Is buying followers actually worth it for someone trying to build a personal brand?
Is buying followers actually worth it for someone trying to build a personal brand? I've been trying to grow on X for the past 4 months — posting tips about copywriting almost every day, replying in my niche, all the standard advice. Content is decent I think, but I'm still stuck at around 180 followers. The frustrating part is when I leave thoughtful replies under bigger accounts, nobody clicks through because of the low number. It's like an invisibility cloak.
A friend mentioned this site called Fansgurus where the followers are supposedly real people, not bots. I've never bought followers before and honestly I'm nervous — the whole "is it safe, will I get banned, will the followers drop off thing keeps me from pulling the trigger.
For anyone who's tried this kind of thing — does it actually help kick things off, or am I better off just grinding it out? Has anyone here used Fansgurus specifically? Looking for honest takes, the good and the bad.