The eight checks
- Median views in the last 30 days, counting only videos at least 3 days old and skipping pinned ones.
- Engagement: likes, comments and shares as a share of views.
- Top video versus the median, so one viral hit doesn’t hide a quiet account.
- Posts per week. More than 35 a week is a red light.
- How many recent posts sell something.
- How many of their linked products are in your category.
- Comment quality: templates, emoji-only, repeats and bare @mentions.
- Followers divided by account age in months; not observed monthly growth.
