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Is TikTok Shop still offering free organic reach to sellers?

Answered independently in 2 episodes, by 2 different people. Every line below is verbatim from the transcript, timestamped to the moment it was said.

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01TikTok Shop is ending free organic boosts - sellers should plan on a paid ad budget for reach or expect to fade away. source →

02Organic reach on TikTok is still real for small businesses: a print-on-demand shirt account got 1.5 million views and nearly 370,000 likes and now plans to sell 50,000 shirts by year end. source →

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Hey all these companies are pressing ahead because there's a lot of dollars but we got to make it make sense tiktok shop ends the free ride for sellers all man I was just getting ready on some sports cards on there now they're changing up the policies reach eyeballs brands must now open their wallets look I talk about this all the time.
Ryan Alford · Business News: Marketers Bet Big on Podcasts, Veo 3 (13:44)
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Christina Rose Yasi · Weekly Marketing and Advertising News July 29, 2022: (22:56)
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