Interview: Ryan Shakes reveals 4 ways to make money on TikTok Instagram: Ryan Shakes[jwplayer ZXB9LNVP]After building up a following of 5 million on TikTok, Ryan Shakes suddenly stopped posting. But, he didn\u2019t sabotage his own success. Instead, Ryan\u2019s hiatus was part of a new business strategy designed to make as much money from the app as possible. Based in Florida, the 18-year-old has been on TikTok since 2016, when it was called Musical.ly, and quickly became one of the biggest names on the app \u2013 without joining a creator collective. It\u2019s easy to believe that just by getting lots of followers on TikTok alone, you\u2019ll make huge amounts of money. The app\u2019s live feature allows you to take donations from enthusiastic viewers \u2013 Ryan told Dexerto that he made more than $100,000 in one year from live donations alone. After taking part in an exclusive interview with Dexerto, Ryan revealed some of his top tips for creating a TikTok empire. 1 \u2013 Grow your followers Ryan says that the \u201csecret sauce\u201d to gaining followers quickly on TikTok is to get involved in as many trends as possible or popular songs. He told us: \u201cYou just go on the For You page refreshing and scrolling through one or two times and find something that you want to recreate.\u201d Ryan and his younger sister Zayla will often recreate popular TikTok dances together. Also, he noted to make original content that other people could easily copy. Ryan was the originator of the air freshener trend where he\u2019d spray the bottle in time to a popular song on TikTok at the time. 2 \u2013 Make merchandise Top influencers including Addison Rae, Bryce Hall, and the Lopez Brothers have all jumped on the merch bandwagon alongside collectives such as the Hype House and YouTube\u2019s Team 10 \u2013 and for good reason. Making sales from Merchandise is extremely easy for the app\u2019s biggest stars, but influencers with fewer followers than Addison Rae and Charli D\u2019Amelio shouldn\u2019t be perturbed, because merchandise goes a long way. Ryan has created a brand under \u201cShakey Fam\u201d named after his followers says that it is \u201cpassive income\u201d as opposed to something like a brand deal where you need to work out how to seemingly include the product in your content. Within the first month of the site\u2019s operation, Shakeyfam.com racked up over $125,000 in sales. 3 \u2013 Educate yourself Ryan\u2019s new merchandise shop \u201cShakey fam\u201d is his second attempt at selling branded items in his own name. He says: \u201cI wish somebody sat down with me and talk to me about how to form your own business.\u201d The first time around, Ryan hired someone to help him design and sell his product and says that the first batch of products was sold without his logo on them accidentally. \u201cHe just wanted a quick buck off of me,\u201d Ryan said, revealing that this person took 40% of the profit. 4 \u2013 Don\u2019t compare yourself to other creators Trends are easy to copy, but it\u2019s also important to find your own voice and originality on the app. Even if someone else is quickly gaining thousands of followers, it doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have great content, Ryan says. \u201cWhen you compare yourself to somebody else, you\u2019re only just lowering yourself\u2026 you can look up to them and set goals because essentially you can have anything you want.\u201d With these strategies, Ryan amassed 5 million followers and successfully turned his account into a business opportunity. Follow his advice and it could be you too. Follow Ryan Shakes on TikTok here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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