Tips and Tricks to Increase Your Periscope Viewers

It's not surprising that Periscope is one of the "it" social media networks right now. With its unique spin on online communication, this social network reached its first 1 million members within 7 days. For comparison, Twitter took 24 months to reach that first million member mark, Facebook took 10 months, and Instagram took 2.5 months.

But how does Periscope work? Well, a Periscope user will broadcast a live video (called a "scope"), and anyone can watch the video while interacting with the broadcaster in real-time. A viewer can both chat with the broadcaster (by tapping "Say something"), or can show the broadcaster that they like the scope by tapping the video to give a heart. After the initial broadcast, videos remain available for anyone to watch for the following 24 hours, after which point in time the video gets deleted from Periscope's servers. It's a great way to really connect with other people, especially if you are the person doing the broadcast – the social network lends itself easily to helping broadcasters be seen as experts in their relative fields.

Six months ago, we gave you some real estate ideas for Periscope; now that you've had some time to experiment with the platform, here are some of our tips on getting more viewers and better connecting with them during your broadcasts.

Promote Your Show

This is often one of the biggest things that people forget to do! Even before your first show, you should be telling your followers on your other social networks about your upcoming broadcast – and include the specific day and time that you will be doing it. At the end of each show, you should also be promoting your next scope – give your viewers a bit of a teaser as to what you will be talking about in your next broadcast, as well as what day and time it will be. Also, don't forget to ask users to follow your account and share your broadcast if they found it helpful!