If you love to play video games and hope to make money playing video games, it can be done nowadays compare to decades ago. Currently gaming industry has evolve into an e-sport with millions of players and fans all around the world. If you are hoping to become a professional player and hoping to participate in the world gaming championship, it is going to be challenging and tough. If you are just a regular guy who loves to play video games and hoping to do so for your entire life, there are some ways which you can make a living while playing your favorite games. Below is some of the money making opportunities which allow you to keep on playing video games.
Live streaming video while playing games
This is probably the most popular way to make money online playing video games. Basically you need to live streaming yourself via YouTube or Twitch while playing video games. You need to be patient and persistent as it takes some time before you see some money coming in. You will have to build up the number of viewers and subscription. You make money from donation, sponsors, subscription and probably selling digital stuff. Of cause you can only do this when you are getting enough viewers. So take your time and be patient. At the beginning before you are getting a lot of viewers, learn and prepare yourself. Take a look at how other popular streamers make money online, try to learn as much as you can from them. You will also have to invest and prepare some gadgets and tools to help make your live streaming better. Consider investing in good microphone and video camera. You might need to get a fast stable internet line too. Treat your live streaming video like a serious small business and plan ahead. If you are trying to make money, it is not as simple as playing video games any more.
While you are live streaming playing video games, you can also take the opportunity to clip some of the gaming videos and upload to YouTube. Five minutes long video clip with some simple edit is good enough. Try to make it as interesting as possible. Consider building a channel at YouTube with the collection of all the gaming video that you have ever played. You can also record and make long version of videos which you completing the game fast from beginning to end. Try to take a look at how others make gaming video clips at YouTube. You will be able to learn a lot of interesting ways to make video which you have never thought of.
There are many other ways to make money online while playing video games online. You can also try to promote the gears, gadgets, equipment and computers that you are using for gaming. Viewers will be interested to know the stuff that you are using for gaming. Some of them might be interested to get the same equipment or computer as you are. You may even provide ideas, opinion and advice on how to setup the gaming system. Share your knowledge and passion of gaming and that includes the hardware and software section which requires for gaming.
If you think about it carefully, it is actually not easy trying to make money online. Even if you love playing video games a lot, it still does not guarantee that you are able to make money with it successfully. You have to equip and educate yourself with the right knowledge and info before you start making any money. So the right attitude and the desire to learn is a must.
