The path to becoming a successful and self-sustainable Twitch streamer is not an easy one, but users all over are posting their progress of milestones under the hashtag #TwitchStreamers on Twitter to support one another in their goals.

While some Twitch streamers have been hit with rough news during the quarantine, others have been taking this opportunity as entrepreneurs to boost their views and followers. Back in March, Twitch viewership increased by 31%, while watching hours proportionally went up from 33 million hours to 43 million. Twitch, likewise, saw a marginal spike in the number of unique active channels, the biggest increase since January 2019.

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As these new Twitch streamers blossom from around the world, creating new career paths while stuck in quarantine or furloughed from their normal jobs, they're sharing their progress on their paths to Twitch affiliates and partners on Twitter.

After starting up a new channel, one of the first milestone streamers will encounter is the climb to an affiliate. To do this, they must check a number of boxes. The goals might seem small, but reaching 50 followers and getting up to an average of three viewers on top of streaming for a collective eight hours as well as on seven different days is harder than it might seem. All of these requirements must also be met simultaneously over a 30-day period. And while some are posting their current progress on their quests and encouraging others to keep working the grind, others are posting words of advice for the smaller channels.

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Once the streamers finally make it to Twitch Affiliate, they will be granted access to earning ad revenue as well as revenue from Bits used to Cheer from watchers and subscriptions via different tier options. After this, the next milestone streamers can work towards is the path to being a partner, and many young Twitch streamers are using Twitter to post their progress towards this as well.

This is quite a bit more challenging than the affiliate level. While streaming for 25 hours and on 12 different days can be attainable over time, the real struggle sets in with attempting to get an average of 75 viewers. Some say the key to this is interaction with viewers and getting their feedback, as well as channel marketing on social media.

Unfortunately, some states in the U.S. are going back into lockdown as the country sees more spikes in the novel coronavirus. But, this could be a great opportunity for these smaller Twitch streamers to succeed on their paths to affiliates and partners as it's very likely that Twitch viewership will proportionally increase again with many folks stuck inside.

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