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submitted 22 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The question is: how do I become a streamer? lmao

I know, I know, but the thing is, I've been teaching English for about ten years now and I'm frankly getting tired of the grind, waking up early as shit, teaching for six to nine hours each day and all that. I make good money, but I get the feeling that the real big money is in doing online stuff. Selling courses, making content, that kind of stuff.

My idea for a channel or twitch stream or whatever would be me playing games and then commenting on interesting aspects of the stuff characters are saying in the games. Some of the streams would be Q&As, some straight-up lessons on specific topics, maybe some streams dedicated to other stuff like films and TV shows. You get the idea.

The thing is, I don't even know where to start. I'm familiar with OBS, I have a good camera and mic setup that I already use for my online lessons, but I don't know where to start in terms of platforms, streamers to use as references and what I should expect from the process of cultivating an audience.

What do you folks think? Where should I begin?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The hardest part about any content creation like streaming is consistency. Pick a platform, pick a time, and just try to stream for a couple of hours once a week.

Expect no one to watch for the first 6 months and do things to try get people involved. Use smaller communities like here and discords to find people to play or watch along with you, and things might grow from there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

I'd be using my camera, voice and face, so I don't think here would be good on account of the self-doxxing rules, but I'll have to learn more about self-promotion, which is something I've never really done.