Tik Tok: How to get more likes, fans and followers

If you post your videos on Tik Tok, you usually don’t do it just for yourself and a few friends. If you can get a few likes or hearts on Tik Tok, it’s good for your ego and if many fans follow you, posting is even more fun. We have put together a few tips for you that can help you get more followers and likes.

Our tips are based on comparisons of successful Tik-Tok accounts and on similar mechanisms that can also bring you more likes on Instagram, for example. With some mechanisms, you can only speculate, while others result from common sense. What you should definitely avoid are providers who promise you like hacks and follower cheats. In most cases, these are scams, and it is not uncommon to lose your accounts in the process.

Tik Tok: More fans, more hearts – the tips
Have you ever wondered how someone gets over 2 million fans without being a “real celebrity”? And how they get an absurd number of hearts/likes on Tik Tok every day?

Then just think about how you came to notice that. You won’t necessarily have specifically searched for users who have millions of Tik Tok fans. You noticed it more in passing when you looked at the profile of someone you follow. And you follow him for various reasons:

Someone may have shared a video of them with you and you decided to follow them.
It could also be that you saw a video in your feed by chance and followed it after liking another video.
So you already have two reasons for the following someone and you can try to emulate that. Basically, it all boils down to one tip, but it’s much simpler than it sounds:

Produce cool, original videos that lots of people want to see.
Sure, that’s a super tip. You could have thought of it yourself, couldn’t you? It’s so simple. But it’s actually one of the most important prerequisites for getting lots of Tik-Tik fans and likes.

Apart from that, there are more technical tips and important advice: Be patient!

Tik Tok: How to get likes, fans and followers
In fact, anyone can become a star on Tik Tok or Instagram if they just follow a few rules. The most important thing – apart from interesting videos – is patience and persistence. Don’t give up, the Tik Tok fans come slowly and in several spurts until it eventually becomes an avalanche.

Here are the tips you can use to get fans and likes on Tik Tok:

Don’t copy anyone unless you are really much better at what you are copying.
You have to pay attention to the quality of your videos and not get “lazy” or rest on your laurels.
Collect ideas and write them down. Think about them every now and then and try out how they look in a video.
Use hashtags! This cannot be stressed enough. Pay attention to which hashtags are popular at the moment and think about whether other ideas can be derived from them.
Invent hashtags. Use hashtags, for example, to establish your own “brand” by using such days again and again that no one else uses. People can recognise you by them, and interested parties can search for them.
Stick to the point. To be really successful, you should publish at least one video (almost) every day.
Analyse your own successes and failures, but also those of others. Check which ideas have brought you many or few followers and likes. Check with the stars to see which videos got a lot or a few likes. This will give you an idea of how to make your own style more successful.
Be active! If you watch videos yourself, leave likes and comments and just “be nice”, people will like and comment on your videos in return.
As long as you don’t plan on making a living out of it…. take it easy! This is a pastime for most, a fun activity that shouldn’t be taken too seriously. If you find that you are taking it too much to heart, get out. Your videos are only really fun for others if you had fun making them.
Some other tips you just have to try – for example, the Tik-Tok effects and filters. They don’t have to be used at all costs. Less is more. There’s nothing wrong with slow motion here and there. But otherwise, you should only use them if they reinforce what you want to “say”.

“Reaction videos are a good way to attach yourself to someone else’s success. You should also use this technique at the beginning of your career. The video shows you how to do this. But important: Don’t make fun of others – it often comes back like a boomerang.

If you are able to do a duet with others, then use this feature to make yourself better known. Also, this can be useful at the beginning of your career to collect followers on Tik Tok and when you are known, it makes you come across as nice and natural. Tiktok downloader

How Amazon Logistics works

The emergence of Amazon has completely changed the eCommerce landscape and, of course, also the logistics and transport landscape.

Many predicted the end of logistics operators and transport companies with the arrival of Amazon as if it could extend its tentacles to the entire market to take it over. The reality after a few years is completely different, as there are still powerful logistics operators as well as many transport companies that want nothing to do with Amazon.

Faced with this situation, Amazon had to devise a mechanism to supply its own demand in order to control its distribution. Another objective was to reduce its exposure to transport companies that were not very keen to offer it the service once the 2008-2016 crisis had passed. This is how Amazon Logistics was born

1-Background and case studies
We have seen the precedent that pushed the company to create its own logistics network. They started with air freight and in Spain, their network began by prioritising the distribution of prime now services in the large capitals.

Over time and as the economy improved, the main parcel delivery companies in Spain reduced the exposure of Amazon’s services in their accounts, which in many cases, instead of generating profits, generated losses or zero revenue. As a result, companies such as Seur and MRW reduced their services, which forced Amazon to look for an external ally such as Correos and Correos Express on the one hand, and on the other, to create its own distribution network in Spain.

2-The model
The model that Amazon has implemented in Spain is not very different from any franchised parcel delivery network such as MRW, for example, but with some differences, especially in terms of image, but in the operational part the basis is the same.

Amazon does not have its own network in Spain, it does not have any agency for delivery but rather contracts with transport companies that carry out the daily operational work of delivery. These companies have a contract with Amazon by which they are assigned a distribution area (province, part of a province, a town, etc.). From that moment on, this company will work on a day-to-day basis under an operational manual that Amazon indicates to it, as happens in the case of franchise networks.

What Amazon has with this is a contract with a company that will carry out the operations as they indicate, from the reception of goods, the number of couriers they need, the number of routes they have to take, how many packages each courier has to deliver and they even stipulate the courier’s salary. Basically, what Amazon does is to have a centre that functions as if it were their but without being theirs…..

3-Logistics as part of the business
Before going into detail on the logistics operation, we have to understand that for Amazon the logistics part is not a business but part of the business. This concept is very important because the entire operational structure of distribution is visualised to provide a solution to an internal demand; delivering their own packages is the priority.

Another variable that we have to take into account is that Amazon knows that its network cannot deliver all its packages, so it needs external allies such as Correos and Correos Express. In this situation, what Amazon does is to “split” the shipments so that its network delivers a part and the external partners deliver another part. We do not have the real figures but it is possible that they are currently half and half. But the real difference is not in the numbers but in the destinations: the easy ones and the difficult ones.

What is each?

The easy ones are the parcels that are very easy to deliver, city centres where many deliveries are concentrated in a small place, which allows a lot of parcels to be delivered in a short time. And the difficult ones are those that have a low concentration of delivery or those that have a displacement of kilometres, such as shipments from empty Spain and rural or remote areas.

Making this partitioning of your shipments allows you to work with a lot of foresight since, together with your Big Data, you have a purchase prediction by which 3 weeks in advance you have a very approximate estimate of purchases and, as a consequence, of logistical distribution. This allows them to demand the necessary resources from their logistics network 2 weeks in advance and the week before they already have 100% control. They have already controlled all the couriers and routes that they will have for the following week and if any route falls through for whatever reason (absence of the driver due to illness, vehicle breakdown, etc.) they will divert those packages to the external network (Correos and Correos Express).

4- What happens when you make your purchase
We have already explained how it works before a customer makes a purchase via the web. What happens once the purchase is made is a global system that we can call “delivery prediction”, a concept that is nothing new and that consists of predicting when the order will be delivered to the recipient’s home (day and time) from the moment the order is placed.

It was 1999 when, together with Juan Manuel Quelle, at that time National Commercial Director of one of the main Spanish express transport companies, we worked on how to delimit the possibility of knowing when a parcel would be delivered. At that time we worked with what were called “massive” shipments, i.e. when a customer delivered 50,000 shipments at once, in order to know how to organise and know when everything would be delivered so as not to saturate the distribution network.

Taking this concept, what Amazon does is to assign the route and the courier from the moment we make the purchase. The label that goes out to prepare the order is already assigned the delivery delegation, the route and the courier number.

This is the big difference compared to traditional transport companies. The latter receive a lot of merchandise from many customers and for many destinations, so they have to “gather” all this merchandise on platforms or hubs for removing merchandise, classify it and send it again to its destinations. In Amazon, this is already done from the beginning so the cost savings are brutal. It must also be said that Amazon can do this because, as we have said, logistics is part of their business and they are managing their own orders, something that transport companies are external and cannot do (they do not know which customers will call them and how much merchandise they will have).

5-Pre-qualified
Once the order has been processed (remember that the label has already assigned the route and the courier) and the picking/preparation has been carried out, the package will arrive at the sorting area. Here we find the second of the big differences between Amazon and the rest of the companies. As we have explained, transport companies classify the packages once they have been collected and transported to their logistics platforms; Amazon classifies the packages in its own logistics warehouse before they are sent to the agency that will carry out the distribution.

And the difference is that they sort the packages by routes and couriers in a kind of sacks/boxes that fit perfectly by height in a small van. We will see the reason for this later, but the important thing is that they already classify the packages that each courier working for Amazon will deliver the next day from the point of origin.

6-Transport and distribution at destination
This classification into sacks by courier is transported in one or more vehicles to the agency or franchise to be distributed. Here we find the third big difference and that is that when the truck arrives, as the goods are already classified for each driver, they are unloaded from the truck and put directly into the van (that is why the size of the sack is important, as we mentioned before).

At this point, Amazon stipulates a maximum time from the arrival of the lorry to the departure of the couriers for delivery, which can be approximately 20 minutes. Traditional courier agencies receive all the goods for their distribution area and have to sort them by route and courier, which, in addition to the cost of labour, can take between 1 and 2 hours depending on the volume.

This action gives the Amazon courier additional time for delivery than the traditional courier does not have or simply gives Amazon more time to prepare more orders in its warehouses.

7-Delivery route planning and incidents
Once the courier has all the goods in his van, he will start the distribution. Amazon has very well studied each of the hundreds of delivery routes it has in Spain, so it knows in detail how many packages each driver can deliver. To do this, they have installed an app of the company that shows them the delivery route they have to take at all times. In this way, the driver only has to follow the order indicated by the App and look for the package in the bag in his van.

In addition, this App allows us as a customer to geolocate the courier, see where he is and how many stops he has left to get to our house. Another technical advance that other courier companies also offer.

What happens if we are not at home? In that case, the driver has to make a call via the app itself (so that the call and the conversation are recorded) and must “close” a second delivery on the same day. If the recipient does not answer, they are notified via the app and an Amazon customer service centre will manage the delivery.

In traditional transport companies, the delivery agency is contacted and the second delivery has to be arranged. At Amazon, they are the ones who control the incidents through their call centre, ensuring the correct management of the incidents. As soon as they have the solution, they transmit it via the App to the courier so that he can execute it, since they introduce it again in his delivery route.

With this system and taking into account what we said in point 1 about Amazon delivering the “good” part of their own shipments, they achieve spectacular delivery figures on the first attempt (over 90%) as well as being able to close the day with a delivery rate of over 95% of their shipments. Against these figures, no traditional transport company can compete, but of course, it has its tricky ….

8-Internal quality ranking and corporate image
As a good American company, Amazon creates and generates competitiveness among its network of franchisees. It generates rankings of successful deliveries on the first attempt or even on the first day, for example. This way if you are a franchisee you know where your percentage is and where the network is.

Another objective of this type of ranking is also to generate “new franchisees”, that is, Amazon rewards companies with better ratios with the possibility of opening in other places in Spain; and on the other hand “pressures” the bad franchisees because they know that if they continue with bad figures Amazon can terminate the contract and offer it to those who are at the top of the ranking.

If we talk about marketing and corporate image, in informacionlogistica.com we have already talked at length about why we will never see an Amazon delivery van in our cities. They are also different from the transport companies in this respect.

Conclusions
The first conclusion is that Amazon Logistics is an Amazon shipping service provider created to serve the parent company itself. Its structure, functioning and operation is based on being a part of the system and not a business as such, so that the economic question is secondary.

Amazon Logistics could NOT have other customers because its structure is not prepared for it, they can only offer service to their own parent company and that is why they try to have “global customers”, customers to whom they make online sales, logistics storage, logistics preparation and of course delivery.

What to do if an online casino does not pay out prize money? 

Winning at online casinos is fun as long as you get your money’s worth. In this article, we’ll give you some tips on how to avoid losing your prize money.

And what if you don’t get your money? Or have you been waiting for some time to receive your prize money from a casino? No worries. We also explain what to do in such a case.

Tip 1: Play only at reliable online casinos
Let’s throw in a bold statement right away. One we’re prepared to defend. Many players don’t get their money because they play at unreliable online casinos. Prevention is better than cure.

We receive many complaints about casinos. In at least half of the cases, just seeing the name of the casino is enough to know for sure that the player will never see his (or her) prize money.

Therefore, the tip is to only play at reliable online casinos. In our casino blacklist you’ll find all the casinos you should definitely stay away from. Staying away from them will help you avoid a lot of trouble.

Click here to find the best and most reliable online casinos.

Tip 2: Play by the rules
If you expect a casino to follow its rules, then you should follow them too. Many complaints are still caused by players not following the rules.

Annoying terms and conditions: if you agree to them, you have to stick to them.
Rules of the game. It often goes wrong with things like the maximum bet when playing with bonus conditions. Or when entering incorrect data when creating the account.

Casinos are very strict about this. Not following the rules means that, if you win, you can hand over your winnings. Excuses about not reading the conditions or not understanding the conditions do not apply. By creating an account, checking the box next to the terms and conditions and playing, you indicate that you agree with the terms and conditions.

Our tip is to read the casino rules carefully before playing. Don’t agree? Then find another casino to play at. Once you are playing, you need to play by the rules. If you play by the rules of a reliable casino, you can hardly go wrong.

Tip 3: Fill in the right details and verify your account
This third tip is somewhat similar to the second. One of the most important rules of a casino is to be honest about who you are. In the terms and conditions, it is actually always clearly stated that casinos check this and in case of incorrect data, your account will be closed.

Casinos know their secrets. An old address? Your maiden name? Depositing using your neighbour’s bank card who already has an account? All kinds of excuses pass by the staff responsible for these checks every day. The rule is that you are responsible for the data in your account. They must correspond to the data on your identity card, address card and bank statement.

Our tip: Want to be sure? Ask the casino to verify your account in advance. That way, if you win a handsome sum, you can be sure that the money will be in your account quickly.

Tip 4: Don’t be impatient
The best online casinos payout fast. Do you play via Neteller or Skrill? At Guts Casino, for example, you’ll have the money in your account within a few hours. It doesn’t happen that fast at every casino. Unfortunately.

At many casinos, you have to take into account one to five working days before the money will be in your bank account. Haven’t verified your account yet? If so, it can take even longer.

There’s no point in asking why you haven’t received your money within a few minutes of requesting a withdrawal. Many of the ‘complaints’ we receive are solved by waiting a few days. Have you no patience at all? Then play at a gambling hall where the prize money comes straight out of the machine or at an online casino which pays out very quickly.

Tip 5: Don’t waste your winnings
Many casinos, even some reputable ones, have a pending period. This is a waiting period of 48 hours. Why do casinos do this? Each casino can tell you its own story, but there is only one reason. The reason is that the casino hopes you will place your bets during the 48 hour waiting period. The chances are, of course, that you will lose your money.

No matter how much the casino dawdles, don’t be tempted to risk your winnings. Not only do you run the risk of losing your winnings. You will also be rewarding the casino’s procrastination.

Tip 6: Complaint to the Casino
Don’t get your way? Then it’s best to complain – in a nice way.
Is it taking too long? Then complain to the casino. It’s best to remain polite. Of course it’s tempting to let yourself go against the helpdesk staff, but that won’t get you your money any faster.

Complaining is best done via an official complaint e-mail. It is then clear to the casino that you are complaining. We often see players who don’t get their money put on hold by the helpdesk.

Don’t do it. The best thing to do is to write a nice complaint e-mail. How do you do that?

Clearly state that it is an official complaint;
State your account details, so that the casino knows who it is about;
Briefly describe the situation in the e-mail;
Include the dates you verified your account and the payout period the casino states in its terms and conditions;
Give the casino a final deadline of a few days to transfer the money;
Also, state that if payment is not made in time, you will take legal action and/or notify the regulator.
What should you not do? Threaten and abuse. Continuing to play at the casino will not strengthen your position. This will give the impression that you don’t have a problem with the casino at all.

Tip 7: Complaint to the regulator
Can’t work things out with the casino? Then it’s best to go to the supervisor. This is the person who issued the casino’s license. Regulators come in all shapes and sizes:

Belgium was one of the first Western European countries to regulate online gambling. The Belgians have a well-intentioned regulator in the form of the Kansspelcommissie, but legislation has made it difficult to start. The Belgian law on gambling does not mention anything about the payment of prize money. You will therefore have to turn to the civil courts.
Costa Rica has no gambling licences. Some casinos claim to have a licence in Costa Rica. This means that they are registered with the local Chamber of Commerce. As long as they do not offer their games to residents of Costa Rica, they can go ahead.
Curaçao does not have one central regulator, but four commercial telecom companies that issue sub-licences to gambling sites. A complicated story, but it comes down to knocking on the door of the telecom provider on duty. You can find the details by clicking on the logo of the licence. Is it useful? No. In general, there is little regulation for players in Curaçao.
Gibraltar has a regulator who is generally quite sympathetic to the licensees. You can, however, make complaints about casinos licensed in Gibraltar. The gaming regulator in Gibraltar will then deal with the complaint. Does it now? Yes, provided you have followed all the rules to the letter and you have not been badmouthing the helpdesk.
Malta, with the Malta Gaming Authority, is perhaps the best-known regulator. Filing a complaint is easy and can be done via this form. Is it useful? Yes, provided you have adhered to the rules of the casino.
The UK Gambling Commission is a very strict regulator that issues hefty fines to casinos and bookmakers. However, this is only useful if you are a resident of the United Kingdom. If not, the UK licence does not apply to you.
Regulators in Curaçao, Gibraltar and Malta will pass on their conclusions about your complaint. In Gibraltar and Malta, being proved right will generally mean that you get your money. In Curaçao, this is different. There are cases of players who were proven right, but still did not see their money.

Tip 8: Complaint on the Internet
It is possible that the supervisor does not agree with you, but that you still do not agree. Or that you could not complain in Costa Rica or Curaçao.

In such a case, it will sometimes help if you put your complaint on the Internet. Or let someone else do it. This can be done at CasinoVergelijker.net, among others. If you have a justified complaint, we will be happy to write an honest piece about this complaint and the casino’s actions.

What not to do? Don’t post unsubtle insults on internet forums or tell untruths. You are even guilty of slander. Threatening the casino owners is also best avoided. The most impressive thing to do is to tell an honest story that will make a neutral reader think you’re being unfair to the casino.

That’s negative publicity and online casinos are very sensitive to it.

Tip 9: Take it to court
If the worst comes to the worst, you can go to court. This is also possible in your own country. In a case between Unibet and a player, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal ruled that Unibet can conclude legally valid gaming agreements.

A valid gaming agreement means that you and the casino have agreed that you will both abide by the terms and conditions of the casino. Does this not happen? Then in extreme cases, you can go to court. For example, in Amsterdam.

But consider in advance whether this makes much sense. You can win a case against a vague casino that operates from Costa Rica, but that will not get you your money’s worth.

It is best to consult a lawyer specialised in contract law first. Of course, it is a bonus if this lawyer also has some experience with gambling.

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A guide to finding the best locksmith for your business Durham locksmith

A guide to finding the best locksmith for your business

Whether it is a simple key change or a complete security crisis, every business needs the help of a locksmith to ensure the security of their facility. Poor locksmiths can easily put your property, belongings and even employees at risk. An experienced locksmith has the potential to destroy your property, and some will use cheap tactics to try to sell you out or hit you with a bill much larger than previously agreed upon. An excellent emergency locksmith is a trusted expert in developing comprehensive security systems and can guide you through the process of identifying potential vulnerabilities, strengthening those areas and ensuring the entire security system is working properly.

Use these tips before you call to evaluate and decide which locksmith services to use. This can save a lot of time and money and protect you from fraudulent activity.

Locksmith qualifications
Locksmith work requires in-depth knowledge of many different tools, technologies and techniques. Certified locksmiths have received training, skills and education that are vital to the overall locksmith practice and allow them to perform their tasks at the highest level of quality.

Certification also ensures that practitioners have passed a background check and are trustworthy to be at your facility. Unlicensed locksmiths can damage your locks and even sell your private information to burglars. By law, all locksmiths must carry their certificate of employment, so you can request a check at any time to ensure you’re getting the qualified technician you should be.

Proven reliability
One of the most important qualities of a locksmith is honesty and reliability. Many locksmiths will try to get more money from you or leave your office or home unsecured because of poor quality of work. It is always best to get a first-hand recommendation from a previous customer. Have you been overcharged? Did they try to pressure them with undeclared charges after or during the project? Did they damage the doors or locks on their facility? Or did they do a solid, quick and cost-effective job?

Responsiveness around the clock
A locksmith’s main goal is to ensure that your business is protected from burglars and other intruders while allowing smooth and reliable entry and exit of select individuals. Sometimes, however, hardware such as can be lost or security codes can be changed before workers are notified of the reasons for their creation. If you have a locksmith who cares about the success of your business, security is important during and after work. Responding to locks around the clock is crucial. For commercial security, it is important that you choose a locksmith who can help you with locks throughout the day.

Contact flying Higgins locksmiths today.
Higgins locksmith service has the tools and knowledge to secure your commercial premises.

10 benefits of yoga: the effects on body and mind

For many people, yoga classes have become an indispensable part of everyday life. It offers the necessary stress relief and keeps you fit at the same time. Accordingly, the popularity of the sport is growing steadily. According to numerous studies, yoga has the following positive effects on body and soul:

1. strengthening and stretching the muscles:
The variety of exercises strengthens the entire body musculature. The most diverse muscle groups are addressed, which are trained in hardly any other sport. In addition, intensive stretching increases flexibility, which relieves tension.

2. stress reduction:
In yoga, you concentrate specifically on your own body and breathing. This helps to switch off the mind and block out everyday problems. The regular practice causes you to use certain breathing techniques in stressful situations in order to gain more distance from negative thoughts. This leads to stress reduction and lasting inner peace.

3. strengthening self-awareness:
The conscious perception of one’s own body contributes to the improvement of body awareness. This has a corresponding positive effect on self-confidence.

4. positive attitude:
The breathing techniques learnt and the improved body awareness lead to a more positive attitude. In addition, yoga is the perfect training for more patience in everyday life.

5. improved sleep:
The relaxing effect of yoga has a positive influence on sleep. Stress reduction also plays a major role here. Stress is often the cause of problems falling asleep.

6. breathing exercises strengthen the nervous system:
In yoga, the autonomic nervous system is activated through breathing exercises, which suppresses the “stress nerve”. This helps to lower blood pressure and positively influences the nervous system.

7. regulation of the hormonal balance:
Hormonal balance has significant effects on the body and psyche. The autonomic nervous system controls many hormones in the body, so activation helps regulate hormone balance.

8. positive effects on heart and lungs:
The interaction of conscious breathing and consequently increased oxygen intake in combination with exercise has a positive effect on the heart and lungs. Stress reduction and lowering of blood pressure also contribute to the health of the organs. 9.

9. stimulated digestion:
Exercise is always beneficial for digestion. Deep breathing in particular supplies more blood to the digestive organs and stimulates digestion.

10. better concentration and increased performance:
Yoga can also be seen as a workout for the brain, as it requires a lot of concentration. The brain’s performance is increased and the ability to concentrate is strengthened. Thus, yoga also has a positive effect on everyday working life.