Check a creator before you pay.

Follower counts and average likes are easy to inflate and easy to misread. Here is what to check instead — and how Soradar checks it for you from a creator’s live posts.

What to check

Five checks that separate a creator who performs from one who had a good week.

The median post, not the average

One viral video drags an average far above what a typical post gets. The median — the middle post — is what your sponsored post is likely to get.

How much rides on one post

Take the best post’s share of all engagement. Under 30% is a consistent performer; 30–60% is moderate; over 60% means the account is mostly one hit and the rest is unproven.

Engagement on the right base

Rates measured against views run far higher than rates measured against followers. Compare creators on the same base, never a view-based rate with a follower-based one.

Enough posts to judge

Fewer than five posts can’t support an engagement rate; under ten, treat it with caution. Say which posts and which days the numbers cover.

How often they really post

Count real publish dates. A gap explains a quiet month; a burst before a campaign pitch is worth asking about.

Or just ask

Is @mia.skinlab worth $3k for a skincare post? Compare her TikTok and RedNote.

  • Median views and engagement per platform, with the sample size
  • How much of her engagement rides on her best post
  • Posting frequency from real publish dates
  • A recommendation you can put in a deck, every number linked to its posts

@mia.skinlab

TikTok · 486K followers

40 posts · 30d
Median views
41.2K
Engagement rate
6.8%
Engagement per postTop post 34% of total
Reliance on viral posts
0.34 · Moderate
Median engagement
2.8K / post
Posting frequency
4.2 posts / week

Illustrative example · fictional creator and numbers

Where it works

Creator reports work on TikTok, Instagram, RedNote, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook. Lemon8 doesn’t provide a creator’s post history yet, so it has profiles and posts but no creator report.

Questions

Can Soradar detect fake followers?

It doesn’t audit follower lists. It shows how the creator’s posts actually perform — medians, reliance on one hit, engagement on the right base — which you can weigh against the follower count.

How many posts does it read?

The posts in the window you ask for, such as the last 30 days. Every report says how many posts it used and the days they span.

Does the creator find out?

No. Soradar reads public data only; nothing is sent to the creator.

What does it cost?

Every lookup and answer uses credits. The Free plan includes 300 credits to try it, no card needed; paid plans start at $20 a month.

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