👋 Your Intro to TikTok Shop & 100 A.I Prompts

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April 15, 2024

Hey! It’s Doone, your hype girl in business. 

As a Bondi Junction local my heart is completely broken for the victims, families, emergency responders and anyone involved in the devastating attack to our community on Saturday. It’s incomprehensible that this is the world we live in and there are no words that can make sense of it all. My love is with the community.

Today we’re covering 👇

Your (6-step) Intro to TikTok Shop 🛍️

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Love, your HYPE GIRL in TikTok Shop 💗 #tiktokshop #tiktoktutorial #tiktokshopping #tiktokshops #setup #greenscreen

TikTok Shop is set to crack the US commerce market with a projected $17.5 billion spend this year. In other words; 1 in 10 Americans are buying things on TikTok. This.Is.Wild. We’re very much jumping on the TikTok Shop train with you.

So consider us Your Hype Girl in TikTok Shop from this moment on 💁‍♀️ we'll be updating our channel with live masterclasses, up-to-date info, how to tutorials & secret strategies.

Let’s dive into the step-by-step guide you need to get started if you’re in the US (or have a registered LLC):

  1. Getting Started 📱Open up the TikTok account that you want to create a shop for; click on the ☰ icon in the top right corner; & select Creator Tools from the menu that pops up

  2. Let’s Get Signed Up ✍️ Under the Monetisation section click on TikTok Shop for Seller and enter your email or phone number before being taken through the authorisation & verification process

  3. Yep, yep, yep ✅ Confirm that you want to sign up for TikTok Shop in the US and select the type of business you’re going to register (tip: if you don’t have an LLC, register yourself as an individual)

  4. Have Your Docs Handy 🆔 Use your drivers license or passport to register and enter all your details & social security (tip: if you don’t have a registered business address enter your residential address)

  5. The Fun Part ✨ Choose your shop and preview how it’s going to look in the marketplace (you can always change this up again later); choose your product category and verify your phone number

  6. We’re Almost There 👀 Lastly, verify that all your information is accurate (this is very important ) and then click submit

Your application will be pending approval (for about a day or two) and then you’ll be good to go. Good luck!!! - & keep following this series to learn all you need to know when it comes to optimising your TikTok shop and reach ⭐

A(I) Whole New Wooooorld 🤖

Ever feel like you're standing at the edge of a whole new wooooorld but you're not quite sure how to take that first dive? Trust me, I've been there too 🙋‍♀️ 

As business owners, we're constantly bombarded with “the latest” this and the “life-changing” that, all promising to revolutionise our lives. But it can be hard to predict which will truly move the needle.

I’m here to tell you that AI isn't just another passing trend - it's the future of business. But let's be real… Knowing where to start can still feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.

That’s why having access to handy copy-and-paste prompts can feel like finding that needle:

👉Step 1: Open ChatGPT & create your account

👉Step 2: Copy & paste one of the one-hundred example prompts that serve as a starting point. EG:

“Can you please assist me in creating a detailed timeline for our upcoming marketing campaign? [Specify the campaign start and end dates, key milestones, and any dependencies]”

👉Step 3: Customise the prompt according to your specific situation and chat back and forth with ChatGPT until your campaign feels just right… & voilà! 

HubSpot has the ultimate list of AI prompts for small business owners just like us to start using every day, and it’s absolutely free.

Managing Work/Life Creep ⚖️

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Do you have that underlying bubbling pressure that comes with entrepreneurship? You know the feeling I’m talking about; the pressure to constantly grind, hustle and make sacrifices with other life commitments in pursuit of our version of success. (Guilty 🙋‍♀️)

In this weeks Hype Girl chat we’re talking through the realities of building a biz - especially in the early days when you’re slogging it alone - and how success ultimately comes down to being a happy and healthy founder. So whether you're struggling to carve out time for self-care, feeling overwhelmed, or simply seeking tips to better navigate work and life and everything in between, this episode is for you.

A quick tip: “It’s easy to get lost deep down in the rabbit hole thinking that *this* one specific task is the priority, but it might be that you need to get out of your head and bounce things off someone else to get clarity on what matters and what doesn’t.

Find someone in your corner with a different perspective - like a partner, friend or biz coach - and chat it out with them to make sure you’re taking the immediate action that shifts the needle in your business. This will allow you to refocus on what matters, consistently.”

This week's grant...

Run don’t walk! The infamous Y Combinator is accepting applications for their summer cohort - benefits include $500K in funding | Apply by April 22nd

This week's lineup...

MON 👉 A GEM from Kaylin Marcotte from Jiggy Puzzles ✨

TUES 👉 MAJIC 1st weekly coffee chat @ 9am BST // 8pm AEST 💗
👉 MAJIC 2nd weekly coffee chat @ 5pm BST // 1pm EDT 💗

WEDS 👉 Welcoming Jacquelyn De Jesu, inventor of Shhhowercap, on the show to share her interesting, insight packed journey with us!

THURS 👉 A GEM from Alexandra Fine at Dame ✨

FRI 👉 Our weekly Hype Girl chat with Doone and Josephine on setting your small business up with TikTok Shop ✨

This week's recommendations...

📚 This eBook on super-charging your workflow with AI provides the best use cases when it comes to leveraging ChatGPT for your biz.

🛠️ Finallyy(!!) all the AI prompts you need to join the ChatGPT revolution in business.

💌 The Hustle is the free, 5-minute newsletter keeping 2.5M+ innovators in the loop with stories on business, tech, and the internet.

& ways I can help you this week…

Struggling with sales-content-overwhelm? Now might be the time to order our e-comm bundle & fast-track your way to sales | find out more

Has this newsy inspired you to find a coach? I have two spots open for 1-1 coaching for early stage founders | meet your Hype Girl in business

REMOTE 🏝️

  • Love this!!! Juno, a financial education platform for women, is hiring a Social Media / Community Manager Intern | Apply directly here.

NYC 🗽

  • Rent the Runway, transforming the way that women get dressed, is on the hunt for a Senior Finance Analyst to join the team | More here.

Vancouver 🍁

  • Category-defining footwear and apparel brand Vessi is looking for a Senior Copywriter to join their journey | Apply directly here.

Los Angeles 🌞

  • Kudos, on a mission is to get plastic out of disposable diapers, is hiring a Social Media & Influencer Marketing Manager | More here.

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That’s a wrap, folks! 🫶

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