# Can you replicate these TikTokers' money-making traps?

Have you ever thought while scrolling through TikTok that those videos are actually someone's ATM? Recently, several creative money-making cases can be described as wild:

**"Sleep Live Streaming" earns 34,000**
Australian guy Boehm goes live every night at 11 PM lying in bed to sleep. When viewers send gifts, it triggers sounds/lights that wake him up — after a month of this, he has made $34,000 from his disrupted sleep. The key is that viewers feel a sense of control and will continue to send gifts.

**Pink Sauce Monetization $120,000**
Veronica Shaw showcased dragon fruit coconut cream sauce in a short video on TikTok, which caused a stir in the comments section. She turned around and sold it for $20 a bottle, ultimately being bought out by Dave's Gourmet for about $120,000 in copyright fees. The short video sparked impulse buying, leading from online promotion to offline retail.

**Application for guidance on financing 1 million**
UVA student Sophie Smith posted to help students write application essays, receiving 3,000 private messages on the first night, ultimately accumulating 3,000 families, with 86% of students getting into their first choice. Investors were impressed by her ability to generate hundreds of effective leads daily through TikTok, which led to her securing $1 million in funding to establish an education technology company.

**Key Model**: Find instant feedback that the audience is willing to pay for + scarce skills or products = hot-selling side job. What is your "special skill"?