The blog
Reviews, comparisons and post-mortems of the growth services that came before us. Written because we had to research this market ourselves.
Guides
2026-10-24
Set a daily Shorts feed limit, even to zero, see fewer Shorts on Home, and cap a teen's Shorts in Family Center. YouTube's own controls, step by step.
Guides
2026-10-24
Artists upload to Spotify through a distributor, then claim a free Spotify for Artists profile. Listeners add their own songs as local files. Both steps here.
News
2026-10-24
What Instagram itself said about its algorithm through 2026: sends as a top signal, views as the main metric, Your Algorithm topic controls and originality.
Guides
2026-10-24
Instagram for authors and writers in 2026: what agents expect, Bookstagram's size, the 5-hashtag limit, what Instagram ranks on and the FTC rule on free books.
News
2026-10-24
Instagram scams by the numbers: the FTC's 2025 losses, the DMs scammers send, fake brand deals, the copyright ransom scam, and what to do if you paid.
Guides
2026-10-24
Is Telegram safe? What it encrypts, when it may share your IP address and phone number, what no app can protect, the settings to turn on, and how to spot scams.
Guides
2026-10-24
LinkedIn's own sizes: a profile banner is 1584 x 396 pixels, JPG or PNG under 8MB. Company Page covers, logos, photos, event and post images too.
Guides
2026-10-24
What a LinkedIn headline is, how to edit it, its 220-character limit, and headline examples by role you can adapt. Plus LinkedIn's own AI option.
Guides
2026-10-24
Turn on LinkedIn's #OpenToWork for recruiters only or for everyone, or remove it. What each setting shows, and what LinkedIn's own data says about the frame.
Guides
2026-10-24
LinkedIn Premium starts at US$39.99 a month for Career and goes to US$99.99 for a Company Page. Every plan's monthly and yearly price, from LinkedIn's pages.
Guides
2026-10-24
How to ask for, write and manage LinkedIn recommendations, with LinkedIn's rules (1st-degree only, no limit) and recommendation examples you can adapt.
Reviews
2026-10-24
Is Path Social a scam? What it promises, what its Trustpilot and ScamAdviser records show, one subscriber's refund story, and what to check before paying.
Guides
2026-10-24
A Pinterest business account is free. Create one on desktop or convert your personal account, keep your Pins and followers, and claim your website.
Guides
2026-10-24
Reddit Gold buys awards: 100 gold costs $1.79 on the web in October 2026. Pack prices, how awards work, and what creators earn from them.
Guides
2026-10-24
Reddit karma moves with the votes on your posts and comments. What it unlocks, why subreddits set minimums, and how to earn it without breaking Reddit's rules.
Questions
2026-10-24
What a bought follower count does for a new Instagram account and what it can't, the 200 and 1,000 follower thresholds Instagram sets, and the FTC rule.
Alternatives
2026-10-24
SimplyGram bills $69 to $199 a week. Nine alternatives on dated reads: monthly plans from $49, per-order shops at $14.99 and HCLOUT, with refund terms.
Guides
2026-10-24
Social media marketing for musicians: what Spotify rewards and removes, in its own words, how short clips fit Meta's music rules, and where paid growth fits.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
Some growth services still ask for your Instagram password in their terms. What that gives them, what Instagram says, the SocialCaptain leak and what to do.
Guides
2026-10-24
We read eight SMM panels' free trial offers on October 24, 2026: who gives a test balance, who gives free services, what each asks for, and what to test.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
An SMM panel took your money and didn't deliver? What each payment method lets you do, the dispute windows, where to report it, and the recovery scams to skip.
Gone but not forgotten
2026-10-24
What happened to SMM panels in 2025, dated: Growthoid left Instagram, stormlikes.net and social-viral.com forwarded to Buzzoid, and what to do if yours went.
Reviews
2026-10-24
SMMKings' prices started at $0.18 per 1,000 on October 24, 2026. Its terms, refunds to balance only, the Flag for Review rule, and which sites are really it.
Guides
2026-10-24
Snap Camera shut down on January 25, 2023. Why old downloads won't help, how to remove it and fix your webcam, and Snap's official ways to use Lenses now.