LiveStream: Connecting With Your Fans

Maximizing Tips

One of the cool features that we have available is the ‘Tip’ feature during your livestream. This is a great method for fans to show their support to you the artist. And we make it very easy for fans to tip during your performance. Other streaming websites make you login to another website (like PayPal) in order to send tips to the artist. Afton has created the ability for fans to tip using the same card that they used to make the purchase for the livestream. Which creates a smoother and easier process for the fan.

We also have fun additions to Livestream like customizable tip jars. The artist has the option to choose from options like, a beer mug, a guitar case or even a bong. Whatever jar that the artist chooses will appear on both the artists page and the fans side.

Prizes

Within the tip feature the artist has the option to create a tip goal for their livesteam. This gives the artist the ability to choose whatever amount they want to try to achieve for the show. We have seen artists that are doing a show for charity choose an amount of $300 or so and make a note in the show details that all the proceeds will go to a charity of the artists choice. So there are endless possibilities when it comes to your tip goal.

You can also choose prizes for the top three tippers (fans that tip you money).

1. One example of this is we have seen artists that make the 1st prize something like an opportunity for the fan to sit in on one of the aritsts recording sessions for a new song.
2. Another prize could be something like a one on one Factime/video call for the fan that wins the 1st place Tipper award.
3. A third option could be the top tipper gets to be in your next music video.

Just like with the tip goal the options are endless when it comes to setting up prizes for your fans. Just make sure to be creative!

Engagement

The main thing to keep in mind when it comes to your LiveStream is to keep your engagement with your fans up! The more the fan feels engaged the closer they will feel to the performance and the more into it they will be. A couple ideas when it comes to keep fan engagement are:

1. Make sure to take time to message the fans after performances. This is a key difference from normal concerts to LiveStream shows. After 1-2 songs head over to your computer (or whatever you are streaming from) and check to see if any fans have messaged you. This will make them feel like their voice is being heard.
2. Another idea is to try to take song requests from the fans. You could say something like ” Okay guys during this next performance make sure to let me know which one of my songs you would like to hear next”. Then after your song you can check to see what they want to hear. Sometimes this may mean that you have to change up your set a little bit but it will be worth it! And this is a good way to find out which songs of yours are favorites among fans.
3. The final example would be to remember that even though the fans are not physically there in the building with you they are watching so you can look into your camera to make the performance more engaging.

We hope that these tips will help to make the LiveStream show more memorable for your fans! Have a great show!