Do brands really check the engagement rate?

Yes, systematically. An influencer with 100,000 followers but 0.5% engagement is valued less than a profile with 30,000 followers and 4% engagement. That's why we favor real accounts in your industry that engage naturally.

Why avoid buying followers as an influencer?

Fake followers are detected by brands' audit tools and by Instagram itself. They crash your engagement rate, flag your account as suspicious, and can be purged overnight. It's the biggest risk to an influencer career.

What growth rate can I expect?

On average +350 qualified followers per month after the stabilization phase (2-3 months). Volume is calibrated to stay credible: a jump of 10,000 followers in a week is exactly what triggers suspicion.

Can my account get flagged as spam?

No. The pace of actions stays under Instagram's detection thresholds, with natural delays between each interaction. Result: 0 banned account on our Business plans since 2017.

Influencers, an audience brands trust

Your credibility as an influencer rides on your audience.

An audience padded with inactive accounts wrecks your engagement rate, and your value to brands. Propulse builds a real, targeted, active audience, the foundation of an influencer profile that converts.

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4.6/5 Trustpilot+350 followers/month on average0 banned account on our Business plans since 2017

Understand

Why your influencer growth is plateauing

Competition between influencers is fierce: every day, thousands of accounts post in your niche. Your content is good, but it only reaches your existing base, and the algorithm mostly boosts accounts that regularly gain new active followers.

Add to that the temptation of fake followers: they pad the counter for a week, then crash your engagement and flag your account as suspicious. For an influencer, credibility is asset number one, and it's built with real accounts.

The fake-follower trap

Padded counterEngagement in free fall

Inactive accountsFlagged as suspicious by IG

Wary brandsPartnerships at risk

Our method

How Propulse builds a lasting influencer audience

We target the followers of influencers in your industry, filtered by location, language and interests. These profiles are approached through real devices, at a natural pace, and choose to follow you.

The result isn't a one-off spike but steady, credible growth, exactly the signal the algorithm and brands reward.

Credible growth

Industry targetingFollowers of comparable influencers

Real engagementReal devices, natural pace

Brand credibilityA defensible engagement rate

Good news

A credible influencer audience is built, it isn't bought with accounts that vanish at the first audit.

How it works

The 4 pillars of lasting influencer growth

Comparable-influencer targeting

We target accounts that already follow influencers in your industry, in your language and region. These are the profiles most likely to be interested in you.

100% real engagement

No bots, no fabricated accounts: every new interaction comes from a real physical device. Your engagement stays authentic and measurable.

Gradual, credible growth

Volume is calibrated so your follower count's progress looks natural, the signal that protects your account and reassures brands auditing you.

Analytics to negotiate your partnerships

Measure your new audience's engagement rate, the metric brands require before signing a contract.

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Results

Influencers whose value keeps rising

4.6/5

Trustpilot rating

+350

followers/month on average

banned account on our Business plans

« Propulse helped me go from 500 to 2,800 followers. The support and service are excellent. I recommend it! »

Yolan

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Comparison

Influencer growth: Propulse, fake followers, or doing nothing?

Your engagement rate is your paycheck. Let's compare the three options.

Critère

Propulse

Achat de followers

Ne rien faire

Brand credibility

Real, measured engagement rate

Immediate doubt during the audit

Depends on your content alone

Nature of followers

Real accounts in your industry

Ghost or inactive accounts

No new accounts

Detection risk

None, calibrated pace

Regular Meta purges

None, but no growth either

Durability

An audience that stays

Drops off at the next purge

Stagnation

Cost

From €138/month, no commitment

Variable, short-lived effect

Free

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Comparatif indicatif, les coûts publicité et community manager varient selon le marché, l'agence et le profil recruté.

Invest in your credibility

Our plans start at €138/month with a 12-month commitment (up to €197/month with no commitment), depending on the volume and targeting level you want.

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Questions fréquentes

Questions we get sur Propulse pour influencers

Yes, systematically. An influencer with 100,000 followers but 0.5% engagement is valued less than a profile with 30,000 followers and 4% engagement. That's why we favor real accounts in your industry that engage naturally.
Fake followers are detected by brands' audit tools and by Instagram itself. They crash your engagement rate, flag your account as suspicious, and can be purged overnight. It's the biggest risk to an influencer career.
On average +350 qualified followers per month after the stabilization phase (2-3 months). Volume is calibrated to stay credible: a jump of 10,000 followers in a week is exactly what triggers suspicion.
No. The pace of actions stays under Instagram's detection thresholds, with natural delays between each interaction. Result: 0 banned account on our Business plans since 2017.

The credible growth influencers have trusted since 2017

2017

Expertise since

+3,500

accounts supported

banned account on our Business plans

4.6/5

Trustpilot rating

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