I recently decided to jump ship at a couple of the places I was working to focus on a project of my own – don’t worry, Elmore County Living isn’t on that list! The idea of being my own boss has always been intriguing. With one year of college left, I thought it would be a stellar idea to take advantage of my free time, investing in myself, rather than in others. The project to which I’ve been devoting nearly all of my wits for the past two months comes in the form of a geeky, gaming-related YouTube channel.
Though many of us use the video service, very rarely do we think about the content creators behind the scenes. In fact, the highest paid and most-viewed YouTuber operates under the name of “PewDiePie.” He publishes all sorts of content, but most is pertinent to one thing: video games.
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