The question is: how do I become a streamer? lmao
I know, I know, but the thing is, I’ve been teaching English for about ten years now and I’m frankly getting tired of the grind, waking up early as shit, teaching for six to nine hours each day and all that. I make good money, but I get the feeling that the real big money is in doing online stuff. Selling courses, making content, that kind of stuff.
My idea for a channel or twitch stream or whatever would be me playing games and then commenting on interesting aspects of the stuff characters are saying in the games. Some of the streams would be Q&As, some straight-up lessons on specific topics, maybe some streams dedicated to other stuff like films and TV shows. You get the idea.
The thing is, I don’t even know where to start. I’m familiar with OBS, I have a good camera and mic setup that I already use for my online lessons, but I don’t know where to start in terms of platforms, streamers to use as references and what I should expect from the process of cultivating an audience.
What do you folks think? Where should I begin?
I had a teaching colleague who started a business selling his own exam prep materials. He did a series of YouTube videos revising questions from past exam paper and used it to sell his own stuff.
Maybe do the same thing to get eyes on your stream. Highly targeted videos that hopefully will rank high and have links to your stream.
Making these videos will also help you get used to talking to nothing - a weird feeling.