Currently studying Mass Media, majoring in radio and television, Mustafa Mohd is a 23-year-old YouTube gamer.
Having spent his entire life in Dubai and studying for 12 years in school, Mustafa began using social media in 2012 by creating his first YouTube channel. He told us his “goal was to be a gamer, but I discovered that my personality in comedy is more skillful and creative, especially since this thing is spontaneous for me.”
Understanding the benefits of being a content creator in Dubai in his earlier years, Mustafa did struggle in the beginning but believed in himself to continue to record. The content creator says “I love seeing people laugh and I will achieve my dream and become a famous gamer because I love it, and I believe that I will achieve my goals.”
Mustafa aspires to open his own studio and have his own team. He tells ITP Live that in order to achieve what he has in his mind, he will work on himself daily, with new, exclusive, and distinctive ideas. He says “My passion in this field is not limited to a specific program. Rather, my work is on all social media platforms, and I love to interact with everyone. I appreciate the support of my followers, and I will reach my goal one day.”
In our interview with Mustafa Mohd, we find out what his strategy is, and where he gets inspiration from his ideas from.
On TikTok you have 2.1 million followers, do you still work on your Instagram & YouTube strategy or do you focus more on TikTok content?
In fact, yes, as a content maker, I must focus on all platforms and give each platform its due effort and ideas.
My beginning was in TikTok, and thanks to this application, I built my own audience on TikTok and YouTube, so my focus is on all platforms. I find that TikTok has a special taste in producing comic ideas and on this application, I like to act in it a lot and to keep up with the trends first. I have been in this situation for two years, and until now, I am continuing with wonderful and attractive ideas.
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What is your favourite platform to use?
Instagram is the best I have because I started it in 2014 and I can say that there are many fan pages for me – they encourage me to interact with them daily.
It is a very nice thing to see that there are special pages for you that always support you during your happiness, your sadness, and your depression, and build a ladder of hope for you in your moment of weakness. Especially since Instagram is one of the platforms that give you the opportunity to expand your scope for large companies.
Which platform would you like to explore more?
The Snapchat platform because I don’t open it often, but I would like to discover it fully.
Also, Snap, in the period, has finally entered strongly with regard to trade and advertisements and has begun to greatly support content makers, as it is easy to use. It is also a program that greatly encourages content makers to download their diaries permanently and comfortably.
Where do you get the ideas for your pranks?
I get it from my mind. The comic content industry is a wonderful thing, especially since I do not take anyone’s ideas. All ideas or most of them come from my mind, and this is what distinguishes me from others unless there is a specific trend that I must follow, but I also do it in my own way.
Are you inspired by other influencers?
In the beginning, yes, I did not have enough experience. But with time I started gaining experience day by day, and now, at the present time, all my ideas come from my imagination, especially since creating content is not as easy thing as people think.
I have to take into account every step, idea, or word I do because there are many people who follow me and may learn from me a word or action that I did wrong, so I take into account everything and focus on keeping everything perfect.
How do you want your followers to feel after they have watched your content?
I want them to laugh at the pranks and the challenges I do because most of the ideas, as I said, are a figment of my imagination.
There are many steps I take, such as preparing the idea and writing the script. I usually put myself in the place of the viewer and see what is attractive and funny that will make you laugh, taking into account my words and actions, and most of them come spontaneously.
Where do you see yourself this time next year?
God willing, I would like to open my own project and to have achieved my ambitions and goals to have my own business. I would like to have a gaming channel on YouTube and open my own studio to host other influencers and help them and make my own projects as a TV program.
What is your ultimate goal in life & what are you doing to work towards that goal?
There is no end to my ambition, and there are always new things in this life. But my goal is to become a millionaire and become one of the greatest YouTubers. I will achieve that by continuing to do what I am doing so more people see my content.
How do you plan your content across your social media channels?
90% of the content that I provide is my own ideas because I do not limit myself to a specific person – I like to do things myself and in my own way.
I like to be distinguished from others in everything, but of course, there are some ideas that come from other YouTubers. Even if you fail to try again and again, we were not created in this world to taste the taste of loss but to fail, try and learn, then succeed.
The path to success is not easy. There is fatigue, exhaustion, and failure. Then, God willing, this thing that we want to reach will be achieved.
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