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My Shop: How YouTube saved one shopkeeper but nearly broke her


When Lucy Myatt’s dream comic shop hit hard times, she turned to video platform YouTube and found more customers by vlogging. But unexpected attention took a heavy personal toll on her.

She runs Level Up, a “geek’s paradise” selling comics and retro computer games, in Liverpool’s Quiggins mall for independent shops.

Video journalist Dougal Shaw went to meet her there.

This video is part of a series from the BBC Business Unit called My Shop. The series focuses on distinctive, independent shops and is filmed on a smartphone. To suggest a shop . For the latest updates about the series follow video journalist Dougal Shaw on Twitter or Facebook.