How Tik Tok stars earn money, what 1 million You Tube views is worth, the life of Shane Dawon video editor. It owned by the Chinese internet company byte Dance and recently made it on Apple 2019 list of the top five free i Phone apps of the year. As the app has surged in popularity, the new stars of Tik Tok have begun to learn the different ways to earn money from it.
I spoke to 22-year-old college student, Salina, known as 'Salinakilla' online, who helped me understand how she was able to quit her part-time job to focus on Tik Tok. Unlike on You Tube, where creators can earn money through ads placed by Google on their videos, Tik Tok creators are not able to earn money through direct advertisements, forcing them to find other revenue streams. Salina told me that there are four main….