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21 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started TikTok

Mike Yanda

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TikTok is one of the fastest and most effective ways to grow an audience and turn that attention into leads and sales for your business. But if you don’t understand how TikTok actually works, growth can feel confusing and frustrating. It often feels like the TikTok algorithm is working against you, especially when your videos aren’t getting views or followers.

In this video, I’m sharing 21 things I wish I knew when I started on TikTok. This is the updated, no-fluff breakdown I wish I had when I created my first TikTok account. I cover the most common questions about TikTok, explain how the algorithm really works, and walk through the biggest mistakes that hold creators back so you can avoid them. The goal is to help you create better videos, get more consistent views, and grow your TikTok following faster and with less guesswork.

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20 Comments

@777me7 1 month ago

You definetely stand out. For me you are the first person who is not full of shit. I am carefully listening to your videos. It is nice to see someone honest.

@lisandramartinez7747 1 month ago

Loveee all these tips. Thanks!!

@itskirstencurrie 3 weeks ago

Your content is soooo helpful! Going to apply these strategies now!

@CarloAngeloCapili 3 days ago

A very helpful video, thanks

@heyhizo 5 months ago

Thank you so much for your videos! I take notes on every single one in my tiktok notebook and tried your advice for 30 days, and shortly after my challenge ended I got a viral video with 120k views and counting! Your tips really do work and I appreciate how you cut out all the fluff and get straight to the good stuff. Now I’m on the road to 10K followers!

@siirilottamoonen7375 6 months ago

Love what you are doing! I am a total noob on TikTok, and your video encourages me to professionalize what I am doing, so thank you for that

@arealtexashome 5 months ago

I like the way you think! You are the only creator that I can tolerate while trying to get educated on this topic. I almost gave up and just went without knowing anything about ticktock. I’m probably one of the last people to be just starting out looking at videos on there because I am a YouTube girl through and through. Thank you my friend and thanks for saving us from all of the BS.

@Clement-r8v 7 months ago

Thanks

@kanzashafqat5295 7 months ago

Give some suggestions about daily life routine content with kids cooking and daily chores

@james-r2l6f 6 months ago

❤❤❤

@lucasclaberia3033 12 days ago

Pls spanish. I love you bro

@lisaangky 7 months ago

Hi Mike! Love your content btw 🙌
Just curious, if my like rate is good but my videos keep getting stuck at around 200–300 views, what could be the reason?

@EMERTHERofficial 3 months ago

Thanks for the advice! I actually have another problem with my Tik Tok... i post about fitness and martial arts stuff and after 1 week my like 8th video got kinda viral with now 1 mio views after a week and now I really overthink and over analyze everything and did not post since multiple days because i kinda fear that i never can reach this again and that this was just pure luck so i can't repeat it anyway. But your videos really helped me to finally start with Tik Tok and even with this one video i just did what you said in your other vids! Do you have any advice for me?

@CarriageHollow 8 months ago

I will do all of this

@nattinatti5661 6 months ago

Thank you for sharing this. Just started ADHS Coach Nadja Tok and these tips were very helpful. Will try them out.

@ih3art2know 6 months ago

my niche on tik tok is horror cosplay/collection very screen accurate but i don't know if i should do my content in english or french. Cause ther is not many french tik tok that go viral in my niche

@bluecocoalove 4 months ago

My account is four years old and had been using it for different searches before I committed to niche down.
Everything is now difficult. Should I create another account?

@golemagot 3 months ago

Can i schedule videos or need to post it every day?

@JJPark-68 8 months ago

Chock full of great advice as usual, Matt! 🤩 I appreciate you. 🙏 (Just a suggestion: would you consider removing the annoying drum beats used to emphasize every important point? 💁🏻‍♀️)

@hindolofefegula9483 7 months ago

Thanks, I’ll apply your strategies. I’m just starting my content journey and planning to focus on something I’m passionate about—fitness. I’m thinking of creating a series challenge for my Instagram page and keeping my posting consistent at three times per week. I’ll repost those same videos on TikTok, along with additional videos to meet the once-per-day posting goal, while also sharing gym workout tips and fitness content across both platforms. I just came across your videos today, and I’ve already learned some great things that I’ve applied while setting up and optimizing my account.