How To Make Money On TikTok In Uganda
TikTok has come to be a huge source of income for so many people who knows how to utilizing the video entertainment platform to their advantage. According to Hootesuite, Tiktok is the 6th most used social media platform in the world, with about 1 billion active users in the year 2022. Knowing exactly how to make money on TikTok will be a huge advantage in the crowded space. This article promises to lead you through the journey of achieving this goal.
What is TikTok?
TikTok is a trend-driven social media platform for creating, sharing, and discovering short videos contents like dance, stunts, comedy, pranks, music, and entertainment. These contents can be discovered on TikTok and shared across various social media platforms.
TikTok is the first social media app not owned by Facebook that has hit 3 billion installations. It is one of the top five fastest growing apps in the world, according to Hootesuite. The mission of TikTok is to inspire creativity and bring joy.
How TikTok Works
Anyone with a TikTok account can create short video contents such as music, pranks, and dance. TikTok offers a wide selection of filters, visual effects, stickers, and other video editing tools to enhance the appearance of contents. If you spend more time creating contents on Tik Tok, your video is more likely to go viral.
TikTok has a page labelled “For You Page” (Fyp). This is usually the first page every user encounters when they open the TikTok App. It shows you the contents of all the users you follow and other contents that you might be interested in.
In the FYP, you can view and engage with contents by liking, placing comments, and following other users.
Getting Started on the Platform
To get started and proceed to making money on TikTok, you need to start by creating and account first.
How to Create a TikTok Account
To create a TikTok account, follow the steps below:
- To begin, download the TikTok app from the Google Play store (Android users) or the App Store (iOS users).
- After downloading, launch the app.
- Click on “Profile” at the bottom of the right corner.
- Choose the method with which you want to sign up.
- Enter your phone number, email address, and password now.
- Finally, press the “Login” button.
With the steps above, you can now create content, participate in TikTok challenges, follow users, and also gain followers too.
How to Get Verified on TikTok (Verified Badge)
According to TikTok, “A verified badge means that TikTok has confirmed that the account belongs to the user it represents.” You can get verified on TikTok by:
- Giving your followers the contents they want.
- Allowing your account to grow over time.
- Regularly posting or creating high-quality content.
- Verifying your account on other social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook
- Maintaining or increasing your level of consistency.
- Collaborating and interacting with other Tiktokers
- Adhere to Tiktok’s policies and terms of service.
With the tips above, you can get verified on TikTok with ease.
How to Go Live on TikTok?
To go live on TikTok, you need to be between the ages of 16 and 18 and have at least 1,000 followers. If you are eligible to go live, you can follow the below procedure.
Open your TikTok app.
Click on the “create” button, the plus (+) sign at the bottom of your screen.
Click on the “LIVE” button on the menu
After doing that, you will see a preview of your video feed. You can now give your live stream a title and share it through connected social media platforms or a messaging service.
You are now ready to Go Live on TikTok.
When you go live, you can tap the three dots on your screen to access settings and features. In that tab, you can turn your comments on or off, add effects and filters, and also add up to 20 moderators.
If you are ready to round up, tap the “X” icon on the top-left corner of the screen to end your TikTok live stream.