There is no denying on what all is going on nowadays with the Twitch livestreaming platform. Content Creators are getting warnings, if not get banned for even having a few seconds of copyrighted music in their video’s. The toxicity on the platform has risen over the years and now with over millions on the platform it’s almost too saturated for it’s own good.
But Avi, What do you mean by Twitch being over-saturated?
Well it’s explained very easily. To explain it as simple as possible: The Twitch platform has become an competitive platform if you wish to grow as a content creator. You’re only being able to get exposed when you’re live on the platform and if you’re a non-partner, your content will be removed after a certain amount of weeks.
This means that you only will be able to get exposure for your ‘brand’ as a streamer when you’re live. And that on a platform where thousands if not hundred of thousands livestream at the same moment? Winning a lottery or even getting hit by lighting seems more likely than getting bigtime discovered and making it as a content creator.
And this is my reason why I’m falling more In love with Youtube as a brand. Your video’s that you create are always to be seen and are there. They will never be removed after a period of time because you don’t hit the partner quota.
The downside of Youtube? It very much limits your direct social interaction with your community. There is Youtube Gaming but it’s yet not on the same level as Twitch is on in 2020.
But if you are a livestreaming content creator looking to grow and try and make it more than just a hobby: I highly will recommend any to reach further than just streaming.
Create a tiktok, an Instagram page, a twitter or for your video’s: Youtube.
I’m curious to see what 2021 will bring to the platforms. But as of now my decision has been made to have Twitch be put aside and not having it be my main focus of content creating for the time being.
Aviriia 