The Tikee blog

Notes from inside the LIVE economy

Monthly drops on what's working, what's broken, and where TikTok LIVE is going. Written by the team and the brands and networks running on Tikee.

Creator tips
Mar 14, 20268 min

7 things that make a 5K-viewer beauty live convert at 14%

A breakdown of the openers, demo cadence, and gift triggers that actually move product on TikTok LIVE.

Brand playbooks
Mar 11, 202611 min

Why your first Tikee campaign should target Micro tier — not Mega

CFOs love Mega creators on the deck. The data doesn't. Here's where the actual ROAS lives.

Network ops
Mar 7, 20266 min

How Vista House onboarded 220 creators in three weeks

A teardown of the onboarding doc, the WhatsApp templates, and the one rule that cut churn by 31%.

Creator tips
Mar 3, 20265 min

The 24-hour pre-live checklist (it's mostly not what you think)

Three Tikee top earners on what they actually do in the day before going live.

Industry trends
Feb 28, 20269 min

Why MENA is the fastest-growing live region in 2026

Three macro forces converging in Q1, and what brands in Western markets are still missing.

Brand playbooks
Feb 24, 202610 min

Pricing live-commerce by GMV vs. flat fee — a decision tree

When does revenue share beat flat-fee, and when does it just cap your upside?

Creator tips
Feb 20, 20267 min

Reading your match score: what brands actually weight

Followers are 18% of the score. Here's where the other 82% comes from — and how to move it.

Network ops
Feb 17, 20268 min

The 5 KPIs every live network should put on a wall

Skip the vanity metrics. Track these instead — your roster will tell you what's wrong before they leave.

Industry trends
Feb 13, 202612 min

Live commerce vs. shoppable video: who's winning, market by market

A regional split on where each format is pulling — and where they're losing to each other.