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Clips and Shorts: What Actually Gets Watched
The first two seconds, why most gaming clips fail, and how short-form actually converts to a channel rather than just accumulating views.
Dan Okafor·3 minAugust 12
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Twitch Affiliate: The Requirements and What Changes After
Affiliate is easier to reach than people think and changes less than they hope. Both are worth knowing in advance.
Priya Shah·3 minAugust 12
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Thumbnails and Titles: What Makes People Click
A thumbnail is read at postage stamp size in under a second. Most fail because they were designed at full size.
Priya Shah·3 minAugust 12
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A Streaming Schedule You Can Actually Keep
Why three sustainable days beats five ambitious ones, and how to build a schedule around a life rather than around a growth target.
Dan Okafor·4 minAugust 12
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Stream Overlays and Alerts: Setting Them Up Without Wrecking Performance
How to build a clean overlay and alert setup in OBS that does not cost you frames, from someone who ran a cluttered one for two years.
Dan Okafor·4 minAugust 12
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Stream Audio That Does Not Sound Terrible
Mic placement, gain staging, separating game and voice channels, and the noise suppression settings that make you sound worse.
Dan Okafor·4 minAugust 12
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Stream Moderation: Rules and Mods Before You Need Them
Every small stream is fine until the day it is not. Moderation set up in advance costs nothing and works instantly.
Dan Okafor·3 minAugust 12
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Making Your First Roblox Game: Scope, Studio and Shipping It
Most first Roblox games die from scope, not from difficulty. Here is a first project small enough to finish.
Priya Shah·3 minAugust 12
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Growing a Small Stream: What Actually Moved the Needle
An honest account of what changed viewer numbers on a small channel and what turned out to be a complete waste of eighteen months.
Dan Okafor·3 minAugust 12
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Editing Gaming Videos: The Cuts That Matter
Most gaming video editing is removing things. Learn what to cut and the rest is presentation.
Priya Shah·3 minAugust 12
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Setting Up a Discord Server People Actually Use
Too many channels, no roles and a dead general chat. The structure that keeps a small gaming community alive.
Priya Shah·4 minAugust 12
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Music and Copyright for Streamers: What Is Actually Safe
Most copyright advice circulating in gaming communities is wrong. Here is what actually determines risk.
Priya Shah·3 minAugust 12