Re:Just How Much Money Do “Influencers” Make?
by programmarchy on Monday June 18, 2018 @12:29PM
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Aren't fake followers easy to uncover? Pretty sure there are analysis tools that look at follower engagement, growth patterns, etc. to determine legitimacy. You risk blowing your reputation as soon as anyone does a modicum of due diligence. Seems better to just grow organically.
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Re:Just How Much Money Do “Influencers” Make?
by collyw on Monday June 18, 2018 @03:55PM
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I don't see the sort of people following influencers to be so savvy.
Re:Just How Much Money Do “Influencers” Make?
by brianwawok on Monday June 18, 2018 @05:16PM
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The people PAYING influences are.
So I think the circle is you buy followers to look popular, and fake real people into following you. Then you delete the fake followers and then have real followers to sell.
Re:Just How Much Money Do “Influencers” Make?
by exelius on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @03:32PM
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Yup; but like anything, you gotta fake it till you make it. Fake followers aren’t considered so much of a black mark in the industry but a sign you haven’t quite made it big yet, but you’re hustling.
It is easy if you are a sophisticate internet user. All the other people will be impressed when you boast your amount of followers.
So it will be easy for journalists and naysayers. Pretty much the most powerful people against you...
Re:Just How Much Money Do “Influencers” Make?
by VectorLock on Monday June 18, 2018 @03:44PM
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It seems the trend is to dismiss these discoveries by saying it was somebody trying to push negative reputation on their brand or get back at them. How do you go about directly proving the individual bought clicks and not just inferring based on the patterns of their followers?