Rewarding Viewers
There are many ways to reward viewers in your Twitch stream. Rewarding viewers makes them feel valued and encourages continued engagement. A well designed reward system can transform passive viewers into active community members. From customizable rewards to exclusive benefits for subscribers, there is something for everyone!
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Recognizing viewers verbally, through alerts, or channel point redemptions has shown to increase return visitors to channels.
Why Reward Viewers
Increased Engagement Rewarding viewers encourages active participation and creates meaningful interactions. Recurring rewards can promote regular attendance and build community involvement. | Community Building Rewards can strengthen viewer connections and create shared experiences. They can help develop community traditions and encourage friendship formation between viewers. | Growth Effective rewards increase viewer retention, attract new viewers, and can encourage subscriptions. Unique rewards create opportunities for shareable moments and assist with building your channel’s reputation. |
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Ensure that your rewards don’t disrupt the flow of your stream. Too many redemptions or complicated processes can create a distraction for your viewers and you as a broadcaster.
Twitch Tools
Channel Points | Channel Points are a customizable point program that lets streamers reward members of their community with perks. Channel Points come with automated built-in rewards as well as completely customizable rewards. |
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Power-ups | Power-ups are available to monetized users, and allow viewers to redeem automated rewards that enhance what’s happening on stream and in chat through the use of Bits. |
Emotes | Custom Emotes are available to subscribers of Twitch Partners and Affiliates. A unique set of Emotes can connect you with your community, encourage chat interaction, and incentivize subscriptions. |
Badges | Badges can be unlocked by Partners and Affiliates. Badges can be uploaded for long time subscribers and incremental uses of Bits. Unique channel specific badges give subscribers something to look forward to reaching! |
Leaderboards | Leaderboards are a great way to give your viewers recognition for supporting your channel. When enabled, leaderboards are pinned to the top of the chat window for all to see. Leaderboards display the top three usernames and provide a channel-level chat badge for users who hold a top three spot during the cycle. |
Sub Gifting | Sub gifting allows you or other members of your community to gift a viewer a subscription to your channel. Not every viewer has the ability to subscribe, but you can say “thanks” by gifting them a sub. |
Subscriber-Only Benefits | There are various subscriber-only benefits available on Twitch such as: exclusive emotes, custom badges, ad-free viewing, subscriber-only VODs, subscriber-only streams, and subscriber-only chat. |
Extensions | Extensions add interactive experiences that help viewers become active participants. Twitch has Loyalty and Recognition specific extensions to help you easily incorporate extensions that give back to you and your community. |
