Written by: MAD Vincent
Compiled by: Chopper, Foresight News
I did exactly what they said: spamming comments, closely monitoring top accounts to gain traffic, and flocking to trending topics, treating exposure like a bargaining chip in a bull market.
After 29 million impressions, Platform X paid me $71.49.
This is a warning. In 2025, those who are still artificially inflating their exposure on platform X are neither seizing an opportunity nor working diligently; they are merely taking over the burden of bot traffic.
A lie that everyone believes
It's unclear when exactly, but the cryptocurrency community (CT) reached a consensus: "The more exposure you get, the more money you make." This might have been half true in the past. But by 2025, it had become a complete fallacy.
Today's media exposure is nothing more than a flashy, vain metric: it looks glamorous and alluring, addictive, but serves no real purpose for actual returns. It can make your dashboard look like a bull market chart, but the corresponding bank deposits are pitifully small, comparable to an abandoned small wallet.
I paid a heavy price to understand this principle.
My personal experience (also known as: How I got fleeced)
In mid-December 2025, I launched this radical traffic experiment: posting more than 200 comments every day, specifically targeting posts from top accounts to ride the wave of popularity, not limited to any particular vertical field, but focusing on a comprehensive "indiscriminate bombardment".
Movies, games, politics, cryptocurrencies, memes, sports... I'll comment on any trending topic.
Soon, my actions were reflected on the platform: "Bro, I can see you everywhere." "The algorithm loves you so much." "This data is simply explosive growth."
Let's take a look at the specific results: 28.9 million impressions, 267,700 interactions, 119,500 likes, 11,800 comments, 3,100 favorites, 20,000 homepage visits, and 37,500 followers, of which verified users account for about 41%.
I only post an average of four original posts a day, relying entirely on "riding the coattails of trending topics in the comments" for the rest of my traffic. Looking at the data panel alone, it seemed like an overwhelming advantage. But on the settlement day, the amount I received was only $71.49.
That's when I finally understood: exposure doesn't make money at all; high-quality paid user interaction is the key.
The monetization logic of Platform X has changed. It no longer rewards exposure, but rather focuses on who is interacting with you.
If your interaction data doesn't come from paid verified users, it's no different from having no interaction at all.
The Real Rules of Monetization on Platform X in 2025
There's no mystery behind this; it's just that many people are unwilling to acknowledge reality. The real rules for monetization are as follows.
Effective monetization is limited to the actions of paid verified users: comments, reposts, favorites, and likes, and the interaction must occur within a monetizable reply post.
Some types of interaction are ineffective for monetization: free user interaction, bot-generated traffic, "pseudo-viral" content with a surge in exposure but no paid user participation, and no paid user interaction.
A comment from a paid verified user may be worth far more than 100 bot likes.
In addition, interactions are weighted differently and are not treated equally. Comments and reposts have the highest weight, followed by favorites, and likes have the lowest weight.
Therefore, if your interaction data shows the following characteristics: many likes, few comments, and a low percentage of verified users, your account may look very popular, but it actually has no monetization value.
The Unmentioned Robot Traffic Trap
Riding the coattails of trending topics in the comment sections of top accounts may seem like a shortcut to gaining followers, but in reality, it's a distribution engine for bot traffic.
The reality is this: Your comment is pushed to the bot network → Exposure skyrockets → Interaction data appears healthy → At checkout, the platform directly filters out all invalid traffic.
This explains the absurd result of "29 million impressions, earning only $71". This is not a system loophole, but rather the precise enforcement of platform rules.
This kind of gameplay is ruining your account.
This is not only a practice with an extremely low return on investment, but it will also cause irreversible damage to the account.
Robot fan pollution
In just a few days, my account gained over 2,500 bot followers. These bots will lower:
Percentage of users with verified accounts
Platform's trust rating for you
Future settlement amount
Fan base dilution
Your followers are no longer a targeted audience, but have become worthless "noise." The platform understands this, advertisers understand this, and ultimately your revenue will directly reflect this.
Algorithm downgrade penalty
Posting over 200 comments daily → Easily triggers traffic restrictions. Content lacking vertical niche positioning → Fails to convey clear account tags to the algorithm, ultimately leading to your account being judged as a "suspected spam account".
Creator's mental exhaustion
You thought you were dominating the platform's trending charts, but then the bank's deposit confirmation SMS delivered a heavy blow. Most creators choose to give up at this moment.
My approach
I completely overturned the previous approach: I cleaned up 2,500 bot followers, removed 5,000 zombie followers, stopped the practice of riding the wave of trending topics in the comments section, and focused on building a genuine fan community.
In the short term, account data did decline, but the long-term health of the accounts is recovering.
In the next settlement cycle, my account data showed new characteristics: reduced exposure, improved interaction quality (you can check the interaction rate percentage), more accurate fan growth, and significantly reduced creative pressure.
The core indicators that truly deserve attention
If you want to make money on platform X, aim for the following:
3%-5% interaction rate
Highly engaging interactive posts, primarily consisting of comments.
45%-50% of users are certified.
Continuously produce original content
Lower exposure is fine; high-quality user engagement is key. By doing this, you can go from wondering, "Why are my earnings so poor?" to realizing, "So this is how you can actually achieve stable monetization."
The final truth
Exposure is like the siren's song; it makes you mistakenly believe that you have seized the initiative, that you have become the focus of the platform, and that you have a sense of "importance".
But it doesn't generate any revenue at all. What can be monetized is the interaction from high-quality paying users. In 2025, Platform X will not reward "traffic speculators," but only "content creators."
