Getting Started
Want to be a TikTok Influencer? Before you stress about content ideas, let’s solve the first problem: how the hell are you going to record your videos?You’ve got two lanes:
- Show your face (cell phone camera).
- Stay behind the curtain (software, stock clips, voiceovers).
Both work. I’ve seen people crush it either way. The only thing that doesn’t work? Sitting on your hands waiting for “perfect.”
And yes, TikTok lets you upload up to 10-minute videos. Don’t. Nobody’s watching you ramble for 10 minutes unless you’re giving away Bitcoin at the end. Keep it short, under a minute.
Method 1: Point Your Phone at Your Face
The cheapest and fastest way. You already own the gear. Vertical format, hit record, and talk. If you’re waiting until you buy some $800 camera, you’re stalling. Stop. Use the phone in your pocket.
Method 2: Stay Off-Camera with Software
Not everyone wants their boss (or ex) seeing them online. Fair enough. Here are tools that let you make TikToks without showing your face:
- Pictory (pictory.ai) – Templates, stock videos/images, text-to-speech. Stupid simple.
- InVideo (invideo.io) – Free plan has a watermark, paid plan removes it.
- Wondershare Filmora – Record, edit, or convert horizontal videos into TikTok-ready verticals.
Quick Story
When I started publishing on Kindle and Audible, I had no idea what I was doing. My first audiobook? I literally recorded it in a spare bedroom with a $20 mic. It wasn’t pretty, but it sold. The point? People don’t care about “perfect production.” They care about value. TikTok’s no different.
Bottom Line
Pick a method — phone or software — and get used to it. Make it muscle memory. Then commit to creating one short video a day. Ten minutes of effort for sixty seconds of content.
The only way to lose is to not start.