Doncaster teen proves you CAN make money out of playing video games

He’s the Doncaster teenager who proves you CAN make money out of playing video games.
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Youngster Jayden Robinson is still a schoolboy, but has already set himself a profitable sideline as a vlogger with thousands of subscribers and an annual income in the region of four figures.

The 16-year-old from Hatfield, due to be sitting his GCSEs this summer before the coronavirus closed schools, has people hanging on his every word when it comes to the video game Minion Rush. He has been vlogging for four years, starting as a hobby.

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Jayden said: “It’s slowly but surely taken over a large part of my life. I have 3,000 total subscribers and have grossed over two million views.”

Jayden Robinson is a successful video games vloggerJayden Robinson is a successful video games vlogger
Jayden Robinson is a successful video games vlogger

He said it was quite difficult to make money from posting videos online.

“You have to edit, or pay someone to edit for you, record, script, publish and set up monetisation,” he said. “It really is a struggle at times. It isn’t really a job for me as I can only make £80 at maximum a month out of it. For me its more the enjoyment I get out of it.

“In my videos, I usually discuss the mobile game Minion Rush, as I have become one of the most well known players in its small yet sophisticated community.

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“You need to do what I did and find your niche. There’s no point making videos on something like Fortnite or Minecraft when you start out – you’ll be drowned out by other, larger creators. Originality is key.”

Jayden Robinson is a successful video games vloggerJayden Robinson is a successful video games vlogger
Jayden Robinson is a successful video games vlogger

Minion Rush was Jayden’s favourite game when he was younger but he now prefers ‘storytelling’ games like "Detroit: Become Human", and also plays games like Fortnite and Warzone in his free time.

He has been one of the best in the world at Minion Rush, claiming world record holding high scores in 2017.

Some of his most recent posts have seen him interview the actress Ava Benevente, who voiced one of the game’s characters called Meena, and Carl Vaudrin, composer of the game.

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He added: “My small community means more to me than they’ll ever know and have changed me for the better as a person.”

Screenshot of Jayden's vlog pageScreenshot of Jayden's vlog page
Screenshot of Jayden's vlog page

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