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Growth service reviews and post-mortems, page 2

Reviews, comparisons and post-mortems of the growth services that came before us. Written because we had to research this market ourselves.

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2026-10-24

How to Block Someone on LinkedIn (and Unblock)

Block someone on LinkedIn from their profile, unblock them in Settings, and know what changes. LinkedIn's own rules: no notice, a 48-hour wait to re-block.

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2026-10-24

How to Cancel LinkedIn Premium on Any Device

Cancel LinkedIn Premium the right way for how you paid: on LinkedIn, Apple or Google Play. When to cancel, what you lose, and LinkedIn's refund rules.

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2026-10-24

How to Cancel Spotify Premium (Family and Duo Too)

Cancel Spotify Premium on your account page: Manage your plan, then Cancel subscription. When Premium ends, trial and family rules, and still-charged fixes.

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2026-10-24

Can You Change Your Reddit Username? What Works

Reddit won't let you change a username once it's final, capitals included. What you can change, why old guides say 30 days, and how to start over.

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2026-10-24

How to Change Your YouTube Channel Name or Handle

Change your YouTube channel name or @handle in YouTube Studio or the app. Twice per 14 days each, and a new name removes the verification badge.

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2026-10-24

How to Create a Telegram Bot With BotFather

Send /newbot to @BotFather, pick a name and a username ending in bot, and keep the token safe. The commands that matter, privacy mode, limits and managed bots.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete Your LinkedIn Account (or Hibernate)

LinkedIn's steps to close your account on desktop and the app, what you lose, the 14-day window to reopen, and hibernation, LinkedIn's way to deactivate.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete Pins and Boards on Pinterest

Delete a Pin from its menu, many Pins with Organize, or a whole board at once. Pinterest's own steps, what can't be undone, and the 7-day board restore.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete Your Pinterest Account (or Pause It)

Delete your Pinterest account from Settings, then Account management, and confirm by email. You have 7 days to change your mind. Or deactivate it instead.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete Your Reddit Account, and What Stays

Delete your Reddit account on the web or in the app. Your posts and comments stay unless you delete them first, and your username can't be used again.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete Your Snapchat Account (or Reactivate It) 2026

Log in at accounts.snapchat.com, tap Delete my account, enter your password and confirm. It's deactivated for 30 days, then deleted 30 days after that.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete Your Spotify Account Permanently

Close your Spotify account through Spotify's own close link and its email. Download your data first, use the 7-day reopen link if you change your mind.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete Your Threads Account, Keep Instagram

Delete your Threads profile in the app without touching Instagram. It's gone 30 days after you ask, and you'll wait 90 days to sign up again.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete or Deactivate a TikTok Account (2026)

Settings and privacy, Account, Deactivate or delete account. What the 30 days after a deletion mean, how to get it back, and the 180-day username rule.

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2026-10-24

How to Delete a YouTube Channel (or Hide It)

Delete or hide your YouTube channel in YouTube Studio on a computer. What each one removes, why phones can't do it, and how to keep your Google Account.

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2026-10-24

How to Download Pinterest Videos and Images

Download Pinterest images from a Pin's menu, and video Pins when the creator allows it, with their watermark. Plus Pinterest's own rules on copyright.

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2026-10-24

How to Download Songs on Spotify to Listen Offline

How to download songs, albums and playlists on Spotify, what free and Premium allow, the 10,000-track and 30-day rules, offline mode, Offline Backup and fixes.

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2026-10-24

How to Get More Instagram Followers for Free

Free ways to get more Instagram followers in 2026: what Instagram says it ranks, trial Reels, Collabs, Buffer's posting data, and the free-follower traps.

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2026-10-24

How to Hide Your Phone Number on Telegram

Set Who Can See My Phone Number to Nobody, then limit who can find you by number. What stays visible, how usernames help, and Telegram without a SIM.

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2026-10-24

How to Make Money on Pinterest: 5 Ways That Pay in 2026

Pinterest doesn't pay creators for views. The money comes from affiliate links, product tags, Amazon Storefront links, brand deals and visits to your site.

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2026-10-24

How to Monetize TikTok in 2026: Each Program

How to monetize TikTok in 2026: Creator Rewards (10,000 followers, 100,000 views), LIVE Gifts, TikTok Shop and brand deals, with requirements and reported pay.

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2026-10-24

How to Post on LinkedIn: Schedule, Repost, Limits

Post on LinkedIn from the share box or the app, pick who sees it, schedule it up to 3 months ahead, repost, and stay under the 3,000-character limit.

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2026-10-24

How to Post on Reddit (and Why It Won't Let You)

Post on Reddit from the web or the app, then fix the usual blocks: karma and account-age rules, the 'You're doing that too much' filter and AI rule checks.

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2026-10-24

How to Stream on Kick: Stream Key, OBS Settings, Partner

Copy your Kick stream key into OBS, use Kick's own settings, set a title and go live. Plus mobile streaming, the 5-hour step and the Partner requirements.