider their content in full. After all, if you wouldn\u2019t watch your own stream, why should anyone else? \u201cTry to answer these questions,\u201d she advised. \u201cFigure out why or why not, and figure out what you can specifically do to be better.\u201d You can watch Pokimane\u2019s full video on the topic below: Pokimane\u2019s advice comes from six years of experience, during which she became one of the most popular broadcasters on the net. Whether you love her or hate her, there\u2019s no denying that her top five streaming tips contain grains of wisdom and truth. What do you think of Pokimane\u2019s advice? Is there anything you\u2019d like to add to her tips?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pokimane shares her top 5 tips for small streamers YouTube: PokimaneBoasting an audience of over four million followers, Imane \u2018Pokimane\u2019 Anys is one of Twitch\u2019s top broadcasters and has shared five important tips for those looking to reach similar success in a space where everyone\u2019s competing for views. It\u2019s no secret that being a full-time […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}