Stream team vs stream community 🫶🌸
Stream teams are amazing and such a wonderful way to grow and meet new streamers and build your community but I noticed a lot of people don’t know much about stream communities or what to choose. So let me help you.
Stream team:
- A stream team is a team on Twitch that is created by a Twitch partner. Stream teams come in all shapes and sizes. There are teams based on networking and growth (EBGG for example) they have many members and are a wonderful team for growth and networking. Their members play all types of games with (what seems) no restrictions. There are teams like (Midnight Society) a inv only team for horror streamers. They do a lot together and (appear close knit). Basically whatever content you put out, I am sure there is a team that would work best for you.
- Teams have all kinds of different members. Let’s face it we are all human. You may not get along with some of the members. That is fine, if it is too big for you. It is OK to leave a team. Never sacrifice your fun and happiness.
- When you join a twitch team you get the team name on your twitch profile. This shows you represent that team. You can be part of 5 Twitch teams and have the option to pick any one of them as your main display.
- Team rules. Some teams will have rules for members. (X amount of certain content, no lewd content, etc) when you join a team you agree to those. If you do not agree to the rules. It may not be the best team for you.
Stream Community:
- A stream community is very similar to a team in a lot of ways. The big difference is that it is not a Twitch team. You do not get a team name on your profile. It does not have to be created by a partner.
- Communities are a lot more flexible with how you join. How involved you are. They can be a lot of fun or a nightmare of chaos. A great horror community would the The Crypt Community. Works with devs as well as has a great leader and is an overall fun time.
When you are looking into joining one. Reaching out the the founder is never a bad plan (unless they have something telling you do not contact). Find one that works for you and your content and have fun with it.
For more horror based content creators out there. I have a stream team called Haunted Inc. it is both a team and a community. The team has applications sometimes but is mainly inv only. The community aspect is open to everyone. If you would be interested in me making a post about my team for anyone to join the discord let me know down below.
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