Starting The Year Right! Going Hard on Social Platforms Relevant To Twitch.

Hi again! It’s the beginning of 2019 and I’m hitting the ground running. Opening up new social accounts, creating more animations and I even started up the Twitch stream again.

I’m not a firm believer in waiting til the calendar rolls over to start doing the “right” things but something sure has me putting in a lot of work this week. As a matter of fact, right after this post I’ll be streaming!

So. I wanted to give everyone a heads up on what I’m up to and why I’m opening up to all these other social platforms relevant to twitch.

Making An Impact With Pictures and Video.

First up is Instagram. Easily one of the most overlooked if you’re a gamer that doesn’t spend much time browsing through timelines.

Instagram is an incredibly lucrative place to grow a following from what I’ve learned. The amount of hashtags you can include in a post allow you to bring a bunch of new people into your community without your post being counted as spam due to a hashtag limit like Twitter does.

I’ve been posting animations on Instagram with about 10-15 tags and each post has drawn in atleast 10 follows. If you’re the photogenic type that likes to take selfies and include cool captions, this is the prime location to grow a following FAST.

My goal here is to create another environment for my animation portfolio. And what better place to get feedback on a visual piece of work than a social media platform that caters to visual posts.

I’ve also started a daily hunt for Twitch streamers in order to help upcoming streamers get some more attention. Everyday, I hunt down a streamer either in my Discord server or on Instagram and I create an animation for them. Then I post it on my Instagram with tags to help promote their channel.

Keeping The Community Up To Date With Tweets.

Next is Twitter. The prime location to grow… an argument lol. Seriously, if you enjoy a good argument this place is where you’ll find them, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t serve a growing streamer. If you need some tips on growing a community, check out this article on growing one.

I’ve watched multiple new streamers hop on Twitter and get a few follows from the #supportsmallstreams hashtag. Hell, I hop in there and follow some of the tweeters because I need new streamers to talk to sometimes!

Posting regular status updates on Twitter will definitely keep your community informed. Doesn’t hurt to throw a tweet or 2 in the hashtag direction either. Just don’t load up with more than 2-3 because Twitter doesn’t give you the exposure you’re looking for if you do.

My goal with Twitter is to have active conversations with streamers and my followers. Like having my ear to the ground.

Be Everywhere I’m Needed.

And finally. Etsy. Wait, that’s a crafting website isn’t it?! Yes. And no. It’s custom work. Whether it’s digital or physical.

I’m currently in the middle of creating my storefront on here, but from what I’ve seen, the customer base is definitely active in the game streamer sector of this site.

Like other social platforms, Etsy allows you to follow and have followers. This means whenever you create a new product and a follower decides to browse the site, your product will be shown to them first.

The goal with Etsy is simply to open up my doors to a different style of streamer. Twitch viewers and new streamers tend to hit Fiverr when they’re looking for custom work, but I believe that tends to be the typical video game streamer.

If you jump on Twitch and want to stream as an IRL streamer, creative streamer or board game streamer,there’s a good chance you’ll be familiar with Etsy. That’s where I’d like to be to serve streamers like you.

That’s all I’ve got for now. I hope by sharing intentions on these social platforms relevant to twitch, it’ll help you! You’re welcome to follow me on any of them and again, thank you for reading this blog!