Twitch: affiliate program - participation, costs and information

In order to become a Twitch affiliate and participate in the program of the same name, you have to meet certain requirements. You can find out which these are and what else is worth knowing in our article.

Participate in the Twitch affiliate program

In order to become a partner in the Twitch affiliate program, your Twitch channel must meet some requirements. We have summarized the most important criteria for you:

1. First, Twitch searches for streamers that have at least 50 followers. You can read about how to get more followers in one of our articles.
2. It is also important that you have at least 500 broadcast minutes on seven individual days in the last 30 days.
3. Twitch also checks whether your stream has at least three or more viewers at the same time.
4. Participation in the affiliate program is completely free of charge for you.

Twitch: Benefits of the affiliate program

First, the affiliate program gives you the option to make money with your stream and expand your channel.

1. By participating in the Twitch affiliate program, you can also activate subscriptions. Your viewers pay a monthly fee to support your stream.
2. As an affiliate you can also activate bits. This currency "cheers" your viewers. 1 bit is 1 cent, of which you receive part as a streamer.
3. Game sales can also be used by affiliates to generate revenue. For example, the current game is offered for sale under the stream. You will receive 5 percent of this income.
4. There is also the possibility that Twitch will feature you on the homepage. This increases your channel range many times over and helps your stream to grow.

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