Week 3: Journey to be a TikTok Star
Well, well, my videos are not doing that great and they are not really interactive or engaging I guesss. Nonetheless, im still enjoying it so far and anything for my 20 followers!!! 😆
I’m also really proud of myself for posting daily this week 🙂 during my free time, I edited more videos and just posted one a day ~
Video 12: Everything I ate at my mum’s birthday dinner
Filming & Editing difficulty: 2.5/5 stars
Thoughts: just for fun video ig keke
Video 13: HCM nails
Filming & Editing difficulty: 0.5/5 stars
Thoughts: Low effort, low quality video oops. It was nice that the nail studio still reposted it on their story tho.
Video 14: Friyay lunch w my colleagues
Filming & editing difficulty: 2.5/5 stars
Thoughts: MMRS w my colleagues 🥹 (one of them is leaving soon)
Video 15: WFH food video
Filming & Editing difficulty: 2.5/5 stars
Thoughts: Initially, I thought this video is pretty lame but it got more views than expected 🫢
Video 16: Weekly 3-day diet challenge (convert from food diary)
Filming & Editing difficulty: 3/5 stars
Thoughts: this will help me to stay grounded on my diet + TikTok content. Kill 2 birds w 1 stone!
Video 17: Spending the last Saturday here…
Filming & Editing difficulty: 3.5/5 stars
Thoughts: Took so long to edit it but it got lesser views than expected :( someone commented “cute” tho!
Video 18: Spending the last Sunday here
Filming & Editing difficulty: 3.5/5 stars
Thoughts: just posted it, hope ppl enjoy!
Building a TikTok presence takes patience and experimentation. At first, I struggled with low views and engagement, but I kept posting daily, believing consistency is key. Besides sharing my food diary and day-to-day moments, I tried different video styles to see what resonates. For example, my simple nail studio video, despite being low effort, got a boost when the studio reposted it. One thing I learned is to embrace authentic content that reflects your real life, not just trendy clips. Interacting with followers, even if just a few, helped me feel connected and motivated. Also, mixing fun challenges like a 3-day diet diary with casual personal videos makes content diverse and engaging. Editing can be time-consuming, especially for longer clips capturing special moments, but the satisfaction of sharing memories outweighs the effort. Even when videos get fewer views than expected, positive comments like "cute" remind me that quality and genuine storytelling matter more than numbers.