Kapamilya comedian Brenda Mage shared how vlogging helped her survive the pandemic.
In her interview with ABS-CBN morning talk show Magandang Buhay, Brenda talked about the advantage that vlogging brought to her especially in this time of pandemic.
While she recognizes the sufferings and hardships of many people, the pandemic has turned out positive for her as a vlogger and content creator. She said with many people confined in their homes and the internet as the source of entertainment, her earnings have increased.
“Medyo unfair sa mga nagsa-suffer dahil sa nangyayari sa ngayon. Pero sa akin sobrang positive ang nangyayari kasi naging advantage ko siya as content creator o vlogger. Parang mas lumaki ang kita ko, mas tumaas ang viewers ko kasi nasa bahay lang ako nagba-vlog. So ginawa ko siyang motivation para makapagpasaya sa ibang taong nadi-depress. Kahit sa mga nasa ibang bansa, at dito sa Pilipinas na nawalan ng trabaho, nasa bahay lang, pinapanood nila ‘yung videos ko.
“Bukod sa nakakapagpasaya ako sa kanila ay kumikita rin ako. So naging positive siya sa akin kasi mas nagkaroon ako ng malaking income dahil dito sa pandemic na nasa bahay lang ako,” she said.
Brenda also recalled how she started in vlogging. She said she was already happy back then with the 5,000 in earnings but now it has already climbed to six digits ranging 100k-300k per month for both Facebook and YouTube.
Brenda also added that what’s more fulfilling about her vlogging is the fact that she can help her family and friends with their needs.
“Dati four months ako bago kumita. Unang kita ko P5,000. Tuwang-tuwa na ako. Tapos nung medyo nakilala na ako sa Miss Q&A, ang dami nang nagti-trend na videos. Ngayon so far both kumikita ako sa Facebook at YouTube. Tapos pareho silang tig-six digits. Sa ngayon sa nangyayari sobrang laki na ‘yan.
“Sobrang sarap sa feeling din kasi. Kasi kapag kumikita ko, ang kita ko sa Facebook diretso sa bangko. Ang kita ko sa YouTube, bukod sa pamilya ko at mga baklang kasama ko, ‘di ko lang bina-vlog, ‘yung iba bumibili ako ng bigas, may certain areas na nagbibigay ako ng relief goods, mga ganoon,” Brenda disclosed.
But while Brenda is happy with the earnings she is getting from vlogging, she’s also confronted by bashing and hurtful comments. But instead of getting affected by the negative comments on his vlog, Brenda maintained that they are still counted as views. so she just thanked her bashers.
“Ang content ko hindi maiiwasan na iba-bash ka kasi kabastusan daw. Tapos nung namatay ‘yung dalawang vlogger na sikat, ang laging sinasabi ang puro comment, ‘sana ikaw na lang ‘yung nawala hindi si ganito.’ Simula noong nangyari na may namatay na vlogger ‘yun ang bash sa akin na masakit. Okay lang kasi habang namba-bash ka ibig sabihin nanonood ka ng videos ko. At the end of the day, viewer pa rin kita. So salamat sa basher,” Brenda said.
Currently, Brenda is part of the teleserye Ang sa Iyo Ay Akin starring Jodi Sta. Maria and Iza Calzado.
Meanwhile, his YouTube channel has already reached 478K subscribers with a total of 49 million views.
