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Guide to Earning on TikTok

Mar 8, 2025

Making Money on TikTok: Quick Guide

Overview

  • Objective: Make your first £1 on TikTok by 5pm
  • Method: TikTok shop affiliate program
  • Additional Resources: Free, detailed one-hour TikTok shop class weekly (link in bio)

TikTok Shop Affiliate

  • Legitimization: Not a scam, creators earn commissions from product sales
  • Mechanism:
    • Brands pay creators a commission for sales generated via TikTok videos
    • Creators film product reviews, tag products, and earn from sales
    • Example: Earn £1 per sale for a £5 product with 20% commission

Steps to Start

Step 1: Applying for TikTok Shop

  • Requirement: 1,000 followers
    • If you have 1,000 followers:
      • Go to profile > Click on three lines > Creator Tools > Monetization > TikTok shop for creator
      • Confirm age via temporary credit card charge (refunded)
    • If you don't have 1,000 followers:
      • Create daily viral news content to gain followers
        • Trending news stories/celebrity gossip snippets (30-40 seconds)

Step 2: Finding Products

  • Product Selection:
    • Method 1: Jump on trending products (may need to purchase)
    • Method 2: Use existing household products that are listed on TikTok shop
    • Use TikTok shop’s product marketplace for reverse image search

Creating Viral Review Videos

  • Objective: Entertaining, valuable content that sells the product
  • Key Focus: Storytelling element
  • Structure:
    • Hook: 10% of video length; spend 90% of planning time here
      • Visual Hook (most important)
      • Written Hook (promise a payoff)
      • Audio Hook
    • Body: 80% of video length
    • Call to Action: Final 10%
  • Importance: Visual and written hooks critical as viewers often swipe before audio starts

Additional Learning

  • Resources:
    • Profile videos on video scripting, planning, and hook creation
    • Weekly free class for detailed guidance (link in bio to register)
    • Q&A available in comments section