‘LEARNING JOURNEY’ | John Fedellaga almost gave up being an online content creator

October 20, 2022 , 12:01 PM

By Carl Joseph Ferrer

(October 20, 2022) – John already has 2.5 million followers on Facebook and 1.2 million subscribers on YouTube. It’s safe to say that he has amassed a large number of fans and supporters all over the world.

“Siguro nakaka-overwhelm ‘yung impact nito, kasi ‘yung lahat ng pagod ko while I was creating content, parang sulit dahil sa pagtangkilik ng mga tao. Naging more grateful ako, and of course, like what my mom said, always be humble and grateful sa lahat ng bagay.”

Believe it or not, John was on the verge of giving up creating content. This was before he started doing make-up tutorials.

“Pasuko na talaga ako noong mga era na hindi ko pa ginagawa ‘yung Omegle. Kasi ‘yung content ko before is I buy make-up, lalo na ‘yung mga trend dito na make-up, and then nire-review ko siya sa channel ko. E wala na nga nagma-make-up, so ano ire-review ko? Tapos gumagastos ako ng make-up and then naiipon lang siya.”

He was also psychologically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. But John eventually overcame it when he began his Omegle series – when everything changed for him.

“Parang sumuko na ako just by creating looks, kasi nga that time rin parang I was so confused kasi pandemic was happening, and then kung ano-ano na nasa utak ko, parang naa-ansya-ansya na ako. I was really happy and surprised sa impact ng Omegle [content] kasi hindi ko talaga in-expect na it will be a hit.”

Now with millions of followers and subscribers, John had his fair share of amusing and chaotic fan interactions.

“Merong nangyari na nahati ‘yung fans, so gumawa sila ng dalawang klaseng page for John Fedellaga tapos paunahan sila mag-100k [followers] ganyan, tapos ending mag-aaway-away sila sa [group chat]. Kasi nakikipagkulitan ako sa kanila minsan, nakikipag-interact talaga ako sa kanila lalo na nung pandemya na wala akong mga kausap, kaso naman papunta na sa warla sila, nag-leave nalang ako. At the end of the day pinagbati-bati ko rin sila, naging okay na rin sila.”

“Sa dami-daming pinagdaanan ko dyan sa pagma-make-up, e hindi naman pala ako para sa make-up. Ang na-realize ko is never give up. May mga panahon talaga na akala mo hindi para sayo pero hinahanda ka lang pala. Tulad nung sakin, kasi kung hindi ako nag make-up ng nag make-up, natuto ng natuto mag make-up, e ‘di puchu puchu ako ngayon sa mga afam,” he added.

John shared some of his learnings with those who are aspiring content creators or are on the verge of giving up.

“Kapag nagsisimula ka pa lang, you just have to enjoy and take it as a learning journey. So lahat ng ginagawa mo while starting is like a learning lesson for you na kapag dumating yung peak mo, you will able to use it. Just be patient and just go go go!”

John is one of our Reelfriends in the Reelverse project, an online influencer-driven initiative to look for stars who will lead a web series. Get a chance to be a Reelstar by completing our challenges and uploading Reels with the hashtags #ReelversePH and #ReelstarsPH!

Be happy and more inspired with John Fedellaga, and catch him live on the Reelverse Hub every Saturday, 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM on TV5, Cignal Entertainment, and Sing Galing official Facebook pages.

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