Simply subscribing to channels on Twitch is so old-fashioned. Gifting subscriptions for your channel to others is new trend! Are you just starting in the world of gaming streams and wish to develop a loyal fanbase? Or are you an established streamer looking to strengthen the bond with your subscribers? You can never go wrong with gift subscriptions on Twitch either way! But how exactly do you gift subs on Twitch?
Can you simply gift subs to any user? Do they have to be already subscribed to your channel to be able to unwrap your gift? Is there any requirement that the individual should meet before you can gift them a subscription? How many subs can you gift within a particular time frame? All your questions and more will be answered in the subsections below.
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Let’s start with the simplest question. What exactly are gift subs? As the name suggests, they are subscriptions to your channel or other channels that you can send as a gift to other Twitch users. It doesn’t matter if you know that individual personally or on a virtual footing. You can even send gift subs to random people who have never interacted with your channel at all! But remember, gift subs don’t come free of cost. You need to pay for those as you would for a normal subscription to a channel.
In essence, they are Twitch’s way to help you spread love. You can either choose to spread it at random or to a few selected users. The process is almost the same as real-world gifting. You buy the product, wrap it up as a gift, and then present it to a loved one. But in this case, gifting comes with a whole range of benefits for the gifter as well!
Now that you know why gifted subs have become a trend, you might be wondering how to gift a sub on Twitch without hassle. The process should be quite easy. And indeed it is! There are multiple ways to gift subs on the platform. The best way to go about it is to decide whether you will be giving the gift to a known person or to someone entirely random.
If you simply want to spread the love without knowing who you are spreading it to, then the subscription button on Twitch is your best bet. Choose a particular stream; it may be yours or that of your favorite gamer. Follow the steps below after choosing a stream.
Remember that this method of gifting subs is entirely random. For instance, if you have chosen to gift a tier 3 with a three months subscription to the channel, then any person falling in that range will be sent your gift. To choose a particular viewer, you may follow the steps below.
Want to give a gift sub to a random person on your channel’s chat feed? You can do that even more easily than by clicking the subscription button.
Individual gifting aside, you can even send sub gifts to an entire community of Twitch users. This is one way to get Twitch followers in the blink of an eye!
You might have noticed that it is easier to gift a community than a single Twitch user. But it won’t really matter to you if your end game is secure. Ask yourself, what do you expect out of gifting subscriptions? If you are doing it just for the sake of it, then ignore this paragraph and go ahead with your charity journey. However, if you’re looking to gain more Twitch followers, then you are definitely on the right path!