With the threat of a U.S. TikTok ban off the table, you can post away, and pray for an engaged audience. That’s what it takes to earn with content.
No matter your entrepreneurial tack your goal is to get people watching.
1. Use TikTok to promote your <a s how California-based TikToker Connie Rietdyk (@conniegooglequeen) makes most of her cash. She did website design and search engine optimization consulting as a businesses tips on those topics in TikTok posts. Starting with about 200 followers in May 2021, she now has more than 21,000 — and several followers have become paying clients.
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2. Make sponsored content to promote other businesses
Brand deals/sponsorships are a feasible way to make money on TikTok when you have a following.
Let’s say most of your TikTok posts are about one particular subject, like caring for dogs. Dog food and toy brands may want to tap into your pup-loving audience.
It can work in a few ways.
A company might send you a free product, in exchange for you to feature or mention it in one of your videos. The company may also pay you for the promotion.
You could proactively contact companies and ask for sponsorships, particularly if you’re already using and mentioning their products.
TikTok also has TikTok One, a collaboration hub to help creators and brands strike paid and rewards-based deals.
Sponsorships are how Jones makes most of her money on her personal TikTok account, where she shares marketing tips. Brands started reaching out to Jones when she hit around 15,000 followers.
Note that creators must flag branded content by turning on the content disclosure setting.
3. Earn with Creator Rewards (after 10K followers)
TikTok’s monetization tool is the Creator Rewards Program, which allows users to collect rewards for publishing longer (one minute or more), high-quality videos that do well.
It takes 10,000 followers, plus at least 100,000 video views in the last 30 days to join.
Videos earn rewards after 1,000 qualified views. The content also must adhere to TikTok’s originality requirements.
How much money can you expect to make?TikTok’s answer is clear as mud: “The rewards formula for the Creator Rewards Program has been reformulated and offers a higher average gross revenue for qualified video views, giving creators the potential to collect higher rewards,” according to the website.
Guess you have to go viral to truly know.
