The problem: coaching demand with no clean pipe
If you stream or post gameplay at a high level — League, Valorant, CS2, fighting games, whatever your ladder is — your chat and DMs are a steady drip of "what am I doing wrong?" and "can you review my VOD?" Real coaching takes real time: a proper VOD review is 30 to 60 minutes of focused analysis, and a duo session is your entire attention for the length of the queue.
The current options each take a bite. Coaching marketplaces skim 20 to 40 percent and own your student relationships. Discord-server coaching means DMing payment links, tracking who paid, and eating the no-shows. And nothing handles the spontaneous case — you finish streaming, you have an hour, and there is no way for the viewer who just asked to instantly become a paying student.
What to sell on Cheddify
Cheddify is one link in your Twitch panel, TikTok bio, or Discord. Students pay as guests in the browser and connect to you live; you take the call on your phone while your PC runs the game or the VOD. Formats that work:
- VOD review with the meter running. They send the VOD link ahead, you both scrub through it while you talk. Per-minute billing means a tight 25-minute review and a marathon 70-minute one both pay exactly right.
- Rank coaching sessions — booked, prepaid 45-minute calls: laning fundamentals, crosshair placement, ranked mental, role-specific drills.
- Duo / lobby sessions. Book a block, hop in together, and coach live between rounds while the call runs on your phone.
- Paid DMs for quick questions: "What should I be grinding at Gold 2?" A price on your inbox filters hundreds of free requests into a short queue of serious students. See how paid DMs work.
What to charge
Gaming coaching prices like teaching with an expertise premium. Most coaches land between $1 and $2 per minute — $60 to $120 per hour, consistent with what established coaches charge on marketplaces, but you keep more of it. Newer coaches or those serving younger audiences do fine at $1; high-rank coaches with strong results and an engaged following hold $1.50 to $2; recognizable names, ex-pros, and top-ladder players can push $3 to $4, especially for short-format reviews. Your audience's budget is the real constraint — start where they can say yes, then raise as demand fills your hours. More in how to sell your time as a coach.
The math on a real session
Say you run a 60-minute VOD review at $1.50 per minute. The student pays $90, plus roughly 3 percent processing (about $2.70) on top. Cheddify takes 20 percent plus $2 per call: $18 + $2 = $20. You keep $70, paid out through Stripe. A marketplace taking 30 percent on the same session leaves you $63 and keeps the student's contact info. Full numbers on the pricing page.
The honest part
Cheddify sends you zero students. There is no marketplace, no browse page, no algorithm — it converts the audience you already have on Twitch, YouTube, TikTok, or Discord. If you are just starting to coach and have no audience, an established coaching marketplace will get you your first students faster. If your chat already asks for reviews every stream, Cheddify is free to claim, and the link in your panel turns that recurring question into a business. Here is how it works.