Making money on TikTok
Guides on every way TikTok pays, what the thresholds really are, and what to charge.
- Getting to 10,000 Followers: The Monetisation Threshold, RealisticallyWhat the follower requirement actually gates, why chasing it directly backfires, and the approach that works.
- TikTok LIVE Gifts and Diamonds: How Livestream Earnings Really WorkThe coins-to-diamonds-to-cash chain explained, what the cut is, and who actually makes money streaming.
- Becoming a UGC Creator: Getting Paid to Make Ads Without Posting ThemWhy brands pay people with no audience, what the work pays, and how to land the first client.
- TikTok Series: Selling Paid Video Collections to Your AudienceHow the paid collections feature works, what sells, and whether it beats hosting a course elsewhere.
- Selling Digital Products to a TikTok Audience: The Highest-Margin RouteWhat digital products actually sell on TikTok, how to validate before you build, and why margin beats volume.
- Why Every TikTok Creator Should Be Building an Email ListThe one asset that survives an algorithm change or a ban, and how to actually get followers onto it.
- TikTok Niches That Actually Pay (and the Ones That Don’t)Why two accounts with identical view counts earn wildly different amounts, and how to choose accordingly.
- Affiliate Marketing on TikTok Beyond TikTok ShopAmazon Associates, software affiliates and direct programmes — higher commissions, different mechanics.
- Repurposing TikToks to YouTube Shorts and Reels for Extra IncomeHow to earn three times from one video, what to change for each platform, and the watermark problem.
- Building a TikTok Media Kit That Actually Lands Brand DealsWhat brands look for, the numbers to include, and why most creator media kits get ignored.
- Your TikTok Views Dropped: What It Actually Costs YouReach is the multiplier on every income stream. Here is how a drop propagates through your earnings, and how to tell what happened.
- Mistakes That Get You Demonetised on TikTokThe policy breaches and habits that cut off creator income, and how to avoid losing eligibility you have already earned.