Frequently Asked Questions
How many replies should I do per day?
Start with ten. Five on your own posts (reply to every commenter), five on other people's posts in your niche. The quality matters more than the quantity, but you need enough volume to build the habit and the pipeline.
Should I reply to negative comments?
Depends. If someone is attacking you personally, do not feed the troll. If someone is pushing back on an idea you expressed, that is often the most valuable reply you can leave. "I actually think you're partially right and here's why" is a great reply-to-comment that earns respect. Defensive replies are almost always the wrong move.
Does this work for every niche?
It works best in niches where ideas are being debated: startups, coding, growth, productivity. It works less well in niches that are purely entertainment or visual. If your niche is active on X and people are posting about ideas, this works.
When should I post my own content?
Separate from your reply sessions. If you batch your replying into one morning session and your posting into one afternoon session, you keep the mental modes separate and you avoid looking like you are only engaging to drive traffic to your posts.
How do you track if it's working?
The vanity metric is follower count, but that is too slow to be useful. Track: how many conversations (back-and-forth exchanges of 3+ messages) are you having per week? That is the leading indicator. If conversations are growing, followers will follow.
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