How To Become A YouTube Streamer? Step By Step Guide

Anyone can be a YouTuber or streamer these days. It seems like everyone has their phone out and is streaming something, whether it's playing a game or talking to friends. If you're curious about how to start streaming yourself, you've come to the right place! In this guide, we'll walk you through everything you need to get started. From picking the right equipment to creating content that people will want to watch, we'll help you every step of the way. So what are you waiting for? Let's get started!

 

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What is a YouTube Streamer?

Streaming with video is a continuous process of transmitting videos from a server to the audience. This audience can view the videos throughout the streaming without downloading them. A YouTube Streamer is therefore someone who streams live video to an audience. YouTube began its first live event in 2008, and it featured performances and interviews by several superstars who included songstress Katy Perry, comedian Bo Burnham, and Smosh comedy group. From then, YouTube streaming has been a growing trend.

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Benefits of Being A YouTube Streamer

Is it worth being a YouTube streamer? As earlier reported by survey reports, there are 122 million daily users on YouTube with 1 billion hours of content watched every day across the world. With these statistics like this, it should be clear to you that YouTube is a community and platform that is worth spending your time creating content to stream. Here are some great benefits of being a YouTube streamer.

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1. Adventure as a Travel Vlogger

There is a lot of traveling to be done if you are a travel YouTuber. All you require is a superb camera and good editing software. Enough knowledge about the place you will be vlogging about is also necessary. With thorough planning and preparation, vlogging is a fun way to be a streamer. You also get to interact with a lot of people. Hey Nadine, Wolters World, and Migrationology are some of the outstanding travel vloggers on YouTube.

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2. It Grows Your Popularity

YouTube can make you famous among your audience and even become known by more people than the number of subscribers you have. Plenty of streamers have risen from the bottom to stardom on this particular platform. Popularity is earned through serious passion, brilliant personal branding, and consistent, interesting content.

People yearn to see creativity, so include it in the educative and entertaining content that you create. As long as you can offer it, your audience does nothing but expand. Statista reports that comedian and gamer AddictedA1* was the fastest-growing YouTube account in 2020 worldwide, and it grew by a whopping 199.8%. This proves that growing your audience amazingly fast on YouTube is viable.

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3. Provides Ability to Monetization

YouTube is a lucrative income revenue earner. With the help of Google AdSense and the growth of the number of views on your channel, you are almost assured of monetizing your content. To start earning, you need to apply for YouTube's Partner Program. This requires that you get at least 1000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in a year to start earning. Other ways that YouTube streamers monetize their channels are through subscriptions, Ads, brand sponsorships, affiliate marketing, and selling products on the channel.

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4. It Builds Your Brand

As a YouTube streamer, the platform can be an added advantage to you in case you are an entrepreneur. With a large fan base, marketing your products or your brand is a wise thing to do. There are a lot of YouTubers who market their merchandise and services on their channels. However, to avoid ambiguity and cheap content, you need to be extremely creative when doing the advertisements. The latter has to go in tandem with the content being delivered. This helps to keep your subscribers engaged as well as your business thriving. People do not like monotony or direct sales content.

 

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What Do You Need to StartLive Streaming on YouTube?

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There are over 39 million channels on YouTube owned by content creators. However, success as a YouTube streamer is not a walk in the park. The myth about YouTube being oversaturated and that being a YouTube streamer is no longer worth it, is not true. With strategic planning and a good start, you can work your way up from a small channel to a super big fan base. You can start small with no cash and finish up with millions of dollars in a relatively short period of time (shorter than working many years to retire). Achieving all these feats largely depends on your strategies; how you start, maintain consistency, and reach your audience. Follow these steps to guide you on how you can start your journey as a YouTube streamer.

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1. Set Goals

Do not begin YouTube streaming without having a clear objective of what you want to achieve and for what purpose. As long as your channel is concerned, what are your goals? When most successful streamers began, their goal was to get a lot of subscribers on YouTube, others wanted to make money, and others wanted fame. Set your goals. If your goals are to acquire as many subscribers as you can and get money, what do you have to accomplish? Write your goals down to keep yourself on track.

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2. Carve Out Your Niche

There are plenty of niches on YouTube. The most lucrative ones are; social media & marketing, finance, and marketing, cars, lifestyle, educational videos, and more. Before embarking on YouTube streaming, it is crucial to pick a niche that goes in tandem with your abilities and passion. Also, consider its profit potential in the long term.

It is therefore important to focus on a niche and the content you want to deliver before you start streaming. Once you decide on a topic you want to deal with, become an expert and create videos. Be authentic, and your audience will find it easy to engage you. After creating your channel and carving out your space, make sure to have time to investigate some new topics and trends. People love creators who are up-to-date and creative enough to link issues. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah is a perfect example of linking trends with content.

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3. Get Your Equipment

You now have your content plan in place; it is time to get the equipment needed. These are generally

- A high-definition camera

- A microphone

- Recording software and other materials.

If these pieces of equipment are too expensive to acquire in the first round, you can always record your videos using your phone or tablet.

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4. Start Producing Content with A Content Creation Plan

Before recording and uploading content, ensure you have a content creation plan which consists of your posting program, topics for uploading, and perhaps additional topics away from the main ones. After this is in place, you are free to begin recording and uploading your content.

To avoid slow growth on YouTube, be consistently streaming content. It is crucial to create content consistently and according to a routine so that your viewers know what and when to expect to see new content. This step also helps you stay ahead and current with your niche. You need to stay informed and have the latest 'juice' for the viewers every day. Creating fresh content every day ensures you remain relevant, and your audience will grow.

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5. Engage Your Audience

Your audience is the reason for being a streamer. Ensure you maintain a close interpersonal relationship with your viewers. If possible, like the comments they make on the comment section. Improve on the issues that they point out. Ask them what they want to see more of and give it to them. These are your potential clients, and they deserve to watch great content for the time they spend watching your channel. One effective way to engage your viewers is through a YouTube Live stream. This feature allows you to interact one on one with your viewers. The viewers can ask their questions as the presentation goes on. After that, you can answer them in the following video or stream.

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6. Create Websites and Other Social Media Platforms

Expand your viewership further on other social media platforms such as Facebook. You can make a post and add a link and a snippet of one of your videos. Interested people will click the link and watch your video from a blog or Facebook. All these count as views on YouTube. Creating a website to promote your channel is equally important. You can use a video maker to link your videos to your website, thus increasing more views.

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7. Optimize for SEO

YouTube is a refined search engine. People flock to YouTube to search for content without an exact creator in their minds. If you use the right keywords and descriptions, you stand a better opportunity of being considered. Keep in mind that, with legit content, viewers subscribe to your channel unanimously. Who wants to miss out on such content?

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How To Promote Your YouTube Channel

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Promoting your YouTube channel can be a great way to increase your viewership and get more subscribers. There are a few key steps you should take when it comes to promoting your channel. First, make sure you have high-quality videos that viewers will want to watch. Second, create an engaging title and thumbnail for each of your videos to draw viewers in. Third, use social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to share links to your videos and post updates about new content. Additionally, it is important to collaborate with other YouTubers who have similar content as yours; this will help you reach a wider audience. Finally, ensure that all of your videos are properly tagged so that they appear in the right search results for potential viewers. With the right strategies in place, your YouTube channel can start growing quickly!

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YouTube Streamers in The World Today

Many people have ventured into a successful career on YouTube streaming. YouTube has hosted many outstanding streamers and content creators around the globe. Here is a history of the top ten YouTube streamers today, starting from #10.

1. Like Nastya

Like Nastya is a Russian YouTuber. The eight-year-old ranks tenth with 86.2 million subscribers, beating the legendary WWE channel by 800,000 subscribers. Her parents established like's channel as a toy unboxing channel in 2016. Since then, it has grown big, and her content is channeled in different languages, making her the biggest child YouTuber in the world. She earns a lot through brand promotions and sponsorships on her videos.

2. MrBeast

MrBeast alias jimmy Donaldson is an American YouTuber. He is known for streaming pompous and daring videos. MrBeast ranks ninth with 89.4 million subscribers as per current stats by Social Blade.

3. Kids Diana Show

Kids Diana Show is a Ukrainian YouTube channel. Besides being a top site for kids in Ukraine, it is the second-largest YouTube channel made for kids worldwide. The show began in 2015, and it majors on reviews, vlogs, and family. Its total views are 68 billion.

4. Gaming

This channel ranks seventh with 91.6 million subscribers. It has zero uploads because it is auto-generated.‍

5. PewDiePie

PewDiePie is a Swedish YouTuber. He is renowned for his funny commentaries on his video games. He is a super creative streamer, making him a host for 111 million subscribers.‍

6. Music

This is YouTube's autogenerated channel. It has 115 million subscribers.

7. Set India

Sony Entertainment Television is initialized SET India. It is an Indian YouTube channel that hosts popular shows such as Kapil Sharma Show, etcetera. It has 125 million subscribers.

8. Cocomelon Nursery Rhymes

This channel specializes in 3D animation content and children's songs. It is a popular site for kids, and it has a total of 128 million subscribers on its channel.

9. YouTube Movies

This is the second most subscribed YouTube content channel on YouTube. Starting in 2015, the channel has amassed 147 million subscribers all over the globe. It deals with licensed content you might be yearning for. On this channel, titles that are old or those that are unavailable for digital streaming can be pre-ordered.

‍10. T-Series

Series is an Indian music network series. This is a top site with the highest number of subscribers on YouTube. With 206 million subscribers, T-Series leaves a wide gap of 59 million behind the second-following streamer, YouTube Movies. T-Series joined YouTube in March 2006 only to start uploading videos in 2010. The award-winning music network is renowned for its Bollywood soundtracks, and its content is majorly centered on movie trailers and music videos. As of September 2021, T-Series had a whopping 194 million followers on the channel.

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Final Take Away

We acknowledge that YouTube is a great opportunity for creativity in the production of good-quality content. For aspiring YouTube streamers, consistency, a positive attitude, and splendid content are the ways to a seamless journey on the platform.