Ben Taylor - Vine Star, Career and Personal Life

Ben Taylor rose to be a star after he started a unique positioning strategy as an entertainer. Rather than being a general Vine star and compete with a large number of other Vine stars, he decided to compete with a limited number of Viners in a geographical territory. Thus he created videos which would be appealing to his fans in the Texas area. After he started creating videos targeted at a niche segment, his fame increased drastically. In order to control its costs, Twitter has announced that it wants to close down Vine over the next few years. For now, no new uploads of videos are allowed on the network. Hence, Vine stars like Ben Taylor need to find new avenues like Instagram or YouTube to grow and stay relevant in the highly competitive media industry.

Ben Taylor’s videos are peppy and are loaded with lots of fun. The fact that he shoots most of his videos from his car makes them unique. Being a comedian in his own right, he also cleverly mixes comedy with his video content to increase their appeal. He is a multifaceted personality. He is also a talented singer. He composes and sings his own songs. His songs are posted on his SoundCloud page and are freely accessible to all the visitors (https://soundcloud.com/secret-music-vines). A short list of his popular music records include ‘Run’, ‘Soon’, ‘Zombie’, and ‘I am not drunk.’ Some of his brief Vine videos also show him singing. Over the years Ben Taylor has garnered a total of 10.4K followers on SoundCloud which gives him an alternative source of income. His grip on multiple skills has helped Ben Taylor in differentiating himself from other Vine stars.

Ben Taylor is known to maintain cordial relations with his costars. There are no major controversies regarding him in the mass media. He also ties up with other Vine stars to publicize his content. In the year 2013, he created a video titled, ‘A Brandon Calvillo Joint’ in which he tagged a famous Vine star called Brand Calvillo who was more popular than Ben himself.