what's it like being a live streamer?
I've been streaming on Twitch for eight months now and am still on the climb to affiliate... let me tell the wonders, and the terribles...
👍Pros:
✨ the community I've gathered and made is one full of positivity. with an affirmations command, indie games focusing on the positives of life, and a reminder to take care of yourself.. I'm happy to say creating and having the community I do, is the biggest highlight of this career.
✨ meeting so many other streamers and getting to collab has been an endless amount of fun. making new friends has always felt impossible, but in streaming, I've made genuine connections and found company I enjoy.
✨ stream teams and sponsors... something I've only ever seen big names achieve- yet here I am playing Valorant for a stream team Spectre Status Gaming! and taking my first sponsorships and charity events!! it feels great being part of a bigger picture.
🤔Cons:
🥀 sometimes... you get bad apples dropping by the stream. I've had to ban my share of viewers using slurs and being downright disrespectful, and it can be a real mood killer.
🥀 streaming takes a lot of energy and I have had to cancel a few times because I just wasn't feeling it. people think you just get off easily, but playing a game hours on end that isn't going your way- and trying to keep it lighthearted for chat- is harder than you'd think.
🥀 analytics. the bane of every streamer. trying to ignore those view numbers isn't easy... the path to affiliate and partner is, for many streamers, long and not without hard work and dedication.
But I wouldn't change a thing- I've loved every minute of choosing this path to go down!
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