9 Ways To Earn Money By Playing Dota2

9 Ways To Earn Money By Playing Dota2

1. By playing amateur tournaments

Like any other MOBA game, Dota2 players can compete for cash prizes in online esports tournaments at sites like Epulze, Toornament, and Amateur Dota2 Leagues.

Or you can join a Dota2 LAN party. These are tournaments held on LAN servers in a particular location and there will usually be a prize pool. You can find local LAN parties through the gaming community or by searching online.

2. Sell items in the game

If you have a lot of Dota2 cosmetic items, you can sell them to players who can't buy items through the game. To be able to buy through the game, you need a credit card or Paypal, some players don't have them, but they still want to equip their heroes with incredible masks and cosmetic items.

Usually these transactions will happen by meeting or by local money transfer. The items in question are given away accordingly.

3. Bet on Dota2 games

Betting on Dota2 has been possible for several years and is growing. As with any type of game, you have a chance to win or lose a lot, so make sure you know the game and the players well. The sites you can visit if you want to test your knowledge and enjoy the risk are GG.BET, Rivalry.gg and Dota2 Lounge.

4. Sell your account

Although Valve and the players don't see it well, selling your account is still a way to earn money. To get close to a good amount of money, your account will need to have a high MMR. This takes time; so if you decide to continue on this path, don't expect to retire soon.

5. Earn money from the Dota2 workshop

If you have 3D design skills, you could earn money designing Dota2 cosmetic items. You can then submit them for review by the Dota2 workshop. If chosen, your items will be available for sale and you can start earning money.

 

Most of the proceeds from your designs will go to the game, so again, don't expect to earn much for your efforts.

6. Boost accounts

This is another no-no. Boosting, or playing on behalf of a minor player, is considered cheating and Valve and the Dota2 community disapprove of it.

However, this is a way to earn money and there are many sites on the Internet that will connect experienced Dota2 players with less experienced players. Usually the transaction will go through the site to guarantee the payment / completion of the task.

7. Become a coach

Similar to boost, except totally legal. Less experienced players will pay you to teach them how to be better players so that they can improve their own account statistics themselves.

If you fancy the idea of ​​training other players to improve, you can win a decent amount of money. You have the option to do it alone and offer your services in community chats or elsewhere. Or you can join a training site like GamerSensei or Dota Coach.

8. Stream or upload content to Twitch or YouTube

Whether you want to earn money streaming or uploading content, here are the tools to do it while playing Dota2.

1. Earn money with free donations

Start earning free donations from your viewers with Rechaaarge. It is a fantastic way to interact with your viewers who might not be able to financially support you otherwise.

To activate your profile, all you need to do is connect your YouTube or Twitch account. Let everyone know that free donations are activated. And everything is ready!

You also get your own gamified dashboard, where you can set goals, earn badges, send messages to donors, and even give some of your winnings to charities.

2. Use a paid donation tool

Cheering / Bits is Twitch's own currency that can be purchased through Amazon and donated to streamers. To qualify, you must be a Twitch affiliate or partner.

YouTube has its own donation method called SuperChat. Allow the paying viewer to post a highlighted comment on your live stream to get noticed.

Streamlabs OBS, Streamelements and Muxy (Twitch only) are free streaming and streaming management tools. Equipped with live alerts, a dashboard full of statistics, and intuitive features, they're all good options for streamers to set up paid donations through their stream.

3. Subscriptions and / or memberships

Getting your viewers to commit to giving you money monthly is a game changer for many streamers and content creators.

 

Twitch began offering this option to its Partners in 2011 and then expanded to include smaller Affiliates in 2013. In Twitch's case, monthly followers are called subscribers.

YouTube also has this option, although only for YouTube partners. Introduced in 2013, content creators can generate monthly income through channel memberships.

A popular external option for content creators is Patreon. Patreon offers virtually the same service without the requirements and takes much less of your income!

A must if you want to keep your subscribers happy; Give them access to exclusive content and subscriber-only benefits!

4. Get on the advertising train

Nowadays, if you have a broadcast or a VoD channel, you can make money showing ads. Although you probably won't get a ton of cash through advertising, it's easy to set up and passive.

Both Twitch and YouTube allow you to post ads to your videos or live streams through their services. Naturally, they take a share of the revenue. Twitch takes exactly half and YouTube takes 45%.

5. Use affiliate marketing to earn money playing Dota2

Another way to make money playing Dota2 is to include affiliate marketing in your strategy. Just add product links to your channel that take your viewers to an affiliate site. If your viewers make a purchase, you will receive a commission.

 

The best products to promote are the ones you are already using on a daily basis. There are many affiliate programs available to players. Amazon Associates, Gearbest, and Zavvi are just the tip of the iceberg.

6. Market your brand

People love things! Once you have a large enough following, you can create your own personal brand. Whether you want this to include some Dota2 elements is up to you. But by selling brand name products you will not only earn more money from your viewers, it will also enhance your brand.

Streamlabs Merch, Teespring and Merch by Amazon are some of the options available that will help manage the process for you.

If you decide to use Dota2 elements, be sure to watch out for copyright infringement.

7. Make money with brand sponsorship.

If you can sell your own merchandise then it should be easy enough for you to find brands that want to pay you to promote your products.

 

In some cases, brands will get in touch with you to get started, but if not, you can access the books of an agency that connects creators and brands.

YouTube purchased one of those agencies, FameBit, to help facilitate this process. And Twitch has the Bounty Board Program that allows creators to contact brands directly through their dashboard.

9. eSports

In August 2011, Valve invited sixteen teams to compete in a Dota2 tournament at Gamescon. This event has continued each following year and has become known as the Internationals. If you want to earn money playing Dota2, being professional will make you earn a lot of money!

1. Get sponsored as a professional player

Brand sponsorship:

The scope of eSports is now greater than ever. Dota2 is at the top, accounting for around half the hours of broadcasting of eSports. To reach this audience, brands want to find players or teams to promote their products and content in exchange for financing.

Team sponsorship:

Although it is a recent development, the number of professional eSports teams or franchise organizations is growing. These teams are backed by investors and behave like traditional sports teams. They buy and sell players to compete in the best tournaments and leagues. Dota2 teams are among the highest-paid esports teams to date.

2. Win money in esports tournaments playing Dota2

Since 2013, the prize pool for the International has been funded through an in-game battle pass type called "Compendium". If you have any doubts about how well this method works, the cumulative prize in 2018 reached $ 25 million.

Overall, Dota2's professional tournaments have earned players and teams more than $ 100 million, making it the highest-paid e-sports game. With that in mind, if you have a good team with great gameplay, you should definitely consider playing in Dota2 pro and premium tournaments.