The world of Twitch is taking over the streaming world. From gaming and art to even live performances, Twitcꦏh is the go-to place for all your entertainment needs. But not just anyone can be a streamer, ♕you need to follow all of these rules on this list if you want to make it out on top like some of the biggest names in gaming currently. These rules might be ridiculous to some, but what do you expect, if you’re going to get paid from a service, it’s not going to be that easy to actually make your career out of it.

All of the rules we’ve included below are either official rules or unspoken rules within the Twitch and streaming communities that just make ethical sense! Hopefully, if you plan to start streaming your sick gameplay on Twitch, these rules will help you get a head start moving forward. Overall, streaming isn’t just a pieꦫce of cake for a paycheck, it’s hard work and by the time you finish the entirety of this l๊ist, you’ll probably have a pretty good idea as to why this line of work can be so demanding. In the end, the points on this list do keep the community somewhat organized and in order, so they can’t all be that bad, right?

20 ဣ 🤪 You Need To Dress Appropriately

When you’re basically presenting yourself to hundreds, maybe even thousands of individuals, it’s pretty important that you . Of course, that doesn’t mean you need to put on a full dress suit or tux, but it does mean that you should dress and be respectful. There has been a huge problem with too much skin when it comes to streamers of any gender, so to avoid this from happening, it’s important that you stay covered up for the most part. Thankfully, Twitch actually got rid of their 🎃official dress code recently, but that doesn’t mean people should just be going shirtless on the stream.

It’s important to r💟emember that people should be going to your stream to be entertained, they shouldn’t just be going there to watch you. You should be doing something that people are interested in, that’s the whole point. Some individuals have tried to exploit Twitch by click-baiting and other nasty tricks to get more viewers, just𒁃 take the high road and create an audience that sticks around no matter what. Don’t fish for views that won’t be there the next time you stream. By all means, dress how you want, but try to keep it simple and respectful for those watching.

19 ♕No Self Promo 🌳

If you’re a growing Twitch streamer, it can be pretty temptinܫg when you’re watching another streamer to just , but please don’t. Not only could this be considered spam, it’s just annoying and looks a tad bit desperate. Instead, grow your channel naturally, don’t just beg for views! If anything this could end up making people unsub you and send you hate! Who wants that?

Just don’t! Resist the urge of self-promotion and stay humble!

Instead of spamming the link to your Twitch and telling people to head over to your stream, reach out to other streamers on the same level as you and ask to collaborate. Grow your channel in a way that actually is unique and focuses on building a real audience that WANTS to support you. Don’t take viewers away from someone else ☂who has worked hard, try to focus your career streaming in a way that allows you to grow in a real way. You could always collaborate, network, and try new things, but don’t throw ethics out the window just because you’re tired of waiting or working hard. If you have a Twitch, let us know how you’ve grown your audience and how you plan to continue to do so!

18 You Can't Use All Caps 🔯

Another issue that is often if it’s done enough. Don’t go into someone’s stream and spam in all caps, it’s just not cool. Would you want people to do that on your stream constantly? To the point the messages would just engulf the rest of the chat that actually wants to connect with you, no thanks. If you want to catch the attention of a streamer, just be active in the chat like a normal person. If you don’t want to be labeled annoying and a spammer, just try talking in the chat as a rꦯegular person, whether you’re in your 🃏own chat or you’re watching a streamer.

Be respectful! Would you go up to someone in real life and yell at them in person? I don’t think so. Don’t ruin the chat just because you’re trying to get as much attention as possible. We don’t see any reason whatsoever why you would ever need to write in the chat in all capitals. If you want to garner more attention on Twitch, just try interacting with the individual streaming, ask them questions you have and be engaging! That’s the b💙est and only way to get attention from individuals.

17 🅺 Don't Call Out Lurkers ꧒

Lurkers are individuals who are watching a stream that just don’t really interact in the chat. These people or even have anxiety, who knows the reason why they’re not talking in the chat, but it’s not an issue that someone just wants to enjoy the stream quietly. Many times people will watch streamers while they’re doing something else, so just leave them be and𝕴 let them watch in peace!

Let them live their lives and watch the stream in peace!

Many people in ওthe streamer community that are viewers just want to watch a Livestream on Twitch in peace. It’s not really common for an individual to constantly be interacting in the chat the whole stream. Like we mentioned above, many like to have the stream on in the background when they’re working on a project at home, so just let them exist in peace. Don’t force someone to talk in chat if they don’t want to, it’s just rude and insensitive. If you want to say hi when they enter the stream or when they tip you, that could be fꦚine, but don't go out of your way to bring unnecessary attention to people who obviously don’t want it.

16 🍷 Use The Language Of🧜 The Streamer

If you’re streaming or planning to, you really need to hold off on the bad words. You don’t need to completely censor yourself, but you should try to keep it family friendly if you can. Kids are a huge audience to streamers so Twitch does prefer that you bite your tongue a bit if♛ you can. Plus, it does tend to be a bit awkward when a streamer is constantly swearing nonstop, it always seems a bit too try-hard. We all know it can be easy to lose yourself in the moment when you’re streaming. Playing an intense battle in a game, we understand a few bad words might come out of your mouth.

B🔯ut if you’re because you have no self-control, that’s a major issue that shouldn’t be on a stream. If you're having trouble trying to quit swearing when you stream, make it a challenge, you could even make it a game, if you swear on stream you have to donate to charity each time. Not only will you most likely learn to break the habit, when you do slip up, you’ll be able to get some good out of it. Let us know if you’ll try this next time you stream!

15 ♚ Don’t Use A Bo♊t To Greet Newcomers

When you’re streaming and using a bot that greets every single individual that joins the stream, not only does it clog up the chat board and it’s annoying, it also makes it seem so non-personal, almost as if you’re not interested enough in just taking a moment to say hello to the new individuals who have joined the strಌeam.

Be genuine and do everything in your power to NOT be annoying!

By using a bot or other similar tools, it can really make viewers feel like you don’t actually care about their interaction or involvement. Even if you think it’s a good idea to use a chatbot to thank individuals after they tip you, just resist that urge. Instead, pay attention to the chat and thank individuals out loud when you’re streaming, not only is it more personal, it’s pretty cool to hear a streamer say your name or username out loud in their stream! Don’t take that special moment away from your viewers just because you’re lazy or don’t feel like paying attention. Similar to this, don’t just allow anyone to become a mod for the chat either, it’s very important that these individuals take their job seriously, so don’t let just anyone do the task. Havi♈ng bad mods or chatbots can really downgrade the quality of your stream.

14 Don’t 𓆉Gossip About Other Streamers

As a rule that might seem a bit common sense, it needs to be said simply because it does happen way too often. Just don’t gossip about other streamers on your stream. Just because you’re streaming, that does🎃n’t mean someone can’t record you or see it later. Once it’s on the internet, it’s always on the internet. So instead of gossiping about people you don’t even know personally, and reflect that positive attitude to those who are taking time out of their day to watch you stream. It’s never a good thing to gossip no matter what you’re doing, whether you’re streaming or you're hanging out with friends in real life.

You should never go out of your way to bring someone down, even if you know them. Don’t stoop to that level, because if you say something rude about another individual on the platform, it’s bound to get back to them and that’s a great way to 🔴get exiled from the community. Don’t talk about people in stream or out. Play the game you’re streaming and leave it at that. If someone in the chat asks your opinion about someone, unless it’s positive, just ignore it or politely say you don’t want to talk about 🌳that publicly.

13 You Can🥂’t Argue In Chat

Similar to the point above, don’t go out of your way to argue in the chat. It’s normal fo👍r streamers to get a few haters e🍨very once in a while, but don’t feed their ego by giving them attention, that’s pretty much an unspoken rule on every single platform. Instead of arguing, either  or just ban them from the stream if you don’t want to deal with seeing it. Don’t let it get to you and move on with your life.

Keep it cool, don’t take out all your rage on the chat just because someone’s trying to troll you. It never works out in your favor!

If you ꦑdon’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. This is key if you want to be able to maintain a positive space full of supportive individuals that come to your streams for your content, not you freaking out over the occasional troll, which by the way will end up making more trolls come your way since they just want a reaction from you. Don’t give the haters attention, just go on with your life without them stopping you like they so desperately want. Don’t gi💃ve them that sense of satisfaction.

12 Be Your🌱self!

Don’t try to force a persona that isn’t really you, even if it works. So many people put on characters for their stream to hype up the audience, but you can only do that for so long. By being yourself, you’ll always have an audience that 🍷will support you for being you. I♓f you’re just being fake constantly, you’ll find pretty quickly that it’s not something that will work in the long run.

Don’t be afraid to express yourself, especially if you want to find an audience that really has your back!

One of the most important things to keep in mind when you’re streaming on Twitch would have to be the importance of being yourself no matter what. It can be so easy to see other popular st🦋reamers and how they act when they’re🦩 live and you can try to copy their attitudes, but at the end of the day is that something you’ll feel really good about? If you can try to more on stream and open up, you’ll be able to build a community that adores you for you. That’s a community that will last through thick and thin, just remember that at any point in your streaming career.

11 ꦉ Try Actually Playing The Game

There are so many instances where streamers will 🐽either get distracted by reading the chat or they just mess around in the game and don’t even try playing the game. It’s fine to read the chat, you should be doing so! But it’s not okay to forgo playing anything or making any sor🍌t of progress in the task you’re livestreaming. Try playing the game for once and see how well you do, find the balance that works the best for you and go from there. We know, we know, it can be hard to stay focused, especially when people are constantly talking to you in the chat, but try to make an effort when it comes to playing the game so you can actually entertain during the livestream.

People are coming to your stream to see you play a game or whatever task you may be working on. It’s very rare that people go to a livestream and expect the individual to constantly talk and be 100% involved in the chat. If you’re having a problem with focusing while yo🅺u’re streaming, try for a moment to and focus on the game. That way you aren’t even tempted to look and be distracted!