EVENTS
“When I discovered vaping my first thoughts
were ‘that’s so cool’ and I was totally fascinated
by all the equipment and the different juices.”
“There was no information out there at all
when I started and just learned as I went
along. It started as nothing more than a
hobby and from then on it just spiralled
out of control. Soon I found that all my
free time was either spent making videos
about vaping or sitting at my computer
answering vaping questions from people
who had watched my videos and wanted
to know more.”
The part about answering questions is
not to be glossed over and it plays a big
role in the amazing popularity that Nick
enjoys today in the vaping community.
The thing about Nick is that he really
genuinely likes to help people with their
vaping problems or issues and wants to
share his knowledge and passion with as
many people as he can.
That spark which prompted him to quit
his job at Starbucks and make a living as
a blogger and YouTuber is still there and
it is helping others that really drives
him onwards.
It is also his style of videos that so many
people feel so appealing. When he is
explaining how something works or is
done, such as how to build a coil, he
goes into a lot of detail and does not
leave anything out.
The idea is to set things out in a logical
step-by-step manner so that people with
no exper ience can learn what to do.
The interaction with the vaping
community is important to Nick because
he is the kind of person who really loves
to share his passion.
He could talk for hours about vaping and
his work and I get the impression that
if he was being interviewed about craft
beers, travel or music then the same
passion would be there too.
Nick said: “Obviously when I first found
out about vaping I didn’t think I would
end up doing this for a living but it got to
a point when I was working 40 hours a
week at Starbucks and I was spending
the same amount of time on YouTube
and other vaping-related activities.
“Vaping had rapidly become my passion
and so in December 2014 I quit my job
and decided to do this full time. It was
a scary decision for sure but it was one
that I knew I would regret if I had not at
least given it a go.
“I put my passion before my pay check
and I am really glad that I did so.”
Nick is also an incredibly hard worker.
He has produced around 700 vaping
videos in just over six years, has
210,000 subscribers to his GrimmGreen
YouTube channel and has clocked up in
excess of 25 million video views.
That is not at all bad by any standards
and Nick’s popularity can only continue
to grow as more people find out about
him every week.
Next time Nick will explain more about
why he spends so much time helping
members of the vaping community that
he champions at every opportunity.
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