Twitch Bits are every Twitch streamer’s dream. This form of virtual currency works like any other type of currency, meaning you can use real money to purchase it, but you can also convert it into real money if you’re a streamer.
Twitch Bits represent a good way to interact with streamers, whether to get attention or show some support. But at the same time, they’re also used by streamers and converted into real money at some point.
While Bits aren’t the main source of income for a Twitch streamer, all the Bits used in a streamer’s channel can become part of their income.
Therefore, apart from big donations and real money, Bits make a good addition to the income, depending on how often they’re used in the channel.
Now, like other forms of currency, Twitch Bits also hold some value. Here’s everything you need to know about them.
Twitch How Much Are Bits Worth?
Twitch Bits hold different values for streamers and viewers. For example, a streamer getting Bits will have $0.01 for each Bit, so each coin is worth a cent. On the other hand, viewers purchasing bits will have varying values.
For a streamer, it makes no difference how good your stream is. Whether you review a car, teach a lesson, show a game, you’ll get a cent for each Bit.
If you’re a viewer and you’d like to interact, a Bit could cost $0.14 or even more. It normally depends on the platform, as well as your location. Basically, viewers will pay 14 cents for a Bit.
How to Get More Twitch Bits?
There are more ways to earn Twitch Bits. The easiest way? Spend some real money, of course. You can purchase Twitch Bits over the browser or mobile app, depending on how you use Twitch. The process is similar for both options.
Obviously, most people who purchase Twitch Bits directly are viewers, rather than streamers.
Back in the day, Twitch released TwitchRPG, which allows you to earn Bits by completing small tasks here and there. The program was discontinued and while popular, the rewards weren’t impressive.
Twitch research is another good way to get Twitch Bits without spending money. This option implies participating in surveys sponsored by Twitch. There will be times when you’ll gain access to plenty of surveys, as well as times when surveys are a bit limited.
In other words, this option isn’t as reliable as purchasing Bits yourself. However, if your goal is to gain Bits and transform them into real money, this option is clearly better than spending money yourself.
Based on your location, you might be able to watch ads in order to receive Twitch Bits. Again, this option is limited.
Last, but not least, cheering and spending Bits are by far the best option for streamers.
While not always a general rule, most streamers have cheering enabled in their channels. They know that cheering implies using Bits. Viewers who cheer will spend their own Bits, while streamers get about a cent for each Bit. More cheers equal more Bits, of course.
Cheering can embrace more forms, such as animated emotes or messages.
To get more people to cheer for you, you obviously need your content to stand out. You’ll need to come up with some brilliant ideas to get people to watch you and cheer for you. Think of something unique, assess your competition and make sure you come up with something different.
Making Your Stream Stand Out
While these are the only ways to get Twitch Bits, the truth is that gaining them organically is the best way forward rather than buying followers on Twitch. Based on how long your streams are, you could potentially gain thousands of Twitch Bits a day, yet you need to ensure your stream stands out.
Here are a few tips and tricks to make your streams more popular:
- Focus on discoverability. You need to come up with intriguing titles, relevant tags, use the right categories, design an attractive banner, and take advantage of the Discovery feature on Twitch.
- Engage with your community. You need to create a community and that takes engagement. In other words, interact with people, stream regularly, get a consistent schedule and bring in CTAs.
- Networking is just as important. Connections with others in your niche are quite important as well. Promote your stream on different social media platforms, collaborate with other streamers and share your work.
- Quality comes first. Last, but not least, make sure that all your work screams quality. You need excellent audio and video features. Your content should also be unique or no one will bother. If you’re not sure, experiment with different things (like different games or genres) to find out what resonates with your followers.
Bottom line, there are quite a few ways to get more Twitch Bits, especially if you’re a streamer. Viewers don’t have much to worry about, as they can purchase them. Streamers, on the other side, must focus on their content in order to generate more Bits in an organic manner.