🔴 $100 From 20 Minutes Of Streaming

Hey, it’s Harry.

Welcome back to another week of the streaming and content grind.

I feel like it’s been too long since I did a case study of a successful streamer. Plus, let’s talk about some interesting updates from other platforms.

In today’s edition of Live Success:

• 💰 How a gaming TikTok streamer made $100 in 20 mins

• 🤑 Get paid per hour to stream

• 📈 Easily stream on two platforms for free

• 🤖 YouTube announces new AI features

🎮 How Captain Tubesocks Makes Hundreds From Gaming Streams

A case study has been long overdue. This week we’re heading to the top of the US gaming weekly ranking and taking a look at Captain Tubesocks.

In just 20 minutes, I recorded over $100 in gifts on his stream. What’s his secret? Let’s find out.

What’s his setup?

He’s streaming horror games from his PC. He is clearly using a stream key and OBS and has a pretty sophisticated-looking background.

When viewers send gifts a number of things happen depending on the gift. While watching his stream I observed sound alerts, videos popping up and even his camera shot completely changing so it appeared that there was a skeleton in his chair!

He’s also configured his PC so that any sound from his alerts is fed right into his horror game.

The Secret?

I think there are four key factors to Captain’s success here. And the first is by far the most important.

• Strong community - He has built a loyal army of gifters. Incredibly, he has over 1,600 subscribers which means he’s making over $3,300 per month just from subs! He’s also giving his subscribers text-to-speech, which feeds directly into his game.

• Personality - he’s high energy and very likeable. These two traits mean he can provide high-quality entertainment and at the same time build a loyal follower (and subscriber) base.

• Great setup - He’s using a high-quality green screen, an excellent webcam/camera, good lighting and good sound quality. He’s also got an insanely complex-looking green screen background which is horror-themed of course. Viewers can tell when effort has been put in and will often appropriately reward you for it.

• Use of tech - He’s “only” doing two things here. Firstly, he’s using TikFinity to great effect. This includes TTS for subs, showing the top gifters as well as having a number of different images, videos or sounds set for specific gifts.
  He’s also likely using an app like Voicemeeter to send his alert sounds directly into his horror game, which alerts the monsters!

In summary, Captain Tubesocks has produced a high-quality stream, deliberately “niched down” into the horror genre then built a super generous and loyal community. A combination of these factors has propelled him to the top of the weekly rankings for gamers.

🟢 Is The Future Of Livestreaming Green?

This week, Kick announced the next stage of their Creator Incentive Program. Simply put, Kick will be paying an hourly rate to streamers. Here’s everything you need to know.

• Kick has already been testing the program with a small group of creators. Further invite-only tests will continue in October and November.

• At the end of 2023, Kick hopes to integrate the program into the dashboard. You can then view the requirements similar to the way you’d view the affiliate requirements.

• They’ve released some oddly specific requirements right now. 126 average viewers, 239 subs, 337 chatters/month and 89 hours/month.

• According to Streams Charts, just 1.1% of creators on Kick meet the current viewership requirements. Kick wants to be sure you’re creating a high-quality engaging stream before paying up!

My take? It’s gonna be interesting to see if other streaming platforms react to this in the coming months and years. The obvious question is how will Kick fund this? Hit reply and let me know your thoughts!

Regardless, I think all streamers should at least strongly consider streaming on Kick. Try multistreaming to TikTok and Kick at the same time!

Speaking of multistreaming…

📱💻 Streamlabs Dual Output - Setup Guide

As I discussed last week, the new Streamlabs Dual Output feature is great for multistreaming. Stream in vertical mode on YouTube or TikTok whilst streaming in landscape on YT/Kick/Twitch/FB. All from one client.

Get more followers, increase your reach and make more money. Here’s how to set it up.

🎯 Bullet Point News

• Adin Ross broke Kick streaming records by inviting a fake Kim Jong Un to his stream.

• YouTube announces a host of AI-based features to help creators.

• Titles are so important for YouTube videos. Get sent 5 viral title ideas every week with this free newsletter*.

• UK Creators are invited to join my upcoming agency where we’ll help you get access to PC streaming.

• VEED is the editor I use for all of my tutorial videos. With just one click I can remove all silences. It’s easily my favourite feature. Try it for free here*.
  
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I hope this week’s update helps you with your streaming and content journey. As always hit reply and tell me what you think of this edition. I’m always looking to provide more value.

Thanks for reading!
Harry
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