It's something you see from time to time on Twitch: "I'm lurking while streaming", or some variation of that message. This week let's talk about the issue with that message, and why less words are more in this instance.

I've heard streamers talk about "hollow follows" before, which they use to describe people who follow them but don't come in and support even if the streamer supports them. In this episode I explain why I feel this line of thought is selfish and could cause the streamer to have stunted growth in the long run.

Too often I see streamers focusing on their follower count long after it should matter. They put "x/y00 Followers!" in their stream title, yet when they reach that goal their viewer count remains the same. Why do we focus on this number so much???

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It's so easy for us to lash out against trolls and block them first chance we get. But what if we tried to figure out WHY they were attacking us? We might be surprised that some trolls could end up becoming our biggest fans.

I see too many streamers post content that has too much unnecessary junk. The junk results in people not staying and watching what could possibly be an amazing clip. This episode we talk about what to focus on to try and maximize the short attention span of social media platforms.

Us streamers know to post content on social media, but do you know how to leverage your social media into new viewers? This episode I talk about how I've leveraged social media into a good chunk of my current viewer base, all from about three other streamers I connected with via social media.

We all love our communities, but a good streamer knows when to cut ties with community members who may not be helping us achieve our goals. Sometimes you have that member who you believe cutting ties with would be best, but how do you go about it? In this episode we identify these community members, how to go about removing them, and we get some insights from chat on this as well.

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Sometimes a change is nice. You want to change your look, or your name, or everything about your stream. How do you go about this?? We go into detail about rebranding with two examples: myself and a member of my community who recently rebranded.

If you want to succeed as a streamer, you have to be able to look back at your past streams and see what works and what doesn't. Athletes watch film to learn where they can improve, why shouldn't you?