Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Drewgotgamee. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Alright, Drewgotgamee thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Risking taking is a huge part of most people’s story but too often society overlooks those risks and only focuses on where you are today. Can you talk to us about a risk you’ve taken – it could be a big risk or a small one – but walk us through the backstory.
When I was 18 in college studying Mechanical Engineering and still making content on the side, I found myself in a place where I wasn’t enjoying my major and over time in college I would slowly begin to create videos more than studying for my major. So I decided to take the risk of dropping out of college to put all my energy into making content full-time and to be completely honest that was one of the best decisions I’ve made because that risk basically forced me to bet on myself and to strive to achieve my goals. The risk of dropping out of college with worth it, since then I’ve gained a great following and met a lot people along the way.
When you’re in the position of being a creator, you must adjust towards taking risks for the reason being that every video idea that comes to your mind is a risk. In reality when you get a great video idea you don’t know how the video will perform unless you post it and put the idea out into the world, taking that risk on your ideas is way better than having the regret of not making the idea happen. All it takes is one video, one post and your life can change forever, always trust your ideas and take that risk.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
My name is Andrew Haynes but a lot of people know me as “Drewgotgamee” I’m 20 years old and I was born in Maryland, I started making content back in high school in 2019 on TikTok, I’ve always enjoyed making people laugh and happy and creating content has always been my way of doing that.
How I got into the creating content started when I was young, at the time it was just a hobby I remember always recording little videos on my 3DS of myself doing something funny or just recording whatever I’m doing in the house, or me and my older brother would create videos together. I’ve always had a passion for making videos but I didn’t realize my true potential in the field of creating content until I was older.
The type of content I provide for people are skits about situations that happen to basketball players and people who enjoy sports and situations that happen in different video games I like Fortnite, Super Smash Bros and Grand Theft Auto. The reasons I’ve always enjoyed making these types of videos is to express how relatable a simple situation is to a lot of people but then also adding my own creative twists in the videos. For example in some of my videos music is a huge factor, music helps the video flow with certain beat drops and sound effects I can use to my advantage when creating the video. Another creative twist I include in my videos is bringing different video game worlds to life. Whenever I’m in the process of making a video skit about a video game I always wanna make the viewer feel like they are in the world of that video game with bright colors, sound effects and certain details from the video game that would be familiar to my supporters and viewers.
What sets me apart from other creators is the amount of effort that is put into my craft, with creating content becoming very popular these days a lot of creators just pick up the phone and record but with my content I actually take my time on different ideas and make sure my videos are memorable to my supporters and viewers, not just a quick laugh people will forget about as soon as the scroll away. Being memorable and standing out is really important to me when creating because my content can’t be made by just anybody I’m the only person who can provide that creative twists and details in my content and that makes people enjoy the content even more. You must stand out and set yourself apart when creating content, because anyone can pick up a phone and record but do the shots like cinematic? Are you expressing your idea in an intricate way? Do you wanna just relate to someone or make someone feel a certain emotion? You must ask yourself these questions to set yourself apart from other creators and master your craft.
The process of creating content or just pursuing your goals requires a lot of discipline and focus everyday and in the world of social media if you want to gain a following you must be disciplined for long periods of time and around the clock because the way social media apps work is based on an algorithm, you must have the passion and drive to post consistently so the algorithm can recognize your videos then so you videos can be reached to a lot of people but it’s not easy especially in the beginning. You must try every idea while also having the discipline to be consistent so people will come back and keep watching your videos. Discipline requires you to have a-lot of patience and strength because even for me there have been many times when the engagement and views from my content were low but I’ve pushed through every single time. In the journey of pursuing your dreams and goals you must mentally prepare yourself for the good and bad times, it’s not always easy but you can most definitely do it.
I want my supporters and viewers to know is that creating content on social media is only the foundation for me and my career, I have bigger ambitions for myself. The future I will get into the world of voice acting and making my own cartoons, drawing and cartoons is something that has always been apart of my life but growing up most black characters only had side roles or were seen as not important in the cartoons but I can promise you that will change very soon. I can also see myself acting in comedy and raunchy movies in the future, some of my favorite movies include SuperBad, This is the End, Ted, Project X and Zombieland I can see myself in movies similar to those in the future.
Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?
How I built my audience on social media is by delivering consistent quality content for the audience and also being 100% myself in every video. You must stay consistent but never forget to always be yourself in your content as well, people tend to gravitate towards people who are authentic and aren’t afraid to show there flaws, with how creating content is so popular, people tend to think “oh I must act like this creator to get popular or create this certain content to gain followers” when in reality it’s the opposite you must show the world this is me, this is who I am, this is what I enjoy and if you like it too great but if you don’t that’s fine too. Another way to build an audience to have a small circle of people around you who want the best for you and have experience in the field that you are in, this is very important because the small circle of people can help you and give you advice for your success and can even do things such as a collaboration to help both parties. People who are around me include Yung Astroo, Legendary Jay, Worlds_Original and Nkunim Owusu we all help each other with ideas and are always willing to lead a hand in need, Yung Astroo is my older brother and he has helped me by showing me that I can succeed at creating content full-time and that I can create my own reality as long as I put the work in and always put passion into my craft.
What’s worked well for you in terms of a source for new clients?
The best source of new people finding me as most definitely been the app TikTok, TikTok has allowed me to create skits and get seen by more people the more I post. On TikTok I have gained over 100k followers and have gained over 23.2M views with all my content put together, the way TikTok works is through trending sounds and music so what I would do is put a trending sound or music within my content and put both together to make a skit the relates to my audience and a trending sound or music so the video can be reached by many people. Tiktok has also allowed me to connect with different brands and Video Games such as Genshin Impact, Evony The King’s Return, Love and Pies,Product Madness Casino Games, Mercari Marketplace App, Gel Blaster, The Bunch App and The Wonder App.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/drewgotgamee?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/DREWGOTGAMEE
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DREWGOTGAME
- Other: www.tiktok.com/@drewgotgamee
Image Credits
The images were taken by Drewgotgamee and Yung Astroo