Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Today many budding YouTubers look up to you as a role model, who inspired you during your journey. Also, 3 advice for any budding YouTuber to grow their channel?
Ms. Aditi Shrestha:
- To be honest I’ve never had role models in this industry because I started at a time when being a YouTuber wasn’t a career option. Initially, I took inspiration from Lilly Singh (aka superwoman) & Jaclyn Hill, their content has motivated me through some very rough times.
- My advice for anyone trying to grow on youtube in 2020 is to research well on what you want to create & know that the space is quite saturated right now so you need to make sure what new/different thing do you offer. At last stay consistent with your video upload schedule.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have mentioned in your videos that you had family problems, financial issues during your initial period, one thing that kept you going in spite of all those personal issues
Ms. Aditi Shrestha:
Before starting blogging/vlogging I’ve had instances in my life where I felt like a failure and my parents pretty much-lost faith in me. During our financial struggles, the one thing that really kept me going was that determination to change my story. I wanted to gain back my parent’s trust & sort of proving to myself too, that I can achieve something if I set my eyes on it. I’d save up money from the daily budget my mom gave me for metro/college expenses and when I had ₹1000, I spent it all in Sarojini Nagar for my haul videos.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You have talked about mental health issues in many of your videos, do you think that in India still, mental health problems is a taboo to talk about
Ms.Aditi Shrestha:
I think yes, mental health is still something that people hesitate talking about, most of them don’t really understand that depression/anxiety is actually real & it has to do with chemical reactions in your brain. It’s not something one can snap out of by reading a “be positive” “this too shall pass” quote. Having a younger brother with special needs, psychotic attacks & experiencing bouts of anxiety myself, I’ve made it a point that a mainstream, decent channel like mine should openly talk about mental health & it shouldn’t be considered a huge deal. I’m so glad that my subscribers & core audience have an open discussion in the comment section about depression, therapy, autism & much more
