The gaming industry is an entirely different planet in the universe of YouTube. From Preston Arsement to Markiplier, the gaming community is increasing tremendously by the hour. Gamers get paid highly for live streaming, but what makes them a hit in this large community is the audience who enjoy their content and tone of voice.
One of the top five YouTube influencers of 2018, Felix Kjellberg, commonly mentioned by his YouTube name, PewDiePie, boasts over 91 million subscribers and has earned an estimated 120 million dollars playing games. You might wonder why someone would watch you play instead of playing themselves. Well, it all depends on the quality of your content, and here’s a secret it isn’t rocket science.
It takes an army into setting up your own gaming channel. But it’s all worth it once you get the revenue out of it. Once you’ve hit 1,000 subscribers, you become eligible to enter the YouTube Partner Program which allows you to post ads on your videos. A lot of now influential YouTube gamers started their YouTube gaming channels without ever meaning to make a living from it. They simply enjoyed creating videos and uploading them on YouTube.
The entire gaming industry raised its bar with the introduction of Esports, short for Electronic Sports, which is a series of organized competitive spectator sports played online by gamers who are followed by millions of fans from all around the world. In the year 2016, more people watched the world finals of Esports than the NBA finals. Streaming services are where people watch these games in real-time.
As the gaming industry is constantly changing, gamers are going to new lengths to promote their videos. Tools like Veefly help gamers promote their videos online by providing organic views and helping it go viral. They target users that share an interest in the player’s games and push them on YouTube. Veefly brings in sincere viewership and an honest audience by using Google Adwords. These audiences bring in engagement based on their instinct, which makes the engagement very authentic. They focus on the best ways for you to promote your YouTube channel.
