feat(web): flatten frontmatter — drop slug, flat tags/cats, auto-bump updatedDate [skip ci]
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md index 60ff6ef..dcea995 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md @@ -1,12 +1,11 @@ --- title: "Fake follower detection" -slug: fake-follower-detection pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z draft: false excerpt: "Fake followers are the counterfeit currency of the nightlife scene. A DJ with 10,000 followers who can actually bring 20 people to your event is worth less than a DJ … Read more" categories: - - { name: Uncategorized, slug: uncategorized } + - Uncategorized featured: src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/fake-follower-detection/cover.png alt: "Magnifying glass over smartphone showing social profiles in dark light"content: rewrite image URLs from slist.net/wp-content to cdn.slist.net/posts/<slug>/
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md index ac217f9..60ff6ef 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ excerpt: "Fake followers are the counterfeit currency of the nightlife scene. A categories: - { name: Uncategorized, slug: uncategorized } featured: - src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2aa509778c6.17430573.png + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/fake-follower-detection/cover.png alt: "Magnifying glass over smartphone showing social profiles in dark light" legacy_wp_id: 16100 ---fix(web): point upload URLs at slist.net (cdn.slist.net not wired up yet)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md index 896c5b5..ac217f9 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ excerpt: "Fake followers are the counterfeit currency of the nightlife scene. A categories: - { name: Uncategorized, slug: uncategorized } featured: - src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2aa509778c6.17430573.png + src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d2aa509778c6.17430573.png alt: "Magnifying glass over smartphone showing social profiles in dark light" legacy_wp_id: 16100 ---feat(web): visually mirror slist.net blog (index + single post)
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md index 989b6d8..896c5b5 100644 --- a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md @@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ slug: fake-follower-detection pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z draft: false +excerpt: "Fake followers are the counterfeit currency of the nightlife scene. A DJ with 10,000 followers who can actually bring 20 people to your event is worth less than a DJ … Read more" +categories: + - { name: Uncategorized, slug: uncategorized } +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d2aa509778c6.17430573.png + alt: "Magnifying glass over smartphone showing social profiles in dark light" legacy_wp_id: 16100 --- Fake followers are the counterfeit currency of the nightlife scene. A DJ with 10,000 followers who can actually bring 20 people to your event is worth less than a DJ with 800 followers who can fill a room. Here is how we built a vetting system that separates real influence from purchased metrics.feat(web): full posts+pages sync, browseable UI, curated pages allowlist
diff --git a/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..989b6d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2026/fake-follower-detection/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +title: "Fake follower detection" +slug: fake-follower-detection +pubDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-04-05T20:05:10.000Z +draft: false +legacy_wp_id: 16100 +--- +Fake followers are the counterfeit currency of the nightlife scene. A DJ with 10,000 followers who can actually bring 20 people to your event is worth less than a DJ with 800 followers who can fill a room. Here is how we built a vetting system that separates real influence from purchased metrics. + +## Why it matters for promoters + +When you give a DJ a promo code and expect them to drive ticket sales through their following, the quality of that following determines your commission payout and the actual bodies on the dancefloor. A DJ with 5,000 real followers will outsell a DJ with 50,000 purchased followers every time. The fake followers do not buy tickets, do not share stories, and do not show up. + +Promoters who evaluate SLIST by the quality of our resharing accounts required us to vet the accounts we partnered with. One fake account in our promotional network undermines credibility with every partner who sees the inflated engagement metrics. + +## The tools we used + +Inbeat.co was the primary tool for checking follower authenticity before including accounts in promotions. The analysis breaks down follower quality: percentage of real accounts, engagement rate relative to follower count, follower growth patterns, and geographic distribution of the audience. + +The red flags are specific: sudden follower spikes without corresponding content changes, engagement rates below 1% on accounts with 10,000+ followers, follower bases concentrated in countries that do not match the account’s geographic market, and a high ratio of private or no-post accounts in the follower list. + +## The 800-follower minimum +Diff truncated (56 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
