An end-of-stream checklist for small streamers · Last updated 17 October 2026
The short version. Ten minutes out, tell chat you are wrapping up. Thank the people who came, say when you are live next, and pick someone to raid. Send the raid before you stop streaming, so your viewers land somewhere good instead of scattering. Then clip your best moment while you still remember it.
Most small streamers end the same way: a quick "thanks for watching," the End Stream button, and everyone goes home. The last ten minutes are worth more than that. They decide whether your viewers come back, and where they go next.
Say it out loud: "About ten more minutes, then we raid." Lurkers often pop into chat when they hear the stream is ending, and regulars get a chance to say goodbye. It also gives you time to find a raid target without rushing.
Name the new followers, the first-time chatters, and anyone who raided you in. On a small channel, hearing your name is the reason to come back. Keep it warm and short.
Tell chat your next stream day and time, and keep your Twitch schedule up to date so it matches. A viewer who knows when you are back is much more likely to show up than one who has to guess.
Check the streamers you follow, open the raid browser in your Stream Manager, or sort your category by viewers from low to high and find someone close to your size who is mid-stream and talking with chat. Ask your regulars who they like, too. The raid finder guide covers six ways to find a target.
Tell chat where you are going and why you like the channel, give them a short raid message to type when they land, then start the raid from the Raid Channel quick action or with /raid channelname. Wait for the countdown to finish before you end the stream, or nobody goes anywhere.
Some nights your whole raid list is offline. You can still raid into a channel built to receive raids. RaidPort is a raid gameshow on Twitch made for small streamers: raid in and your viewers land in a live show that wraps up in about four minutes, while chat votes on categories and mashes !stop to brake the wheel. Your raid earns a Charge, a slice on that wheel and a chance to get raided back by the whole channel on a later night you are live.
No login, no bot in your chat, nothing to install. It is free and never pay to win. RaidPort is in testing now and opens this fall; you can sign up as a founding member to hear first.
| When | What |
|---|---|
| 10 minutes left | Tell chat you are wrapping up and that you will raid |
| 5 minutes left | Thank new followers, chatters and raiders by name; say when you are back |
| 3 minutes left | Pick a raid target; tell chat who and why; share a raid message |
| Last minute | Start the raid and let the countdown finish |
| After | Clip your best moment; say hi in the channel you raided |
Give chat a heads-up about ten minutes out, thank the people who showed up, mention when you are live next, pick someone to raid, and send the raid before you stop streaming. Then clip your best moment while it is fresh.
If you can, yes. A raid sends your viewers somewhere good instead of scattering them, it gives another streamer a warm welcome, and it is how a lot of streamer friendships start. Small streamers often raid each other on purpose for exactly that reason.
Sort your category by viewers from low to high and find someone your size, or raid a channel built to receive raids. RaidPort is a raid gameshow on Twitch for small streamers: your viewers land in a live show, and your raid earns a chance to get raided back by the whole channel on a later night you are live.
Short. Two to five minutes is plenty: thank chat, say when you are back, and raid. Viewers drift off during long goodbyes, and you want them still there when the raid goes out.
More on raids: the raid finder guide and the RaidPort FAQ.