Just by typing the keyword phrase on the Google search engine, viewers immediately receive thousands of results about the YouTube channel of a young man named Nguyen Vu Hoang. Because #maybayvlog is named for its wit, intelligence and is an attractive technology review channel on all platforms. Hoang's YouTube channel currently attracts more than 160,000 subscribers. Almost every young person knows about Hoang's channel, even older people who need to learn about new technology products also visit #maybayvlog.
Nguyen Vu Hoang used to be a student at the University of Transport with a high entrance score. That boy was his parents' great hope in his academic career. However, at university, Hoang did not find passion in studying. On the contrary, at that time, as a technology enthusiast, Hoang really liked to learn, explore and review new technology products for many people to know. That hobby was realized by Hoang by looking for units and companies specializing in reviewing technology products to ask for collaboration, working as an amateur collaborator, with a very low salary.
Working while studying makes it difficult to devote all your heart to studying, while reviewing technology products requires the person doing it to be focused, passionate, and devoted all their time. “At that time, I somewhat neglected my studies. My family was in an unprecedented crisis, so I limited contact with my parents. On the one hand, I avoided arguments, but on the other hand, I tried to focus my thoughts and put all my effort into my new direction,” Hoang confided.
Then, a frank conversation was held in the family. Hoang presented his wishes and promised his parents that if he pursued the path of becoming a YouTuber but did not achieve the desired results, he would return to focus on studying Bridge and Road Engineering as his family wished; if he achieved results, he would continue to persevere with his passion. And with his efforts and affinity for the profession, Hoang quickly achieved positive results in his career as a YouTuber, quickly receiving many large contracts with high salaries and bonuses at the company he worked for.
Hoang started his career as a YouTuber in 2013. At first, he only applied to be a collaborator specializing in writing technology news for Schannel; after that, Hoang was trusted and assigned to positions from editing, production to content management. Currently, Hoang is working as a Content Creator - Content Producer with the stage name May Bay Vlog. Although this is a trendy job at first glance, seemingly "making" money, but only those in the profession know that creating a brand that attracts followers is very difficult, but maintaining it and continuously creating, setting many new "peaks" is extremely difficult.
“You can follow the trend but you can also create a new trend yourself”, that is the challenge that Hoang and his team have to constantly “rack their brains” to find. With any topic, Hoang also struggles to find new perspectives, unique and eye-catching filming and editing techniques to attract viewers. Especially, with a technology channel, before reviewing, it is necessary to equip a lot of accessories, testing the durability of the machine also needs to be considered to be “sufficient”, creating trust for the audience, while ensuring to create attention, curiosity, and excitement for young people.
“Many people think that to be a reviewer, you need good looks, a sense of humor, or a powerful team of machines, but the most important thing in my opinion is diligence and consistency. When you diligently produce content regularly, for example about 3 videos/week on any platform, you will have the opportunity to be recognized by the audience. When you are diligent and do enough, your skills in front of the camera will improve. Creativity will also improve because creativity and acumen in the profession can be practiced. Social networks also prioritize the diligence of a content producer over other factors,” Hoang shared. After 10 years of pursuing a profession that still carries many prejudices from society, Hoang still firmly believes that no profession is easy, the key is to do the job with a spirit of dedication, dedication, creativity, and perseverance.
Nguyen Vu Hoang believes that the YouTuber and reviewer profession, along with the development of the market economy, will be long-lasting; because at any time, there will be new products and services that need to be evaluated and shared with the community. The most important thing is that for the job to develop sustainably, professionals must always update trends, improve knowledge, and hone skills so as not to fall behind. Many people are also worried that this profession is only suitable when they are young, but I think differently, I can get old but that is also an advantage, because I have experience, experience, and can completely share from the perspective of an older person, letting young people know things they do not know. Because knowledge is limitless, it can be old to me but new to others.
Because of his serious thinking about the profession, Hoang always believes that there is no such thing as nonsense content, only whether the way of doing things is nonsense or not. To be successful in the profession, YouTubers and reviewers must not only follow temporary trends, but must constantly ponder and invest their brainpower into each product, only then can they build a loyal, quality and tasteful audience.
