How to do surveys on TikTok in the style of Instagram Stories
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Do you like to ask your followers questions? Do you want to involve all those who watch your videos? Well, you no longer only have the option of Instagram Stories. In your TikTok videos you can also raise interactions with your followers. Something useful to know their thoughts and also to get them to participate. An issue well valued by TikTok and that can help your videos improve their position in the algorithm of other users So you better know how to use the surveys.Here we tell you step by step.
How to set up polls in your Instagram Stories
Step by Step
The first thing you have to do is keep TikTok updated to its latest version to make sure you have this feature. Head over to the Google Play Store or App Store, depending on whether you have an Android or iPhone mobile, respectively. Here check that there are no pending updates to download So you can start using this feature in your TikTok videos.
The process is very similar to what is seen in Instagram Stories. You just have to enter TikTok and click on + to start recording a video Here you can ask your question, record a sketch or do a lipsync or dubbing. You keep all the freedom, but keep in mind that you will end up asking your followers something. Issue that can limit the creativity of the video.All up to you.
Once you have recorded the video, go to the next screen. The one in which to apply funny audio effects, retouch the montage or write text over the content. Well, here you should notice the Stickers icon, right on the bottom bar of the screen. On the right of this bar. Click on the button to display the different options available.
In this new screen a multitude of stickers appear that you can place anywhere in the video. Among the typical hearts, time and so on, you should look for the sticker that says “Poll”. Survey in English. It is the one you are looking for to place directly on the video. Click on it to add it to the frame and be able to customize it in detail. This is a simple survey so you can only write a question or query and offer two possible answers.The good thing is that you can write everything to your liking, without it being just yes and no surveys. Once you have written all the texts, click on the upper right button Done.
Now all that remains is to move the survey in any direction. Very useful to anchor it in a part of the frame where it does not disturb. You just have to drag it with your finger wherever you want to plant it. And ready. It will remain available throughout the video. Interestingly, like Instagram Stories, TikTok also has on-screen rules and limits so the poll doesn't hide other information from your video. Thus, you will not be able to download it beyond the last third of the screen. If you move it to the sides or up, you will also see these blue rulers that help you delimit the visible area of the video or even half of the screen so that it appears centered.
By the way, using this sticker does not limit your creativity on TikTok You still have all the resources, plus more stickers and stickers , to add them to your video along with the survey. When you have everything ready you can publish your TikTok video as usual. You will go through the screen to give it a title and description, as well as hashtags and tags. And ready.
The results will be shown directly on the video thanks to a percentage. So voters will know which decision is getting the most votes. But, as the author of the video, you can click on the sticker in the video and check the survey voting in detail With this you will see two lists of participants, one by each option. With which you will have all the information about the survey launched at all times.