a single source, nothing corroborates it
Screen creators on engagement, then work the replies
Follower totals say nothing about whether anyone watches, so set a floor on engagement rate and view count before approaching anybody. Once the sponsored post is live, commenting underneath it adds activity that carries the clip further out through the feed.
The method
- 01
Screen creators on engagement rate and view counts rather than follower totals, and set a floor before you approach any of them.
- 02
Reply in the comments under the sponsored posts you paid for, because the extra activity pushes the video further through the feed.
What it returned
- 1
Zach Yadegari's filter was a 1 to 3 percent engagement rate and at least 50,000 views.
- $1.12M
Used as an amplification step on top of paid creator videos for an app doing $1.12M a year.
Sources
- 💰 How Did This 17-Year Old Build a $1.12M/Year AI App? - Trends.vcZach Yadegari · trends.vc · 🎧 Listen To · 2025-04-01
the second source
Three plays a week, for the phase you are in
No roundup of links, no news. Three tactics more than one builder arrived at separately, with the numbers each one returned and the disagreements left in.
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