Guides
Step-by-step guides
Plain-English walkthroughs for everything between "I want to stream" and your first regular viewers. Every platform rule and requirement is checked against official documentation.
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How to start streaming on Twitch in 2026
A complete walkthrough from zero to live: creating and securing your account, installing OBS, setting up your scenes, and going live for the first time.
9 min read
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Your first stream checklist
The pre-flight check to run before every broadcast — audio, video, privacy, and the embarrassing mistakes that are trivial to avoid once you know about them.
6 min read
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How to get your first 10 viewers
Honest, non-scammy tactics for going from zero to a small regular audience — including the category-picking trick that does more than anything else on this list.
10 min read
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How to become a Twitch Affiliate in 2026
Twitch lowered the Affiliate bar in 2026 and most guides online still list the old numbers. Here are the current four requirements, how they are measured, and what you unlock.
7 min read
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Twitch vs YouTube vs Kick: where should you start?
An honest comparison of the three main platforms in 2026 — discoverability, revenue splits, monetization requirements and technical limits — and who each one actually suits.
9 min read
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How to stream from a PS5 or Xbox
Both consoles can go live without a PC or capture card — here's how, what you give up by doing it that way, and when it's worth upgrading.
8 min read
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How to fix dropped frames, lag and a stuttering stream
OBS reports three completely different kinds of lost frames, and each has a different cause and fix. Here's how to read which one you have and repair it.
9 min read
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How to make your stream sound good
Audio is the number one reason viewers leave in the first ten seconds. Mic placement, gain, and the four OBS filters that fix almost everything — in the right order.
9 min read
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How to set up scenes, alerts and overlays in OBS
Turn a bare gameplay feed into a stream that looks like a real channel — the four scenes you need, how alerts actually work, and how to keep it all lightweight.
8 min read
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Moderation: keeping your chat safe from day one
AutoMod, mods, chat modes and what to do in a hate raid. Set this up before you need it — because when you need it, you won't have time to learn it.
8 min read