Tutorial: How to Create a Podcast on Twitch
Twitch is the place where everyone goes to live stream their game play. Twitch has recently expanded to include podcasters in Twitch.tv and we are excited to join in. When you think about it, Twitch is actually perfect for podcasters. Unless you have a guest, you are talking into the mike speaking to the void when you are podcasting, recording and you hope someone is listening. In Twitch, the audience gets to join you in the chat in real-time! No time limits, you can live stream as long as you want! Hours…days if you have the stamina :) Unlike traditional podcasting where you are constrained to 30 min to 1 hour max. If you have a dynamic audience that has a ton of questions that you are thrilled to answer…. no problem, you can field those questions in real-time. A dream for podcasters that want to build a community. When we started there were no tutorials we could find on how to podcast on Twitch. So, we jumped in to fill the void and catalog our steps to hopefully make the path easier for you. It turned out to be a beast of a blog post. Here we go:
What You Need to Start
For starters you need a basic laptop and a good mike (we have a Blue Yeti and it works just fine for us. No tomatoes thrown yet). If you will be showing your face during your broad cast you can start with OBS (software to capture your screen, webcam and share it). You will find the link to OBS in Twitch from your dashboard under “Streaming Tools”. There are plenty of YouTube videos to help you work with OBS. More about your dashboard later. Let’s get back to the basic build.
Sign into Twitch——>the username/channel name should be the name of your podcast
You will be given a dashboard after you log in and tons of easy to follow information on setting up your channel. You want to have an image ready to upload of your logo or what you would like your channel to show when you are offline. You place this in all the relevant places inside your dashboard.
Once you sign up, click on your login on the top right of your screen and you will see a dropdown. The regions inside the dropdown are pretty self explanatory but the first place you want to go is your dashboard. Inside the dashboard on the left you will see all the relevant regions you need to control your channel.
Your Dashboard
Start at the “Live” region. Be sure to fill-out all the sections in this area. In “Stream information” type in “Talk shows and podcasts” under Category. Choose your “Tags”, the drop down choices will show up when you click inside the box. Tags are the choices viewers are shown when they are looking for new shows to view. The great thing about Twitch is that viewers are roaming about Twitch looking for new shows to view so you have a good chance to pick up new viewers when you are live and streaming. Twitch showcases channels that are actively streaming at the time. So, streaming often and for long periods helps increase your viewership.
“Stream Health” is where you can run a test of your live stream before you go live. “Stats” shows you how many people have viewed your channel. You might be amazed at how many people have fallen into your channel and you have not even streamed yet! Sweet! Check out “Chat” here is where you will interact with your viewers/community. Emotes are big on Twitch ( aka emojis in the other world outside Twitch) and your chat box might be filled with them from experienced Twitch users. Click on the smiley face and see the available emotes pop up. Once you get to a certain level you can make and request a custom emote for your channel. You will find more on this in “Achievements” pane.
That takes us to “RAID and Host”. Raiding is when you port your merry band of viewers to another channel. You all show up in mass inside a channel’s chat. Nice way to introduce your viewers to another channel and very, very nice when someone with thousands of viewers RAIDS your channel. Hopefully some will subscribe or return at a later date. Spread the love, all ships rise…right! “Hosting” is you showing another channel on your screen when you are offline. You can choose to autohost by choosing a channel you want to always show when you are off line. If you find a channel that complements yours this is a great option. You do not have to host. You can upload a stain image to show when you are offline.
Extensions
Extensions help give your channel a little extra character and functionality. When you click on this you will see all the extensions the developers have built that you can add, from comment boxes to polls and games you can play with your viewers.
Achievements
The “Achievements section is your roadmap to your build. Concrete steps to take that will help you increase your channel’s community and help you find your way around the site to build. I wish all new sites had this great roadmap. Start at “It Begins” and get those boxes checked, then make your way through “In Progress”. Make sure you scroll down to take a look at “Creator Camp” and learn the etiquette of Twitch. That should get you started and keep you busy for awhile.
Once you are up and running, swing by our channel and say Hello. Who knows we might just send you a RAID! Hope this helped….Cheers!
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