§ Get on social
Your customers are on TikTok. Are you?
Plumbers with a million views. Cafes with queues out the door from one clip. Wholesalers opening trade accounts from warehouse tours. None of them started as video people - they started by filming what they already do. Here's the plain-English version of how.
Why bother
It's where attention lives now
TikTok isn't for teenagers any more - it's the UK's fastest-growing search and discovery tool for local services, food and shopping. People literally search 'plasterer near me' on it.
The algorithm doesn't care that you're small
Unlike the old platforms, TikTok shows new accounts to real audiences from day one. A first video from a one-man band can outperform a big brand's ad budget.
Free, and honest work performs
No ad spend needed. The clips that win for businesses are unpolished: the job being done, the dish being plated, the pallet being broken down. You already do the content every day - you're just not filming it.
How to start (this week)
Film what you already do
Prop your phone up and film 30 seconds of real work: the before-and-after, the sizzle, the unboxing. No script, no editing skills - captions and trending sounds can come later.
Post three times a week
Consistency beats quality at the start. Three rough clips a week for a month teaches you what your audience responds to - then do more of that.
Talk like you talk
The accent, the trade slang, the dry humour - that's the brand. Polished corporate voice performs worse than being yourself.
Give the views somewhere to land
When a clip works, hundreds of strangers will want your prices, your area and your number. That's the job of your page - one link in your bio that turns watchers into customers.
The excuses, dealt with
"I'm too old for TikTok"
Some of the biggest UK trade accounts are run by people in their 50s and 60s. The audience trusts experience - grey hair is an asset.
"I don't have time"
Thirty seconds of filming on a job you're already doing, posted while the kettle boils. The businesses doing this aren't less busy than you - they've just made it a habit.
"My work isn't interesting"
To you. To everyone else, watching a driveway pressure-washed or a cake iced is hypnotic. Ordinary work is exactly what performs.
"I need fancy kit"
A phone. That's the kit. Daylight helps.
§ Get seen. Get work.
Start filming. We'll handle the landing.
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