Mastering the Art of Streaming: Overlays, Sponsors, Emotes, Music, and Extensions

Twitch Overlays and Graphics

• Own3d - Own3d has been passionate about building resources for streamers for several years. They have dozens of graphics packages that will provide everything you need to give your channel a makeover. The platform frequently adds new designs to their portfolio that appeal to many different types of streamers.
• Nerd or Die - If you have some design knowledge but don’t necessarily want to build something from scratch, you are likely to love the products offered by Nerd or Die. While many people use the overlays as provided, they also allow you to modify them to suit your taste a little better.
• Visuals By Impulse - If you are looking for quality custom graphics, check out the team at Visuals By Impulse. They put quality first and generally only work with people who know exactly what they want when outreaching out to them. That being said, they also have stream packages available if you want something quick.

Twitch Emotes

• Fiverr - Many streamers visit Fiverr when they want custom graphics for their stream. You can often commission emotes for $10-15 and uploads them to your channel shortly after receiving them.
• Own3d - Own3d has both a static, and an animated emote maker, allowing you to create custom emotes based on your own physical features. They have many different styles to choose from.
• BetterTTV - If you want to allow your users to use custom emotes before you reach Twitch affiliate, you can sign up for BetterTTV and sync your account to your channel. This is a great way to offer your audience perks immediately.

Twitch Music

• Epidemic Sound - Epidemic Sound boasts a library of over 35,000 music tracks and 90,000 sound effects that are all royalty-free. They have music in all genres and allow you to make further customizations to make things that much better.
• StreamBeats - StreamBeats was created by Harris Heller of Alpha Gaming in response to the DMCA takedowns on the platform. All tracks are free to use and stream on Twitch.
• Envato Elements - If you have a budget, Envato Elements creates music, sounds, and graphics that you can use for your marketing and content creation.

Twitch Chatbots

• Own3d Pro - Own3d Pro offers its users Twitch overlays, DMCA-free music, and a chatbot that you can use with your stream. As it encompasses many things that streamers need, it is a very popular choice.
• StreamElements - StreamElements offers chat inlay, moderation, chat commands and even games that you can use on your channel.
• Nightbot - Nightbot is a very popular chatbot. It will put alerts in your chat, help you moderate your stream, and allow your users to use chat commands.

Twitch Analytics

• SullyGnome - SullyGnome was created as a passion project for tracking all analytics across Twitch. You will also be able to find a game picker that will help you narrow down the best games for you to stream to find channel growth personally.
• TwitchTracker - Not only TwitchTracker compiles the analytics for games streamed, but it keeps track of the top-viewed clips. If you want to see what is trending on Twitch, visit this page and check it out.
• Stream Charts - Stream Charts not only tracks Twitch analytics but also those of other platforms, such as Facebook Gaming or Trovo. You will need to sign up for an account to access some features.

Twitch Extensions

• Amazon Blacksmith - Many streamers download the Amazon Blacksmith extension so that they can link to the gear (such as your MSI PC) they use on stream. They will earn some commission from products purchased by viewers who buy through the extension.
• Stream Avatars - Stream Avatars allows your viewers to interact with pixel characters that walk along the bottom of your screen. They can pay Twitch bits through the extension, earning you a little extra money while they can interact with your content.
• Stream Closed Caption - There are many viewers on Twitch who are hard of hearing. While most movies and TV shows have closed captioning available, it is a bit harder when you are live. That being said, this extension does a decent job of jotting down what you say when you say it, allowing you to be more accessible to all.

Twitch Sponsors

• G Fuel - G Fuel is a sports drink company that is passionate about working with smaller content creators to grow their brands together.
• Fatal Grips - Fatal Grips creates products for both PC and console gamers. Many streamers are passionate about showcasing their products and working with the company.
• Affiliate Marketing - There are numerous affiliate programs available online. Whether you work with those promoted by your favorite games or the companies who develop your favorite products, you can earn some passive income by promoting brands through affiliate marketing.

Twitch Merch

• Sellfy - Sellfy offers many different ship-on-demand products that your viewers will love. Not only do they offer physical products, but you can also work with them to create digital products, such as music and ebooks. You can even set up subscriptions through them.
• StreamElements Merch - StreamElements makes creating merch simple and easy. You can create products such as hats, mugs, and more for your audience to enjoy.
• Streamlabs Merch - Steramlabs offers many popular items, such as hats and t-shirts, that you can sell to your community. You are able to adjust the pricing of these items so that you control your profit from each sale.

Conclusion

Chris Grayson is the founder of streamscheme.com, a website devoted to helping content creators build successful online businesses. He has a content and influencer coaching background, and he uses this knowledge to design actionable advice for new and intermediate streamers.