How do I warm up new accounts?

Account warming is the process of gradually building a new account reputation to avoid triggering platform trust algorithms. New accounts that immediately exhibit high-volume or unusual behavior get flagged and suspended. Week 1-2 (foundation): complete profile fully (photo, bio, all fields), verify email and phone, browse organically (read content, follow popular accounts), make a few low-stakes interactions (likes, saves, comments on popular posts). No commercial activity. Week 3-4 (activity building): increase daily activity gradually (5 actions/day → 10 → 20), start following accounts in your niche, post original content (1-2 posts), respond to others naturally. Week 5-8 (establishing patterns): maintain consistent daily usage patterns (same time windows, similar activity volume), engage in community discussions, build follower count organically, introduce commercial activity slowly. Rules: never automate during warming (manual or scripted-to-look-manual only), use quality residential IPs (same IP region as the account location), maintain consistent device fingerprint, avoid sudden activity spikes, and do not reuse any verification data (phone, email) across accounts. Warming is slow because trust algorithms penalize acceleration. Budget 4-8 weeks per account.