A 23-year-old made his first $3 selling sweatshirts on TikTok. 2 years later, he's earning 6 figures as an affiliate.

Talon Krebs began earning money through TikTok Shop while he was a student at the University of Nebraska. Talon Krebs Talon Krebs discovered TikTok Shop's affiliate program as a college student. He started making videos with a couple hundred dollars and earned commissions on tagged products. Today, he earns six figures as a TikTok Shop affiliate and is developing his own brand. Talon Krebs was sitting in an 8 a.m. college class when he realized one of his TikTok videos was taking off. A few weeks earlier, he'd posted a video about a digital business card available through TikTok Shop. When he glanced at his phone during class that February morning, he saw he had already earned $100 in commissions that day alone. "I was blown away," the 23-year-old told Business Insider. "That was my biggest day already." The video kept gaining traction.