Wikitubia:Interviews/biggranny000

This interview was conducted on December 14, 2018 by EpicNinjaDude37.

Biggranny000 is a YouTuber with over 150,000 subscribers.

Q1: How and when did you discover YouTube?


 * I was 12 years old (which was 8 years ago), back in 2010. I wanted to make an account to subscribe and like videos. I watched a lot of gameplay videos and walkthroughs.

Q2: Can you remember what the first YouTube video that you ever watch was?


 * I think it was runescape.

Q3: Can you remember what the first video game that you ever played was?


 * When I was very little I had a nintendo 64, don't really remember what I played.

Q4: How many YouTube videos do you think you've watched in your lifetime?


 * Thousands.

Q5: How many YouTube channels do you think you are currently subscribed to?


 * A few hundred. If I like a video, I'll give them a subscription and like. I like supporting creators.

Q6: Can you remember who was the first YouTuber that you subscribed to?


 * I have no idea.

Q7: Who is the most subscribed YouTube channel that is subscribed to you


 * ZephPlayz at 1.4M subs.

Q8: Who was the first YouTuber that you were a fan of?


 * Probably TheRadBrad.

Q9: Who or what influence you to make YouTube videos?


 * I influenced myself.

Q10: Currently who is your favorite YouTuber or YouTubers?


 * Some car channels like Doug Demuro.

Q11: What do you think about the YouTube Advertiser-Friendly content guidelines?


 * Youtube guidelines are too strict, but they don't want to get sued.

Q12: How did you come up with biggranny000 as your YouTube channel name?


 * I was young and thought it was funny, now I'm just sticking with it.

Q13: Was biggranny000 your YouTube channel name when you first created your YouTube channel?


 * Yes.

Q14: Do you have a favorite and least favorite video that you have uploaded?


 * Not really, I always enjoy what I do.

Q15: Can you remember what date you uploaded your first YouTube video?


 * I believe it was 2012.

Q16: What is your favorite part about having a YouTube channel and being a YouTuber?


 * I can create my own media and share my moments with people, knowing that people enjoy watching me as well.

Q17: What was the first game or video game you played for a YouTube video?


 * Roblox

Q18: How and when did you discover Roblox?


 * Discovered it in 2010.

Q19: Do you play video games in your free time that you don't record and upload if so what games?


 * Yes, all the time. I play a lot of racing games such as Forza Horizon or DIRT. I also love BeamNG and wreckfest.

Q20: How many video games do you own?


 * 300+

Q21: What do you use to record and edit your videos?


 * I use OBS, Action! and Sony Vegas.

Q22: What are your PC and setup specifications?


 * I have an I7-6700K, Asus Rog GTX 1080, 4TB of HDD storage, 250GB SSD, 500GB M2 SSD, Rosewill Capstone Gold 80+ 750W PSU, ASROCK I7 Fatality Motherboard, 16GB G.Skill 3200Mhz RAM. Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Case. I also have two laptops.

Q23: How long does it take you to make a thumbnail for one of your videos?


 * Usually 5-20 minutes.

Q24: What equipment did you have when you first started uploading YouTube videos?


 * I still had a custom built PC but 2 years ago I rebuilt it. I used to have a basic headset mic, a small 1080p monitor, AMD Phenom 965 CPU, HD Radeon 5770 GPU, etc. Still not a bad PC.

Q25: Who made your YouTube channel logo and your YouTube channel banner?


 * ScaryStevo and MouseyCherie.

Q26: Have you had the same YouTube channel logo and YouTube channel banner since you first created your YouTube channel?


 * No, it's changed over the years.

Q27: How many comments and messages that you receive do you read and reply to?


 * I used to reply to them when I was smaller, I still often reply on my social media however.

Q28: Do you watch your own videos before or after you upload them?


 * Yes

Q29: Does any of your family members watch your videos?


 * Yes, little cousins and parents.

Q30: Have you ever met a fan of your videos other then your family and friends?


 * Yes, my friend's graduation party I met a little kid that was a fan.

Q31: Have you ever met another YouTuber?


 * Smaller ones, yes.

Q32: Do you have a job other then YouTube, if so what is your occupation?


 * I make roblox games, and over the summer I did construction work.

Q33: If you’ve worked before what was your first job?


 * Youtube was my first job.

Q34: What is your dream job?


 * I.T management for a large company, race car driver, large game developer or youtuber.

Q35: Have you lived in the U.S for your whole life?


 * Yes

Q36: Have you ever traveled outside of the U.S, if so to what country?


 * Haven't been outside of the U.S.

Q37: If you were the CEO of YouTube right now is there anything that you would add or change to or about YouTube?


 * I would listen to creators more, and develop more programs for smaller youtubers.

Q38: If you were the founder of YouTube what do you think you would have named it?


 * Youtube lol

Q39: Do you think YouTube should make a play button other then it's current 100,000 subscriber, 1 million subscriber, and 10 million subscriber play buttons?


 * I feel like the play buttons should stay the same, but perhaps more rewards for smaller youtubers, such as something for 10k subscribers.

Q40: You currently have over 150,000 subscribers on your YouTube channel, did you ever think you would have that many subscribers?


 * No, definitely not. I used to do youtube for fun, once I started blowing up many years ago I realized it would make a decent job. Now I just do it on the side.

Q41: Currently your most viewed video has over 1.1 million views, did you ever think one of your videos would have that many views?


 * I'm quite surprised.

Q42: Can you remember what date your most viewed video become your most viewed video?


 * A few months ago

Q43: What is your lifetime subscriber and video view goal?


 * I wanted to reach a million, but I think my chances are up.

Q44: What was your lifetime subscriber and video view goal when you first started uploading YouTube videos?


 * 100 subscribers. I was excited to get a few views.

Q45: How long do you think YouTube will last?


 * It's only growing, forever.

Q46: How long do you think you will be uploading YouTube videos?


 * Not sure where I should go, my channel has been in a death spiral.

Q47: Are you planning on going to any YouTube/Gaming conventions?


 * No.

Q48: Have you ever been to a YouTube/Gaming convention before?


 * No.

Q49: What advice would you give to someone who is trying to make videos on YouTube?


 * Find a niche and audience, and pursue your dreams. Vlogging is getting pretty big now.

Q50: What is the future for you and your channel?


 * Not sure.

Q51: Have you ever done an interview like this before?


 * I've done small video interviews a few times.