How to earn playing Games?

Earning money from playing games is very real these days. No, we are not talking about any other game, we are talking about video games. For some, this is a profession. Yes, it is a reality believe it or not. In fact, if you do not believe this, you must be living under a stone or something. OK, jokes aside, how to earn playing games is a question to many. This article will try to accumulate a few ways that you can try out for a starter.

There are many ways you can earn from playing games. Some earn you big money and some small. How big you will earn from playing games actually depends on how dedicated you are in this field. Earning always falls under the category of working. In this case, you have to consider playing games as work. If you work more you earn more. Similarly, if you play more there is more possibility for you to earn better from playing games.

Earn Playing Games in E-sports

One of the best ways you can earn big playing games is by participating in e-sports tournaments. E-sports tournaments focus on popular multiplayer games that cover a wide range of gaming genres. Multiplayer shooter, MOBAs, strategies, etc belongs to this category. There are also versus games or fighting games which are very much popular in tournaments. So, first, you have to select a game that suits your taste. Depending on what you have selected, you may or may not need a team to participate in these tournaments. These tournaments get a lot of sponsors so earning from winning a tournament can get you a lot of money and exposure. Nowadays you will find some clubs or companies that recruit players and give them salaries to participate in e-sports tournaments carrying their flags. Believe it or not the term "E-sport Athlete" is a real thing now. These recruited E-sport Athletes also earn a salary from these organizations on top of their earning from the tournaments. Before getting into international e-sports tournaments, try out some tournaments at national levels to increase your experience and skills.

Streaming Games

If you are not that much into tournaments, you also have the option to earn big from streaming games utilizing platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, Mix, etc. You normally open up a channel where you stream yourself playing different games. However, it is wise to stick to one game at a time. Most stream viewers will watch your streams to get insight into the games you are playing. So, you should invest some amount of time into a particular game to get better and increase your viewers. When it comes to streaming games, the more viewers you have the more earning you can get. Streamers can earn from a variety of ways. People who get to your channel may sometimes donate money or cryptocurrencies. Also, some platforms allow you to enable paid subscription to your channel. You can also get payment from displaying ads on your channel. Some streamers also advertise and sell their own merchandise on their channel. So, the possibility here is vast. Some streamers even earn more than what many can earn doing a full-time job! To start earning from streaming games, select a game, select a platform and start streaming your gameplay. Build an audience and it will eventually turn into revenue.

Blogging About Games

Blogging is not playing games, so why I am talking about blogging here? Well, to write a blog you need to share a lot of insight and best to blog about games is to play games yourself. Here you need to first build up your experience and domain knowledge. Then you write about your experience and tips depending on your adventure in that particular game. Some gaming bloggers share their builds and strategies in their blogs. Gaming is a big industry and gaming industries invest a lot in advertising their games. So, a gaming blogger can earn a lot from personalized ads displayed in their blog sites.

Third-party Apps and Services

In case you are not a hardcore gamer, you can still earn from playing games. There are a lot of online services and apps that accumulate points when you play their featured games. These points can be redeemed for money and prizes. These services sometimes offer online surveys on the games and pay you for participating in those surveys. There are some gambling games among these. However, I do not recommend those. Gambling is never a good thing. Trust me on this. So, avoid them. Pogo, Point Club, InboxDollars, etc. are a few services that you can start with. There are many more, just be careful not to get entangled into any kind of scams in the process.

YouTubing

You can even earn money by uploading your game footage on YouTube Channel and earn from ad revenue depending on your views. If you can remain consistent in uploading videos on your channel, there is a pretty good chance that you will be able to start monetizing your channel. YouTube now has a dedicated service for gamers named YouTube Gaming. So, active gaming channels normally get a lot of views in time.

Last word

Now that you know about how you can earn playing games, start making your plan and get into it! With gaming industries on the rise and e-sports getting a huge spotlight, there will be more and more platforms and ways one can earn from playing games. Some of them may utilize this opportunity to scam people, so at the same time be really careful and do your studies before you step into something. Feel free to share any other idea that you may have on this in the comment section!