Content

• To step
• Tips
• Warnings

TikTok only rewards "authenticated", "popular" and "influential" users with a verification badge. While TikTok's official verification criteria is currently being worked on, this article will show you how to build a loyal fan base, increasing your chances of becoming royalty. Do not confuse this procedure with "verify your phone number", which allows you to use additional features of TikTok such as sending direct messages, adding people in the "find friends" tab and leaving comments on other people's live streams / videos.

To step

1. Share high quality videos. The camera on a good smartphone is usually enough to shoot good quality videos, but you can really shine if you dare to upgrade to something even more professional. To go extra far, you can invest in a tripod, so that your videos are always recorded beautifully and stably. An external microphone can also be useful to record your audio without noise.
   • Regardless of the type of camera you use, your videos should always be vertical - don't force your fellow TikTok users to tilt their heads to view your videos.
   • Your video can be "featured" if it is of very high quality and really stands out. You will know that you are featured on the TikTok homepage when you get a notification and when the word Featured (in this specific format) appears above the TikTok title.
2. Research featured videos to see what's trending. Are your favorite sources of inspiration limited to certain subjects (eg comedy, a certain singer)? Are their videos always a certain length? Do they use certain film techniques? What hashtags do they use? Try to imitate how users advertise their own content with featured videos, then try applying these techniques to yourself.
   • Featured content is on the home page of TikTok. Tap the Home icon on the main screen to go here and then tap "For you" or "Featured".
3. Try to entertain people. Users attract people by being funny and unique. Be cheerful and approach the music and your environment in new and intriguing ways. Give users a reason to return to your videos. Use your talents, artistic skills and cheerful personality to push your videos to the limit.
4. Be consistent. Don't give your followers a reason to forget that you exist. Keep uploading quality videos regularly so that your followers have something to look forward to.
   • Being consistent also has to do with brand awareness, so use the same username on other social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc.)
5. Use popular and relevant hashtags. Hashtags make it easy for people to find the videos they want to watch. Adding a popular hashtag to your video can potentially bring you a lot of new viewers - your videos can even go viral!
6. Befriend yourself with other users. Your number of fans is the most important factor to be verified. Be social with others! Follow your favorite users and message them if you think you have something in common. And if you like something, tell the person in question. People love compliments, compliments get you followers and followers you get noticed by TikTok.

Tips

• "Popular Creator" is used by known users on the platform and "Verified Account" is used by known users and organizations.
• Depending on where you live, you may see a different label instead of "verified account" or "popular creator".

Warnings

• Don't create fans using fan generators. Not only will these not work, but they may also steal your personal information and install bloatware and malware on your phone or computer.
• Remember, getting fame shouldn't be your goal on TikTok. If that is your focus, then you will no longer enjoy making a video.
• Most users will not receive verification. This is because of Sturgeon's law: "99% of everything is [garbage]".