How we write and check articles

What the YouCast team relies on, how we check it and how you can tell us we got something wrong.

Who writes this

The articles, guides and comparison pages on this site are written by the YouCast team. YouCast is a cloud service that runs pre-recorded videos as 24/7 live streams on YouTube, Twitch, Kick and Instagram, so we spend our time on the same rules, settings and limits we write about.

Where our facts come from

Platform rules, limits and settings come from the platform's own documentation: YouTube Help, Twitch Help, the KICK Help Center, Instagram Help Center and Google Search Central. We link the page we used in the Sources block of each article, with the month we checked it.

Competitor prices and features on comparison pages come from the competitor's own public pricing page, linked at the bottom of the page with the date we read it. If a page does not state something, we write "not stated" instead of guessing.

How we keep articles current

Rules and prices change. Each article shows its publication date and, when we revise it, an updated date. Comparison pages show the date their prices were checked. When we cannot confirm a number any more, we remove it rather than leave it in.

Conflict of interest

We sell YouCast, and we say so. Where an article mentions YouCast it is in a clearly marked section, and the claims there are limited to what the product does. Comparison pages show list prices from each vendor's pricing page so that you can check any number yourself.

Examples and numbers we calculate

Some numbers are our own arithmetic, for example how much data a 24/7 stream uploads at a given bitrate or what a setup costs at list prices. We label those as our calculation and show the inputs.

Corrections

If you find an error, email support@youcast.cloud with the page and what is wrong. We correct confirmed errors and update the "updated" date on the page.