--- title: 'How to Get Accepted Into TikTok Shop Affiliate Creator Pilot Program (Beginner Tutorial)' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=c0kXN6NQh7U' video_id: 'c0kXN6NQh7U' date: 2026-07-19 duration_sec: 290 channel: 'Paul - Masterpiece Finance' --- # How to Get Accepted Into TikTok Shop Affiliate Creator Pilot Program (Beginner Tutorial) > Source: [How to Get Accepted Into TikTok Shop Affiliate Creator Pilot Program (Beginner Tutorial)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c0kXN6NQh7U) ## Summary This video provides a step-by-step guide for beginners to join the TikTok Shop Affiliate Creator Pilot Program, which allows creators with at least 1,000 followers (instead of the usual 5,000) to earn commissions by promoting products. The host explains the requirements, the application process, and how to start earning through shoppable videos and live streams. ### Key Points - **What is TikTok Shop Affiliate?** [00:01] — TikTok Shop Affiliate lets creators earn commissions by promoting products from the TikTok Shop via video links. - **Standard Requirements vs. Pilot Program** [00:14] — Standard program requires 5,000 followers; the Creator Pilot Program lowers the threshold to 1,000 followers. - **How to Access the Pilot Program** [00:52] — Go to your profile, tap the three-line menu, search 'creator search insights', scroll to 'TikTok Shop', and click 'Start earning now'. - **Pilot Program Requirements** [01:33] — US IP address, US-based account, at least 1,000 followers, age 18+, and compliance with community guidelines. - **Application Process** [01:59] — Click 'Apply for TikTok Shop', then 'Join the creator pilot program'. After approval, verify your identity to start earning. - **How to Promote Products** [03:11] — Select a product, request a sample or buy it, create a video showcasing the product, and add the product link before posting. ### Conclusion The TikTok Shop Affiliate Creator Pilot Program offers a faster route to earning commissions with only 1,000 followers. By following the steps outlined, creators can start monetizing their content immediately. ## Transcript best ways to make money and many people are making tens of thousands of dollars every single month. If you don't know what Tik Tok shop affiliate is, products from the Tik Tok shop, adding a link to your video to buy that product and get paid a commission every single time someone uses your link to buy that product. Now, the requirements to join Tik Tok Shop affiliate are pretty tough. One of the toughest rules being that you need to have at least 5,000 followers to there is an easier and faster way to join the program. And in this video, I'll be going over exactly how you can join Tik Tok Shop affiliate by joining the Tik Tok Shop affiliate creator pilot program. In this video, I'll explain all then walk you step by step through the entire process of setting up your account in the Tik Tok shop affiliate creator pilot program. Before we start and subscribe button. So, let's go through all the requirements first of affiliate creator pilot program. So, the first step is obviously creating a Tik your account and you get to your for you page, how you actually see the requirements is you click on the top right here. Click that and you're going right here. Click that and you're going to type in creator search insights pops up here. You're going to click on page, you're going to scroll on the little scroll bar here to the right want to buy. Start earning now. So you're going to click that. Once you you're going to come to the Tik Tok shop affiliate page. You can promote products people want to buy. Start earning now. And you can see the creator requirements right here. So the requirements are as follows. You have an IP address physically located in the US. Data account located in the US. Number of followers is a thousand instead of 5,000. your age being 18 plus and you you meet all these requirements, you're going to click on apply for Tik Tok shop button, you're going to come to this page. You can see join the creator pilot allows promising creators to earn on Tik Tok shop before reaching the standard 5K shoppable videos and three shoppable live streams every single week. So, if you scroll down more here, you can see that I am currently eligible to apply in this account. So, I meet the community guidelines. I'm at least 18 years old that you know you're eligible to join the creator pilot program, let's joining. So, I'm actually going to click join now here. So, click that. Now, just process. So, after it takes a little bit of time to process, you're going to says congratulations, your application was approved. Start earning. So, you're you can share your link to start earning commissions. Click on it. And the first your identity to start earning. So, let's click on that. You're going to earning on Tik Tok shop. We need to verify your identity before paying and you're going to do is go ahead and verify your identity. And that's it. You are now in the Tik Tok shop affiliate creator pilot program and you can start that simple. Once you're done verifying your identity, you can go through this products that you want to promote. And once you have a product that you want to promote, you basically want to either buy or ask for a sample. And then once you get the item, you're going to make videos on that product. So let's say road mic right here. All you're going to do is make a video promoting this mic and talk about the features, etc., etc. And then once you're done with the video, you're going to click on the check mark here. >> So let's say you're making a video promoting this road mic right here. >> What you're going to do is make a video promoting this mic. Click next. >> Now, how you're going to add the product link is click on add link here. You're product to your video. You can add more products from the product marketplace and you're going to find the road mic. Let's see if they have it. So, they currently don't have the road microphone that I use, but if you were to see it in the shop, you would click on add and post a video. And if you're consistent and post many of these videos, there's a high chance that they will go viral and commissions. And that's it. That's literally how you join the creator pilot shop. That is it for today's video, guys. Thank you so much for watching. 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