How to Host a Streamer on Twitch in 2022 - StreamScheme

How to Host Another Channel on Twitch from Your Chat ... Go to your own Twitch channel by clicking on your profile picture in the upper right-hand ... StreamSchemeHowtoHostaStreameronTwitchin2022 calendar1 LastUpdatedFebruary28,2022HostingiswhenaTwitchstreamerbroadcastsanotheruser’schannelwhilethefirststreamerisoffline.Broadcasterscansetupanautomatedprocesstohostortypein/host(channelname)onacase-by-casebasis.Moststreamershostpeopletheyfrequentlycollaboratewithorstreamersintheircategories,sendingalltheviewersintheirownchatroomtothehostedchannel. IfyoudecidethatyouwanttostarthostingotherchannelsfromyourownpersonalTwitchchannel,youcanfollowafewsimplestepstodoso.AllTwitchusersareallowedtousehostmode,regardlessofwhetherornottheyareTwitchstreamers.Itisagreatwaytosupportyourfavoritebroadcasters. Inthisarticle,wewillcoverthebasicsofhowtobeginhostinganotherTwitchchanneldirectly,howtoenableautohostinginyourchannelsettings,andwhatyoushouldconsiderwhenlookingforotherTwitchstreamstohost: HowtoHostAnotherChannelonTwitchfromYourChat ThesimplestwaytohostsomeoneonTwitchisdirectlyfromyourownchannel’schatroom.Here’show: Step1 GotoyourownTwitchchannelbyclickingonyourprofilepictureintheupperright-handcornerandchoosingChannelfromthedrop-downmenu.  Step2 Typein/hostfollowedbythechannelnameofthepersonyouwishtohost. Yourchatwillstillremainactiveonyourstream,butalltheviewswillcounttowardstheviewsofthehostedchannel. Forexample,tousehostmodefor Eljayem_,youwouldtypein/hostEljayem_intoyourownchat.YoucanalsohostchannelsfromyourmobiledevicebytypingintoyourchattabontheTwitchapp.Whenyouhavesuccessfullyhostedachannel,itwillshowuponyourTwitchscreen.  HowtoHostSomeonefromYourTwitchDashboard YoucansetupaspecialTwitchhostmodetoauto-hostchannelswhenyouaren’tonlinefromyourTwitchdashboard.Hostinganotherchannelinthiswaywillallowyoutosupportotherchannelsevenwhenyouaren’tonlinetodoso.Here’showyoucanusetheauto-hostfeature: Step1 Clickyouravatarinthetoprightofyourscreen,then“Settings”fromthedrop-downmenu.  Step2 Selectthe“ChannelandVideos”tabatthetopofthescreen,thenscrolldownthepagetothe“AutoHosting”section.  Step3 Fromthissection,youcanaddthechannelsyouwanttohostandcustomizeyoursettingforhosting.Youcanhostrandompeoplefromyourlistorhostthemintheordertheyappearonthelist.Thisway,iftwostreamersonthelistbroadcastatthesametime,youcangiveonepriorityovertheother.  HowtoSetUpAuto-HostingonTwitch Tosetupauto-hostingonTwitch,followthesesteps: Step1 Clickonyourprofilepictureonthetoprightcornerofthescreen,thenchoose“Settings”fromthedrop-downmenu.  Step2 Selectthe“ChannelandVideos”tabatthetopofthescreen.  Step3 Scrolldownthemenuuntilyoufindthe“AutoHosting”section.  Step4 Ifyouwanttosetupyourownchannelstoauto-host,togglethebuttontotheonposition.IfyouwanttosetitupforanyofyourTwitchteammembers,togglethatoptiontotheonposition.  Step5 Toaddchannelsthatwillbehosted,clickthe“HostList”option.  Step6 Typeinthenameofeachchannelyouwanttohostandclickthe“Add”buttontoaddthemtoyourlist.   HowtoStopHosting TheremaybetimeswhereyouneedtostophostingotherTwitchusers.Theircontentmightnotbewhatyouexpected,oryoumaywanttostarthostinganotherchannel.Iftheyarecurrentlystreaming,simply type/unhost inyourchannel’schatwindow.Ifyouhadthemsetupforauto-hostingandyouwanttostopdirectingtraffictothem,removethemfromyourlist.  Youcanchangewhoyouarehostinguptothreetimesevery30minutes.Whilethismayseemlikeanoddthingtodo,youcouldhavesomefunwithit.Ifyouarehangingoutwithsomeofyoursubscribersinyour TwitchDiscordserver afteryourstream,youcancheckoutafewotherbroadcasterstogetherstraightfromyourchannel. Youcanalsostopauto-hostingchannelsbyreturningtoyourTwitchchannelsettingsandremovingtheTwitchaccountinquestion. TheProsandConsofHostingChannels Therecanbesomeprosandconstohostingchannels.Itmightnotberightforeveryone’spromotionalstrategy.Rememberthatultimately,youaretryingtogrowasastreamerandyouneedtodowhatisrightforyourbrandandyourcommunity.Thereareseveralbenefitstohosting,buttherearealsosomedownsidesthatyoushouldconsider.  Pros Hereareafewreasonswhyhostinganother’schannelmaybebeneficialtoyou: Itcanhelpyounetworkwithotherstreamers.Ifyouconsistentlyhostorraidastreamofsomeoneyoulike,youmaybeabletoworkwiththatstreamer.Forthebestnetworkingresults,hoststreamerswhoareinthesameballparkasyoustatistics-wise.Iftheyarefarmorepopularthanyou,youwon’tgetnoticed.Becourteoustothestreameranddon’tpromoteyourself.Ifyougenuinelyenjoythechannel’sstream,reachouttothemandasktocollaborateorworktogether.Hostingother’scontentisagoodwayforpotentialviewerstoseewhatcontentyouenjoy.Itisalsoagoodwaytogaugewhatyourcommunitythinks.Haveachannelonyourdiscordtodiscusshostedchannels.Ifyoucatchbitsandpiecesoftheirstreamsthatyouenjoyed,postclipstoseetheirreactions. Youcanpotentiallybediscoveredthroughhostingastheprocessisrecordedinthenewbroadcaster’schatandhostlists.Ifyouarelucky,youmayevenbementioned.Tobediscoveredinthiswayisveryrare.Hostingshouldbeusedasanetworkingtoolorawaytogenuinelyhelpstreamerswhomyouadmire.  Cons: Hereareafewwayswherehostingmaytakeawayvaluefromyourchannel: Youcouldpotentiallyrunintoproblemswithyourviewersifthestreameryouarehostingdoessomethingoffensive.Whilethisisn’tcommonandmostuserswon’tblameyou,somemaywonderaboutyourchoiceof“friends”inthestreamingcommunity.MakesurethatthestreamersyouhosttypicallyfollowTwitch’sTermsofServiceandhavesimilarrulestoyourownchannel.Youhavenocontroloverwhattheystreamordo,sopickpeoplebasedonhowentertainingyoufindthem. Yourviewerswon’tbeabletoseeyourofflinebanner.Ifyouhaveanimportantmessagethatyouneedthemtosee(suchasyouwillmissanupcomingscheduledstream),thebanneristhebestplacetopostit.Ifyoustillwishtohost,youcanupdateyourprofileandyoursocialmediatohavetheneededinformation.  ReasonstoHostOtherStreamers  ThereareseveralreasonswhyyoushouldhostotherstreamersonTwitch.Herearejustafew: 1.HelpOutStreamersYouAppreciate Youdon’tnecessarilyhavetobeastreamertohostanotherchannelonTwitch.Whiletheymaynotgetmanyviewsthroughyourchannelovertime,showingthemtheextrasupportcanbeanencouragementtomanysmallerchannels.  2.HostSharesonTwitchTeams IfyouareapartofaTwitchteam,itislikelythatyouwillbeaskedtohostotherteammateswhenyouarenotonline.Thiswillhelpyourviewersconnectwithotherteammatesanditmaysendtrafficbackyourwayoccasionallyaswell.  3.PartofCollaboration Ifyoufrequentlycollaboratewith2-3otherstreamers,hostingeachotherisagoodwaytoencouragegrowthovertime. 4.KeepYourChannelActive Evenifitisn’tyourcontentplaying,itisnicetohavesomethingliveforthosewhofindyourchannelthroughyoursocialsorothermeans.  WhoShouldYouHostonTwitch? Don’thostchannelsrandomly.Instead,doalittleresearchandonlyhostotherchannelsthatyouthinkyourcommunitywillappreciate.Hostingbignameswon’tdoanythingforyou.Asyoumakeyour Twitchcollabteam,talktothemabouthostingstrategies,andcreateaplantogether.Mostcollaboratorswillhosteachotherwhennotonline.  Ifyouarecollaborating,letyourcommunityknowwhoyouarehostingandwhy.Giveyourviewersanoverviewofthegeneralcontentandwhyyouenjoyit.Askyourcollaboratortodothesame. Don’thostrandomchannels.Youwon’tgetreciprocation,andnobodywillnotice.Makesuretohavea Twitchofflinescreen onyourchannelforwhenyouandyourteamaren’tstreaming.  Makesurethatthoseyouhostalignwithyourvaluesandbrand.Ifyoutendtostreamfamily-friendlymaterial,makesurenottohostmaturechannels.Thisway,yourfollowersaren’tconfrontedbythingstheymightnotwishtosee.  HostYourOwnVODs Ifyouwantavideotoplayinsteadofyourofflinescreen,butyoudon’twanttohostsomeoneelse,youcanplayoneofyourVODs.Thissettingcanbeswitchedoninthesamesectionwhereyousetupyourauto-hosts.Justswitchthe“HostPre-RecordedVideos”tabon.Whenaviewervisitsyourchannel,theywillbegreetedwithoneofyourvideos.  Is“Hosting”thesameas“Raiding”? Raidingisauniqueformofhosting.Ithappensattheendofyourstreamasyouandyourviewersstormintoanotherchannelandcreatehype.Raidingisanexcellentwayforyoutointeractwithanothercommunity. Whenyouraid,stayonlinefor15-20minutesandbeengagedwiththenewstreamer’scommunity(andyourown).Don’tself-promote,buttrytohelptheotherstreamer.Theywillappreciatethisandmayhelpyouinreturnsomeday. Theirviewersmaycheckoutyourownchannelaswell.Letyourusersonsocialmediaknowwhomyouraidedbymentioningthenewstreaminginyourpost.Thiswillletbothcommunitiesknow.  InConclusion Inouropinion,hostingisagreattooltobeusedforcommunitybuildingamongstagroupofstreamers.Thisway,everyonebenefits,andyourviewerswillbemorelikelytobeinterestedinyourcollaborations(andviceversa). Sharethison facebook1 Facebook twitter1 Twitter pinterest Pinterest telegram Telegram mail Email AbouttheAuthor Luci Luciisanovelist,freelancewriter,andactiveblogger.Ajournalistatheart,shelovesnothingmorethaninterviewingtheoutliersofthegamingcommunitywhoareblazingatrailwithentertainingoriginalcontent.Whenshe’snotpenninganarticle,coffeeinhand,shecanbefoundgearinghershieldmaidenorplayingwithhersonatthebeach. linkedin twitter1 instagram Backtotop