A recent (and reputable) poll found that Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Obama, Kim Kardashian, and Taylor Swift are among the ten most famous people in America. Needless to say, they all achieved fame for very different reasons and in very different industries or pursuits. There’s an important lesson there for TikTok users trying to become famous […]

(One important note before we start: editing videos on TikTok is simple, but a good deal of practice and experience is required to use some of the app’s editing functions at a high level. This post is primarily intended to get you started; a full guide to professional editing techniques would fill an e-book.) As […]

You’ve spent a lot of time planning and shooting your TikTok video. You’ve painstakingly edited your work and you’ve added TikTok sounds, captions, filters, and effects. You’ve written a great description and chosen the right trending hashtags and mentions. Finally, you post your content. And then you realize you made a mistake. Maybe the problem […]

You’ve created a terrific TikTok video, done all the edits that make it look professionally-produced, added your description and hashtags, and uploaded it to the social media platform. And then you realize. You forgot the caption, or you screwed up the caption, or you thought of a different caption that you’re sure would grab a […]

TikTok has more than two billion users, and the vast majority spend their time on the app scrolling through their feeds to find and watch entertaining or informative videos. TikTok feeds move quickly, though, meaning you may never see the same content twice. What if you see a post that you love, and you want […]

When discussing TikTok, the word “swipe” usually means swiping through your feed to see the next TikTok videos in your queue. In fact, swiping up (or down, or right, or left) is a very common technique when using all sorts of apps. The “swipe thing” that many TikTok users and creators refer to, though, is […]