Chapter 13
Building Your Twitch Community
IN THIS CHAPTER
Connecting with your audience
Publicizing your Twitch stream
Taking care of your “Fam”
Working with Discord
Incorporating your family and “The Fam”
There’s an element of Twitch that can be easily taken for granted but should be appreciated every day: your audience. When you hear Twitch streamers say I appreciate you! at the end of their streams, it isn’t some throwaway sentiment. (At least, not with the streamers I’ve seen and been fortunate to meet.) Those three simple words are coming from the heart.
There are hundreds of thousands of Twitch streamers currently online, all sharing with the world a favorite video game, a creative passion, or a stream of consciousness that may provide their audiences with some insight. When viewers show up and hang out with you, they’ve either stumbled upon you in a random search, followed up on a recommendation, or met you at an event and want to see what you’re all about. Simply put, your ...
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