TIKTOK HACK THAT ACTUALLY WORKS EVERY TIME

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Why it worked

The video offers a practical and easy-to-follow 'hack' for content creation on TikTok, directly addressing a common pain point for creators (not knowing what to post) and leveraging the platform's current emphasis on stories for increased visibility.

Summary

The creator explains a TikTok feature that allows users to create a video by selecting four photos from their camera roll and letting TikTok choose the sound. This method is presented as a way to generate content when unsure what to post, leveraging TikTok's current push for stories to gain new reach.

Structure

1Introduce the problem: not knowing what to post.
2Explain the TikTok photo grid feature.
3Demonstrate how to use the feature with four photos.
4Advise on letting TikTok pick the sound.
5Explain the strategy of posting to stories for reach.
6Conclude with encouragement to use the feature.

Product placement

TikTok (app): a social media platform used to create and share videos. It ACTS as the platform where the creator demonstrates a feature. Removing it would change what happens in the video.

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Put it on your stories. Let's go.

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TIKTOK HACK THAT ACTUALLY WORKS EVERY TIME

Transcript

When you don't know what to post today, baby, use this freaking feature. Yes! It works every single time. So here's what you're gonna do. Open up your TikTok, hit the plus sign, scroll over to where it says photo. Tap that. Then you're gonna see a little four square, little grid icon. Tap on that. And then the four grids are gonna open four photos from your camera roll. Snippet. Something. Literally you at the airport eating grapes. You and your bikini. You on vacation. Y'all, you're not filming anything today. Go get something. You've already done four photos. It doesn't even have to match. I'm literally you making coffee. Don't overthink this. And then I want you to let this. Okay? This is what I need you to pay attention to. Let TikTok pick the sound for you. Let it pick it, okay? And when you do, this is what I want you to do. For the love of god, you have to do it this way, okay? You're gonna add it to your story. Why? Because TikTok is pushing stories like crazy right now, okay? And you keep changing your content like you change your underwear. Today is your coffee in the morning, and at night is your kids. And after that, there's no telling what it is. Y'all, you have totally shredded your algorithm. So if you just put it on your stories, it's getting a new reach. You can ride that total algorithm while you figure out what the heck you gonna make your page about. Okay? So when you don't know what to post, baby, use this feature. Put it on your stories. Let's go.