The streaming community is filled with advice for getting started as a streamer. I read my fair share when I decided I was going to seriously pursue streaming, successfully implementing some of the tips and learning some were best left alone. (Looking at you, streamer hashtags on Twitter!)

While the “getting started” advice pool is flooded, there are a few things I learned while streaming that I wish I’d been told earlier on. For your amusement and to hopefully help you as well, here are three things I learned the hard way while streaming on Twitch.

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