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How To Build Your Social Media Presence Through Replies
Strategic reply techniques that grow your network (without being cringe) 🚀
BUILD YOUR BRAND BY BEING A REPLY GUY

You might be thinking… “F*CK REPLY GUY. It’s too much work”
STOP 🛑 It’s not what you think.
“Reply guy” gets a bad rep because people misunderstand it
Most people think it means:
Spamming comments
Leaving random 👀 emoji replies
Quote posting your own posts for views
Saying whatever comes to mind in the comments (for the hell of it)
NOPE. Complete opposite actually.
Being a reply guy doesn't mean spamming replies to accounts with millions of followers
Being a reply guy means building genuine connections and friendships by leaving thoughtful replies to real people accounts. Accounts that are relative to your own interests and beliefs by sharing your true opinions about the post or topic at hand.
Here's a strategy you can adopt to become the perfect reply guy that allows you to build authentic friendships through sincere interactions.
Split your replies into 3 parts 👇🏽
➊ ACCOUNTS SIMILAR TO YOUR SIZE
You’re both at the stage of growing your accounts! Grow together.
Find cool accounts you share interests with, put them on a list (whether an X list or on Google Sheets or Notion) and interact with them daily!
Build friendships. Build relationships.
Be true to yourself and your opinions when you are leaving comments because that’s how you shine a light on your personality… & ultimately, that’s what attracts people to you — your personality 🧡
If you need a list of cool people to get started with; check out this 𝕏 list I curated: ➡️ Everyday Frens ⬅️ [follow the list & reply if you wanna be added to it]
➋ PEOPLE WITH HIGH QUALITY CONTENT
Lots of quality content creators on X with an active community (following) that consistently produce high quality content.
→ Connect with them in their comments
→ Learn from how they navigate thru X
→ Network and form relationships with them
→ Find other quality accounts by looking at who they reply to
🚦Here is my personal list of Quality X Creators you will not regret connecting with: ➡️ NEXT LEVEL CONNECTIONS ⬅️
➌ EXTRA LARGE ACCOUNTS: 1M+ FOLLOWERS
Find ‘giant’ accounts that post things you care about
THEN, here’s what you actually should do:
Don’t just reply to their posts, go into their comments section & interact with the people who left replies [ones that resonate with you or u find interesting]
Lots of people you can talk to and find common grounds with. Network 📈
This expands your visibility to a larger, more active audience + you gain impressions per reply > which can turn into profile clicks > followers.
Here's my "Giant Accounts" list I update regularly. Just find the accounts you resonate with and can leave authentic replies to: ➡️ GIANTS ⬅️
THIS 👆🏽 is how you grow and build an audience that likes you organically and authentically!
Think of it like making friends in school. Takes time, effort & nurture, but you build life-long connections.
It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality
Don’t be negative. Voice your opinions in a respectful manner
Be authentic and true to yourself on your replies
When you’re authentic with your interactions, u gain an authentic audience 🤍
PRO [REPLY GUY] TIPS:
🔹 Be yourself
🔸 Be thoughtful
🔹 Be funny (if you can)
🔸 Interact as a human being
🔹 Do not use too many emojis
🔸 Do not spam links or quote your posts
🔹 Avoid using offensive language
🔸 Include a relevant media
🔹 Do not reply too fast
🔸 Do not reply to the same accounts over & over
🔹 If your replies aren't getting enough impressions or replies, find different accounts to reply to.
Here’s Another Excellent Resource to Learn From:
If you're under 10k followers your posts don't matter. Your replies do
Replying has been the most powerful growth strategy on X since the dawn of the blue bird
Every big account started like this, including myself
Here are the 16 Reply Guy Commandments:1. You need to set up
— Alex Finn (@AlexFinnX)
5:31 PM • Apr 18, 2024
SOME ADDITIONAL CONTENT TIPS [just cause ILY] 🧡
Your reach on X is like your daily coffee:
Some days it hits perfectly, others it's straight up trash.
Some days you have HIGH REACH on X
Some days your LOW REACH makes you wanna quit XHere's how you can hack these reach cycles & still come out on top 🧵↴
— Auny 🧡 (@AunySillyMe)
7:34 PM • Jan 23, 2025
Thank You for reading. Here’s Auny… Signing off till another edition of… Explained Without Fluff ♡
P.S. If you made it this far… you officially care about leveling up. Much respect 🧡
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