Real Twitch & Kick growth playbooks, without the affiliate-link theatre
Honest, math-first guides on streaming on Kick, Twitch, and YouTube — written by people who actually run channels and have made the mistakes you're about to make. Affiliate paths, viewer mechanics, setup tech, and the boring habits that compound.
Affiliate, Partner, viewer mechanics
The OG. 25-followers Affiliate, 50/50 splits, the discoverability cliff at 4-7 CCV, and what actually moves the needle on the post-2024 algo.
95/5 splits and the lowest Affiliate bar in the industry
The platform where the math is friendlier and the categories are still wide open. Affiliate mechanics, payout reality, and where Kick wins (and quietly loses) vs Twitch.
Live, VODs, and the Shorts → live pipeline
Where streamers go for VODs, clips, and the long tail. Live monetization, cross-posting without burning your channel, and the 90-day Shorts experiment.
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Hand-curated by Alex Morrison. Not most-popular, not most-clicked — most likely to change how you think about streaming as a job.
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No ghost-writers, no AI churn. Every article is signed and fact-checked by another editor before it ships.
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