TikTok Sensation, Erkuahofficial, Encourages Young Content Creators On Passion, Creativity

 

Janet Offei, a Tik Tok sensation, popularly known as Erkuahofficial has encouraged young content creators to be passion driven and creative, to stand them out in the skit making sector. 

The 22-year-old, during her visit to Nigeria, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the panacea to break even in the skit making space was creativity and passion.  

She said that she did not just break even over night, but hard work and dedication propelled her to the level she had attain in the comedy space.

"You can't force it if its not for you, you need to be very creative and passionate about comedy skits so that you can stand out.

"One thing is to do a creative video and become popular but you need to be consistent for you to remain relevant in this industry,” she opined. 

Speaking on how she started making funny videos on social media, Offei who now has over 3.7 million on Tiktok, 400,000 followers on Instagram and over 100,000 on Facebook said it all started out of boredom during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

According to her, she has always wanted to do something that will make people laugh around her in school and through her social media but not officially until the lock down was enforced in 2020 as a result of the pandemic.

"I started content making on Tik Tok in 2020 when the COVID-19 Pandemic started. I was so bored and I just wanted to do something creative.

"I started shooting creative videos until I made one particular video with a South African sound. There were no lyrics, just the beats that I used in my video and it went viral.

"My creative mind-set just told me to do the video and I woke up the next day to see that the video has generated a lot of comments and likes. That was how it all started," she added.

The 300 level student of University of Ghana said she had always loved to do comedy and she kept thinking of different ideas and how to put the ideas into making a video. 

"I've been doing comedy with my friends,  making them laugh but I didn't know how I could put it in video for the whole world to see. I just thought it would be fun if the world could see what i am capable of."  

She further urged other budding skit-makers and social media influencers to focus on branding and style so as to create a niche for themselves in the comedy skit-making sector. 

"What makes you different depends on the kind of thing you arr doing. Some people are pharmacists, some are police officers and some are doing comedy. It now depends on how you do it to make you relevant or unique. 

"What style are you in to, how do you package yourself, how do you want people to see you? So yes, your branding combined with the effort you put into your work will make you stand out," she said.

Offei also encourage newcomers in the space to be patient, be themselves and pray to God for inspirations at all times.

She told her fans to be expectant as she would continue to create more unexpected and entertaining videos. (NAN) (nannews.ng)

Source: NAN