In the digital age, we can do anything online from streaming our favorite movies on Netflix and Hulu, watch our favorite YouTubers' videos and follow them on social media like Instagram and Twitter, and watch people livestream and give advice about life or video games on websites like Younow and Twitch. Almost every creator started posting content for almost the same reason - they want to express themselves and inspire others. What most people tend to forget is that these creators are just like us. I asked several YouTubers who have thousands of subscribers what it is like being a creator and this is what they said.
MeganPlays has a gaming channel with 59K+ subscribers! With most of her videos are video game tutorials, she did not really intend to make gaming videos. "I started posting content because I felt like it would be a fun outlet for expression!" Megan said "I wanted to start with vlogging but it turned into gaming". Megan joined Youtube on June 24th, 2014 and started posting content. Her channel began catching speed last August and now "I'm growing about 1000 subscribers a day! I am astounded, it's so crazy to me to find that people actually love what I do!"
With most YouTubers, they often don't tell their friends and family what they're doing because of fear of rejection. Megan says that her family and friends are very supportive and understanding of her channel. They always text her about how her videos are doing! When it comes to her personal life, Megan said that her social media accounts sometimes influence her personal relationships. She said that "sometimes I have people who never tried to talk to me in high school asking to be in videos"!
When it comes to motivation to post videos, Megan credits her viewers as her constant motivation. Megan says that she "feels amazing when I give them new content to watch!" When it comes to her viewers, her favorite memory of being an online creator is going to conventions and meeting her viewers. "Meeting viewers is such a cool feeling!" Megan stated. When it comes to YouTubers getting opportunities like reviewing products, Megan hasn't received to many opportunities through her content but mostly for her content. She has companies contact her to play their games and she'll sometimes do it depending on the game.
While making YouTube videos for two years and accumulating about 60,000 subscribers, Megan says that she's a completely different person than she was two years ago. "I have grown to be more social and understanding to my demographic (7-15 years old)."
As her accounts have grown at a reasonable rate, Megan says that her favorite part of being a content creator is that she can do anything she wants with it. "The possibilities of videos I can make are virtually endless!"
Megan's Social Media
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/megannplays
Instagram: www.instagram.com/MeganPlays
Twitter: www.twitter.com/MeganPlays
