More on growing your X account.
How often should you post on X? The two ceilings
How often should you post on X: free accounts are capped at 50 posts a day, and the ranking code discounts your second and third post in the same feed.
·→Article·7 min readWhy am I losing followers on X? The 6 real causes
Losing followers on X is usually not people leaving. Bot purges, locked accounts, the spam quality filter and deactivations all move the number for you.
·→Article·8 min readHow to save a photo from X at full resolution
Saving a photo from X is one tap, but the file you get is a shrunken copy. Here is the native route on every platform and the URL trick that returns the original.
·→Article·8 min readHow to share your X profile: link, QR code, follow link
Four ways to hand someone your X profile: the plain URL, the in-app QR code, a link that opens the follow prompt, and one that survives a username change.
·→Article·8 min readWhat does ratio mean on X? Why it can help you
What does ratio mean on X: the 2:1 reply-to-like rule from 2017, how to calculate yours, and why the ranking code pays more for a ratio than for applause.
·→Article·9 min readWhy are my X views so low? The one slot you get
Why are my views so low on X: the ranking code gives a sub-50k account one feed slot per reader, for two hours, and only while the post is under 200 views.
·→Article·8 min readCan you hide your checkmark on X? What still comes off
X retired the hide-your-checkmark setting in 2024. Here is what actually removes a checkmark, and which X profile labels you can still switch off yourself.
·→Article·9 min readX automated account label: who needs it, how to add it
X's Developer Guidelines require API bots to carry the automated account label. Here is where the setting lives, what the label shows, and why it often will not switch off.
·→Article·7 min readHow to find your first post on X: 3 routes that work
The old my-first-tweet page now redirects to X's homepage. Here are the three routes left to your earliest post, and why the 3,200 limit does not block any of them.
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