This light course gets you to a defensible primary platform decision and a 90-day commitment plan in under an hour of focused work. For most new streamers, that is the right entry point. The 5-factor framework, the per-platform comparison, and the 5 rules for picking a primary are calibrated for fast, confident decisions.

The upgrade path: the full Platform Fit Assessment course (Course 0 in the catalog) runs a deeper 7-factor framework that includes elements this light course does not cover (long-tail revenue modeling, vertical-specific compliance considerations, agency-eligibility scoring, multi-platform sequencing for streamers planning to scale across more than two platforms).

When to upgrade: streamers approaching or past the Affiliate-to-Pro inflection point typically have higher-stakes platform decisions where the deeper framework pays off, streamers planning a multi-platform expansion past two platforms benefit from the structured sequencing logic, and streamers in the adult-vertical category benefit from the vertical-specific compliance and agency considerations the deeper course covers.

For most beginners, this light course is the right starting point.