How To Leverage The TikTok Platform For Profits Step 1: What is TikTok? - A short form video app - Videos can be 15 seconds or 60 seconds - Over 500 million users worldwide - It has a young audience - Generation Z and young Millennials are the main users - User generated content - Duet and Hashtag Challenge features - Special effects for videos Step 2: Getting Started with TikTok Step #1: Assess whether TikTok is the right platform for your business Step #2: Download and install TikTok on your mobile device Step #3: Create an account Step #4: Setup your profile and switch it to Pro Step #5: Start watching other people’s videos and engage Step #6: Follow other TikTok users Step 3: Creating Content for TikTok - Music videos either mini clips or montages - Funny videos - Special effects videos - Duet videos - Hashtag challenge videos Plan your videos - Use the special effects - Create engaging videos - Be consistent with posting Step 4: TikTok Hashtags Step #1: Use the right hashtags for more exposure and likes Step #2: Using the right hashtags will help to grow your following Step #3: Know your audience to identify the best hashtags Step #4: Check out the hashtags that influencers use in their successful videos Step #5: Check out the hashtags your competitors use in successful videos Step #6: Use external tools for hashtag suggestions Step #7: Use hashtags related to your content Step #8: Never use misleading hashtags Step 5: Marketing Strategies for TikTok Step #1: Create engaging hashtag challenges Step #2: Create videos ideal for Duets Step #3: Work with suitable influencers Step #4: Use scarcity for greater engagement Step #5: Be authentic with your content Step #6: Build a community on TikTok Step #7: Encourage user generated content Step #8: Promote your TikTok videos on other social channelsStep #1: Check to see if TikTok Ads are available in your country Step #2: TikTok ads are all short form videos Step #3: You can use a CPC, CPM or CPV model Step #4: Brand Takeover ads are front and center when the app is opened Step #5: Hashtag Challenge ads run for 6 days Step #6: Branded Lens ads drive high engagement levels Step #7: In Feed Native Ads blend in seamlessly Step #8: There are targeting options Step #9: You can add an external link Step 7: Inspiring TikTok Use Cases - The Bailey Bakery has over 4 million followers - Lawyer Anthony Barbuto has 1.8 million followers - University of Florida successfully uses the platform - Lil Nas X created a number one hit using TikTok - The Lomile Shop has more than 2 million hearts for their videos - The Washington Post has more than 4 million hearts for their videos - The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has more than 3 million hearts Step 8: TikTok Analytics TIKTOK ADS Step #1: You must use TikTok Analytics to see how well your account is performing Step #2: Switch to a Pro account first Step #3: Profile Overview shows profile and video views and total followers Step #4: Content Insights provides very rich insights for each video Total hearts (likes) for the post Total comments for the post