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Move over, Osmosis Jones. iamdices is within the constructing.
In the previous two months, YouTube and TikTook creator iamdices (aka Lasayfies Wilson) has drawn a whole lot of hundreds of subscribers and tens of thousands and thousands of views to his YouTube channel–all because of his comedic personifications of the wonders of the human physique.
Wilson, who’s from Maryland and is an aspiring music artist in addition to content material creator, can hint his latest virality again to 1 video: What Really Happens When You’re on Your Period.
Originally posted on TikTok (the place Wilson has 2.6 million followers), the video stars Wilson as a handful of blood cells within the “Uterus Department” ready for the sign to start chaotic evacuation. As they pour out, two division managers commisserate on a plan to extend turnover by changing cells extra usually–say, as soon as a month?
That video, uploaded to YouTube Shorts March 7, has generated greater than 5 million views so far. But whereas it was the primary of Wilson’s clips to go viral, it was not the final.
Nearly each video Wilson has uploaded since has introduced in a number of thousands and thousands of views. He’s chronicled what “actually” occurs when a physique will get coronavirus (3.3 million views), when feet fall asleep (4.7 million), when allergies strike (2.8 million), when NyQuil and coffee wage war (3.7 million), and when bones break (5.3 million).
Together, these movies have helped push his YouTube channel from 43.6K views and no subscribers gained in February to 24.4 million views and 153.3K new subscribers in March, to 52.2 million views and 240K new subscribers in April. His channel now has 487,000 subscribers, and is netting multiple million views per day.
Wilson’s YouTube view and subscriber counts grew dramatically in March and April. Data from Gospel Stats.
For Wilson, this sudden spike is the possibility to make content material creation his full-time profession. He’s at the moment centered on rising his YouTube channel and his presence on TikTook, with plans to introduce a brand new lineup of movies concerning the microcosmic lives of bugs. But he additionally intends to parlay his social media presence into what he sees as longer-term careers in music, design, and actual property.
Check out our chat with him beneath.
(*50*): Tell us a bit of about you! What’s your identify? Where are you from? What do you stand up to outdoors of YouTube?
Lasayfies Wilson: Lasayfies Wilson, from Maryland. My life revolves round content material creation, so if I’m not doing movies, I’m doing music, or vice versa.
(*50*): When and why did you begin making movies? Did you begin on TikTook? YouTube? Why did you resolve to publish to YouTube Shorts?
LW: I’ve been making movies since highschool. I began on Vine, and when it ended I went to Instagram and YouTube–largely YouTube, although. And then TikTook got here out. I began round 2019 on there.
If I had a humorous concept and I knew I might truly get it accomplished fast, I might simply do it. And there was no cash in it at first. It was simply attempting to get humorous concepts, being bored in the home.
(*50*): Was there a second the place you realized it might be a profession?
LW: Yeah, after I began seeing individuals receives a commission for it. My brother and a few of my buddies began getting paid. So I used to be like, that is one thing I can do if I simply put a majority of my time into it.
(*50*): Your channel has not too long ago seen a noticeable enhance in subscribers and views. Do you understand which video or occasion triggered this enhance?
LW: It was the “what really happens when you’re on your period” video.
(*50*): We know your vaccine-related movies have been common. Can you speak a bit about this? Do you understand the place visitors got here from?
LW: Traffic positively got here from COVID-19 being talked about so usually. My movies slot in with what was trending in the meanwhile.
(*50*): Were your huge movies a brand new kind or subject of content material for you, or your channel’s regular fare? Why do you suppose these specific movies caught on?
LW: The physique movies have been a brand new factor I’ve been laying aside for some time. They caught on as a result of it was an informative and humorous approach to clarify the performance of the physique.
(*50*): What sparked the concepts for these movies? How do you often brainstorm concepts for content material?
LW: Me personifying the cells within the my physique in numerous well being conditions is what sparked the concepts. I all the time questioned what my cells felt in sure eventualities. I get new concepts by wanting up well being circumstances.
(*50*): Has your latest engagement uptick modified something for you? Do you might have any new plans or objectives in your content material profession?
LW: Definitely, I can now make a dwelling off content material full-time. I do know social media in all probability gained’t be round endlessly, so the plan is to maneuver into totally different avenues like voice appearing and doing music, doing excursions and exhibits and stuff. I additionally need to get into actual property and my very own clothes line.
(*50*): Have you gotten extra engagement on TikTook from issues going viral on YouTube and Twitter?
LW: I don’t suppose it really works like that. I’ll get quite a lot of followers going from TikTook to different platforms, however for some cause it doesn’t work the opposite manner round. If one thing goes viral on Twitter, I wouldn’t get as a lot followers on my TikTook than if it was the opposite manner–however I’ll get extra followers on Twitter.
(*50*): What’s your favourite a part of making content material on YouTube?
LW: The last product.
@iamdiceswhat bones have you ever guys damaged??@puma ##ForAllTime ##ad ##iamdices ##suedeshoes♬ original sound – Dices😈
(*50*): Are you making content material on another platforms, or are you primarily centered on YouTube?
LW: Focused on TikTook and YouTube. Both have their benefits….TikTook is usually a lot extra bang in your buck, primarily. Like, you get much more consideration for a similar video. But I might say I lean extra in the direction of YouTube as a result of you may make a full profession out of a YouTube channel.
(*50*): What’s subsequent for you and your channel?
LW: Videos concerning the lifetime of bugs.I’m placing movies on the forefront in the meanwhile. My objective is to ultimately promote my music as properly.
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