{"id":4533,"date":"2018-08-28T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2023-12-29T07:07:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T13:07:16","slug":"3-ways-you-can-actually-make-money-from-playing-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/3-ways-you-can-actually-make-money-from-playing-games\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways You Can Actually Make Money From Playing Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parents are often telling their kids how much a waste of time video games are. Even though attitudes are changing and they\u2019re becoming more mainstream, people still don\u2019t always consider it a worthwhile way of spending time. After all, it\u2019s not a skill that you can use in later life to make money, or is it? The idea of earning money from playing games isn\u2019t just resigned to the dreams of teenagers, it\u2019s actually a reality. Here are just some of the ways that you can make money from playing video games.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Live Streaming <\/b><\/p>\n

Ten years ago, if you\u2019d told people that there would be people all over the world logging on to a site to watch other people play video games, they\u2019d say you were mad. But now that\u2019s a reality and there is a lot of money to be made from it. There are live streamers on Youtube and Twitch that are making literally millions, just because people love to watch them play games. If you can build a big enough following, you\u2019ll be able to monetize it with adverts on your videos. On sites like Twitch, a dedicated video game streaming service, you can also take donations from your fans. If you create a loyal fanbase, you\u2019d be surprised how much money you can make from donations. If you\u2019re going to try your hand at streaming, you\u2019ll need a few things. Firstly, <\/span>a good internet connection<\/span><\/a>; people aren\u2019t going to watch for long. You need something to set you apart from the rest of the streamers out there as well, otherwise you won\u2019t get many followers. It also helps to have tools like YeetDL<\/a> available to help download your Twitch videos so you can upload them to other services like YouTube. It takes a while to build your popularity but even if you don\u2019t make it big, you can make a decent amount of money every month just from playing games. <\/span><\/p>\n

Casino Games <\/b><\/p>\n

Winning money is another great way to get video games to pay. There are all sorts of games that you can play for money online, casino games are a great one. You can find a great <\/span>online casino at livedealer.org<\/span><\/a> where you can play roulette, blackjack or poker all from the comfort of your own home. If you\u2019re good, you can make a little money while you play. Just remember that there are a lot of risks involved and you should limit your playing. <\/span><\/p>\n

Esports <\/b><\/p>\n

Esports is one of the fastest growing sports in the world right now with people winning millions in prizes at video game competitions. Chances are, you\u2019re probably not good enough to get into the big competitions that are going to make you mega rich but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t earn a bit of money from esports. There are plenty of smaller competitions which still offer decent prize money. <\/span>The best way to get into it<\/span><\/a> is to first identify what games you\u2019re best at (usually just the ones you play the most of). Have a look online and see if you can find any teams to join, there should be plenty of new ones popping up as the popularity of the sport continues to skyrocket.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honorable mention: Buying and selling games<\/b><\/p>\n

While it may not exactly count as making money by playing games, there is a growing collector\u2019s market that is seeing the value of many older and rarer games skyrocket as of late. Being able to find a good deal, such as with the help of a <\/span>video game price guide<\/span><\/a>, and selling when the value rises is a legitimate strategy for making some extra money, nowadays. The collector\u2019s market is ever-changing, so it\u2019s a good idea to keep an eye on its movements so that you know when to strike.<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019re probably not going to make millions from playing video games but you can definitely earn a little bit extra on the side.<\/span><\/p>\n

This post is a collaborative effort by St. Louis Dad.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parents are often telling their kids how much a waste of time video games are. Even though attitudes are changing and they\u2019re becoming more mainstream, people still don\u2019t always consider it a worthwhile way of spending time. After all, it\u2019s not a skill that you can use in later life to make money, or is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"3 Ways You Can Actually Make Money From Playing Games #dadbloggers","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,1,7,183],"tags":[126,12,19,80,480,733],"class_list":["post-4533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apps-tech","category-blog","category-inside","category-reviews","tag-apps-and-tech","tag-blog-2","tag-inside-fun","tag-reviews","tag-technology","tag-video-games"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/xboxgirl.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JMKA-1b7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6984,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4533\/revisions\/6984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stlouisdad.com\/s\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}