How to start live streaming using mobile phone

一、Set the broadcast information

1. Threshold
- 👍 The live streamer must be of legal age and have a certain number of fans

2. Live streaming entrance

When the live streamer needs to start broadcasting, he opens TikTok and clicks the "+" in the middle of the screen to select the content creation format. After sliding to the right, the live streamer sets up the live broadcast room to display the content and can start broadcasting.

Then, at the top of the broadcast page, you can set the cover/title/topic

3. Live Cover

It is recommended to be clear and generous, show the highlights of the live broadcaster, and choose a portrait related to the live broadcast room for the cover. Be careful to avoid blurry, heavily modified, revealing clothes, smoking and drinking, etc. The key features of a high-quality live broadcast cover are: high quality, clear characters, and scenes.

4. Live Title

- The live broadcast title is displayed at the top of the screen for users to click on the title they are most interested in. A good title is important to attract users' attention and leave a good first impression of the live broadcast content. A good title will accurately describe the content or share the creator's talents and abilities.

Quickly help viewers understand the characteristics and content of the live broadcaster
It is recommended to avoid default titles and choose the live broadcast title carefully
If the title content is too long, it will be hidden, so it is recommended to pay attention to the number of words

5. Live broadcast theme

- After setting the cover and title, the host can choose a topic for the live content. This helps viewers locate the live content.

Appropriate topic content increases traffic exposure
It is recommended to choose recent hot topics to help users who are interested in the topic enter the live broadcast room
After the live broadcaster accumulates a certain number of fans in the later stage, he can also customize the topic

二、Preparation before live broadcast

1. Lens
- The live streamer can choose to use the front or rear camera during live streaming
2. Beauty, filter adjustment and special effects
- You can use the beautification function to adjust the beauty and filter before starting the live stream
- The live streamer can adjust the details of facial beauty. It is recommended to avoid exaggerated makeup or beauty effects
- It is recommended to select a natural and clear filter and combine it with the makeup effect to make the audience feel comfortable
- The live streamer can try to use special effects to start the live stream. There are a variety of special effects functions for live streaming

3. Lighting and scene arrangement

- Lighting is an auxiliary tool for the scene. When the lighting of the live broadcast scene is insufficient, a suitable lighting lamp and lighting angle may make the live broadcaster look better and enhance the visual experience of the audience.
The choice of cold/warm light and lighting angle should be based on the live broadcaster's skin color, face shape, and style.
The live broadcaster can test in front of the mirror to see which angle can better highlight his advantages, but also be careful not to make the wrong lighting and cause overexposure.
- Suggestions for scene layout: highlight the subject and match the personality.
Highlighting the subject means a clean background, clear picture, and bright light. If the background is messy, it may make the audience lose focus and affect the first impression of the live broadcaster.
The live broadcaster's scene is in line with the live broadcaster's personality and can also make the audience have a deeper impression of the live broadcaster.

三、Common functions of live broadcast room

At the top of the live broadcast page, the following details of the broadcaster are displayed: profile information, audience statistics, and network connection status

1. Profile Information
- Clicking on the live streamer's avatar located in the upper left corner of the screen will open a window and display the following information about the live streamer: avatar, username, number of followers, personal information, etc.

2. Number of Likes
- The number displayed is the culmination of all likes received by the live streamer during the live broadcast. Viewers can send likes by double-clicking the screen

3. Number of viewers
- After the official broadcast, the avatar of the user watching in the live broadcast room will be displayed in the upper right corner of the live broadcast room. The live broadcaster can judge whether the live broadcast room has the ability to retain users in time by the number of online users, and thus judge whether the current content of the live broadcast room attracts viewers, and make timely adjustments to the content of the live broadcast

4. Network connection status
- Here, the live broadcaster will be reminded of the current live broadcast environment and network fluency, and the network status of the live broadcaster will be prompted in the form of color and text. If it is displayed in green, it means that the live broadcast room picture seen by the user is smooth. If it is displayed in red dots, it means that the current network is poor. The live broadcast room picture seen by the user is likely to be stuck or dropped. It is recommended to improve the network environment in time

5. Live interactive function
- At the bottom of the live page, you can find most of the interactive functions of the live broadcast, including comments, LIVE Match (PK), multi-person microphone, live broadcast sharing, enhancement, end live broadcast, and more.

6. Live event
- Below the number of online viewers in the upper right corner is the live event information section. In the platform event window, the live broadcaster can see the activities currently online on the platform. The specific content of each activity has a unique corresponding display page. Each activity has a different way of playing. Guild operations recommend that you always understand the gameplay and rewards of the activities on the platform, and encourage live broadcasters to participate in more activities on the platform.

四、Sowing

1. Offline location
- Upper right side of the live broadcast room

2. Offline data page
- The offline page can show the number of viewers, gifts received, number of new fans, etc. of the live broadcast, helping the live broadcaster to effectively review and summarize the live broadcast situation