Why won't an X monetization account ever make money with "follow for follow"? (Small to medium-sized accounts that follow back, please read this) When I was doing Kaito Yapping, many people sent me follow requests, and I posted similar content when small accounts were entering. Recently, as interest in X monetization has surged, many people wanting to grow their accounts have come in, and we see a similar phenomenon! Why 1. Why is the follow-back strategy meaningless for X monetization accounts? X monetization is determined by "exposure quality," not "number of followers." --> What’s important for monetization criteria? Who sees it How long they stay How deep the interaction is Followers gained through follow-backs Do not read the posts Do not engage Do not stay. From the algorithm's perspective, this account's posts are classified as "content with no engagement." Why 2. Why do dead followers hinder monetization? The monetization algorithm looks at ratios. X considers not just views but also likes per view comments per view and time spent. The more follow-back accounts with no interaction, the more exposure there is, but with no response, this is the worst signal for the algorithm....