Still stuck at 100 views no matter what you post? These 10 TikTok growth hacks are the exact strategies top creators use to blow up—even without going viral.
- Put a link in your profile
- TikTok Affiliate program vs TikTok Shop
- Make 10-20 second videos
- Use a strong hook
- Titles
- Other viral content
- CTA
- Paid Ads
- Comments
- Repurpose the video
Keep reading, and I’ll share a way to make the MOST money from TikTok on day 1, you don’t even need followers.
Why putting a link in our profile is the number 1 growth hack you should use
With a TikTok business account, you can have a link in your profile on day 1. With a creator account, you need 1,000 followers to put a link in your profile.
That link then can lead someone to a landing page where you collect emails.
Then, using email, you can promote products and earn money. If you’re not sure…
- how to create a landing page
- how to send emails,
- how to get people to open emails
- how often to send emails
- how to get traffic to a landing page
- how to earn money with emails
I’m giving away free guides to do ALL this at this post HERE. If you know what you’re doing with email, you don’t even need that much traffic—it’s THAT powerful.
TikTok affiliate program vs TikTok Shop
The elephant in the room is the earning money directly on the TikTok app. There are 2 programs and some people get them confused.
- TikTok Shop affiliate program – is referring productings on the app and earning a commission if someone buys something.
- TikTok Shop – Is a built in e-commerce platforms where people can sell products directly on the platform.
In order for someone to get accepted as a TikTok Shop Affiliate they need 1,000 followers
There used to be this work-around (hack) where someone can become a TikTok Shop Affiliate by enrolling in a TikTok Shop (no followers required).
That hack is closed! It used to work, but 100% does NOT work anymore. I know because I tried it.
The pros to becoming a TikTok shop affiliate – is you can sell products directly on the app.
The cons is your depependant on the app. The problems would be….
- TikTok has a penalty system and can restrict your account or ban you anytime.
- TikTok has some issues with governments due to China owning it.
- It’s NEVER a good idea to depend on just 1 platform.
Take it from a guy who has lost many accounts. The best thing about owning a website or a list is it’s MORE stable.
What I recommend is earning money through a list and landing page and when you get 1,000 followers – sure promote TikTok Shop Affiliate programs on the platform.
I just recommend doing both and not putting ALL your eggs in 1 basket.
This way, if TikTok changes for the worst or your account is restricted your still earning money from a list.
Making 10-20 second TikTok videos is a GREAT growth hack!
When TikTok first was available videos could ONLY be 15 seconds long. The whole platform is build for people with short attention spans.
Sure, some videos still do good that are 60 seconds long, but it’s harder. The more people that reach the end of your video the BETTER it’s going to do.
This is why shorter videos generally do better. Now, if you have complex topic, a strong hook, the video keeps people engaged then a 60 second video can do good (but it’s harder).
1 tip is to NEVER go over 20 seconds. It will force you to get to the point quickly, and you will get more views.
Using a strong hook is a great growth hack for TikTok
The first few seconds of a video are EVERYTHING. Well, after a good title.
If people start dropping off in the first few seconds, your video will not do well. The way to keep them is with a hook, (like hooking a fish).
How do you create a good hook?
Give the viewer a reason to keep watching. Here are some ideas on how to make a hook…
- Hook 1: (Bold Promise) – Example = At the end of this video you will know the secret to keeping viewers that works 99% of the time.
- Hook 2: (Crazy fact) – Example = 99% of creators do not know this secret tip I”m going to share with you.
- Hook 3: (Relatable Frustration) – Example = Tired of getting NO views – Here are 3 tips to actually work in 2025.
- Hook 4: (FOMO) – Example = If you’re not using these 3 TikTok growth hacks right now, you’re leaving serious reach and potential income—on the table.
To be fair, if you’re making a short 10-20 second video, It can be hard to not go over. What I do, and I need to improve on this too is combine the hook with the title.
Today I made a video called “2 Secrets for content creation burnout.” What I could of done and should have done is combine the hook with it.
- At the end of this video you will know 2 Secrets for content creation burnout that work 99% of the time.
- 99% of creators do not know these 2 Secrets for content creation burnout.
- Tired of getting NO views – Here are 2 Secrets for content creation burnout that work in 2025
- If you’re not using these 2 Secrets for content creation burnout you risk overworking.
The reason you want to say the keyword in the beginning is TikTok does use voice AI to know what you’re talking about. The hook just helps people watch more of it.
The keywords in the title, thumbnail and speaking them all help. To learn how to find GREAT keywords that have low competition I go into in detail on my guide to dominate with short video that has 50 tips HERE.
How a strong Title is a growth hack
I’ve heard that titles are 50% of a video. Your titles should be a little click-baty. How do you make a strong title?
The single BEST thing you can do is put a number in there. They outperform “everything.” I don’t know why they just do. People can see the tangible benefit of watching the video, maybe.
- 2 ways to lose belly fat
- 3 hacks to improve TikTok views
- 4 ways to keep a garden alive
- 1 way to smoke tons of weed (just seeing if you’re paying attention)
Titles with an adjective also work such as…
“effortless, easy, simple, unique, powerful, strange,underrated, unlimited.”
Such as…
Easy Way to Get More Views!
FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) can work well with titles.
Use “I wish I Knew About” or “If Only I…” or “You Wont Believe”
Negative works in titles can work such as “Stop” or “Don’t” or “Without.”
These can trigger someone’s insecurities and get the curious to watch your
video.
such as….
Stop Using Paid Tools for SEO!
Asking a question can be good, but try to make the answer obvious.
This can help with engagement.
You could also include YOU into the Title to pull the viewer in.
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To learn more about titles and how to get more views for short videos check out a free guide I created with 50 tips at this post HERE.
How using other viral content is a growth hack
As the saying goes “don’t reinvent the wheel.”
There are many ways to use what is working. The easiest and best is stitching. This is where you find something viral, then make a few changes and repost it for views.
There is actually software that makes this super easy. The cool thing is you mix it with your content, use only this for content creation or double your video output with it.
You got to admit it’s nice to get views without shooting film?
You can check out this software HERE. Oh, and you can keep reusing it for more views, it’s very cool.
Another way to use other viral content is find something viral in your niche, watch the video then try to remake it in a better more creative way.
Lastly, if a video of your did VERY well, just remake it and make it better or change 1 part of it.
How a CTA or (Call to Action) is a growth hack
At the end of your video, you can have a CTA and here are some examples..
- Click the link in my profile for more
- Follow or subscribe for more
- Leave a comment
- Share if you liked this video
- Go to the Website 123.com
A call to action is telling the viewer what to do at the end. This is how you get paid. I firmly believe EVERY video should have some type of call to action at the end.
Every video has a chance to go Viral on TikTok can you imagine how horrible it will feel if 1 of your videos goes viral and there is NO call to action at the end?
People are more likely to do something if you tell them. You should do this at the end of a video otherwise it comes off as pandering or begging if it’s the beginning.
If you don’t have a call to action at the end, the viewer will probably just watch another video and forget about you.
How paid ads is a growth hack for TikTok
Many people forget about paid ads.
They do have some benefits such as…
- Faster Channel Growth
- Highly Targeted Reach
- Increased followers
- Promotes High-Converting Funnels
- Improves Organic Performance
- Improve your video’s watch time
- Boost click-through rate (CTR)
- Send strong positive signals to algorithm
- Build Retargeting Audiences
- Can be added to a remarketing list, letting you follow up later.
- Control Over Your Growth
- No more guessing you can guarantee traction and measure ROI.
- Testing Power
- Gets you to 1,000 followers quicker!
- Plus MORE
The problem with paid ads is there are SO many questions such as…
- How do you know when a paid ad is working?
- How do you know when to change things?
- How split testing works
- How do you create a paid ad?
- How long should an ad before?
- How NOT to waste money on them?
Because money is on the line, they are not easy to start. The good news is this place HERE, gets you in the game as easily as possible.
Plus, it makes it as easy as possible to create the ad, plus do all the split testing for you. It even optimizes the ad and improves it.
Oh, and there are some “ok” benefits (they are really good). So it would be a crime if I didn’t tell you about it. Oh, and it’s VERY easy to do paid ads on other platforms.
Just make sure you have a landing page set up and you start slow. You could get to 1,000 followers faster with paid ads.
How comments is a growth hack
It would be a crime if I didn’t talk about comments. The more comments on your TikTok video the better. It’s best to respond to all comments if you can even if it’s just “thanks for the comment.”
The faster you respond the better.
Many times I’ll ask a question in the comments to somewhat get a conversation started. Yes, I love trolls! Anytime someone leaves a comment they are honoring you even if it’s a negative comment.
They are taking time out of their schedule to write to you.
Try NOT to take it personal, laugh it off and the comments usually have to do with the person making them NOT you.
How repurposing the video is a growth hack
Repurposing your TikTok video is a unused growth hack and it ROCKS! After you make the video you can copy the web address and paste it into this website HERE.
Now, you can download the video without the watermark. You can post the “same” exact videos to TONS of places such as…
- -Tiktok
- -Youtube Shorts
- -Facebook Reels
- -X
- -Threads
- -Rumble
- -Butchute
- -Dailymotion
- -Tumblr
Of course this is just the tip of the iceburg you can do even MORE with a short video if you want such as…
- Make Pinterest pins to the video
- Create 1 long YouTube video out of a few
- Create a blog post out of a few
- Use the videos for Quora, Reddit or Forum posts
- Use it in a Facebook feed
- There is also groups on Facebook and Reddit that are dedicated to helping videos
Plus much more. For just a little more work you can get TONS more views. Some of my videos that bomb on TikTok grow on YouTube like crazy!
Conclusion
The biggest growth hack might just be to keep going, keep learning and trying to improve. Showing up with a crappy video is better than not showing up.
If fact, for a while I forgot to clean my lens on my phone and my videos were fuzzy, i missed a word and that video (that sucked) got MORE views than all the videos I made.
You just don’t know!
Also, try to have LOW expectations. Get excited with just making content and celebrate EVERY view, everything.
Lastly, put things in perspective! For the last 2 years I cold-called business owners, so creating videos is better. It’s also better than manual labor work.
For the complete 10 step guide to build a short video income stream check out this post HERE.
Bye for now.