7 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Streaming

...so I shouldn't have a stream starting soon scene?

Discord where?

I'm just trying to survive man. I don't care about fame or money, I'd just give it away anyway. I appreciate your help.

I like your point at the 9-minute mark regarding streaming for streaming and content for content. BZ

yes! I ended up taking some breaks from streaming because life and work and the thought of having to grind again wore me down, but I wanted to do the fun part again - streaming! So that's what i'm focusing on now. Just caught up on a couple of your other recent videos (it was my first thought—what's new from eljay about this stuff?) and I'm so relieved that my instincts are paying out! Just getting back into the show, the fun, the chatting, reviewing my streams - then improving them and going from there to generate other content in due time.

I find this video very helpful so different views from 2 years ago! wow

What do you use for the on stream chat overlay that shows in many of your background clips?

hahahahah i felt that so much. “I’m a full grown man I meet like 3 people a year and can only handle 2 at a time.”

Learning to respond in public virtual spaces to people has been a nightmare for me but I have it under control.

I'm looking for my team! Send me a message below if your a streamer that plays games like Apex Legends! We are growing and I would like a team to share the growth with 😊

I played guitar in a band and we would always play the songs different haha. It was just so boring doing the same thing again and again, even if that's better for viewer retention

Great advice dude thanks again 💚

When I first started I used follower only mode thinking it would make ppl follow but it was quite the opposite, then I realized I insta leave ppl who have follow only mode on. You have to imagine your self as a viewer. Now I shut off viewer count and just do what I’m gonna do

What is a good doable goal for 20 followers?

One of the best decisions I made with streaming was to be less strict with my schedule, aiming for once a week rather than a specific day. When I tried to have a "specific Stream Day®" I ended up taking it way too seriously and was all like "YEAH THIS IS GONNA BE MY THING I DO WITH MY MUSIC WOO" and I would be really downbeat if it was a quiet or not very chatty stream. Being less strict with it has meant I've rediscovered that streaming is the chill, fun thing I wanted it to be again.

Your videos are great they touch up on so many things I haven't heard before. Thanks so much for the advice.

Are channel point redemptions not working for anyone else? I've looked EVERYWHERE for a solution but literally nothing is helping.

The hardest part for me is that I don't have a gaming pc and can't afford one. I have a laptop but it's old and the streams from it are super laggy and bad so I just stream directly from console. But because I do that I can't have all the background music and bells and whistles that make peoples streams usually stand out and look more official. I feel stuck and don't know what to do other than what I'm already doing. It feels like if you don't have a bunch of money you're pretty much screwed which is a feeling I hate

Hey! (sorry, had to get your attention somehow)
It's only been a week since I started streaming, but I feel like I have to give thanks where it's due. As a result of watching somewhere around 10 of your videos, I not only managed to setup my OBS in a way that is pleasing on the eyes; but I also gained a lot of confidence when it came to streaming to 0 viewers(as I've had to do for at least the first hour of my streams).

I've only received a few viewers over the last couple of days but 80% of them have followed and came back to the following streams. I even noticed that I've gotten my first lurker, who's only sentence has been "gn!". I think my high retention rate which allowed me to average 4-6 viewers for tonight's stream, is because of your videos helped me set things up in a way that people are likely to stick around. Not only that, I feel like I've gotten closer to the viewers who first stopped by a few days ago, and that they will stick around for the future largely because of the tips I've picked up from your channel.

Streaming to only a few people has greatly improved my mood while gaming(and in general), and I probably wouldn't have started if I hadn't come across your channel. So, thank you!