With over one billion active monthly users, TikTok is one of the most popular social networking platforms on the planet, and can be a fantastic tool to get your show in front of as many people as possible.
Here are six tips and real examples to help you promote your podcast on TikTok:
1. Grab People’s Attention
The videos that tend to go viral on TikTok are engaging!
Before posting, think about your audience and what they care about. What’s going to spark their interest?
Adding in memes, clever sound bytes, humor, a shocking statistic or fact or something newsworthy can all help your videos to get more attention too.
Here’s an example of this from TikTok user @booktokpodcast:
2. Keep It Short and Sweet
Though TikTok increased the time limit to 10 minutes for videos in March 2022, shorter videos are more likely to get the most views and go viral.
The reason short videos do best? People’s attention spans are limited, and if someone isn’t familiar with your show or brand, they aren’t likely to invest a lot of time in watching a longer video.
Here’s an example of this from TikTok user @theawkwardtapes:
3. Focus on One Subject per Video
Just because your guest spoke about 20 topics doesn’t mean your TikTok audience needs to hear about all of them at once. Give them one highlight from the interview to digest at a time.
Here’s an example of this from TikTok user @bestietalkpod
Just like on other social media platforms, hashtags makes it easier for your ideal listeners will discover your content.
A podcaster talking about indie rock music will have a better chance of showing up in the coveted “For You” page of users that enjoy indie rock music if they’re using relevant hashtags.
Here’s an example of using hashtags from TikTok user @thefelipefontes:
5. Give Them a Reason to Act
Views are great way to measure engagement and popularity, but you can’t monetize them directly.
You need to give your audience a reason that prompts them to come to your website to sign up for your email list, or at the very least gets them over to your podcast page to subscribe.
When coming up with your call-to-action, try to focus on what matters to your audience – give them what they want!
6. Don’t Include Inappropriate Content
While this tip might seem like a no-brainer, it’s worth mentioning because…
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