I made $127,000 selling PowerPoint templates after my TikTok went viral. Here's how I turned views into sales in 6 months.

Fri, 04/14/2023 - 05:15

Left: Jakob Welle Smogeli, the TikTok creator behind jacobppt, Right: Screenshot of a jacobppt video — Creator and student athlete Jakob Welle Smogeli is now focusing on how he can scale his six-figure presentation business in a healthy way.
Jakob Welle Smogeli

Jakob Welle-Smogeli, 21, started posting TikToks while recovering from an accident.
Smogeli's eye-catching videos of PowerPoint presentations went viral, and he monetized his platform.
The content creator shares how he capitalized on viral TikTok fame and grew his presentation brand.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Jakob Welle-Smogeli, a 21-year-old college junior whose PowerPoint videos went viral on TikTok. His income has been verified by Insider. It has been edited for length and clarity.