2 Free Digital Tools To Help You Deep Dig Into TikTok (Plus A Bonus Tool!)
Let's talk TikTok!
Two years ago, with double digit followers on TikTok, I did a quick angry political rant and watched - with glee, shock and if I’m honest, a little bit of fear - as my video blew up.
I had less than 100 followers at the time and my post got 12k impressions.
A few days later, I did another one and my post reached 40k impressions.
With that I was hooked — I’ve been posting daily (give or take) ever since.
I actually have 3 accounts, but my primary one is all politics all the time.
And that account just crossed half a million likes a few months back (and is already well on its way to 600k!).
After one year in, I wrote a blog post about what I had learned. You can read it in full here.
I’m planning to do an episode about what I’ve learned two years in for one of my two podcasts shortly. You’ll be able to find that at HelloMergeTag.com or wherever you stream podcasts.
I also got tapped by the amazing folks at
to partner with them on , a weekly pop-up newsletter spotlighting the top political content, creators, and trends on TikTok ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election.That newsletter has been a ton of fun to write and research and I’ve been learning SO MUCH about the platform. Check it out if you’re into such things.
I’m currently working about 15 campaigns, give or take, plus FYP, plus working with a bunch of non-political brands, helping them navigate the internet.
Election Day is coming up fast and I’m going to take a short break from this fortnightly newsletter.
In a moment, we’ll be diving into our TikTok tools. But first, here’s an important bonus tool for you: vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/
If you’re in the US, check your voter registration, and then have your friends and family check as well! Election Day is Tuesday, November 5th. If you are eligible to vote, please make a plan to do so. And don’t just vote in the presidential election — no matter where you live, there are lots of other important things on your ballot.
Need help figuring any of this out (where to vote, who to vote for, whatever…)? Hit reply to this email or drop me a line at joshklemons.com/contact. I’d be honored to help!
Okay, now on to the tools.
Know anyone who might appreciate what we’re doing here? Invite them to join us! As you know, we’re all really nice, and cool, and we all LOVE free digital tools!
Buzzlytics
Tool type: Web App
Looking for inspo for your TikTok feed? Want to learn more about a specific account? Head to buzzlytics and:
Type in a handle and you can find stats on any account, see their recent video, check out their top used sounds, see what hashtags they’re using (and how well they’re performing) and more.
Here are my top-line stats, for context:
There’s lots more to check out as you scroll through.
Head on over and dig in!
FREE or FREEmium: Free!
According to their FAQ “this tool is currently free to use for all users.” No idea if that’s going to change, but enjoy it while you can.
TikTok Intelligence For Politics
Tool type: Website
According to their website, CredoIQ “enables pro-democracy forces to analyze & leverage real-time political conversations on social media.”
One way they do that is by rounding up trending political posts, creators and more from TikTok to help us make sense of what can be a very chaotic platform:
Head to credoiq.com and just start scrolling.
Then click into posts, creators or share of voice for more data.
You can search by 48 hours, 7 days or 30 days.
FREE or FREEmium: Free!
Just head to the site and start scrolling.
TikTok is complicated. But powerful!
Have questions? Just want to chat? Need help figuring out when/where/how to vote?
Want to take your digital program to the next level?
Hit reply and let’s chat! ➡️
If you like Free Digital Tools, you probably know others who will too. Invite them to join us. They’ll appreciate it… as will I!
As mentioned, I’ll be taking a bit of time off from this newsletter. But I’ll be back soon with even more free tools to help you keep on winning the internet.
In the meantime, keep on telling your story!
Josh
joshklemons.com
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