Mistake 3: Inconsistent Schedule. Broadcasting whenever it's convenient rather than on a fixed schedule held for 90+ days.

The pattern: streamer goes live Tuesday at 7pm. Skips Wednesday. Goes live Friday at 11pm. Sunday afternoon at 3pm. Monday at midnight. Each week is different.

The cost:

• Algorithm cannot build a consistency profile, downranks the streamer in recommendation engines
• Audience cannot build viewing habits — viewers stop checking because they can't predict when you're live
• Push notifications fire to followers but most have already learned to ignore them because the timing is unreliable
• Browse-page priority placement during predictable broadcast windows never builds because there's no predictable window

The fix: pick 3 days per week. Same days every week. Same start time. Hold for 90 days minimum.

The discipline most streamers struggle with: the schedule has to survive bad days. Energy is low? Stream anyway. Want to take a vacation? Plan it in advance and announce it. The consistency signal is built by holding the schedule even when it's hard.

Schedule discipline is the unglamorous fundamental. It carries more weight than most streamers realize.