Free email course · 5 days
Your First 1,000 TikTok Followers in 30 Days
A 5-day launchpad for restaurants, cafes, and beauty businesses to get their feet on TikTok and grow
What you'll learn
- Day 1: Why TikTok is the last big organic channel for local businesses
- Day 2: The 3-second hook formulas for food, beauty, and service businesses
- Day 3: Using trends without being cringe
- Day 4: The local TikTok algorithm: getting your videos to people within 5 miles
- Day 5: Your 30-day TikTok calendar (and how to know when to scale)
Who this is for
restaurant, coffee shop, and beauty business owners who want to reach 1,000 tiktok followers, get one reel-style video to 50k+ views, and drive trackable foot traffic from tiktok to your physical location.
The capstone
Post 12 TikToks in your first 30 days using the structures from this course, with at least one video reaching 10K+ views.
Day-by-day schedule
- Day 1
Why TikTok is the last big organic channel for local businesses
Action: Set up your TikTok business account today. Post one introductory video using the script in this email.
- Day 2
The 3-second hook formulas for food, beauty, and service businesses
Action: Shoot 3 videos today using one of the hook formulas below. Post the best one.
- Day 3
Using trends without being cringe
Action: Find one trend that fits your business today. Shoot a video using it. Post tomorrow.
- Day 4
The local TikTok algorithm: getting your videos to people within 5 miles
Action: Add geotag + 3 hyperlocal hashtags to your next video. Compare reach to a video without them.
- Day 5
Your 30-day TikTok calendar (and how to know when to scale)
Action: Build your 30-day calendar today using the template below. Schedule the first 7 videos.
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Your First 1,000 TikTok Followers in 30 Days course really free?
- Yes. The full course — every lesson, every template, every script — is delivered free to your inbox. There is no payment step, ever. We hope you eventually try Social Perks, but the course is the course either way.
- How long does each lesson take to read?
- Each of the 5 lessons is a 5-8 minute read. You get one lesson per day, so the whole course takes about 30-50 minutes spread across 5 days.
- What if I miss a day?
- Nothing bad happens. The lessons live in your inbox and are also published on this site under each course page. You can catch up in your own time.
- Will you spam me with marketing emails afterward?
- No. After the course ends, you get one optional email from us inviting you to try Social Perks. After that, you only hear from us if you opt into our weekly newsletter. One-click unsubscribe is in every email.
- Who is this course for?
- This course is written for restaurant, coffee shop, and beauty business owners. If you operate a different type of business, the principles still apply, but the examples may not be a perfect match.
Not into emails? Skip the course.
You can read every lesson on this site — no email required. Or skip ahead and try Social Perks free for 14 days. It runs the playbook in this course on autopilot.