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I used to hate the idea of being a reply guy.
It felt forced, noisy, and kind of desperate.
So I tried it anyway lmao, a weirdo indeed..
Not to prove it worked. But mostly to prove myself right.
And heyyyy guess what?—I wasn't (lol☹)
That's how I ended up committing to it for seven days,
just to see what would actually happen. w/ raw knowledge ofc.
▨ DAY 1 - Preparation of being a RG.
I didn't jump into being a reply guy right away.
It was actually intentional and kinda planned out.
I already knew one thing going in:
reply guying is exhausting
if you do it blindly. Endless scrolling, forced replies, chasing views.
Thats how people burnout in 2 days and quit on the 3rd one.
So before posting a single reply, I paused and organized
how I was going to play it. Not to optimize things in a fancy way.
Just to make sure I could actually survive seven days doing it.
AS A QUALITY POSTING GUY, I FREAKING HATE IT...
My Stupid Setup That Worked.
Instead of replying to everything I saw, I spent time building lists.
Simple ones bro, you really dont have to overcomplicate it
I grouped accounts into three categories:
my style of labeling the categories
small (chick)
mid (chicken)
big (eagle)
Nothing complicated. Each group had a very specific role.
▷ 🐥| SMALL ACCOUNTS: Signal
just emoji so i can glide through tabs without swiping long ahh labels
Small accounts were mostly early stage crypto and Web3 creators.
I replied to them genuinely. No farming. No trying to be clever.
Part of it was just being human. Supporting people who are still starting out.
The other part was more strategic, at least in theory.
My thinking was this: if the algorithm watches behavior, then mixing
genuine, low-exposure replies into your activity makes you look less like a
machine and more like a real person. i dont know this for a fact.
But I treated it like noise in the system. A way to avoid moving in a single, obvious pattern.
▷ 🐔| MID ACCOUNTS: Relevance
just emoji so i can glide through tabs without swiping long ahh labels
Mid-sized accounts were Web3 KOLs and content creators.
This was the balance layer.
Replying here meant two things:
the topic stayed aligned with my niche
the visibility jumped up a level
When a reply gets liked, quoted, or even just read by people already in the space, it doesn’t just boost impressions. It puts your name in front of the right eyes.
At this stage, the replies mattered MORE. They had to add something. Not jokes for the sake of jokes. Not forced engagement.
Just clear thoughts that fit the actual conversation.
This is where I noticed my own posts starting to get more attention too. Again, theory, but the timing lined up. (proof later)
▷ . | BIG ACCS: Momentum
just emoji so i can glide through tabs without swiping long ahh labels
The last category was big accounts.
Not crypto ones, Ok?
I focused on fastmoving, high traffic spaces. Sports, especially football, and
general meme pages. Accounts where engagement spikes within minutes.
Basically this was all about reach or impressions now.
If you’re aiming for monetization, impressions matter. And these accounts
move numbers fast when you show up early and say something that lands.
That's where momentum comes from.
• Organizing Everything:
Once I had those three categories, I needed a
way to move between them without endless scrolling.
The easiest setup was using lists:
or I either pinned them on X:
or used X Pro on desktop:
where I could put all three lists side by side on one screen.
One column for small.
One for mid.
One for big.
No switching tabs. No getting lost in the feed.
Just one screen, three lanes, clear intention.
That setup alone made the whole thing tolerable.
And more importantly, sustainabl.▨ DAY 1 - OF BEING A REPLY GUY.
▨ DAY 2 - Live Strategy of RG.
By Day 2, I stopped preparing and actually started playing the game.
The target was simple:
100 to 300 replies a day.
That sounds heavy until you realize two things:
I already optimized the setup
I wasn’t thinking anymore, just executing
Once the friction was gone, the volume became tolerable. Almost boring. Which is exactly what you want.
How I actually replied
I didnt bounce around apps or timelines.
I left X Pro open on my screen and worked straight from the lists.
Small, mid, big. Whatever popped up first.
I replied to all three, but I gave more attention to big accounts. Speed and monetization were the goal here, so that’s where time mattered most.
The ONLY Rule that mattered: E.S.S.
This is the part that made the biggest difference.
Every reply followed one rule:
E.S.S.
Early
Spaced
Substance
Early:
If you’re late, it doesn’t matter how good the reply is. Speed beats perfection every time.
Spaced:
Line breaks matter. Walls of text get skipped. White space buys attention.
Substance:
This didnt mean smart.
It meant one of three things:
dumb
funny
slightly controversial
What I did while waiting/No New Posts
When things slowed down, I went straight to the For You page.
I scrolled aggressively.
The goal wasnt entertainment. It was hunting:
huge accounts that were clearly active
posts gaining traction fast
early viral tweets I could catch before they exploded
If I found something worth keeping, I added the account to my list.
If not, I replied once using the same E.S.S. rule and moved on.
This part was optional, but it sped things up a lot.
The First Sign it was Working
A little into Day 2, something changed.
My impressions stopped being random.
They stabilized into 4 digits. Consistently.
Nothing crazy yet, but enough to know the system was moving.
And when you think about it:
4-digit impressions × 200 replies a day adds up fast.
Thats when I knew this wasnt just noise anymore.
It was the unexpected momentum lol.
▨ DAY 3- Became Algorithm's Friend
This was the day things felt different.
I opened X and realized I wasnt hunting anymore.
The algorithm was handing me exactly what I needed.
More early viral posts.
More of the same categories I’d been replying to.
More Web3 content.
And most importantly, more huge accounts that were already moving fast.
This didnt happen randomly.
It happened because on Day 2, I consistently engaged with the same types of posts. Same behavior. Same patterns. Same timing.
So the algorithm adjusted.
Thats how it works. You show it what you want, it feeds you more of it.
At this point, the move wasnt to change strategies.
It was to double down. ;)
Optimizing/Improving E.S.S.
By Day 3, the focus wasn’t volume anymore.
It was sharpening the replies.
I was already comfortable with E.S.S.:
Early
Spaced
Substance
Substance, for me, naturally leans toward the third one:
dumb
funny
controversial
But let’s be real. Sometimes you get lazy. Or sometimes you're just not in the mood to be clever.
That's where @Grok came in.
Yes, I said it.
Leveraging Grok
(and why people misunderstand it)
People love saying AI replies dont work.
Thats only true if you copy paste them raw.
Grok actually works if you treat it like a rough draft,
not a final answer. And here's what I did.
When I spotted a potential early viral post:
I clicked the Grok icon.
Let it analyze the post.
Then I dropped this prompt:
create a SHORT hilarious controversial comment about this situation that can easily start a debate and get attention.
create a SHORT hilarious comparison comment about this situation that can easily start a debate and get attention.
That’s it.
- WEIRDO DISCLAIMER
Lower your expectations.
Grok rarely spits out something perfect.
And thats actually the point.
