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Ian Smith

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Bluesky @iankmsmith.ft.com
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📣Sponsored postOne post with your link and message, clearly disclosed. $77→ 🧵Sponsored threadA 3–5 post storytelling thread — Bluesky rewards substance over one-liners. $193→ 📌Pinned sponsored postA sponsored post pinned to the top of my profile for the month. $231/mo→ 🔗Link-in-bio placementYour link in my bio for the month. $116/mo→ 🔁Repost packageI repost your account's posts through the month — distribution with zero content lift. $154/mo→ ⭐Starter-pack placementYour account included in my starter pack — new users follow the whole pack, so this drives followers for as long as it lasts. $154/mo→ 🎁Giveaway postYou supply the prize — I run the giveaway post and pick winners. $62→ 📦Product seeding / honest reviewSend me your product — I post a disclosed, honest take. Authenticity is the ad here. $92→ 🤝Mutual shoutout collabWe shout each other out — a value swap between accounts. Swap or paid→ 🎬UGC HireBranded content for your own channels & ads from $50→ 🎙️Podcast guest spotInvite Ian Smith onto your podcast (~45 min, remote) $52→ 📞1:1 ConsultPaid video call — advice, coaching or Q&A $75/hr→

Every booking is a normal escrow-protected deal.

Followers
9.6K
Account age
2 yrs
🎁 Free analysisfor Ian Smith
🕵️Fake Followers CheckReal-audience % & bot risk→ 📊Engagement rateBenchmarked vs. peers→ 💰What they chargeFair sponsored-post price→

Known for

Noooooooooo14 views Noooooooooo Love this from Nationwide. Building societies ftw7 views Love this from Nationwide. Building societies ftw Top-drawer Unhedged newsletter on whither QT by @darama1.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8bbc... (£, but not as costly as QT)6 views Top-drawer Unhedged newsletter on whither QT by @darama1.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8bbc... (£, but not as costly as QT)

📊 Post engagement

Recent posts · likes + reposts
Aug 4latest
10
Avg engagement / post
7–12
Typical post (engagement)
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
79/100
Very consistent reach
Oct 2024
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 7 and 12 likes + reposts (median 11) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.

🔥 Top post: Is any strait ever really closed, if you think about it · 18 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
29.2 / week
Posts daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 9 text · 3 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
4.2×
Follows 2.3K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Is any strait ever really closed, if you think about it ★ 18
Love this from Nationwide. Building societies ftw ★ 7 Kevin Warsh: 😏 www.ft.com/content/54ad... ★ 9 this really has brought people together in opposition, starting to think it was a conspiracy to create some social cohesion ★ 12 Why is the Japanese yield curve not, er, curvy? ★ 8 Kevin Warsh sticking to his guns after market backlash to no-guidance approach – nice scoop from @senojerialc.bsky.social + @kateduguid.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/debe... ★ 13 Noooooooooo ★ 14 war is hell ★ 11 “If I were the Chinese authorities, I would say we can now claim to be the world’s safety asset.” China hoping to get more people into a CGB market that has been more resilient to recent inflation shocks. But investors point to worsenin… ★ 3 Top-drawer Unhedged newsletter on whither QT by @darama1.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8bbc... (£, but not as costly as QT) ★ 6 So… Tehran likely to demand fee to transit the strait; they have been given an even stronger incentive to develop a deterrent; the hardliners have been emboldened, again; economies have been hit; and we now face the risks of oil tankers na… ★ 12 worth a read www.ft.com/content/4987... ★ 2

🦋 Handle & authenticity

✅ Domain-verified
@iankmsmith.ft.com
The handle is the domain iankmsmith.ft.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real iankmsmith.ft.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Oct 2024
Joined after Bluesky opened to the public — a settled account with a real history.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2024 — 2 years ago.
👁️Averages 10 views per post.
📤Posts about 29.2× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
70/100
Good Credibility score
87%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 87% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Bluesky.
  • Verified account.

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Senior Markets Correspondent at the Financial Times. Previously insurance, finance, stocks, pensions, you get the idea. This is my real account: I never promote crypto or any other investment Stories: https://www.ft.com/ian-smith Contact:

📸 Gallery

Love this from Nationwide. Building societies ftw Noooooooooo Top-drawer Unhedged newsletter on whither QT by @darama1.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8bbc... (£, but not as costly as QT)

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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