How we're spending $10,000 a month on TikTok Shop

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Founder & CEO @ Sliimeyhoney

We’re burning over $10,000 a month to build the biggest TikTok Shop any slime company has seen before… here’s how it’s going. Right now, we’re deep in the trenches of TikTok Shop. Our team is spending five figures monthly across influencer seeding, paid ads, affiliate commissions, fulfillment, free samples, and even an advisory team. And to be completely transparent, we’re losing money on this investment. But we aren't optimizing for short-term profit. It’s about long-term dominance. TikTok Shop is unlike any other channel we’ve ever played in. The conversion cycle is longer - consumers need to see the product ~7-10 times before they even consider buying - but when they do, it’s instant. Consumers go on TikTok for entertainment and end up checking out with five items in their cart. It’s impulse buying at scale! We’ve seeded over 200 creators, tested countless hooks, and are just starting to see our biggest weeks yet in GMV. It’s slow, expensive, and unpredictable, but the upside feels enormous. I couldn't be more excited to see our growth. Here's my takeaway after month 1: TikTok Shop is completely rewriting how DTC brands grow. The winners won’t be the ones with the biggest ad budgets - they’ll be the ones who understand the new psychology of shopping: attention first, transaction second. If you’re building in e-commerce, this is the moment to experiment. The brands that learn this platform now will own the next generation of consumer behavior.

Ali Hamza

TikTok Shop Affiliate & Creator Partnerships Architect| Digital Partnerships Builder| E-Commerce Brand Collaborations

3w

$10K a month on slime? My childhood self is cheering while my adult self is quietly opening a Shopify store.

Arielle K.

Fractional Head of Marketing for DTC & CPG Brands | I Build Growth Engines That Turn Brand Strategy into Revenue

3w

I completely agree — the trick with TikTok Shop is treating it like any other foundational marketing funnel: guiding consumers from awareness to consideration to purchase, with different ad types and messaging serving each stage. But the real challenge is making it profitable. TikTok Shop P&Ls aren’t pretty.

Jacob Albert

Manager Creator Network Division @ 456 Growth Media Influencer/Social Commerce

3w

Hey Mark Lin ! I wish I could have you say this to many brands. I guess you have to go through it to get it. It takes patience. We help companies with their shop management and also have a roster of TikTok shop social sellers driving GMV. Enjoy the ride and interested to learn more.

Tanzeela Rani

I help DTC brands launch, scale, and win on TikTok Shop | Get your Amazon & Shopify DTC/CPG brand selling on TikTok Shop today

3w

Love this level of transparency building long-term dominance on TikTok Shop takes exactly this kind of patience and vision.

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Ethan R.

Unlock the “why” behind TikTok Shop performance | Vidsight CRO

3w

Exciting stuff. That's a lot of spend. How are you ensuring that your creative strategy is as optimal as possible ? I'm sure this is more crucial than ever given the money at stake here.

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Muhammad Yousaf

TikTok Shop Empowering DTC Brands to Boost Sales Through TikTok Shop Expertise I TikTok Shop Manager

3w

Everyone wants “quick wins,” but few talk about what it actually costs to build something long-term on this platform.

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Kolton Reitsch

Account Executive @ PostPilot

3w

Mark Lin love the slime mission and wins you are seeing on TikTok Shop! How are you driving repeat purchasers from these TikTok Shop customers? Neal Goyal just dropped some heat on building LTV from these customers via direct mail, check it out - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nealgoyal_the-biggest-pain-point-for-any-brand-selling-activity-7387158894734794752-VcsU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACRHbQoBBHEG-_ZmNPLYHJFClMj34EJVhZY

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