At first glance, follow for follow may appear to be a good strategy, as you might think you can quickly gain those 50 followers needed for Twitch affiliate status.
However, in reality, that may not be the best solution. You might wonder why. Here, I will explain the reasons behind this and what you can do to effectively boost your followers.
That said, we can get straight to the point and discuss Twitch follow for follow.
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Twitch Affiliate – 50 Followers
As mentioned earlier, follow for follow is primarily used to attain Twitch affiliate status, as you need 50 followers to achieve this.
It doesn’t really matter who those 50 followers are as long as they engage with and enjoy your content. However, the next requirement to achieve Twitch affiliate status is having three average viewers.
Therefore, with these 50 followers, you can expect to achieve this viewer average.
Note: However, the 50 people you just traded follows with are not genuinely interested in your content.
Therefore, they are unlikely to watch your stream, which means you will not achieve the viewer average needed for your channel to reach affiliate status.
These individuals simply aim to exchange follows to artificially inflate their follower count. Essentially, it is a self-serving act that expresses a desire for more followers without any deeper intention.
Impact on Sponsor Companies
Honestly, nobody cares about how many followers you have initially. Perhaps in the future, when you have 5,000 followers or more, people will take notice.
On the other hand, companies that you approach for sponsorship will be concerned.
Therefore, when they conduct the analytics, if you do not have the average corresponding to your follower count, they will drop you.
As you may already anticipate, companies will not be concerned about how many followers you have if no one is genuinely watching your streams.
This may seem obvious to you, as they want to showcase their products to your audience. Therefore, if they are not watching, you risk losing your deal.
First-Hand Advice on Twitch Follow for Follow
Assuming you are a smaller streamer, you are reading this because you are contemplating pursuing f4f.
My good friend has been streaming since 2017, and in the early days, when he didn’t even have affiliate status, he also attempted follow for follow.
It took him two and a half months to achieve Twitch affiliate, and in my opinion, I don’t believe this method was truly beneficial for him.
However, the positive aspect for him was that he recognized this method was ineffective and that he needed to develop a better strategy. Just as you should, my good friend, a solid strategy is essential.
Why Are They Not Watching?
As I mentioned earlier, the primary issue with this method is that these individuals are seldom, if ever, interested in your content.
Consider your own experience: if you are participating in follow for follow, are you genuinely going to engage with those accounts? Probably not, right?
Therefore, they will not spend their time watching your streams either.
So, what does all this mean? With this method, you will simply be wasting time.
You won’t truly grow your stream, nor will you be able to build your community, as there will be no people to build a community with.
Watching Other Streamers
If you are a new streamer, my advice is to watch a significant number of other streamers and attempt to connect with those streamers.
When you engage with other streamers’ channels and show your support, they may reciprocate by supporting you in return.
Not only can you learn a thing or two, but you may also promote yourself on their site.
You should also engage actively with all posts and streams you encounter. Join the chat, participate in discussions, join a group chat, and share interesting links—do anything to ensure you are recognized.
By engaging and being active on other streamers’ channels, you will increase your chances of being recognized by their audience. From there, you can wait patiently to see if your follower count rises.
What to Do?
For your target audience, it’s advisable to seek out individuals who are somewhat similar to you.
If you play a lot of Call of Duty, look for others who also play frequently.
Follow them and engage in their chat by leaving comments to see if they resonate with you.
If you enjoy their streams, be sure to follow them on all social platforms, join their groups, and like their posts (just stay active in their streams).
Get to know this person and try to make friends with them. By doing so, if you succeed in befriending someone, you will have a stronger network in the future.
If you are friends with many streamers, you can play games with them on a joint stream, along with other activities that will promote your streams and generally increase your audience.
Therefore, if you are having difficulty with your Twitch account, your streamer friends can assist you, and you will discover how much fun and success you can truly achieve without relying on the follow-for-follow method.
FAQ
Can you get banned for F4F on Twitch?
The answer is yes, follow for follow is a violation of Twitch rules. Therefore, if you get caught using this method or if they see that you have a lot of bots on your stream. Most likely we won’t get to see your next stream.
Conclusion
If I was able to clarify some aspects of this f4f topic, I’m glad. I hope you all learned something along the way. Above all, I hope you discovered new methods to boost your follower counts effectively. Goodbye and good luck to all of you out there.
