Hello Everyone, and Welcome Back to My Blog!
I hope you’ve had a productive week! As promised, here’s an update on my progress with my bridge page I said I was going to work on this week. Interestingly, I found that my real priority right now needs to be focusing on TikTok, my main lead source. So, this week has been all about staying organized, refining my TikTok strategy, and diving into social media training. I promise once I get around to working on my bridge page I will let you know how it goes. Here’s a closer look at what I’ve learned and implemented!
1.The Importance of Organization
With all the projects I have going on now, I realized I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. Organization is crucial in any business, but it’s especially important in affiliate marketing, where there are often multiple things happening all at once. To streamline my workflow, I created two essential lists: one for major projects and one for daily tasks, it’s my way to stay organized and avoid feeling overwhelmed. I had slipped away from this approach before, but I’m back on track now!”
*My New Organizational Approach:
~ Project List: This list helps me keep track of all ongoing and upcoming projects. By prioritizing each project based on its importance, I’m able to tackle one task at a time without feeling stretched too thin.
~ Daily Task List: My daily task list serves as a helpful reminder of everything I need to accomplish, keeping me consistent and focused. I also set specific goals for certain tasks, which holds me accountable and ensures steady progress toward my bigger goals. To make the most of my day, I time myself for each task, ensuring I dedicate enough attention to everything on my list while leaving room for balance.
Breaking down my tasks this way has been a huge help in managing stress and keeping my focus. I feel much more productive and less overwhelmed knowing I have a clear roadmap to follow.
2. Taking a Step Back on TikTok to Refine Strategy
I’ve been posting consistently on TikTok, originally three times a day! As anyone who’s tried posting multiple times daily knows, that schedule can become overwhelming, even with batching your content like I have been doing. After a few weeks, I scaled back to two posts per day and that seems to be working out well so far.
*What I Learned About TikTok Posting Frequency:
~ Quality over Quantity: While many recommend posting frequently, others stress that the content’s quality and relevance are the most important factors. Content that truly resonates with the audience is more likely to be picked up by the algorithm.
~ Focus on Your Audience: By posting twice a day, I can focus on creating valuable, targeted content that answers my audience’s needs. This strategy should help attract viewers who are more likely to engage and convert into followers or leads.
3. The Value of Social Media Training
After having a valuable chat with Sophie, one of my coaches, about how I have been doing on TikTok, I was fortunate to connect with a knowledgeable friend who shared a fantastic training resource on social media strategy across platforms. I’m incredibly grateful for his generosity in providing this training. It has given me invaluable insights into SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and its powerful impact on social media. While I was already familiar with much of this, it reminded me just how vital a role SEO plays in shaping social media success.
*Key Takeaways from the Social Media Training:
~ SEO in Social Media: SEO is just as critical on social platforms as it is on search engines! By optimizing video titles, descriptions, and even hashtags, we can make our content more discoverable.
~ Content Structure for SEO: By structuring content thoughtfully, with keywords that SEO can detect, helps push videos to a broader audience. For TikTok, this means using specific language in captions and ensuring that each video addresses topics my audience is interested in.
It’s exciting to apply SEO strategies to TikTok! While I was familiar with the basics of SEO and social media, there’s still a lot I’m learning about how to integrate these strategies effectively on a platform like TikTok. I’m eager to see how these insights will help boost the reach and engagement of my content as I continue exploring new ways to optimize my approach.
4. Here are a few tips on SEO & Social Media
Here’s a great overview of how to crack the code of TikTok SEO to boost your visibility and grow your following:
1. What is TikTok SEO?
TikTok SEO involves optimizing your videos, captions, hashtags, and overall account for discoverability within TikTok’s search and For You Page (FYP) feeds. It’s about helping your content appear in relevant searches and on the FYP, drawing in more viewers who are actively searching for content like yours.
2. How Content Discovery Works on TikTok
There are three main ways users discover content:
~ FYP (For You Page): This is a dynamic, personalized feed that showcases content based on each user’s past behavior.
~ TikTok Search: TikTok’s search bar functions similarly to Google, helping users find specific content by typing in keywords.
~ Google Search: Some TikTok videos now appear on Google search results, allowing your TikTok SEO to enhance your Google SEO strategy for maximum reach.
3. Why TikTok SEO Matters
With over a billion users, TikTok is increasingly becoming a platform people turn to not just for entertainment but also for learning about products and services. Effective TikTok SEO can diversify your non-paid traffic, drive a young audience to your content, and provide an easier way to rank compared to Google.
4. TikTok SEO Ranking Factors
The algorithm considers:
~ User Interactions: How often viewers watch your full video, share it, like it, comment, or add it to their favorites.
~ Video Information: The hashtags, captions, sounds, and in-video text all help the algorithm understand what your content is about.
~ Device & Settings: Language and location preferences influence what content TikTok serves to different users.
5. Tips to Improve TikTok SEO
~ Keyword Research: Use the search bar for keyword suggestions, TikTok’s Keyword Insights tool, and place keywords in your captions, bio, video text, and even spoken words in your videos.
~ Hashtags: Use a mix of broad, niche, trending, and branded hashtags—ideally three to six per video.
~ Trending Sounds: Choose sounds trending in your niche, as TikTok’s algorithm often favors popular sounds.
~ Optimal Posting Times: Post when your followers are most active to get an engagement boost.
~ Engagement: Encourage likes, comments, and shares, as they directly impact your content’s ranking.
TikTok SEO can help your content be seen by the right audience, amplifying your reach and engagement with the right strategy. Dive in, optimize, and watch those stats grow!
Key Takeaways
1. Organized Workflow: Using project and daily task lists has helped streamline your workflow, reduce stress, and boost productivity.
2. Quality over Quantity on TikTok: Shifting to one quality post per day allows for more targeted, engaging content to better connect with your audience.
3. SEO for Social Media: Applying SEO strategies on TikTok, like optimized keywords and hashtags, enhances discoverability and reaches a broader audience.
Looking Ahead
This week has been all about learning, experimenting, and getting organized. With my new focus on quality TikTok content, SEO-informed video strategy, and a more structured approach to my business, I’m optimistic about what’s ahead. I look forward to seeing how these changes impact my TikTok reach and, ultimately, the growth of my affiliate business.
Thank you so much for reading this week’s update! I’d love to hear your thoughts – please leave a comment below and let me know what strategies help you stay organized or improve your social media reach. If you’re interested in affiliate marketing and want to learn more, click here to get a free beginner’s guide. For more content and updates, feel free to follow me across my platforms here.
Until next time!
To Our Success,
It’s like you have written this blog post for me! I love how you’re balancing staying organized with refining your TikTok strategy—it’s so relatable! That project and daily task list system sounds like a game-changer; I definitely need to try that. Also, your point about quality over quantity on TikTok really hits home—sometimes less is more when it comes to connecting with your audience. The TikTok SEO tips are golden too—I had no idea how much optimizing captions and hashtags could impact visibility. Thanks for sharing all this, can’t wait to see how your new strategies pan out! Thank you so much for the tips
Hi Sarah,
It means a lot to hear that you found the post relatable and helpful. Staying organized while refining strategies is definitely a work in progress, but hearing feedback like this keeps me motivated!
You’re so right, quality over quantity really does make a difference, especially when trying to connect with an audience authentically. I’m so glad the TikTok SEO tips stood out to you too, it’s amazing how those little tweaks can make such a big impact.
If you try out the project and daily task list system, I’d love to hear how it works for you! Let’s keep cheering each other on—thanks again for your support and encouragement.
Meredith
Tik Tok is quite the science, isn’t it? And you explain it perfectly! 👏👏👏 I didn’t post on TT the last few days and your post motivates me to post at least once a day. As you know, You Tube is my chosen platform and I post there everyday. I’ve gotten that down to a science and art, also. Lately, I find quotes I love, and write a script for it, and make the video 7-20 minutes long. I’ll ask our group on Skoll to give me their favorite quote, and I’ll do a video about each one!! Sounds like a plan!!
Hi Kate,
TikTok really is a fascinating platform, isn’t it? I’m so glad you found my post helpful and motivating, it’s amazing how much consistency can do for growth, even just one post a day.
It’s incredible that you’ve mastered YouTube with such dedication! Posting daily and turning quotes into meaningful videos sounds like a great blend of creativity and value. Asking the Skool group for their favorite quotes is such a brilliant idea, it’s a great way to connect and engage while creating content that resonates with others.
I can’t wait to see how your videos turn out. Please share when you post them, I’d love to check them out!
Meredith
Meredith,
I really like your suggestion of daily tasks. I need to do that also. TikTok sure is a strange animal. You have to learn so much. I have been studying and trying to figure it out. SEO, hashtags, keywords, so many things to know about. I have found that posting 2-3 times a day can assist in growth. I tried to post more but found I did not get as many views. Here is to learning all we can and achieving success.
Sherri
Hi Sherri,
I’m so glad the daily task idea sounds helpful, it’s such a simple habit, but it really helps with staying focused and productive.
You’re absolutely right, TikTok is its own kind of beast! There’s so much to learn, and it’s constantly evolving. I admire your dedication to studying SEO, hashtags, and keywords, they’re such important tools for growth.
Posting 2-3 times a day sounds like a smart balance, especially if it’s working well for you. It’s interesting how sometimes fewer posts can actually lead to better visibility and engagement, quality over quantity definitely seems to win!
Here’s to both of us continuing to learn, adapt, and grow!
Meredith
Hello Meredith, First of all, congratulations for all the beautiful progress you’ve done especially with TikTok where you manage wonderfully. Thanks for the tips about SEO. Up to now I wasn’t thinking about SEO that mich. This is something I need to improve and learn. Organization and time optimization is one thing we should all have a course on. There is so much to learn and take on this that this could be winner. Thank you for sharing!
Martin
Hi Martin,
It really means a lot to hear that you find my progress with TikTok inspiring, thank you! SEO is such an important tool, and I’m still learning a lot about it myself, it’s amazing how much it can help when you start focusing on it.
You’re absolutely right about organization and time optimization. It’s such a crucial part of staying on top of everything, and a course on that would be incredibly valuable for so many of us!
I’m so glad we’re all on this journey together, sharing and learning from each other. Let’s keep moving forward and building something incredible. Thanks again for your support!
Meredith
You seem to really be getting this TikTok Startegy down. I find myself not being able to break out of the 700 to 800 club. With the exception of Sunday I post to TT about 4-5 times a day. Perhaps I should be a little more intentional and I would receive more leads. Good Job Meredith.
Hi Scott,
TikTok definitely takes time to figure out, and I’m still learning every day. Breaking out of the 700 to 800 club can be tough, but it sounds like you’re already doing an amazing job with your consistency. Posting 4-5 times a day is impressive!
Being more intentional with your content could definitely help. I’ve noticed that focusing on things like hooks, clear calls-to-action, and really understanding what my audience wants has made a difference. It’s all about experimenting and refining until you find what clicks.
Thanks a lot and Keep going, you’re doing amazing work!
Meredith
Great insights, Meredith! I love how you’ve emphasized the importance of organization and quality content in your TikTok strategy. Your commitment to refining your approach and focusing on SEO is inspiring! It’s amazing how much just scaling back to two posts a day can boost the quality and engagement of your content. I’m excited to see how your new strategies unfold—applying SEO to TikTok is such a smart move. Looking forward to following your journey! Keep up the fantastic work! 🚀
The Best Is Yet To Come!
Hi Ezequiel,
Thank you! It truly means a lot to hear that you appreciate my focus on organization and quality content in my TikTok strategy. Scaling back to two posts a day was definitely a shift, but it’s been eye-opening to see how much it enhances both engagement and creativity.
I’m still learning and refining as I go, especially with SEO, it’s exciting to see how these strategies can make a difference, even on TikTok. I genuinely appreciate your encouragement and support, it keeps me motivated to keep pushing forward!
The best really is yet to come, and I’m so glad to have you following along on this journey. Thank you for cheering me on!
Meredith
Hi Meredith – I can’t get enough of your blog posts regarding this topic. Every time you post about TikTok I find so much value and tips. Quick question, how do you find trending hashtags to put in your TikTok videos? It might be simple and I’m probably overcomplicating things as I normally do. However, I don’t just want to make up hashtags I want to use hashtags that have proven to be useful and trendy. Thanks for any advice you can give as I follow you closely and consider you becoming a true expert!
Hi Ernie,
Thank you so much for your kind words, they mean a lot! For finding trending hashtags, it’s actually pretty simple. I usually check the Discover or Explore page on TikTok to see what’s currently popular. I also look at videos in my niche to see which hashtags are working for others. Don’t worry about overcomplicating. Feel free to reach out anytime with more questions. 😊 Good luck!
Meredith
This is great information, and I did not know that there was a Discover or Explorer page on TikTok. I’m going to be all over this very soon! Thanks again for your reply.
Hi Ernie,
The Discover/Explore page on TikTok is such a fantastic tool, it’s a goldmine for trends, inspiration, and finding your audience. I can’t wait to hear how it works out for you when you dive in! Feel free to share any tips you come across too, it’s always great to learn from each other. 😊
Thanks so much for your comment!
Meredith