Everyone wants to see their favorite Twitch streamers succeed. However, while the occasional compliment to a streamer in Twitch chat may be appreciated, there are more effective ways to show your support.
Here are nine of the best ways to support streamers on Twitch and help take their channels to the next level.
One of the easiest ways to show support for your favorite Twitch streamers is to follow them. Create a free Twitch account and click the Purple Heart Follow button on the streamer's page to add them to your Following Channels .
The following will ensure you receive reminders for future live streams; it will also help increase your channel's follower count and increase your chances of being promoted to Affiliate or Partner status, which will bring more exposure and additional revenue to the streamer Income options.
If your favorite streamer is already a Twitch partner or affiliate, consider subscribing to their channel. Twitch subscriptions are recurring monthly donations. They are one of the most effective ways to help streamers pay for their games or even transition to full-time streaming.
Depending on the channel, a variety of payment options may be available; subscribers are often rewarded with exclusive digital items and elite status in channel chat. Subscriptions can be initiated by clicking the "Subscribe" button on the channel desktop page.
If you have an Amazon Prime or Twitch Prime membership, you can subscribe to a Twitch account for free each month. Just redeem your free subscription as your payment method. Anchors will still make money.
Ever wondered about those special animated crystal alerts that pop up during Twitch streams? They're called "cheers," and in addition to looking cool, they support the streamers.
Anyone can purchase these cheers through the Twitch website. After adding them to your account, you can use them in the Twitch chat by entering the cheer and the number of cheers you want to use. For example, Cheer10 will use 10 cheers, while Cheer2500 will use 2,500. Twitch streamers can earn $1 for every 100 cheers used.
Donating is a quick and easy way to provide Twitch streamers with a one-time infusion of cash that can be used toward a specific donation goal, such as a new computer, or it can simply be a way for viewers to show their appreciation. One of the benefits of donating to a streamer is that all of your payment (after transaction fees) is passed on to the recipient. Twitch typically takes a cut of revenue from subscriptions and cheers.
Donations can be made in a variety of ways, but each streamer may specify their preferred method. Some donation methods include PayPal, Bitcoin, or special third-party donation services.
Next time you decide to buy something from Amazon, why not visit the site through an Amazon Associate link created by your favorite Twitch streamer? Streamers often have links to Amazon on their Twitch profile pages; if you click on these links and then make a purchase on Amazon, they will receive a percentage of the total spend.
Amazon affiliate links look just like regular links to the Amazon website, but many streamers will mention in their profiles whether their links support them. If you have questions, just ask the streamer in Twitch chat or via direct message. They will be more than happy to help you help yourself.
More and more Twitch streamers are creating their own merchandise to help promote their channels and earn extra income. Examples of streamer merchandise include official T-shirts, mugs, mouse pads and hoodies featuring their name or artwork.
Official streamer merchandise (if present) is typically promoted on the streamer's Twitch profile and during live broadcasts through special promotional graphics on the layout overlay.
Any Twitch streamer who is serious about growing their channel will also have accounts on social networks like X (formerly Twitter) or Facebook, which they use to announce live streams and promote themselves.
If you want to help your favorite streamers, stalk their social media accounts (these are often linked to from their Twitch profiles or promoted during their streams) and follow them. On X you can retweet their live announcements, and on Facebook you can invite friends to like their page.
Do you have a lot of Twitch followers or friends? Why not add your favorite streamers to your automatic host list for free promotions?
When you enable auto-hosting in your Twitch channel settings , every time someone on your list goes live when you're not live streaming, your channel will play their stream and encourage viewers to follow them. What’s special about this form of support is that once activated, you don’t need an Internet connection to use it. It's completely automated.
When considering channels for promotion to Partner or Affiliate, Twitch not only considers follower count, but also activity and engagement in Twitch chat. A live broadcast can be watched by over a hundred people, but if no one uses the chat function, the host will not appear interesting or professional.
This means that if you want your favorite streamer to get promoted, simply watching them isn't enough. You need to be an active participant in their chat during their live stream. Some ways to be active include asking the streamer questions, talking to other viewers, or even just spamming them with emojis and cheers (probably the only social network that encourages this). A nice side effect of this is that the streamer will get to know you better and may invite you to play games with them.
