Why You Should Never, Ever, Ever, Ever Buy Followers. Ever.
- Traci Stivers

- Oct 12
- 1 min read
We get it. Who doesn’t want to wake up to 10,000 followers and a blue checkmark dream?
But here’s the deal—you can buy followers, but you can’t buy trust. And what social media really runs on? That magical, precious thing. Authentic engagement.
When you pay for followers, you’re inviting a bunch of bot accounts and fake users to your party—and they’re not interested in what you sell. They’re just standing around, taking up seats, and making your actual audience wonder, “Hmm… is this legit?”
Why buying followers tanks your credibility:
💀 Zero engagement. You’ll have 6,000 followers and 2 likes. People notice.
🤖 Bots don’t buy your products. Or share your content. Or refer their friends.
📉 Your account reach might actually drop because of it.
At Stivers Media, we help you grow audiences the smart, sustainable way—with content that connects, builds community, and (gasp!) even converts. Add some strategy, a little personality, and a dash of creativity? Now that’s how you grow a following that actually follows through.
🔥 Let’s ditch the bots and build a real brand that people care about. (We promise it feels better than fake followers ever will.)




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