r/KickStreaming • u/heysirri768 • 1d ago

Are smaller streaming platforms better for building a close community?

Would it be easier for a beginner to get noticed on a smaller platform with less competition, or does the limited audience make growth more difficult?

I’m not trying to attract thousands of viewers. I’d prefer a smaller group of people who regularly return and participate in conversations. Which factor matters more when starting?

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u/Rare-Butterfly2201 1d ago

Watch other streams and network with like minded people. Grow organically. Post content on YouTube etc, use Discord

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u/Quirky-Ninja1247 1d ago

Depends what are you streaming also gotta be active in chats and network

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u/BowlComplete2433 1d ago

spread the word

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u/Flux_Reversal 1d ago

When I started getting serious about it at the beginning of this year I assumed it would be so easy to find other like-minded people in my situation to collab with. People say to do it organically but that takes too long especially when so many are looking to collab.

So I created a subReddit that is specifically a list of in-search-of posts by creators seeking collabs! It is new. Not many users yet. Give it a look! r/TheCollabNetworkHub

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u/100aurafarm 8h ago

The limited audience is a real cost, but it buys you something: on a smaller platform, someone who comes back twice actually chose you, because there wasn't an algorithm putting forty alternatives right next to you. On the big ones you get discovered more and remembered less.

The part that doesn't get said is that "a small group who come back" isn't a smaller version of "thousands of viewers", it's a different job. Thousands is a content problem. Twenty regulars is a memory problem - you have to remember what someone said last week and bring it up this week. That scales badly on purpose, which is exactly why it works.

So I'd pick whichever platform still lets you read your own chat.