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How I Gained 150,000+ Followers on Twitch

My Story of an 8-Year Streaming Career

SodaKite
10 min readJan 21, 2022

My Twitch channel is 8 years old this year. I started streaming when I was 20, and now I’m almost 30. It has been a marvelous adventure, full of many ups, downs, and experiences I would never have had otherwise.

My channel.

Why write this article?

If you’re reading this, you’re likely interested in Twitch or growing your channel. After many years in the streaming industry, I thought I would share some insight into my experience and vital factors in my growth as a streamer.

Biases

There are many misunderstandings about streaming.

  • It is impossible to grow on Twitch
  • It’s not a “real job”
  • You will get too old for streaming
  • It will not be relevant in the future

Now that the questions you have are out in the open, realize that this is not true. Streaming will not work out for everyone, but many factors can help you grow your channel in 2022.

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