New Here and thankful for this group
I’m not sure that I chose the right user flair but wanted thank you for this group and share about my experience so far.
First off thank you so much for answering some of my questions. They may seem very basic but I am so new to the platform, I find answers are hard to find when it comes to TikTok. all the buttons seem hidden or in different areas. I’m getting the hang of it but it’s still not super clear to me so I appreciate you for answering my questions the other day.
I joined TikTok, I believe at the end of February or the beginning of March as I had just gotten a really sweet puppy and wanted to document his journey in hopes to get free samples to reward my dogs. I secretly hoped to earn some cash, but there’s a part of me that can’t believe that it’s possible to make money this way and maybe I thought that all the money people claimed to make was a little hyped up.
I am still in the pilot program. I find it very difficult to gain followers quickly, but the follower count is on the rise. I have met all the qualifications except for the 30 day trial to move past the pilot program and into the creator program in the next week or so if I’m understanding it correctly.
I received a notification today that I’m very close to being a spotlight creator for the next month but out of my 1400 followers only about 800 are active and it looks like I need 1000 active by the end of the month. I’m not sure that I will meet that but I’m hoping I can do whatever it takes. If anyone has any advice please let me know.
I’m really not so bold to say that anything I have done is a winning strategy more so I think it has been by chance, although I am trying.
I initially purchased two refundable items and one item at my cost because I knew that my dog would have fun with it. The two refundable items have not made any money, but the item I purchased for my dog to play with has given me a gmv of 2.6k in 12 days. Like what?!
So if I had to pin it down to a strategy, I would say get products that you love that have high ratings.
Also exposure plus has really helped me, but I’m not 100% sure what I did to earn that type of push from TikTok. If anyone could clarify that for me that would be great.
And that’s the story so far I hope that I can make this into something real for my family. If anyone is interested in taking me under their wing and being my mentor that would be amazing but I know there are a lot of paid opportunities. It’s just not something I feel like I can do right now.
I’d be open to sharing my TikTok username, but I didn’t wanna violate any rules and I’m not sure if that’s allowable. I did check first and didn’t see anything but just in case.