How to retroactively link your TikTok Video with a TikTok Campaign – #paid

In this lesson you will learn:

What is a TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign?
Why is the TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign important?
What if I forget to link my TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign?
How to retroactively link your video with a TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign

What is a TikTok Creator Marketplace Campaign?

When working with a brand on #paid, a unique TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign is created for you when the brand is approving your content. Keep this TikTok campaign name handy as you will need it later when posting your video on TikTok.

Why is the TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign important?

When getting ready to post your video on TikTok, it is important to turn on the Branded Content toggle and link your video with the correct TikTok campaign (Learn more). This lets your audience know that your post is sponsored and allows #paid to provide brands with real-time reporting. 📈 This step is also required in order for #paid to validate content and queue your payment.

What if I forget to link my TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign?

Creators may sometimes post their video on TikTok and forget to link their TikTok campaign or not realize that they needed to link one. If you find yourself in one of these scenarios...don't worry—you're in luck!

Follow the step-by-step instructions below to learn how to retroactively turn on Branded Content for your post on TikTok and link it with the correct TikTok campaign.

How to retroactively link your video with a TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign

Video Instructions

Step 1: Find the name of your TikTok Campaign

Log into #paid and make sure that the brand has already created a TikTok campaign for you to link your video with. Click into your deliverable and look under the Details section.

If you do not see a TikTok campaign, please message the brand to have them create the TikTok campaign or message help@hashtagpaid.com for help.

Step 2: Open TikTok and find your Video

Open TikTok and click on your profile. Find the video that you originally posted without the TikTok campaign. We’re now going to retroactively link the video with a TikTok campaign.

Step 3: Open Ad Settings

Within the video, click on the three dots followed by Ad Settings:

Step 4: Turn on Branded Content

Turn on the branded content toggle in Ad Settings. This lets viewers know that your post is sponsored.

Step 5: Link your TikTok Campaign

Click “Link campaign” to link your post to a TikTok Creator Marketplace campaign. Search for the TikTok campaign that was created for you on #paid. To make your search easier, you can search for the number in your TikTok campaign.

Important: Each TikTok campaign can only be linked once so make sure you are linking your video with the correct campaign!

Step 6: Click Save to finish!

Click Save to finish linking your campaign and you’re done! You’ll know that your TikTok campaign was linked successfully when you’re no longer be able to edit the Branded content setting or change the campaign for that video:

Step 7: Check Review Status on #paid

For the final step, make your way back to #paid and click on the deliverable. Click Check Status to update the status to TikTok Approved which’ll help our team prepare your deliverable for payout! 💸