Beginner streamer guides

Kick's Affiliate threshold is the lowest in mainstream streaming: 75 followers plus 5 hours streamed inside any rolling 30-day window. Twitch asks for 50 followers plus 500 minutes across 7 days plus a 3-average-concurrent-viewer floor — Kick trims that down to a single, simple follower count and a time-on-air requirement any committed streamer can clear in a week. The payoff is also heavier: Kick subscriptions split 95 / 5 in the streamer's favour, whereas Twitch sits at 50 / 50 for non-Partners and 70 / 30 for Partners on premium terms. This guide walks through every milestone, the exact numbers, and the traps that still hit streamers even on a softer ladder.

This article is for you if you want to buy a monitor for streaming without overpaying for unnecessary features. It's aimed not at a regular gamer, but specifically at a streamer who broadcasts on Twitch, works with OBS, reads chat, and manages the broadcast.

This article will be useful for those building a convenient streaming setup for Twitch or other platforms and wondering whether to buy a second monitor. It's especially needed for:

Game capture in OBS Studio is a way to transmit the image directly from the game process to the stream without capturing the entire screen. Simply put, you don't just show the screen — you allow OBS to take the picture from the game itself.

A viewer can forgive imperfect video, but bad audio — almost never. If the voice hisses, mumbles, or drowns in the game, viewers close the stream within 10–20 seconds. That's why the question of how to choose a microphone for streaming is directly tied to audience retention.

The first seconds decide everything. A viewer joins a stream — and instantly evaluates the picture: is it pleasant to watch or not. If the image is blurry, the face is overexposed, and the background is dark and noisy, there's a high chance they'll simply close the tab. That's why choosing a camera for streaming directly affects viewing comfort and overall channel perception.

It seems like all ideas have already been taken, and turning on the camera and staying silent feels awkward. Especially when your initial online audience is a couple of friends and your mom. That's normal. Every streamer started with a small audience. What matters isn't a "brilliant concept" but how you hold the broadcast and communicate.

Quick pick: which software to choose in 1 minute. If you don't want to read long reviews and are just looking for what to stream with — here's a quick selection route.

On Twitch, terms are often confused: in conversation 'subscribers' are followers, and paid subscription is Subscribers. These are different metrics. In this article we'll cover how to view count, how to see all followers on PC and mobile, and what exactly you see in each section.

Many console gamers wonder how to stream from Xbox, PS5, Nintendo Switch without buying a PC and complex equipment. Modern consoles allow broadcasting directly, but each platform has its own features, limitations and setup nuances. In this article we'll cover how to launch broadcasts from PS5, Xbox and Nintendo Switch, which methods are suitable for quick start, where more advanced setup is needed, and how to make sure the broadcast actually works correctly.

Each Twitch server is a point where your video stream is sent before viewers start watching the broadcast. If chosen incorrectly, even with good internet, lags, freezes, dropped frames and delays can appear. This directly affects the impression of the broadcast.

Streaming on Twitch is a format of live broadcasts where content creators conduct streams in real-time and interact with the audience through chat. Unlike YouTube, where the emphasis is on pre-prepared videos, Twitch is built on live communication and continuous viewer engagement in the broadcast.