Low viewer count at the start of streams, advice

my average viewership is around 60 viewers. I usually peak at around 85, but ofc sometimes I only peak at 70, and others I peak at 110.

I find that my streams typically have a slow trickle into my viewer count. I am often stuck at 40-45 people for the first hour and a half, where it then starts to rise. I do variety so ofc I understand when interest comes and goes because I personally watch for personality but also only games I enjoy.

I just want to know what you do to get people into faster. I have a discord for alerts only, have my schedule posted, regularly repeat my schedule verbally, and I post when I go live. I have preroll ads off.

I have noticed I must be getting more vid views though, because on my off days i have started to make a small chunk from ads, and I am assuming that’s what it’s from.