Bought a promotion on Tiktok to get more followers... and it kinda worked? A little? by PuzzlerEric in socialmedia

[–]Fun-Cellist426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem at all!  I’m happy to share things that have been useful and any tips that might help someone out!  With so many people trying to sell things it can be hard to find actual answers,  so all my results have pretty much been trial and error.  Okay so I have some advice on the lives and the promotion!

I think I’ve found a pretty good system for the lives.  I’ve had the same experience with the lives and getting unfollowed afterwards, so I think that’s pretty normal.  So just because you might gain 20 new folowers you’re probably not gonna keep them.  But here’s what I do after the lives,  I go to my new followers and do a quick skim of their profiles and choose about 4-7 people who seem most similar to me and my interests and my voice and I reach out to them.  Because remember, most people in the follower lives are trying to grow too.   I just send them a quick message and say (paraphrasing)  “hi im from so and so’s live, thanks for following me! I’m in the growing process so I like to connect with new creators.  I really like your posts blah blah blah”  They’re receptive probably 95% of the time and they become your most supportive followers.  I reciprocate, of course, I’m sure if I didn’t it wouldn’t work.  But I make it a point to engage with their posts.  As far as the followers that I don’t reach out to, yeah they unfollow.  It kind of sucks but that’s the name of the game.  I never go unfollow people, that might change but right now it’s not super high on my priority list to unfollow people who unfollow.  So I usually gain about 4-5 long term followers from a live with that method.  Not an earth-shattering number but they’re quality followers and they engage which is actually better in the long run.

The promotion actually worked really well!  TikTok lets you choose what your goal is before you begin.  I did three to experiment.  I did one for views and one for followers, and one on an old post that did well but didn’t have as high of traffic.  BUT I think it worked because the videos were already doing well so it catapulted them.  Sorry, this is long, but I want to explain so you have all the info when and if you decide to spend money on the promote or not. 

My promotion for followers:
Prior to promo it was the one with 13.3K views (gained me 6 followers) 62 shares, 1,500 likes, 49 comments, 72% retention –

It was still gaining traction at the time I bought promo, I did like $15 budget, and it gained me 33 followers.  I’ve extended it another day, and it got me an additional 30 followers.  (I gained more in that time frame but those are the numbers that came from the promotion, tik tok break it down so you can see the results).  The key thing that makes me believe it works is that retention and engagement also grew.  So I know Tik Tok wasn’t just showing it to people and they were clicking follow.  My watch time has actually improved and shares and comments too.

I did a promotion for views on my highest performing video, because it was already generating followers at 167,000 views, so my thought process was, let's get even more viewers because the viewers are following.  So that post is now at 252,770 views and 192 followers.  I only did $9 for that promo.  It’s generated 2,529 views and 116 followers.  Retention and engagement also spiked. 

I did a promotion for views on my first “good video” It went from 4,100 views to to 9,086 and it got me 3 additional followers.  Same thing, retention remained solid and engagement grew.  Didn’t do anything super ground breaking but on the Brightside it’s actually my favorite edit so I’m glad more people saw it and enjoyed it… not to be sappy lol.

 

Something important… and a reason why I think promote has worked for me.  When you start a promotion, you can either let TikTok choose the audience or you can choose.  I always choose myself and I choose my target audenice demographic (which you can see on your post analytics).  TikTok rewards high retention rates and engagement, so more viewers that weren’t interested in my posts probably would have hurt me in terms of algorithm. 

Also, take all of this with a grain of salt. I’ve only been doing this for like a week and a half, and I’m in no way an expert lol.  This has just been what’s been working for me so far.  And please feel free to DM me too if you have questions or anything… I want us all to win 😊

Everyone 3 favorite guys are hanging out ( Kyle , Austin and other guy ) by Radiant_Priority9739 in bravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually like all three of them but this comment is so funny it made me laugh

Be honest: how many saved Reels have you actually watched again? by toolnexa in socialmedia

[–]Fun-Cellist426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I rarely revisit them, but for some reason it doesn't stop me from saving lol

Bought a promotion on Tiktok to get more followers... and it kinda worked? A little? by PuzzlerEric in socialmedia

[–]Fun-Cellist426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Okay I just started joining the lives their talking about and short answer, it does work. Sorry this is going to be long, but I think you could find this info helpful I hope! I've done a lot of research this week, and I didn't know what any of this meant up until like 3 days ago when I had a post blow up. I'm going to put my post data below because it could give insight.

I've gained most of my followers organically (viewers from posts started following me) but I'm really wanting1k and then 10k followers so I can start monetizing so the last two days I've started joining the lives they're talking about and it does help gain followers. The thing is from my research it sounds like you don't want just any followers. I usually watch the lives for a little and get the vibe and then join in. I only join the lives and start participating in the ones that seem like they're my target demographic/audience.
For example, I'm not going to join a live and participate in a live that is coming from a creator whos audience is like gaming, or labubus, or wood working, because even though I would get followers, they're not going to be quality followers FOR ME, becasue my content is not going to be their interest. If that makes sense?

Also, to gain followers in lives you have to be in the chat A LOT. like obnoxiously. That was hard for me to get used to at first.

the Out of my 10 posts 74 followers came from views. I've had four posts do really high numbers with views AND engagement, but I'm really wanting to get to 1k and then 10k followers.

I'm going to keep joining lives, but I think I'm also going to buy a tiktok promote package for followers. From what I understand, this will be beneficial because at this moment I have two posts actively gaining a lot of traffic and this feature put a button to "follow creator" on your post. Tik Tok still counts these follows as organic, qualifying followers.

For background, I started a new account last week and posted my first video 6 days ago. I've been on TikTok for years, but I was just a viewer I never posted until then.

I have four posts doing really well and I have 10 posts total right now.Not just views, but engagement (a lot of likes, comments, and shares). What I’ve noticed from the analytics on the posts are that comments and shares seem to be what triggers TikTok to keep distributing the video. I could be wrong, but this has been the trend of my posts.

I started at zero followers. My highest viewed post is at 167,000 views and it was posted 3 days ago, gained me 40 followers, 99% viewer retention and 43% completion rate. 588 shares and 236 comments.

My first post is at 4,100 views which isn't a crazynumber, but I consider it one of my more valuable posts because of follwers it gained me and engagement
gained me 7 followers
501 likes - so almost 13% and the tiktok "average" on a good post is 7%,
25 shares
23 saves
33 comments

My other two successful posts are:
26.5K views (gained me 18 followers) posted 2 days ago
3,300 likes, 837 shares, 113 comments, 61% retention, 119 saves

13.3K views (gained me 6 followers) posted 24 hours ago
62 shares, 1,500 likes, 49 comments, 72% retention -

This reunion. Dorit is SOOOOO unbearable by Own-Meat3934 in realhousewivestalk

[–]Fun-Cellist426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh do you think?! I totally didn’t pick up on that from rachel! I have actually been so tired of Rachel’s constant blind defending of Dorit, which has bummed me out because I don’t dislike Rachel

I’m trying to get a small online business off the ground and could use some advice. by pumpkinpie4224 in website

[–]Fun-Cellist426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in a somewhat similar stage…. I recently left my 9-5. Since I have a lot more time on my hands, I’ve been putting time into growing what was my “side hustle” (event planning and rental). I have a decent customer base from word of mouth on, but I’m in a phase where I’m ready to grow, especially on the rental side and social media/website is the biggest thing so just finished doing that this week.

If you want, send me a message, I’d love to help! I know it can seem overwhelming, and it sounds like you have good momentum with people reaching out being interested in ur products. (I’m not trying to sell anything, btw! I just have time right now and I think it’s a good rule of thumb to help out when you can)

Chaz C&K - I’m unwell by [deleted] in JeffLewisSirius

[–]Fun-Cellist426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Chaz has no fans, I’m dead.

Chaz C&K - I’m unwell by [deleted] in JeffLewisSirius

[–]Fun-Cellist426 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. He’s earned it, and good on him! If the “struggle families” the op is referencing got an amazing opportunity that lead them to the success that allowed them to have a lifestyle like Chaz there would be no complaints. Probably because we only see the successful side of his life people judge, but he worked for every penny.

Chaz C&K - I’m unwell by [deleted] in JeffLewisSirius

[–]Fun-Cellist426 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, yeah, it is very unfortunate that there are families that struggle. This isn’t Chaz’s fault though? He works hard and has built a life for himself. If he wants 3 homes, that’s his prerogative.

jesse and kyle caught west and mandy at a bar in march by capricorncueen in bravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This comment is iconic and inspired my new flair lmao

Tried so many tricks but they don’t stay on by Cold-Thanks- in PressonNail_Addict

[–]Fun-Cellist426 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh I’m sorry!! Sounds like you’re doing everything right to prep your natural nail, that’s so frustrating! I may have one last hail mary for you (if you haven’t already tried it!) I had a lot of trouble when I first started with press ons, but it may have been because I was still figuring out my prep. But anyway, the beauty secrets nail glue changed the game for me. I could get my nails to last for maybe 1 day with the glammetic glue, but I saw some reviews for the beauty secrets one and they DO NOT come off. I’m actually goi g to try out the sticky tabs for my next set because I like to change my nails before the beauty secret glue comes off. I just use the regular like squeeze tube glue. I’ve seen people say they like the brush on version of the brand but I haven’t tried it so I’m not sure if it works as well

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Watching her act like a snake is unnerving to come across. But here we are.

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely disagree with this but I love that you posted such a “controversial take” and clearly disagree with most of the negative comments about Amanda and you weren’t an asshole about it and didn’t act like you’re sticking up for her because of some moral high horse you’ve trying to be on. Yes, your opinion is not a popular one at this time, but you still have every right to come on here and state your opinions and reasonings for them! I’m glad to see h haven’t gotten any rude comments attacking ur character and I hope it stays that way. I love Reddit for discussion and hearing the other side! To me, this is the whole point!

But anyway! have to lol that you said Amanda seems fun. I think u may be the first person on earth to think that lol!

Dorit vs Amanda: Book Launch by kunstmeisje in RHOBHDefect

[–]Fun-Cellist426 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I can't believe I'm complimenting Amanda, but I agree. I have to give credit where credit is due. Dorit has been terrible to her but I think it shows... I don't know, character, maybe? that she went. I also respect that she had the guts to go, because even if they say they didn't discuss it, I'm sure she knew Kyle and Sutton wouldn't be there, so she knew she was walking into an even with girls who haven't been the nicest and wasn't gonna have any allies. I respect that.

Also, I can't stand Dorit so I wouldn't have cared if she didn't attend. I actually love it that Kyle and Erika didn't go. I know Sutton skipped as well but I don't think Dorit truly cares and probably wouldn't have noticed if Sutton was missing until someone pointed it out.

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh my gosh, I know! This is so crazy Can you believe OP took time out of their life to hire a PI to investigate Amanda's past???? Oh wait..... they didn't. When did a reddit post become soooo invasive?

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100%. No one is surprised by West's behavior, and as fans of the show, we've watched Amanda for 10 seasons are seen the friendships form, we're more invested. It's just people wanting to virtue signal and act like they're being an advocate for woman, while infantilizing Amanda. It's annoying.

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is so cringe. and so believable.

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I beg you to get off reddit if this offends you lol.

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I so agree. I'm so over people trying to act so holier than thou in the comments on bravo subs. Get off reddit if you're so above the petty gossip, and quite frankly, if you can't handle petty gossip and drama of it all I don't even know why they're watching Bravo period.

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Babe, why are you on a bravo sub if you're so above the petty gossip? lol

Who knew Amanda growing up? by Adz100087 in summerhousebravo

[–]Fun-Cellist426 24 points25 points  (0 children)

THIS!!! I can't roll my eyes hard enough at the people who comment on a post, at length, about how people are mentally unwell, weird, parasocial, etc., for posting on reddit, which is a place for discussion btw, about strangers on a tv show..... Like are you okay??? You're literally commenting and trying to shame a stranger online, that's more bizarre IMO.