Ex: Tell us about a change you’ve seen in the digital blogging space since you started out your journey? How has this space evolved?
Ankit: A lot of upcoming gamers who see me as a role model started asking me to stream so that they can learn by watching me play and that’s when I decided to start streaming. It started from one person watching to a few hundred and has kept increasing. Today my live streams and my videos are being shared by fans to convince their parents that gaming can be taken as a career. I feel happy to see that even my fans’ parents have started trusting me.
Ex: What would be your calling in a parallel universe? (Alternate career options)
Ankit: I feel I would become a DJ or an actor. I love music and acting.
Ex: If you were stranded on an island, what are the 3 gadgets you’d take along?
Ankit: My gaming laptop, my wireless gaming headset, and my go pro camera.
Ex: A technology you wished you’d invented?
Ankit: Equipment that needs 1 person to pedal and can create enough electricity to run light, water pump, and basic necessary things for an entire village!
Ex: Social media trolling is seeing an upward rise. Do you think this only increases with the popularity of an Influencer? How does one tackle this situation?
Ankit: I feel people have questions most of the time and if you have the answers, it doesn’t lead to trolling. In my case, I reply to most of the comments and I know my fans. If I see an unknown trying to get attention, I just block them straight away.
Ex: What does success mean to you? –
Ankit: Getting up in the morning and seeing my mom smile because she doesn’t have to worry about anything anymore.
Ex: Do you think Influencer Marketing is a fad? Where do you see this space in years to come?
Ankit: It’s going to keep growing, I feel. Everyone is enjoying it and that’s the reason you see so many platforms and so many influencers. Everyone is growing and in different fields.
Ex: Which three things does someone starting in the gaming industry need to know?
Ankit: It’s not easy, be patient. Getting a gaming pc does not mean that you have arrived. It will take time and a lot of hard work.
Ex: What would you say is the biggest challenge for a gaming influencer?
Ankit: To build his or her community the way he or she wants to and stick with it.
