herobyclicking 1,298 Posted September 14, 2017 Stream your fundraising More Useful tips to help your streaming! The Power of a Bot Using a bot to help share your fundraising page Add a bot to either periodically share a custom message during your stream or to activate a message when a command is typed in the chat. A great way to make sure your viewers know how to donate is to create this command with a message to share your "participant page." Okay, but why? When you share this information in a regular, structured format, people are more likely to donate. If you don't ask for a donation, you're not going to get one. Let your bot ask or share the donation page information while you're in the middle of playing or on-screen shenanigans! There are several bots available and they function in very similar fashions! Have a look at StreamLabs Chatbot, StreamElements Chatbot, Moobot and Nightbot! Feeling stuck? Head over to our Discord channel's "Streaming tips and tricks" section and ask our community for help. Streaming Checklist You've set up your stream, you've tested everything and now you are ready to start playing games and raising money #ForTheKids! Here is a quick checklist to put that final polish on your stream. ☐ Social When sharing Extra Life on social media, be sure to tag @ExtraLife4Kids. Add #EXTRALIFE to social media posts and your stream title. Set your "game" or "tag" to Extra Life on both Twitch and Mixer! Check out the Extra Life media kit. It includes overlays for your stream, graphics, talking points and more! ☐Extensions (Twitch) Add the Extra Life Twitch Extension to make it easy for your viewers to track your fundraising efforts and make their donation through Twitch.tv. Read more (mid-way in article). You can also access additional graphics with the broadcast kit. ☐Asking for Donations Playing games is the easy part, the tough part is asking people to help. Think about how you'll ask for the donation during your stream. What would make you consider to donate? Take a look at our Miracle Stories and share them during your broadcast to help show why our hospitals need these funds. Take a look at these reports from your very hospital to see where the money goes. Check out these fundraising tips from the community and wise words from the founder of Extra Life, @Doc. ☐Why do You "Extra Life"? It all starts with Tori; Extra Life began to help one little girl in Orange, TX. Her story has inspired thousands of people to play games #ForTheKids. Share this video about her life. What's your story? Why do you participate in Extra Life? Do you have a connection to your children's hospital or know someone who does? Need some inspiration? Check out these "Why I Extra Life" stories! This basic streaming primer should get you well on your way to streaming and sharing Extra Life online! Be sure to swing by our official Discord for additional tips and tricks! Additional Donation Alert Resources: Use these awesome trackers from the community! Extra Life Stream Helper from @bread_man Extra Life Donation Tracker from @djotaku For additional resources check out this guide! When you're ready for more, head over to Twitch's Creator Camp! View full article Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
