Swoozie resides in Orlando, Fla, where he started his professional gaming career in Championship Gaming Series North American League. As a gamer, companies paid him to fly around the country and play videogames to compete for $10, 000. At that time he was still working for the “Hard Rock Café,” and people kept coming up to him asking all these questions on how his job works with CGS. To resolve this problem, Swoozie decided to make a YouTube channel to tell people what he has been up in his life.

  Swoozie had no idea that his channel would blow up this big from starting with only 55 subscribers his first year on YouTube, to now having his own panel’s at “Playlist Live” in Orlando, Fla. In an interview with Swoozie at Playlist Live, he gave out some tips on how to create a successful YouTube channel. One would have to create a video that stands out from the rest, something no one has ever seen before. Another important thing when it comes to making a YouTube video is have a colorful thumb nail, having that really catches the viewer’s eyes toward clicking that video. Video editing is just as important as developing content, having the right editing software helps the video develop into a master piece. Swoozie edits on “Final Cut Express” which is $199, and if committed, one could make a successful career with a You Tube channel.

  The next event Swoozie is going to attend is Evo which is a gaming competition held in Las Vegas. The game he’ll be playing there is “Killer Instinct,” a fighting game on the Xbox One. In an interview with Swoozie, he was ask on what gaming console he preferred. He said “I mean the thing is, I’m a gamer. So a lot of people now like to segregate the whole thing, but we are all gamers, and it doesn’t matter if we play on Xbox, PlayStation, Wii, PC, were all on the same team.” Strong words from a You Tube vlogger can go a long way, and this hate that gamers have with each other is just plain dumb.

  Swoozie started one of the first let’s play channels called “Press Start” with YouTube vlogger Michelle Phan. This helped his personal channel get a lot of traffic. He never thought that his little YouTube channel could turn into this huge media outlet. Now he is making a living doing what he loves, and that is whatever he wants it to be. One day, he could be telling a story about his past than post it on YouTube, or another day he could be playing video games for money. It just goes to show with YouTube anyone can make a living with a loyal subscriber base.