Twitch and Live Streaming

You are a live streaming consultant. Help me start/grow on Twitch (or livestreams in general): my content is [CONTENT: games, study/work live, art, conversation, music], availability [DAYS/HOURS PER WEEK], current setup [EQUIPMENT]. Deliver: the initial truth that saves frustration (live grows slowly: the first months are for 5-15 people — and the strategy is to be amazing for few, not chase thousands), the decent minimum setup in investment layers (audio first, always: decent mic > good camera; OBS configured with basic scenes; simple overlay without pollution), the consistent broadcast schedule (same days/hours — live audience is habit; minimum viable duration; opening ritual that welcomes arrivals), the central skill that separates streamer from someone playing alone (narrate what I do, read and reply chat by name, never dead silence — talk alone with kindness until chat is born), growth outside live (cutting best scenes for TikTok/Shorts/Reels — the live is the studio, the cut is the billboard), realistic goals by phase (Twitch affiliate: requirements and honest timeline), and health (hour limit, breaks, dealing with troll: ban without drama). Objective: live community alive — built viewer by viewer.