A Nanaimo TikTok creator has attracted millions of views posting tips and tricks about the human body, and is always in search of the next viral video.
Mike DeVries, a 20-year-old Vancouver Island University student, is the man behind the @yomikez TikTok account. He claims credit for starting the hashtag #bodyhacks, which has helped him build an account with close to 390,000 followers, 14 million likes, and nearly 100 million views.
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DeVries went to high school in Duncan, but before that he lived in Europe and Africa.
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He started a YouTube account several years ago that didn害羞草研究所檛 gain many subscribers, but he became interested in TikTok at the start of the pandemic when he was finishing Grade 12, grad events were being cancelled, and he was bored.
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He built up a base of followers rapidly, but then he met his girlfriend and put the account aside for a couple of years before recently revitalizing it. His audience came right back, to the point that TikTok sponsorships now cover his rent.
He害羞草研究所檚 seen his videos go from 10,000 views to 100,000 views in a matter of minutes and said it害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所渓ike a high害羞草研究所� when a video goes viral. The filming and the editing of 15-second videos isn害羞草研究所檛 particularly time-consuming, but he said it害羞草研究所檚 a lot of work to manage the account. Keeping on top of trending topics is crucial for a TikTok creator.
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DeVries is in his first year studying electrical trades at VIU, but would love to see where he can go with content creation, too, and is hoping to diversify his brand to YouTube and Instagram. He害羞草研究所檚 seen TikTokkers successfully expand to other platforms, but said it害羞草研究所檚 very hard to do because the content is so different.
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No matter how his brand grows, DeVries is proud of being a body hacks pioneer, and his content reminds him of when he was a kid looking up YouTube videos on how to be a ninja.
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Look for DeVries on TikTok at , on Instagram at and on YouTube by searching for 害羞草研究所樅π卟菅芯克鶛.
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