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Good morning. Don’t mind us, we’re just feeling a bit nostalgic as 2022 comes to a wrap. Remember all the viral songs? Tbh “it’s corn!” is still stuck in our heads. How about the unexpected rise of BeReal? The app changed everything (or at least for a minute everyday). IG took us for a ride with all of their updates (anyone using notes yet?). And then together, we hit almost 50k followers on TikTok, 7k on IG, and grew our email list to over 15k of you. We’ve created multiple free resources for creator-educators, including our How to Make Money on TikTok Guide and our TikTok SEO Cheat Sheet (ICYMI, download it at the bottom), while connecting thousands to real-life insights on how to make money online. Phew, what a time. Thanks for trusting us on your creator journey, we wouldn’t be here without you. 

Look out, 2023. The best is yet to come.

– The Leap 

TikTok Goals: The Outcome is Income

Everybody’s got one thing on their mind these days: making money online. And luckily for us all, it’s easier than ever, especially on TikTok. With more than 1 billion monthly active users, the short-form video app has become a popular search engine with an intelligent algorithm that helps users find exactly what they’re looking for. It doesn’t take much to educate your audience and market your offerings, which creates many opportunities for increased sales. Where should you start? Read our guide on how to sell on TikTik in 6 simple steps so you can make income your outcome online. 

Little Extras

🚫  Ever feel like you’re being censored on Instagram? Well, now you can check if you’ve actually been “shadowbanned” with a feature that rolled out in the latest update.

🔐 It seems like everyone got hacked or locked out of IG at some point this year. IG heard our cries and has recently added new tools to ensure you get your account back from crypto bots without losing your cool (and your followers).

🌽 Can you guess the top 10 most viewed videos of 2022 on TikTok? Hint: list includes one long-winded highschool teacher and a song about a big lump with knobs.

🔮 Still only using Pinterest to plan your wedding? Amateur. Use Pinterest to predict the future, like everyone else.

⏰  If you’re not already preparing for YouTube’s ad revenue sharing program, you’re falling behind, fam. Follow in the footsteps of Betches and Vox Media and get planning ASAP.

🧿 YouTube, you better watch your back, because TikTok is coming for you with a horizontal full-screen mode. 

🌳  We don’t know what you’re linking to in your Linktree, but 30 million users have been redirecting their followers to – you guessed it – TikTok and BeReal. 

🚨 According to a new TikTok trend report, 2023 is the year of actionable entertainment, prioritizing joy, and communities built around shared values.

Why You Need Link in Bio Tools

Whether you’re a creator or have a brand, you likely have a bunch of content that you’d like to direct your audience to. The problem is, most social media platforms allow you to add only one link to your bio. This means that you have to update the link regularly, causing a bit of confusion for your audience if you’re not quick on the changes. And even then, each time you replace the link with a different one, you are losing out on potential clicks to other pages, wearing down the effectiveness of your social media strategy. The solution to this problem? Use link in bio tools, of course.

Download the TikTok SEO Cheat Sheet

You create great content on TikTok, and it deserves to be seen. Luckily, you can get more visibility for your TikTok videos by optimizing your SEO, aka “search engine optimization” for anyone who forgot. Don’t worry – you don’t have to crack a code, you just need to follow our TikTok SEO Cheat Sheet. Download it, study it, master it, and watch the views pile up.

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