[FAQ]

Hey all,

I’ve been an Affiliate on Twitch for a few months now, and I’ve got my emotes and channel points set up, which has been great. My community is slowly growing, and I’m looking at the “Path to Partner” achievement in my dashboard.

I’m just trying to figure out if the grind is really worth it. I know you get the checkmark, but what are the tangible differences? Do you get a much better sub split? Do you get more emote slots, or do they unlock the same way? The biggest thing for me is VOD storage, as 14 days feels really short.

I’ve also heard about the new “Plus Program,” and I’m not sure if that’s just for Partners or if Affiliates can get in on it too. I’m just trying to understand what the next level actually gets you.

[Jeff Bullas]

This is the main career progression on the platform.

Short Answer: Affiliate is the automated entry-level program that unlocks basic monetisation content like subscriptions and Bits. Partner is an exclusive, manually-approved status for the platform’s top creators, offering superior content hosting, branding, and video quality perks.

Both tiers can qualify for the “Plus Program” revenue split, so the real difference lies in your content capabilities.

Let’s break down the tangible differences in the content you can offer. First, and most importantly, is your video content archive. As an Affiliate, your video-on-demand (VOD) content is deleted after only fourteen days, whereas Partners receive sixty days of video storage, giving them far more time to manage and repurpose their past broadcast content. Second is your live video quality. Partners receive guaranteed transcoding on their video stream, which means all viewers can choose their quality settings. Affiliates only get this as capacity is available, meaning your video feed can be unwatchable for viewers with slower internet. Finally, your branding and text-based community content is expanded. Partners get a verified badge, which is a powerful image asset, and, most critically, they unlock a significantly larger library of custom static and animated image slots for emotes, allowing them to build a much richer text-based community language.

Cheers,

Jeff

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