Our Standards
Who we are and how we score.
Independent reviews of social media growth services, run by a named two-person editorial team since 2021. We pick with our own money, track every order for thirty days, and publish the results under a scoring rubric you can inspect.
- 30+ services tested
- 30-day tracking window
- $2,400+ spent on testing
- 5 scoring categories
- Founded 2019
Our mission
Most reviews are paid placements dressed up as journalism.
HowSociable exists to be the alternative: a single place where readers can see what each vendor actually delivered, how long it took, how much of it stuck, and how it compares to everything else we have tested.
How we test
Real purchases, quantifiable measurements.
Our scoring is built on real purchases and quantifiable measurements, not vendor-supplied marketing copy.
Real money, real orders
We have spent over $2,400 placing real orders with 30+ social media growth services. Vendors don't know we're testing them, so we receive the same product the public gets.
30-day tracking window
Every order is monitored for 30 days. We log delivery start time, completion time, retention drop-off, and any refill events. Snapshots are taken at hour 0, day 1, day 7, day 14, and day 30.
5 scoring categories
Account Quality (30%), Delivery Speed (20%), Retention Rate (25%), Customer Support (15%), Pricing (10%). The weighted average produces the published score from 0 to 10.
Re-tested quarterly
Top-ranked services are re-tested at least once per quarter. If a vendor's quality drops or pricing changes materially, the review is updated and the rank may shift.
The team
Two editors, two names, one rubric.
Maddy Osman leads hands-on testing and writes the reviews; Georgia Austin owns the scoring rubric and fact-checks every scorecard against our test logs before it goes live.
Maddy Osman
Content Marketing Expert · Founder, The Blogsmith
Content marketing expert with 16+ years in SEO, social media strategy, and digital content. Founder of The Blogsmith.
Denver, COJoined 2008
Georgia Austin
Senior SEO Content Writer · Founder & CEO, Wordbrew
Senior SEO copywriter and Forbes 30 Under 30 nominee (2026 — Marketing & Advertising). Founder & CEO of Wordbrew with 10+ years writing for global brands.
United KingdomJoined 2022
Richard Lambert
Career Strategist · Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
Career strategist and CPRW-certified resume writer with 18+ years helping people get noticed by employers and applicant-tracking systems. Trained in career strategy at Harvard's Office of Career Services.
United StatesJoined 2026
What we stand for
Editorial values.
Editorial independence
Affiliate relationships do not influence rankings. Vendors cannot pay for placement and cannot preview reviews before publication.
Reproducible results
Our methodology is documented so anyone can replicate it. Test orders, dates, and outcomes are recorded for every published review.
Reader-first
When a recommendation is uncomfortable for a vendor partner, we publish it anyway. Our duty is to the reader, not to the affiliate program.
Transparent disclosure
Every review and listing page carries a visible advertising disclosure. We earn a commission on some links at no cost to you.
Transparency
How we make money.
HowSociable earns a commission when readers click affiliate links and make a purchase. The commission comes from the vendor, not the buyer, and never affects pricing. Affiliate revenue does not buy placement on our top lists, and links are tagged rel="sponsored nofollow" for transparency.
Found something we should fix?
Spotted outdated pricing, a vendor change, or a methodology question? We respond to every email.
Contact the editorial team