Why you should avoid boosting followers?

Nowadays many people wish to be popular. Everyone sees a chance to become an influencer, or celebrity, and it takes a lot of followers.

How do get the correct number of followers?

How to get a thousand, million people to follow you?

Why would they follow you?

These are questions that need an answer. One of the answers is to pay your followers with boosting. Many applications offer this for money, and people will spam your inbox on social media to get you.

If you pay your followers, you will get what you need to know, but it is not permanent.

The algorithm on Instagram will delete your followers. You might lose your account.

People can accuse you of spam if you offer them a follower boost.

Those followers are not people for interaction, they are numbers. Don't expect comments and sharing from them.

Having a lot of followers with some tools is an illusion. It doesn't mean real people follow you and recognize your talent. It means you bought attention and affection.

Do you remember when you wanted to have a big birthday party but some friends did not come?

Did you invite those friends or force them to come? For sure not, you had pride.

Here is the same way, if you can't gain real followers, be happy with those who are here.

It is great to have a big community, but if you have for example 4000 friends on Facebook and nobody notices that you have a new book, it is useless to deal with it.

So, what to do to increase your follower number?

Be original. People hate copies and if you repeat something that is already seen they will not notice you.

Be spontaneous. Don't yell: follow me, or why you unfollow me. People have a choice.

Don't send private messages the first minute someone follows you. Don't offer your music, creation, or book to people you don't know well. At least, offer it public, not private because you are beggaring in this case.

Show gratitude. If someone bought your book or clothes creations, if someone recommends your work, show appreciation by talking to them and saying thanks.

Don't cross a line between private and public. Everyone doesn't need to know about your conflict. Stay professional.

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