3 Simple Tricks To Help Your Small Livestream Audience Engagement
This episode centers on practical strategies to boost engagement during your small livestreams—even if you’re just starting out or your audience numbers aren’t where you want them. Tanya Smith breaks down three actionable ways to make sure your viewers feel involved. Learn how to engage a small livestream audience using simple engagement prompts, leading with your authentic personality, and treating every viewer like a VIP.
Along the way, we examine the importance of interaction over just delivering information, unpack how to inject more of you into your broadcasts without feeling awkward, and talk through the benefits of making every audience member feel truly seen—even when no one’s commenting live. Tanya also shares honest stories from her early streaming days and demystifies whether you should wait for a bigger following before hitting “Go Live.”
Struggling to keep viewers tuned in or start conversations on your livestream, especially with a small audience? Tune in to discover practical, proven engagement strategies that help service pros over 40 turn "crickets" into loyal, interactive viewers—and paying clients.
YOU WILL LEARN TO:
• Ask the right engagement prompts to spark instant conversation—even if only two people are watching
• Use your authentic personality to attract the audience meant for you (no performative nonsense required)
• Treat every single viewer like a VIP, building high-value connections from the very beginning
• Identify which livestream engagement style works for you (and what to skip if you’re introverted)
• Avoid the trap of “talking head” syndrome by creating interactive shows that get replays and shares
• Apply these strategies even to video-on-demand and webinars—not just lives
CHAPTERS
0:00 – Introduction and welcome
2:33 – Why engagement matters (even with a tiny audience)
9:18 – Engagement Prompt Examples: When and how to use them
21:46 – Leading with Your Personality: Quiet, quirky, or high-energy?
30:41 – How to treat every viewer like a VIP (and why it sets you apart)
38:16 – When should you start livestreaming if your audience is small?
48:55 – Recap, key questions, and action steps
KEYWORDS
live stream engagement for coaches, small audience livestream tips, video marketing for service businesses, authentic livestream strategies, attracting coaching clients with video
RESOURCES
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