How to Go Live with Someone on TikTok

TikTok is a new phenomenon taking the world by storm. The 5th most popular social media platform has many amazing features to glue the users to the app. TikTok live is one such feature that was introduced back in 2019. Since then, the live features have been used by both creators and users to stream themselves live.

TikTok is a short video platform. But, through Live, you can showcase your talent without any time limit. Or, you can also invite others to join your broadcast live. Thus, you can co-host your live sessions with friends, other creators and engage with your fans. 

The best part is that all live streams appear on the ‘For You’ page by default. Hence, it’s a great way to get attention. So, how do you get live on TikTok?

Who Can Go Live on TikTok

TikTok has some criteria when it comes to going live. You need to fulfill these conditions in order to go Live on TikTok:

• You have to be at least 16 years old. TikTok does not allow anyone below this age group to go Live on the platform.
• You also need to have at least 1000 followers. If you have anything below this number, you won’t be able to go Live on TikTok. 

Now, these two are the primary conditions you need to follow to go Live on TikTok. Apart from this, if you want to earn those valuable gift points during your Live session, you need to be at least 18 years old for that. 

This is pretty much all for someone who wishes to go Live on TikTok. However, if you want to use TikTok for your business, you should see the guide to marketing on TikTok as well. 

How to Go Live on TikTok

TikTok Lives help you to get more views on TikTok. So, how do you go Live on TikTok? If you have qualified for all those criteria on TikTok, you are eligible to go Live on the platform. To go Live on TikTok, you need to follow these simple steps:

Step 1: Open the app and log in to your TikTok account.

Step 2: Now, click on the ‘+’ (Plus) sign on the main toolbar. 

Step 3: Once the camera screen opens, swipe through the options and select the Live option at the bottom of the screen. 

Step 4: You need to select a picture for the Live session and pick a name.

Step 5: Finally, you are ready to go Live! 

Can I Join Someone Else’s Live on TikTok?

TikTok is a mutual platform. It depends on the participation of both the creator and users. So, you can always join another’s Live session on TikTok. This person can be anyone- a friend, another creator, or someone else. 

However, since both of you will go ‘Live”, you both need to qualify those mentioned requirements to be able to go Live. If everything is clear, you need to follow these simple steps below to join someone’s Live session.

Step 1: Go Live yourself from your TikTok handle.

Step 2: Ask the person (whomever you want to join) to send you a joining request through another messaging app. 

Step 3: The link will be valid for 20 seconds. Click the link, and you will become the co-host of the session. 

Or, you can simply request to join someone’s broadcast. It can be done when the person is already Live. However, it is not a good idea every time. If the person on the broadcast is performing something solo, he might not want to accept your joining request. 

So, it is better if you plan things early before joining someone’s Live session. Now, let’s know how to add someone else to your Live session. 

How to Invite Others to Join Your TikTok Live

Planned Live sessions can bring more fruitful results than randomly hopping somewhere. The joint broadcast would help both the collaborators to share their platform and gain more attention. So, if you want to invite someone to your Live session, you can do so by following these simple steps below:

Step 1: Go Live following the method mentioned before.

Step 2: After you hit the “Go Live” button, you will see a button on the bottom-left side.

Step 3: You will now be able to list the eligible people to go Live with. 

Step 4: From here, you can invite someone to join your broadcast directly. 

Conclusion

One of the biggest benefits of going Live on TikTok is that your broadcast will get featured on the “For You” page of those following you. And now, when you go Live with someone else, you get to grab the attention of their viewers as well. 

Thus, it becomes a collaborative growth of both of you. So, even the highest paid TikTok earners prefer to use this strategy for better viewer retainment.