Guides
Step-by-step guides
Plain-English walkthroughs for everything between "I want to stream" and your first regular viewers. Every platform rule and requirement is checked against official documentation.
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How to start streaming on Twitch in 2026
A complete walkthrough from zero to live: creating and securing your account, installing OBS, setting up your scenes, and going live for the first time.
9 min read
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Your first stream checklist
The pre-flight check to run before every broadcast — audio, video, privacy, and the embarrassing mistakes that are trivial to avoid once you know about them.
6 min read
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How to get your first 10 viewers
Honest, non-scammy tactics for going from zero to a small regular audience — including the category-picking trick that does more than anything else on this list.
10 min read
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How to become a Twitch Affiliate in 2026
Twitch lowered the Affiliate bar in 2026 and most guides online still list the old numbers. Here are the current four requirements, how they are measured, and what you unlock.
7 min read
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Twitch vs YouTube vs Kick: where should you start?
An honest comparison of the three main platforms in 2026 — discoverability, revenue splits, monetization requirements and technical limits — and who each one actually suits.
9 min read
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How to stream from a PS5 or Xbox
Both consoles can go live without a PC or capture card — here's how, what you give up by doing it that way, and when it's worth upgrading.
8 min read
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How to fix dropped frames, lag and a stuttering stream
OBS reports three completely different kinds of lost frames, and each has a different cause and fix. Here's how to read which one you have and repair it.
9 min read
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How to make your stream sound good
Audio is the number one reason viewers leave in the first ten seconds. Mic placement, gain, and the four OBS filters that fix almost everything — in the right order.
9 min read
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How to set up scenes, alerts and overlays in OBS
Turn a bare gameplay feed into a stream that looks like a real channel — the four scenes you need, how alerts actually work, and how to keep it all lightweight.
8 min read
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Moderation: keeping your chat safe from day one
AutoMod, mods, chat modes and what to do in a hate raid. Set this up before you need it — because when you need it, you won't have time to learn it.
8 min read
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How to stream from your phone
You can go live from the device in your pocket. What each platform requires, which apps are worth using, and how to not look like you're streaming from a moving car.
7 min read
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Music on stream: DMCA, muted VODs, and what's actually safe
What happens if you play Spotify on stream, what a DMCA strike really means, and the free libraries that let you play music without risking your channel.
7 min read
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How to grow with clips: TikTok, Shorts and Reels
Short-form is the only free distribution that will show a brand-new creator to thousands of people. How to pick, cut and post clips that actually bring viewers back to your stream.
8 min read
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What should you stream? Picking a game and a niche
The category you choose matters more than your gear, your overlay or your schedule. How to find one where a brand-new channel can actually be seen.
8 min read
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How much do streamers actually make?
An honest look at streaming income — how each revenue stream works, what small channels realistically earn, and when it stops being pocket money.
8 min read
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Streaming on a laptop or a low-end PC
You probably don't need a new computer. The settings that make a modest machine stream smoothly — and the honest limits of what it can do.
7 min read
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How to become a Twitch Partner
The milestone after Affiliate — what Twitch looks for, why it's an application rather than an automatic unlock, and whether it's still worth chasing.
6 min read
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How to look good on camera
Lighting beats camera quality every time. Where to put a light, how to frame yourself, and why your expensive webcam looks worse than someone's $30 one.
7 min read
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Staying consistent without burning out
Most channels don't fail — they get abandoned. How to build a schedule you can actually keep, and what to do when streaming stops being fun.
7 min read
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How to start VTubing
Stream with an avatar instead of a facecam — what you need, what models cost, and the free route to being on camera without being on camera.
8 min read