TikTok is without a doubt becoming a growingly popular social media platform. In this article, we explain how affiliates can promote advertisers using TikTok.
Adding TikTok to your traffic sources
To add TikTok to your account, you can do so by going to Settings > Traffic Sources and clicking the three vertical dots beside TikTok, under the Social media pages subheading. Then, an overlay will appear requiring you to enter your TikTok login details. Once filled in, allow Commission Factory to access your TikTok profile.
How to promote via TikTok
After you have successfully added your TikTok account as a Traffic Source to your Commission Factory account, you’re now able to start promoting via your TikTok profile.
In order to earn commissions on sales, your audience will need to click through one of your Commission Factory Affiliate tracking links. Tracking links can be found in the Creatives section of your Affiliate account and under the Text Links section.
To learn more about Text Links, please see the following articles:
One of the issues with promoting advertisers on TikTok is the distinct lack of opportunities in which to place a link to the products you are marketing. Just like Instagram, TikTok currently only allows for one organic link within your Bio, but there are some ways around this.
- User Bio – Simply copy a tracking link from your Commission Factory dashboard and display the affiliate link on your TikTok bio.
- Exclusive Clickless Coupon Codes - Requesting an exclusive clickless coupon code from an advertiser to use in your promotional efforts is a great way to incentivise your audience.
These can then be posted virtually anywhere you can comment on TikTok. Whether it be on a video description, edited onto the video itself, the comments section or in your user bio. - Third-Party Link Tools - Using a third-party link tool like Linktree or Milkshake will help affiliates connect their audience to more than one link. Basically, add your Linktree or Milkshake website link to your user bio and your audience will be connected to your mini website.
For now, Exclusive Clickess Coupon Codes and Third-Party Link Tools are the most popular and effective methods to promote on TikTok. While TikTok is quite restricted in the ways you can promote advertisers and monetise content, by following our guide you can safely get underway and start promoting on TikTok.
Please note: It is important to stay in the know of what the platforms affiliate disclosure rules are. To find out more information, please visit the platform's website and read through their advertising guidelines and/or disclosure rules.
If you are interested in promoting via Instagram, please feel free to read our Help Centre article on How to promote using Instagram.