How to Mount a ShortMax Link and Promo Code on TikTok — Step by Step

The ShortMax program's TikTok requirements are specific: a link on your profile, an anchor plus promo code in the video detail area, and a promo code in the comments. Knowing the requirement and executing it on TikTok's shifting interface are different skills — features move, availability varies by account and region, and a half-mounted video earns nothing when moderation strips the one element that survived. This is the practical mounting workflow, step by step.

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Before you touch TikTok: three prerequisites#

Step 1: the profile link#

TikTok gives every account one bio link. Set it to your drama link or app link from the platform:

1. Open Profile → Edit profile.
2. Paste the copied link into the website/bio field (availability of the field depends on account type; a business or creator account has it more reliably).
3. Save, then open your profile logged-out in another browser and click it once — confirm the jump lands on the right store page.

The bio link is static, so it suits your general funnel. If you promote one drama per week, update the bio link to the current title each time — and say so in the video ("link in bio goes to this week's series").

Step 2: the in-video anchor#

The anchor is the clickable element attached to the video itself, and it is the placement TikTok moderates hardest. The realistic workflow:

1. Upload your edit through the TikTok app or web upload.
2. In the posting flow, look for the link/anchor option — its name and location change as TikTok rotates features, and availability is account- and region-dependent. Where the anchor option exists for your account, attach the drama link the program generated.
3. Add the promo code into the caption text itself — a caption survives more moderation than an anchor does.
4. Post, then immediately view the video as a logged-out visitor: can you see the anchor? Is the caption intact?

If the anchor option is not offered on your account at all, do not fake it with an external-link sticker from a third-party tool — that violates platform policy and risks the account. The fallback stack is code-in-caption plus code-in-comment plus bio link, and an honest note in your tracking that this video's attribution depends on the code path. The attribution logic — why the code is the anchor of last resort — is explained in how tracking and attribution are measured.

Step 3: the pinned comment#

Immediately after posting:

1. Comment on your own video with the promo code and a one-line hook ("search this code in the app after installing").
2. Pin that comment to the top (long-press → pin).
3. Reply to a second comment thread with the same code if your audience asks where to watch — every reply is a fresh surface.

Comments are the placement most likely to survive link-stripping, which is why the program requires the code there. And because a comment recommending a paid app is still commercial speech, the disclosure standard in the FTC's endorsement guidance applies to it too. It is also where viewers ask questions — monitor the first hour and answer, because unanswered "where do I watch?" comments are conversions leaking away.

Step 4: verify attribution within a day#

The next day, check your platform dashboard for the video's attributed activity. If clicks registered but the anchor or caption you thought was mounted is actually gone (moderation strips silently), remount and re-verify. A weekly spot-check of your last five videos' placements is the cheap insurance that keeps a whole catalog of content earning. The full verification sequence is step 7 of the posting workflow.

Common TikTok Mounting Mistakes#

Treating the bio link as sufficient. TikTok's requirement is anchor plus code in the video detail area plus code in comments — the bio link alone fails the requirement and leaks attribution.

Using third-party "link in bio" wrappers for the main link. Extra redirects add breakage and look spammy to both viewers and moderation. Use the program link directly, or a page you control with the disclosure on it.

Putting the code only in the caption. Captions get edited or clipped by templates; the pinned comment is the durable placement. Do both.

Assuming your friend's TikTok interface equals yours. Feature availability genuinely varies by account and region. Verify on your own account each time, and never build a tutorial — or a habit — on someone else's UI.

Skipping the logged-out check. What you see logged-in is not what moderation or a fresh viewer sees. One logged-out pass per post.

If you want to start or fix your setup, email lokyjia@gmail.com for channel-docking consultation and help applying for your ShortMax invitation code through official channels.