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One key thing to know beforehand is that there are three user levels on Twitch.

1 Basic (everyone)Every Twitch user starts out here. At the basic level as a streamer, you get all the features that Twitch provides that are not attached to monetization. So, you can stream video, use the chat, be followed by viewers, and archive your streams. As a viewer, you can watch, chat, subscribe, and buy virtual currency (Bits) to spend on gifts for the streamers. Streamers can still accept donations from viewers at the Basic level, but they have to use third-party (off-Twitch) streamer services to process the payments. We discuss how to set those up later.

2 Affiliate (streamers)Affiliate is the first level of being able to earn revenue from Twitch as a streamer. You can run ads on your channel and viewers can subscribe to your channel and spend Bits on virtual goods during your stream. You have to hit certain viewership benchmarks before becoming an Affiliate. Affiliates get a share of the revenue from ads run during the stream and that viewers spend in their channel.

3 Partner (streamers)Partner is much like Affiliate but the benchmarks to become Partner are higher. When Partnered, streamers can do all an Affiliate can plus offer more features to viewers and be eligible for promotional support from Twitch.

Technically, every Twitch user has a Channel Page and can stream. Though there is no designation between users on Twitch, in this book I’ll refer to those who stream as creators or streamers and those who watch as viewers.