u/macher__jhol

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Been sending small amounts to family in the philippines for over a year now. started with USDT on Tron because everyone said it was cheap and fast. switched to USDC on Base a few months ago because someone said Circle publishes attestations and it feels more auditable.

both settle in seconds and cost pennies. that side is fine.

the receive side is where I keep getting stuck. she uses a local exchange to swap into pesos and the liquidity for USDC vs USDT there is not the same on any given day. one week USDC has better rates. next week USDT wins by half a percent.

so what's the actual best stablecoin for fast payments if you're optimizing for the off-ramp, not the on-chain speed? does USDC win once you factor in local exchange depth, or does USDT still hold because that's what the local desks prefer?

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Something that keeps bugging me is the creators who already make videos for brands like mine and they clearly know how to sell my type of product, so instead of cold-guessing new people I'd rather find affiliates posting for competitor brands and reach out to them.

But the problem is I don't know a fast way to pull that list, at this moment of time and it's quite strange that its 2026….

I open a competitor's shop, click into their videos, and manually note which creators tagged them, which takes forever and I miss a ton to be really honest.

So, is there a smarter method people here use?

Is there some tool that maps which creators post for which shop, or a search trick inside TikTok itself?

And once you find them, does it actually work to pitch someone who's already repping a rival, or do they stay loyal? Curious how the more experienced sellers handle competitor creator research without doing it all by hand.

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Hey guys, so I sell in a pretty specific category and finding creators who fit in, is like way too much and it’s eating my whole week.

The affiliate marketplace search inside the seller center feels random and less concentrated, cause half the people it shows me have nothing to do with my product.

I've also tried searching hashtags manually and saving accounts to a spreadsheet but it's painfully slow and I still can't tell who actually sells vs who just posts.

A question For those of you who are moving real volume, it’s that how do you find TikTok Shop creators by niche in a way that isn't just endless scrolling?

Do you use the marketplace filters, some external site, or just DM anyone in your category and hope?

And how do you judge fit before you waste a sample, do you go by follower count, past shop videos, or something else? Trying to build a repeatable way to do this instead of guessing every time.