{"id":360,"date":"2020-10-26T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T10:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about2.cashortrade.org\/2020\/10\/cot-guide-to-live-streaming\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T22:31:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T22:31:21","slug":"cot-guide-to-live-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cashortrade.org\/about\/blog\/cot-guide-to-live-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"CashorTrade’s Quick Guide To Successful Live Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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If you had asked us in 2019 how many live shows we’d miss this Summer- we never would have guessed “all of them”. That’s the painful reality of the world during a global pandemic. Music & event industry folks were hit hard by the impact of COVID-19, and they’ll likely be the last to recover. But, for everything 2020 has taken from us, it has also brought a new wave of DIY event-planning in the form of the home live stream. Putting the musician directly in touch with the viewer, via social media & video streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube, & Facebook Live. In July, CashorTrade launched “CashorTrade Streams<\/a>” in an effort to keep our community of live music lovers in touch with the thing that brought us all together in the first place- live music. We’ve spent more time in front of our screens this year than ever before watching all levels of performers- from our close friends to our favorite bands perform when we can’t be there in person. We’ve learned a lot about what makes a good live stream & what it takes to generate cash for a digital busker. Check out some of our tips below for a quick overview of making the most out of your digital music live stream.<\/p>

  • Broadcasting to Multiple Platforms (Restream, OBS)<\/li>
  • Low budget upgrades to your camera & mic<\/li>
  • Setting (lighting, camera angles, background)<\/li>
  • Promotion (planning, events, social media, e-mail, etc.)<\/li>
  • Engagement<\/li>
  • Help at home<\/li><\/ul>

    1. Broadcast to Multiple Platforms
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    You’re on Twitch, YouTube, CashorTrade, and Facebook- so why limit who you can reach by just streaming to just one? Getting your stream set up & ready to go on time on one platform can be stressful enough, forget trying to do it manually across several. Luckily, there’s software available that makes it easy! OBS Studio<\/a> has created a free software available for download that allows a stream to be broadcast across multiple platforms simultaneously. After you download & configure your OBS setup- head to Restream.io<\/a> which will allow you to connect your social media accounts to your OBS profile, and you can begin live streaming across multiple social platforms right away- thus increasing the reach of your stream, and in turn increasing potential revenue.<\/p>

    Here’s a helpful tutorial to get you started using OBS & Restream:<\/p>