How To Create A Professional Twitch Streaming Setup

The quality of your twitch streaming setup is often interpreted as a direct reflection of how much you care about your stream. When building a live streaming audience, the message you want to send to potential viewers is that you care about your stream.

Given this you should be focusing on getting all the necessary equipment to give your stream a professional look. Everybody has different budgets so we will include alternatives for those on a smaller budget.

Following Community Guidelines

First things first, you will want to make sure that you have a good understanding of the community guidelines for whichever streaming platform you choose. Make sure that you are staying within the guidelines whenever you go live. It would be a shame to put in all the work and time to your stream and end up gaining a negative reputation or even get banned.

Make sure to routinely check for updates on the guidelines. The streaming world is fast moving and constantly evolving, and so the guidelines are routinely updated.

Get Quality Streaming Equipment

The two essential pieces of equipment that you need to start streaming is a webcam and microphone. The type of webcam and microphone that you get will completely depend on your budget. If you have the means to get the best hardware on the market, then absolutely go for it. Investing in your stream is an investment in yourself.

However, if you are on a stricter budget then you should do some research into the best quality budget equipment. Going for the cheapest products may end up costing you more in the long run if they need replacing due to technical faults or poor quality. The key is to find the right balance of quality and price.

Get Professional Stream Designs

So, you have your webcam and microphone setup now you can start to think about adding stream graphics to your streaming software (OBS or Streamlabs OBS). Stream graphics help build your brand image and can also reflect your personality. For example, if you love the color pink and all things cute, then using cute twitch overlays would be the perfect reflection of your persona.

As mentioned, some of you may be on a tighter budget so you may not have the ability to get a full stream overlay package. However, getting a webcam overlay would be a great place to start. By purchasing just, the facecam border you can save some money initially. It’s definitely better to have a consistent look to your twitch streaming setup.

Moderate Your Channel

When you are live you will already have your plate full, interacting with viewers and putting on a great show. When the occasional troll pops in and drops toxic or rude comments you want to have a channel moderator to deal with them. Moderators are usually your most loyal followers who show up every stream and care about you as a streamer.

Having a moderator allows you to focus on doing your job as a streamer and remove the stress of worrying about disruptive viewers.

Conclusion

By getting a professional looking stream you will do wonders for your brand image and growth. There are quite a few different ways to do this depending on your budget. Upgrading your stream doesn't have to happen all in one go. It's a gradual process.

If you do start adding professional elements to your stream, you greatly increase the chance of attracting new viewers. Not only will you attract new viewers to check out the channel, but the chance of them also sticking around and dropping a follow will increase.

Whether you want to broadcast your game from PC, Xbox, or Playstation, the choice is all yours on how to manage your stream.