How to Become an YouTube influencer David Dobrik example

David Dobrik is a US-based influencer that started from Vine. Back in the days, the Slovakian-born guy started a YouTube career and diversified his reach with different applications. Currently, David Dobrik is one of the most popular YouTubers that got up to 10 million views on each video. He was in the "vlog" space and carried out many pranks and giveaways which helped to make his content stand out from the crowd. So, what was his secret?

Diversifying Content for Each Platform

David Dobrik started on Vine. For a long time, he was known as a Viner and after the application died and got unpopular, David started diversifying his content. He made a wide move and started on every possible platform.

He eventually got more than 10 million views per video. At the same time, he is very active on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. He records separate content for TikTok and most of the times, wows his fan base only on that platform. Some of his TikTok dedicated content gets up to 40 million views, which is an insane achievement for him. 

Collaborating with Other Popular Influencers

This is a key factor if you want to become successful on YouTube. You should collaborate with many YouTube influencers because each persona on YouTube has their own fan-base. You could be unknown for a particular fan-base, but by collaborating, get to reach people who may become die-hard fans of your content. Collaborating is also important on other platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat. 

When you are just starting, find people who may be on the same path. When you’ve 1000 subscribers, search for YouTubers who have the same amount of fans. Collaborate with them and try to get as much exposure on their YouTube channel. David is collaborating with many influencers in different industries. He is collaborating with people who are prankers, magicians, vloggers, comedic geniuses, etc.