How to Get TikTok Famous

By: Valerie Reyes Section Editor

TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms out there, with millions of users hoping to become an overnight success. There are many new influencers because of TikTok, but how easy is it for you to become TikTok famous?

Becoming TikTok famous is more than just posting a video and hoping it gets on the For You Page (FYP) of millions of users. According to www.thecoolist.com, “As with any social media platform, creating amazing content and praying to the algorithm gods isn’t enough to make it big. You have to think strategically.”

Content creators should learn how TikTok works by understanding the algorithm and tracking their analytics. The algorithm helps personalize your feed, and based on the content you post, the algorithm can put your videos on the FYP of other users.

The use of analytics can help creators know what content their followers enjoy more and when they are most active. Understanding the algorithm and analytics can help increase your exposure and lead to more engagement.

Once you have learned the ins and outs of TikTok, it’s time to start posting videos.

When posting videos, it’s important to find your niche and stay on top of the trends. According to www.tribegroup.co, “Trends on TikTok are constantly changing and evolving; often, a trend that’s fresh one day will be dead by the end of the week. So, jumping on trends is a great way to boost your views and reach new audiences.” Find out what is trending on your side of TikTok, and use other creators for inspiration to start posting your own content.

University of St. Francis freshman, Sonia Guerra, says, “Becoming famous on TikTok is sort of a hit or miss situation. You can work hard on a video, and it’ll get only a few hits, and then there are lucky people who post a video that gets a million views. When people do go viral, they always end up being shocked because it’s not what they expected.”

It may get frustrating putting hard work and time into creating content and not seeing any growth, but if you stay consistent with posting, you will start reaching your target audience.

Don’t be discouraged if your videos don’t go viral right away. Trust me: it can happen overnight, and you will wake up with thousands of likes, comments and followers. It’s just a matter of time!

Once you get that one viral video, be sure to continue creating content and engage with followers to keep gaining followers and interactions. Staying consistent will help grow your page and the algorithm can put your videos on the FYP more frequently.

Over here at the University of St. Francis, the USF Encounter is working hard to post fun and creative content on our TikTok page. If you love TikTok just as much as us, check out our page at usfencounter, and we just might become TikTok famous.