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The 70/30 reply rule: how replies (worth 150x a like) actually compound on X in 2026
May 30, 2026 · 9 min read
Replies now carry ~150x the algorithmic weight of a like in X's 2026 ranker. The 70/30 reply rule — 70% replies, 30% original posts — is what indie hackers use to compound from 500 to 12,000 followers. Here's the workflow.
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The AI-pattern giveaways the new Grok algorithm penalizes (and how to fix them in 30 seconds)
May 28, 2026 · 9 min read
X's January 2026 Grok-powered ranking flags posts that look AI-written and throttles reach. Here are the 9 patterns it catches — em-dashes, parallel bullets, 'It's not X, it's Y' — and how to strip them in 30 seconds.
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