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Practical guides to TikTok comment marketing.

Free TikTok engagement rate calculator

Enter views and interactions, compare with 2025 benchmarks.

How to get customers from TikTok comments

To get customers from TikTok comments, reply helpfully under videos where buyers already ask. What a good brand comment looks like and how to do it daily.

How many people actually read TikTok comments?

What public data says about TikTok comment activity, and why the number of readers is much larger than the number of writers.

TikTok comments vs ads: cost per 1,000 people

On our planning estimate, comments cost about $20 per 1,000 people reached, more than ads. Compare TikTok, Meta and YouTube Shorts ad costs and what comments are for.

What is a pre-warmed TikTok account?

A pre-warmed TikTok account is one used like a normal person's account before it is used for marketing. Why accounts are warmed and what warming cannot do.

Write TikTok comments that don't sound like ads

Answer the video, be specific to it and name the brand once. A short method for brand comments that read like a person, with examples.

How much do TikTok ads cost? 2026 CPM ranges

What TikTok in-feed ads typically cost per 1,000 impressions, how that compares with Meta and YouTube Shorts, and what changes the price.

What does CPM mean on TikTok?

CPM is the cost per 1,000 impressions. How to calculate it, how it differs from CPC and CPV, and what a good one looks like.

Good TikTok engagement rate: 2026 benchmarks

Average TikTok engagement rates by account size, how engagement rate is calculated, and what to compare your own number against.

How to promote your business on TikTok: 6 ways

Six ways to promote a business on TikTok, from your own videos to creators, ads and comments, with what each is good for.

TikTok marketing strategy for small business

A simple four-step TikTok marketing strategy for small businesses: know the buyer, show up in conversations, pick one next step and measure it.

Should brands comment on TikTok videos?

When it makes sense for a brand to comment on other accounts' TikToks, what a good brand comment looks like, and what to avoid.

TikTok SEO: how to get found in TikTok search

To get found in TikTok search, put the words buyers type in your caption, on-screen text, speech and bio. Where TikTok reads keywords and a simple routine.

Buy TikTok comments? What to know first

Most services that sell TikTok comments deliver generic replies that nobody reads as advice. Here is why they rarely help, and what works instead.

How to pin comments on TikTok

Press and hold a comment on your own video and choose Pin comment. How pinning works, how many you can pin, and how brands can use it.

TikTok marketing services: what to look for

The four kinds of TikTok marketing service, five questions to ask any provider before you hire, and where done-for-you comment marketing fits.

TikTok for business: how to get started

A practical starting point for businesses on TikTok: set up the account, pick a content mix, and add comments to the plan.

TikTok influencer vs comment marketing

How paying creators and replying in comment sections compare on cost, speed, control and how they come across to viewers.

How to get more comments on your TikTok videos

Six simple ways to start more conversation under your own TikTok videos, from asking a real question to replying with video.

What are folded comments on TikTok?

Folded comments are comments TikTok tucks out of the main view. Why it happens, what to do if yours get folded, and what it means for brands.

TikTok comments: how they work for brands

Who can comment, what creators control, how replies and pinned comments work, and how a brand can take part in comment sections without being noisy.

TikTok comment bots and fake comments

What comment bots and fake comment services do, why they rarely help a business, and what a better approach looks like.

By industry

Coffee shops and cafés

How cafés and roasters can win local customers by answering questions under TikTok videos about coffee, brunch and where to go.

Restaurants

How restaurants can reach hungry locals by replying to "where should I eat?" questions under TikTok food videos, with a good example and what to avoid.

Skincare brands

How skincare brands can answer "what product is that?" questions on TikTok without sounding like an ad, with example replies and what to avoid.

Fitness studios and apps

How gyms, studios and fitness apps can answer "is this beginner friendly?" and "what plan is this?" under TikTok workout videos, with examples.

SaaS and software

How software companies can reach buyers on TikTok by answering what-app-is-this questions under productivity and work videos.

Local services and spas

How spas and local service businesses can win bookings by joining "where should we go?" threads on TikTok, with a good example and what to avoid.