What's the biggest mistake you've seen others make (or you yourself have made in the past)?

" you cant fake a personality on twitch" Dr. Disrespect : allow me to introduce myself

youtube is getting way too comfortable with these double ads

I've heard you say it before but that whole speech you give about streaming and making content even when you don't want to has really stuck with me these last couple weeks between planning content, editing and trying to balance other social media. Even if it's a little bit it's more than I was doing before when I was feeling demotivated. You're a really motivational guy. Love your videos man. Keep it up.

Stream is about appreciating your core audience and hanging out, instead of a live promotion. 100% agree

Start a series where you watch small streamers and give them tips on improving

Tips you clicked for starts at 3:07

"if im around more than 3 people at a time i just stop talking"...how i understand you.

"If you're not live no one will find you" I gain a follower or 2 when I'm not live, other platforms help!

Dear Alpha (Harris), I've been watching videos on and off all week long. I started binge watching them, hah. This content on your channel is amazing. It genuinely feels like not only am I watching something entertaining, but I'm learning. Learning is what this platform was intended upon (KZfaq). I've been looking for something like this and it's honestly not easy to find. I can't thank you enough for the plethora of insight. I can't wait to see the comparison of microphone videos (unless I can't find it and you already made it). (P.S.) Good luck in Japan if you have not yet set out (or there now).

Things that are mistakes #1 self promotions on someone else’s channel.just bad form. #2 complaining about your financial situation.

I'm so glad i found you. Just started and i get to learn all this before i even make the mistakes. Ive been posting your videos in my discord to help everyone. keep at it man. thanks :)

I want to thank you for all of your input over these past few months that I’ve been catching up on (found you 5 months ago) I can now say that I have just received my twitch affiliate invite! Thank you so much for all your work on your videos, the insight you have provided has been and will continue to be invaluable Keep it coming man!

Randomly chanced upon this. Probably one of the most genuinely informative, and downright helpful videos I've seen regarding this subject, and made with the sole intention to share your ups and downs to possibly helps others avoid the same pitfalls. Very well done, good sir. /salute

I'm not even a streamer yet I watch your videos lol Really great content since both my hobbies are gaming and filmmaking 😊

Dude I’ve been following your KZfaq vids and following your advice. You have really helped me out and I been moving up slowly on twitch. I’m truly grateful for all the advice. I’ve just finally followed you and you have made a huge impact on me. Thank you for everything and hopefully you see this! Keep doing what you do so you can help other ppl like me!

This was great. Just began taking this seriously, and full time. This was the video I needed to see. It re-enforced some thought's I already have been having. I'm picky with subs, but you made one out of me! Looking forward to more. Thank you!

THANK YOU for your insight on “host” - a friend of mine would treat himself hosting as if he raided and wouldn’t hear that it was doing more for his channel than the one he hosted

Love the video, super informative! :) I'm just wondering, what equipment are you using to get the blue lighting in the background? Thanks!

Been following since you got started with this channel and your advice has always been spot on! Keep it up dude! Also the extra editing effort you put into this one really shows, the overlays are amazing

I absolutely LOVED this. A lot of great points made that I know I learned from and can use to my advantage. Thank you so much! Definitely just tapped that Sub Button! ;)

I love you, man. So much good stuff.

New streamer here, im trying to learn as much as I can and the last one was my biggest sin. Great advice!!! Will definitely be changing it up

Super insightful video, my friend. I've been streaming for a year and have been having trouble growing since I reached my peak. This video helped remind me why I started streaming on Twitch and how much I love the personal bond I grow with each of my viewers. Thank you for the amazing video and I look forward to more videos from you!

You explains that so well that's exactly how I feel in conversations with more than 2 or 3 people. It becomes a big ego boost and a fight for dominance. Smh

Great vid!

OMG! Point 5 was something I was looking for, because I was totally not even in the mood of compiling clips of highlights and had already ideas what I wanted to do on other platforms. You just confirmed it's better to not waste time on the clips and just find other type of content on other platforms than what I am doing on Twitch! Thank you so much!

I've been thinking about starting streaming for a few weeks now and your videos are so encouraging and surprisingly wise. Your openness in your KZfaq videos about your experiences have made your tips so much more real and it gives me a lot of encouragement. Great content, thanks for the help, and keep it up!

Good video as always my guy!

I dunno man, I could argue with you about number 5

Thanks for your channel man, you have really helped me find the joy in just streaming and not worry about my stats. All of your info really helps my stream and helps me enjoy it all more!

I really loved the information you give to the viewers and for those trying to breakout into twitch. I appreciate the time you take to show your struggle and how you’ve learned from your mistakes. Being new to twitch your videos really help. Thanks

@alphagaming I would love to see a video on your thoughts on restreaming and what your thoughts on Dlive as a streaming platform

Your description of your interaction with crowds perfectly describes an introvert

Very helpful. Gave me some good insights on where Twitch fits into my offerings. Thank you.

I really really like your advice, I'm integrating it on social media career and I'm really seeing some differences, thank you for this !

I feel you on the hating socializing thing. Being with big groups stresses me out so much. I have pretty bad social anxiety, but if im with 1 or 2 good friends then im fine. Video games and streaming definitely are more up my alley and feel so more comfortable. I love that you arent afraid to talk about stuff like that. As someone who just started streaming this week, videos like this are super helpful and for that Harris, I appreciate you!

I started implementing a "question of the day" on my streams. I'll ask a question related to the game I'm streaming, and then engage my viewers who answer. It takes a bit for people to respond, and some questions go over better than others, but it does help with viewer engagement.

thank you so much for the wonderful tips! im new to this and have wanted to create a channel via twitch to socialise swell as connect with potential followers to grow and game with them these sure will help I know! :) good vibes your way bro

Great tips man! I had a question I was gonna post here but you answered it as I thought of it haha! I do still feel like creating original content for KZfaq will help a ton but I was worried because my plan was to do streams with stuff specifically tailored to be worthwhile KZfaq content later for the times where Im just not able to be home to edit more. Glad to have a little reassurance in that!

I %100 feel on being out in public. I can't handle crowds of people. Twitch has gained me so many close friendships and I appreciate them so much.

Consistency is my biggest problem right now, balancing a full time job, a wife and 3 kids and social media/twitch makes things tough. I want to thank you for your videos, I have your playlist on repeat for my commutes to drill the info and get motivation🍀

Love your work, mate. I'm currently in a rather unusual situation with Twitch and you're videos are really helping me! Thank you,

your content is so good. I really appreciate it. I'm late to the game (youtube and streaming) in every respect and having resources like yours out there helps tremendously to close the gap. Thank you.

This was actually really helpful thanks

Just wanted to say that I appreciate the work and time you put into these videos.

Gg for you alpha!! You got up on my recomanded page!! :) nice video!! You helped me a lot

Another great video harris. Ill take your tips onboard for my streams thankyou so much

Hey, I'm just starting out on Twitch after trying to convince myself that it's still possible to pay a bill with money I make from entertaining people. I've pretty much always wanted to be an actor or something of that nature, but I've been very intimidated by not knowing what to do or where to start. Your videos on mistakes for streaming and giving counter advice have been really helpful in building my confidence that this is a possible thing. I do have a few questions, though: What exactly is original content? Is it content that no one has done before or is it just content that I make for that specific platform? If I'm doing one thing for a game on twitch, but I know that isn't very clickable on KZfaq, is it disingenuous to do something else in that same game for KZfaq that I don't do on Twitch yet? For example, I do shiny hunts on Twitch because I can just hang out and chat while I look for Pokemon, but, on KZfaq, I feel like doing content for competitive battles and news coverage would do better for me because most people don't seem to want to just sit around and watch me hunt for a shiny pokemon (and, I'll be honest, it's taken so many hours so far that I couldn't even post it to KZfaq) with the exception of reaction content to finding the thing. And, finally, I saw in another one of your videos that a picture of myself is better than a logo, but having a logo is also very good, so where should the logo go? Should it be in my Twitch overlay, in my emotes if I ever get there, on my KZfaq page? If you get a chance to reply to this, I'd appreciate your feedback and, even if you don't, I appreciate all the advice you've put out and counter advice to go with it so I can push myself in positive directions.

Also as a quote from my friend Surfer Dave, "Every time you don't want to go live, do it. I've had the best experiences when I went live after not wanting to."

Really enjoying your videos! The best part is that instead of us making decisions dictated by chance, you are enabling streamers to get laser-focused. I will start streaming probably the most boring stream ever, Zwift Walking, I have done a lot of prep and very excited!

I could binge on your explanation videos, honestly. Great content, great character! You are a role model!

I wanna start making more YT videos, but the thing that scares me away from YT is what is defined as "original". When YT first came out, it was easier to create unique, one-of-a-kind content that people want to see. Nowadays, there's content on YT for 99.99% of things that exist/have existed. Where does discoverability come into play if you're essentially growing two platforms from the ground up? Great video as always Harris!

"Work in what you love and most of the time you'll be happy, but don't forget it is still work"

I really like your background setup and the blue color. It was just enough to entice my curiosity but not enough to distract me. Btw. I am new to your site and from your you tube content, I have a feeling I will be eating up this advice. Keep up the good work! I hope to get into the social media world myself due to a need for a career change. I hope to catch up to your current content as well!

Great videos and advise. I do need to say that i currently use streaming to work through my Burn-out. I don't have a really regular set schedule, only two days that i'm on for sure, but not set a starting time.. I've been doing it for a month and i've noticed that when i start i sometimes ain't into it, but then some regulars come by and I start to be a bit more alive again. It's a bit meeting up with friends (that ya really don't know..)... So I don't stream to become populair famous or get rich... but since i started i have thought about how people grow and what kind of mistake someone can make... this video is a good help for them.

Mistake no. 1: bring up being on time square 237 times. Im just kidding. Great Video.

I’m a new starting streamer and your videos have been my go to for A LOOOT, thanks man!!! I appreciate it!!!

I needed to hear some of this. I've always thought more about streaming in terms of influence more than as a career. And playing pokemon which I doubt has high relative monetizability, that seemed to make sense but if I'm to not be wasting time on social media I probably ought to think of it all as a career.

Great video Harris, and fantastic job in Dallas this past week

Yes! The host thing is true! Don't beg or angle for a host, because it will pick you up and drop you fast. A 1k or even a 10k host will make very little long term difference. You've gotta do the legwork.

I will say that number 5 depends on the platform. Sometime twitch highlight videos do really well. Sometimes they don’t. Instagram and twitter is. Dry different though.People loved seeing what they missed. On Instagram you can really build a following just posting clips from your stream similar thing with Twitter.

I've only seen 2-3 of your videos, but the pure quality and transparency in them has been incredible. Helped me a lot with streamlabs & content creation as a whole. Thank you for sharing!

Just started watching your videos and already watched a lot of them today. I totally agree on a lot of things you are saying. Currently building my own Twitch channel with a specific niche (a soccer manager browsergame in german language) with support of youtube videos. It is a lot of fun and I am in since January 2020. Recently upgraded my mic and will upgrade my lightning next. I wanted to thank you so much for the insights, tips and wise words. One thing I miss in your videos: Building, growing and cultivating a community. It's about communicating directly with viewers through other channels, helping them and giving them support for topics related to the topics or games you stream. For me, it is the key to build up my viewer base. This is of course not maintainable on a bigger scale (you can later produce videos about those things), but it helps a lot to build a stable viewership.

I find it difficult to socialise in groups too. I find any meaningful conversation is taken over by who can talk the loudest and dominant with physical attributes. My response is to usually stop talking, and take a back seat. But this is not my natural way of being, so it makes me feel uncomfortable. Twitch for me levels the playing field, as viewers cant use there physical appearance to dominate the conversation. The streamer is in charge and that's where I feel most comfortable. Can anyone relate to this?

Me: Watching this video to learn what to do better. What I Actually Watched: A whole life story

Learning new things gets me so exited, thank you so much - lots of work to do.

Such a great video and this has made me think differently about how the way i need to stream now. Would you mind if I pick parts of this video and talk about them in my stream.

12:36 - 12:48 speaks to me. "The people who try the hardest, are the ones who grow the most" TRUUUUTH. I busted my ass for the last 2-3 years, from blogging, streaming, and social media, and it's amazing to see the growth.

NrG - Dizzy hosted NiceWigg after they played apex together and wigg blew up, he's been consistently hitting 1-2k viewers every stream. I agree that casual hosts dont do anything but in this case, wigg was able to retain that audience

I just want to say, that was a great video. First time watching, and it’s absolutely well established!

I've been streaming casually on Twitch for roughly 6 years. I was pulled out of work due to a back injury I sustained a while back that's recently gotten much worse. I've decided since I can't work a 9-5 at the moment, I might as well make a go at streaming full-time. This video has given me a few tips I wasn't aware of as well as alerted me to a few mistakes I've been making. Entertain, engage, interact & appreciate. Really great piece with lots of advice. You gained a subscriber and I'll be posting this video in my community's Discord. Thank you!

I understand you point about not putting up twitch highlights to your KZfaq channels, but one of the reasons i think its valid is that sometimes your audience wasnt able to see you on twitch on a certain day and to have that available for them to watch when they can is a cool idea so that they are still informed. Edit. Realizing after talking to Amethystkorn, you did say that there are exceptions to the rules and what i was talking about would be the exception to the rules so I see your point more clearer now :)

Im 2nd viewers, as always, love your toughts man

15:20 You can also do tutorials as well. I follow quite a few fighting game streamers and some of them will do guides or character analysis during streams that they will post to KZfaq.

Great video! Even if nothing surprised me, it still does help to stay on track!

Top-Tier Tips! Thank you, that changed my opinion on some aspects! #emiliaclarkenoticesenpaipls

You said "you cant Fake a Livestream-personality"?! I couldt name some streamers...

really unique advice man! thank you so much. you gained a sub

i'm even not so interested in the topic? you just sound and look so good! it's such a pleasure to hear you

Hearing you say that you stop talking around groups of people gives me so much more confidence that I can succeed in YT/twitch than anything else. Thank you ♥

Was literally watching your audio mixer video and this pops up on my notification.... You under my bed or something? 👀👀👀👀👀

this was great, very helpful, thx man!

Love your content bro. What do you recommend for someone who cant really make a schedule? My work days change all the time and I cant stick to something solid...

Still working on 100 followers. Between my job and streaming its hard to put out any content for me

As a fellow introvert, I feel you on social settings

I'm really glad you mentioned the mental health thing in point number 4, because Mental Health is something I've been struggling with for years now. And I know I have to give it my all and work incredibly hard, but I oftentimes pushed myself into an even deeper depression. Since you mentioned that, I'll refrain from it and try to differentiate between "I kinda don't want to right now" and "This will hurt me if I do it."

Great video. I'm thinking about streaming and your video helped me to decide the direction I'm thinking about going.

I have to agree and also disagree about the posting Twitch Compliations to KZfaq (and I know you say there are alwayse exceptions to the rules lol). I feel it depends more on the type of game you play and the demand for the game by viewers. For example, right now my main game is Hunt Showdown, and for a small, niche game like this, there is a decently large audience on KZfaq wanting to consume that content and not as many streamers/KZfaqrs providing that content. Therefore, a Twitch Highlight video for that can go a long way. But Fortnite... no. There is SOOOOOOOOO much Fortnite content provided by SOOOOOOOOO many streamers/KZfaqrs that you're correct in saying that you can't just post a Fortnite Highlight and expect views. So, I argue that you should really reflect on the game, it's overall audience and demand, and how many people provide that content. If it's a game like Fortnite, then you would be wasting your time posting highlights. But if it's a game like Hunt then it could be worthwhile. But this also ties into the fact that you should enjoy the game you play. If you love Fortnite, accept the fact that you'll have to create original content to get discovered so that you can stream the game you love and be authentic while streaming.

WBG_RANGER went front 100 viewers to an average of 700 or so because of a tfue host .

I've been thinking about streaming simply as a creative hobby to leverage my love of games but have been worried about how to interact with my potential future audience because I also find socializing with more than a few people to be physically exhausting. It's encouraging to know that other streamers have found success while still facing that same problem :)

Completely relate on the social anxiety, a couple friends, I'm good, add a couple more, the dynamic changes a tab bit, add a few more, no thanks, I'd much rather be on the sticks in my gaming lair. The social power struggles, (as you stated) "the battle" to be heard, and the flipping Egos!! No Thanks.. I'd much rather escape to my creative universe, talk life, laugh till it hurts, over the wire, playing whatever it might be that we're playing that session. Starve the Ego, Feed the Soul!! 🙏🏽 Thank You for your perspective and input!! Phenom content!!

One day Emilia Clarke might notice you

You can't fake a person? How about Dr. Disrespect or wrabel wrangler?

Hey Harris, I really like these videos. They are very inspiring, and helping me improve my stream. My question is, should a streamer stay with just one overlay or change it up once in awhile. I was thinking of doing changing the overlay depending on the game being played. Thoughts?

Just subbed to you btw also shared this with a friend who couldn't grow above 49 viewers avg hope they learned something

Hm I’ve had such a different experience than you in uploading twitch highlights to KZfaq. I stream to about 150 viewers and my stream highlights get good views, 5,000+. My subs appreciate being able to see the highlights when they can’t catch streams. But I upload daily, and twitch highlights are a very small percentage of my KZfaq content. If I didn’t upload daily it might be different.

I like that 5 years is a "very long time"

Amazing tips man. Thank you very much !

that 1 in the title is a nice touch. Dropping Gems Like always harris!