r/LovedByCreators

This happens to me way more often than I'd like to admit.

The weird thing is, ideas rarely come when I'm actually sitting down to create. They show up randomly — while I'm working out, walking, showering, eating, or literally about to fall asleep.

And in that moment, the idea feels perfect.

"I have to make this."

Then I tell myself, "I'll remember it later."

I don't.

Sometimes I remember that I had an idea, but I can't remember what the actual idea was. 😭

It made me realize that maybe the hardest part of creating isn't always coming up with ideas.

Sometimes it's simply catching them before they disappear.

Curious if other creators deal with this too — what do you guys do to capture those random ideas before they're gone?

I hate to break it to you, but you’re probably not shadowbanned on TikTok. Your content might just not be working.

I feel like “shadowban” has become the explanation for every video that gets 200 views. And yes, actual account restrictions do exist, but most of the time it’s probably not that.

There’s the normal kind of suppression where your videos just aren’t getting much distribution because the watch time, engagement, hooks, etc. aren’t strong enough. That can happen to any account and usually isn’t permanent. You change up the content, improve the hooks, post consistently, and things can recover.

Then some accounts seem to have an actual restriction. If every video is stuck under 100 views, FYP traffic is basically 0%, and you’re seeing the same thing across completely different types of content, I’d look into that more seriously.

But before calling it a shadowban, I’d check the obvious stuff first.

• Is the video still under review?
• Is the account private?
• Are you posting way too much on a brand-new account?
• Are you reposting content?
• Is there anything in the caption or on-screen text that could be triggering moderation?
• And most importantly, are people actually watching the video?

For canvas UGC creators, warming up a new account makes sense. Don’t make your first five posts “OMG you need this app”, post some normal content first and make the account look like an actual account before going heavy on product content.

And if your account is healthy but your videos are still getting low views, I’d look at the content before blaming TikTok, bc sometimes it really is just the hook.

Hey, Ive just started creating content on instagram, i've posted 2 videos one of them got 100k views the second one got 2M views, I am now thinking to create more content. Currently the content is more into comedy, while I wish to learn more about posting and getting brand partnerships, isnt there any community page or discussion thread for instagram creators for Indians?