All 5 recommendations
Est. prices as of 8 Mar 2026
#1 ยท Various (Dripify, etc.) ยท Most Overhyped
LinkedIn Bulk DM Automation
$99/month
Mass message 500 strangers daily and watch your inbox fill with blocks
- โ Saves you 2 hours of manual spam
- โ LinkedIn's algorithm definitely doesn't hate it
- โ Great way to build a brand as annoying
- โ 90% unopen rate, LinkedIn restricts accounts within weeks, costs $100+ to get unbanned
#2 ยท Various (Jarvee, FollowersUp)
Follow/Unfollow Bot (Instagram)
$49.99/month
Gain 100 fake followers a week before Instagram nukes your account
- โ Fully automated spam delivery
- โ Cheap entry point into account suspension
- โ Works great if you want shadowban
- โ Instagram algorithm actively kills these accounts, watch time on Reels tanks, followers are 95% bot accounts with zero engagement
#3 ยท Various (Hunter.io, RocketReach)
Email Spray (Cold Email Tools)
$79/month
Send 1,000 identical emails and achieve a 0.2% response rate
- โ Database of millions of emails
- โ Templates that sound professional-ish
- โ Can technically say 'we sent outreach'
- โ Emails land in spam, 95% bounce rate, kills sender reputation, ISPs blacklist domains, compliance violations risk legal issues
#4 ยท Telegram/Discord Communities ยท Budget King
Comment Pod Groups (Facebook)
$0-$25/month
Join a group of 50 people who all pretend to like each other's posts
- โ Free or cheap to join
- โ Feels like you're part of a community
- โ Technically generates engagement
- โ Facebook algorithm knows pods are fake, post reach actually decreases, engagement is meaningless, wastes 30 mins daily for negligible impact
#5 ยท Various (Viral Loops, KickoffLabs)
Viral Loop Generators (Leadpages, ConvertKit)
$29.99/month
Promise users $50 Amazon gift cards for referrals nobody will actually claim
- โ Beautiful landing page templates
- โ Decent analytics dashboard
- โ Works if you have actual audience
- โ Only profitable if you already have huge audience, attracts low-quality list signups hunting for prizes, conversion rates to paying customers near zero, unsustainable cost per acquisition