To get more TikTok followers as an artist, use your own songs as sounds, post short videos every week, make duets and videos with other artists, keep your profile clear, and check your numbers once a week. TikTok says follower count is not a direct factor in For You recommendations, so each good video can reach new people.
This guide is for singers, musicians, actors and creators in Thailand who post on TikTok and see the follower number stand still. Many artists post every week and still grow slowly, and that is completely normal. The audience you are already building is a good start. This guide shows the steps that work best for artists, and compares the ways to grow faster.
What TikTok says about followers and the For You feed
In 2020, TikTok explained how the For You feed chooses videos. It looks at how people react to videos (likes, shares, comments, accounts they follow), at information about the video (captions, sounds and hashtags), and at settings like language and country. TikTok wrote that “neither follower count nor whether the account has had previous high-performing videos are direct factors in the recommendation system.”
This is good news for a small account. A good video can reach many people who do not follow you yet. When they like the video, they visit your profile and decide if they follow you. So your followers grow from two things: videos that reach new people, and a profile that makes those people stay. A profile with many followers also looks established to the people who click in.
How to get more TikTok followers yourself, step by step
These steps cost nothing. You do not need to do all of them at once. Start with one, and add the next one when you are ready.
1. Make your TikTok profile clear for new visitors
A new visitor looks at your profile for a few seconds. Use a clear photo of your face and the artist name your fans know. Write one line about your music, for example “Thai indie singer, new song every month”. Add a link to your newest song.
2. Use your own songs as sounds
TikTok uses the sound of a video to understand it. When you use your own song as the sound, people who like the sound can find more of your videos with it. When other people use your song in their videos, their followers can find you too. Make it easy: post a short, clear part of the song that people want to use.
3. Post short videos every week
Choose a number of videos per week that you can keep for three months, for example three. A steady plan helps more than ten videos in one week and then nothing. Good ideas for artists are a chorus, a live moment, a rehearsal, the story behind a song, or a cover in your own style. Start each video with the strongest moment, because TikTok gives more weight when people watch to the end.
4. Make duets and videos with other artists
Duets, stitches and videos together show you to the other artist’s followers. Choose artists with a similar style and a similar number of followers, so both of you get something from it. A duet on each other’s song is a simple start.
5. Reply to comments, sometimes with a new video
People like to follow artists who answer them. Reply to the first comments on each new video. When a fan asks a good question, you can answer with a short video. This gives you a new idea for a video, and it shows new visitors that you talk with your fans.
6. Go LIVE when you are ready
LIVE lets fans talk with you in real time, and a good LIVE gives new viewers a reason to follow you. TikTok has its own rules for who can go LIVE. Our guide on how many followers you need to go LIVE on TikTok explains them and how to get more viewers.
7. Check your numbers once a week
TikTok shows you numbers for each video. Once a week, look at which videos brought new followers and which ones people watched longest. Make more videos like those. Write down your follower number every Monday, so you can see the change over a month.
How to get your first 1,000 TikTok followers
Your first 1,000 followers usually come from two groups: people who already know you, and people who find one of your videos in For You. Tell your fans on Instagram, Facebook and at your shows that you are on TikTok. Then post steadily with your own songs as sounds. It is different for every account how long this takes, so we do not give a number. Plan for a few months of steady posting before you judge the result.
How to use TikTok ads to get more followers
TikTok has its own ad tool in the app, called Promote. TikTok describes it as “an in-app advertising tool to help you amplify your TikTok videos and LIVEs.” One of the goals you can choose is to get more video views, followers and profile views. You can start from a ready-made pack with a set budget, time and audience, or build your own. You must be at least 18 years old to use Promote.
Promote shows your video to more people. They still decide for themselves if they follow you, so it works best with a video that already does well without ads.
Your TikTok follower count: what new visitors see
When a new visitor opens your profile, they see three things first: your photo and name, your follower count, and your newest videos with their views. Your follower count does not change what TikTok recommends. It does change the first impression, because a profile with more followers looks established to a new visitor. A profile with many followers and few views can look strange, so it helps when followers and views grow together.
If you wonder where your followers come from, our guide on Thai followers and foreign followers explains the difference for a Thai artist.
Ways to get more TikTok followers compared
| Way | Cost | Speed | What you do | What you get | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post with your own songs as sounds | 0 THB | Slow, and different for every account | Make and post videos every week | Followers who know your music | Every artist, all the time |
| Duets and videos with other artists | Usually 0 THB | Medium | Plan videos with artists in a similar style | New people from their followers | Reaching fans of a similar style |
| TikTok Promote | Your own budget | Fast while the promotion runs | Choose a video, a goal and a budget in the app (18 or older) | More people see one video, and some follow | A release or a show date |
| A growth package from a service | One price, shown before you order | Over some weeks | Send your username, never your password | More followers and more views on your videos, so the profile looks established to new visitors | An account that looks small compared with your real audience |
A package can make sense when the account looks much smaller than the audience you really have, for example after years of shows, or before a release when you want new visitors to see an active profile. TikTok’s Community Guidelines do not allow buying or selling followers or other reactions, and we want you to know this before you decide. A package helps your profile look established to new visitors. Your videos and your music are what make people stay. You can see our TikTok grow packages, where followers and views grow together. If you only want followers, our page to buy TikTok followers in Thailand explains how it works.
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Common mistakes when you grow on TikTok, and what usually helps instead
- Giving your password to free follower apps. Many free apps ask you to log in. What usually helps instead: never share your password with anyone.
- Changing your style every week. New visitors follow when they know what they will get. What usually helps instead: keep one style for some months, then compare.
- Deleting videos with few views. TikTok wrote that it does not recommend duplicated content, so posting the same video again rarely helps. What usually helps instead: make a new video with a stronger start. Our guide on TikTok views that are not increasing explains the common causes.
- Looking only at the follower number. Views and comments show what people like. What usually helps instead: check which videos people watch to the end.
- Growing followers much faster than views. A profile with many followers and few views can look strange. What usually helps instead: grow followers and views together.
Your next step to more TikTok followers
Pick one step from this guide and do it this week. A good place to start is your profile and one video with your own song as the sound. If you want to understand the For You feed better, read our guide on how the TikTok algorithm works. You are always welcome to ask us anything on LINE, and we are happy to help.
TikTok followers for artists: questions people often ask
Do more followers give me more views on TikTok?
More followers can help a little, because your followers often see your new videos and react first. TikTok says follower count is not a direct factor in For You recommendations. TikTok shows each video to people who do not follow you, based on how people react to it. A good video can reach many people from a small account.
How long does it take to get 1,000 followers on TikTok?
It is different for every account. It depends on how often you post, your style, and how people react to your videos. We do not want to give you a number that may not be true for your account. Steady posting with your own songs for some months is the usual start.
Can I use TikTok ads to get more followers?
Yes. TikTok’s Promote tool has a goal for more video views, followers and profile views. You choose a video and a budget in the app, and you must be at least 18 years old. Promote shows the video to more people, and they decide for themselves if they follow you.
Is it safe to use a service to grow TikTok followers?
Nobody can promise that there is no risk. TikTok’s Community Guidelines do not allow buying or selling followers. A good service never asks for your password. With us, you only send your username, we add followers slowly, at a speed that suits your account, and your order is private and confidential.
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