5 Things To Consider When Building A Streaming Platform

Well, we all know how popular streaming has become nowadays. In various surveys, it has been indicated that people invest quite a lot of time in watching videos. But is it right to invest so much time only watching? Why not make them and earn from home online through them?

In the past, this kind of thing would mostly suit the privileged. Cause at that time everyone didn’t have access to the types of equipment that were needed or the knowledge required to operate them. Also, the number of suppliers and platforms wasn’t as many as well. So you can imagine it would cost an arm and a leg for a normal person to even think up such a plan.

But that was the past and this is now. With the advancement of technology, streaming has evolved and reached new heights. Along with that many new platforms and equipment have surfaced that enable even a normal person to make something amazing if he or she has access to a camera and a computer. As for visual effects, there are lots of editing software available now. The cool part is in order to learn how to use them lots of tutorials can be found on the internet.

Also because of this ease of access and the daily increase in popularity of streaming many platforms have thought up ways to utilize this popularity. By giving the streamer a platform to earn using their streams also gaining visitors from and recognition of their brand and website because of the popular streams that are hosted it’s a win-win for both the streamer and the platform.

Is  It Worth It?

Since you are I am sure you aren’t here to learn to be a streamer or content creator. You want to know what features are needed to build up the platform that is needed to host such streamers.

Well, ultimately the main choice will be up to you. But remember life is not a bed of roses and you can’t achieve success overnight. You have to work hard for it and have patience as well.  You can’t expect to beat all the old monsters like  Twitch, Youtube, and many more and hope to topple their ranking as soon as you launch your platform. It’s wishful thinking. If that were the case a new site like Streaming Plug would long have been ranked high even though the current site is only an HTML template. So first set up your platform with the required features and then think about how to topple them.

Similar to streaming creating a platform is much easier than it used to be. You just need a domain and hosting and build up a web app or a mobile app or both. And the fun fact is you don’t have to do it yourself. You could just hire a developer and instruct them on the functionalities that you want in your platform.

Functionalities

So before hiring a developer or doing it yourself you must first be clear about the functionalities that your platform needs in order to operate correctly.

# Basic account setup

Though these are the first and basic things that you would make when developing such a platform. It’s still the most important aspect.

You have to give great consideration when building up a secure signup and login page. They must be friendly and not filled with too must useless steps.

Besides this, the streamers must have their very own profile page which they can use to manage their account, their streams, and their accounts. If they aren’t secure and user-friendly then don’t even think about the rest. Cause if you aren’t even able to ensure the security and confidentiality of the individual user account then nobody would ever join your platform, to begin with.

# Live broadcasting

Well, it’s a given since you are building a live streaming platform. So having a built-in live broadcasting feature is a must. Not only does it has to be supported by all device cameras it also has to be implemented in such a way so that the streamer can easily access it. 

Also, you must allow viewers to give their reactions and comments when watching the streams. This will allow streamers to have a chance to look up what their viewer liked and disliked about their streams so that they can adjust it accordingly in their future streams. They must also have the ability to store their streams if they want to reuse them in their future contents.

# Shortest amount of latency

To achieve a successful and satisfying live streaming experience than the shortest time latency between the streamer and the viewer is the key.

If you don’t address this then it will become a great disaster for your platform. Cause this is one of the core parts of the platform. The longer the latency the more it will result in spoilers, staggering reactions also it won’t be like a live-streaming anymore. It would be more like a low-quality recorded distorted video.

The best way to address this issue is to set up protocols that are specifically built for such purposes.

# Monetizing system for streamers

Another important aspect that must be integrated is that you must be able to monetize the streamers and also help them to monitor their streams on a daily basis. This will not only help you check up on which streamers are bringing you more visitors to your platform but also will help the streamers check upon which streams that they like the mosts.

Besides this, they can also check up the audience that their streams attract and make videos according to their taste, and choose a niche that piques their interest.

# Secure paywall system

Your platform must have a secure paywall system that is trusted and ensures end-to-end encryption. So that the streamer’s or viewer’s payment details are not disclosed to any third party which includes the site administrator.

Conclusion

These are some of the core functionalities that are required and must be kept in mind when developing your platform. Also, the platform visuals also matter so while keeping an eye on the functionality don’t neglect its looks. Also, make sure to implement protocols that can handle the huge number of traffic that can come at once when a streamer streams or millions of users log in at the same time. If not managed correctly this might even cause your server to crash. So when developing such platforms it’s best to keep these core points in mind and monitor the development accordingly.