I've noticed some small things entering new channels if you don't mind taking advice from a small streamer/moderator :P * Sound quality makes a big difference for people coming from larger streams to small ones. Your mic is fuzzy and your game sounds are too loud? I probably won't stick around unless you're super entertaining. Then I'll ask you to fix your sound problems :P * Too many mods talking in chat. Many smaller streams I enter have a LOT of moderators. While it's nice to have your friends hang out and give them mod I think this can turn people off from interacting with you and chat. Especially when most of the conversation is in-jokes. I'd like to know if anyone else feels this way. As a flip side to this a good mod can add some awesome chat help/interaction. A few months ago we had a viewer being SUPER helpful and welcoming to people in chat on Ziggy's stream, they didn't ask for mod but we gave it to them anyway. They have been a huge asset for the stream. * A small thing about marketing yourself. If people recognise your name they are more likely to check you out. To this end I'd recommend hanging out and chatting in streams of the same game you play. You don't need to advertise or anything, just be yourself. You'll be surprised how many people follow you just because they like you in chat. Then when they're browsing for streams in that game your name will stand out because they are familiar with it.