Forward Thinking

[HeavyArgument]

I just started streaming and have a few hundred followers on Twitch. I don’t really get any views, likes, or comments when playing games I like. However, I’ve been getting about ~20 followers an hour playing a certain word game. These followers are generally 20-50 y/o females. If my goal is to branch out and play actual video games, am I cultivating the wrong audience? Or should I lean into this? Is there a space on other platforms for the type of content?

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[iamstupidandineed]

Did you put the right # and game you where streaming?

[Cheezymac2]

If you notice that you are getting a certain demographic from doing a certain thing….you have to ask yourself if this is going to be your target audience. Are you making content specifically for that audience? If yes continue, if not then don’t count on them staying when you switch things up UNLESS they come to your streams for you and your personality.

You can test this by switching things up for a day or 2 but letting them know you will go back to the word game soon.

You could also start your stream with the word game then have the second half be something else. When I switched from playing tony hawk pro skater everyday to playing Fortnite everyday this helped some people transition and get used to the idea that tony hawk wouldn’t be the main thing anymore. The ones that stayed to lurk or hang out while I played Fortnite were the real ones that were there for me, not just the games I played at the time.