Follower count sets ±58% of paid rates, not the floor

Follower count sets ±58% of paid rates, not the floor

Price drivers (share of variance)
Followers ████ 22%
Niche fit ██████ 31%
Median views █████ 27%
(n=640 quoted rates, fixed format)

Myth: pay by follower count — the standard penny-per-follower rule. Correction: median views and niche fit move price more than headline followers, because a 40k creator with 18k median views outsells a 200k creator running at 6k.

So what: quote off median views over the last 12 posts, not the follower badge.

Benchmark: price per 1k median views beats price per 1k followers.