So called hack to get 5k followers
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Rs6Yam/ This guy has an interesting idea. Pay for ads to your videos to gain followers but only target Turkey and Egypt for really low ad costs. In a follow up video of his, he says works it for roughly $0.02 per follower, or $100 to reach 5k followers. I can’t confirm but it seems like this is a legitimate way to get into the shop program and wouldn’t violate TikTok’s terms of service. You’d still want to be creating shoppable content to demonstrate your ability to sell. I suspect in a case like this where you could theoretically reach 5k followers in only a couple days, TikTok might scrutinize your account a bit more before they accept you into the program. For this reason, that shoppable content would be crucial. If anyone tries this, please post about it. I’m thinking of doing it myself as a case study but also as another backup account.