A lot of people see Twitch as a potential career. It's a lot of work to get to the point where you can support yourself by streaming games, and one of the first things you'll need to understand is that it may take a while before you start making enough money for the game. to do.
Some people will stream for years before they can get to the point where their streaming earnings will allow them to quit their daily jobs. Others will simply never see this kind of success. Even after doing so, one wrong move can sink your channel, and you will need to be intimately aware of how Twitch works, their terms of service, and how you present yourself to the public.
In this article, we're going to go over the different ways you can make money through Twitch to maximize your earning potential.
Partner vs. Affiliate
Becoming a Twitch Affiliate should be easy enough for anyone seriously considering becoming a streamer. To become an affiliate, you will need to achieve the following points:
- At least 500 total minutes broadcast in the last 30 days
- At least 7 unique broadcast days in the last 30 days
- An average of 3 or more simultaneous spectators in the last 30 days
- At least 50 subscribers
Being an Affiliate will earn you money from Subscribers, Ads, and Bits. We'll go over all of this in more detail below. Partners can earn money in the same ways, but will have access to better support from Twitch, Twitch will absorb the costs incurred to actually pay you, and they will have access to a special partnership team.
Becoming a partner is a more murky process. The only way to do that is to apply and see if they feel like you are ready.
Subscriptions
Subscriptions happen when someone decides to pay a monthly fee specifically to support your channel. They can be offered in three tiers, priced at $ 4,99, $ 9,99, or $ 24,99 per month. The revenue you receive from subscriptions is shared with Twitch, which takes 50%. It is one of the most common ways for streamers to earn their income.
Parts
Bits are a lot like gifts. Viewers can buy bundles of bits and then use them to cheer on streamers they love. The Streamer receives 1 cent for each Bit received. Bit can be used by viewers to pop up messages during your stream or to purchase emoticons to use in chat. The more options you have, and the more fun and friendly you are, the more likely you are to receive Bits.
Donations
Donations are similar to Bits, they just take place outside of the Twitch infrastructure. Donations can be processed by many different services, but Streamlabs seems to be one of the most popular. The biggest thing to watch out for with donations is to keep in mind that they can be re-billed or canceled by the people who make them and are not a
