# How to Get Followers on Bluesky: Starter Packs, Feeds and Replies

> How to get followers and get noticed on Bluesky: starter packs, custom feeds, replies, a domain handle and a steady posting rhythm. Plus how to find who to follow.

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Last updated: 2026-10-28

Category: Bluesky. 

To get followers on Bluesky, get into the places people find new accounts: **starter packs**, **custom feeds** for your topic, and the **replies** under well-followed posts. Bluesky has no single algorithm deciding who sees you, so growth comes from being picked up by feeds and reposts in your niche. Fill in your profile, follow the people you want to be part of a conversation with, post a few times a day and reply generously. Most accounts that do this for two months grow steadily.

## Where new followers come from on Bluesky

| Source | How it works | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Starter packs | Curated lists of accounts and feeds that people follow in one tap | Get added to packs in your niche, or make your own |
| Custom feeds | Topic feeds built by the community from keywords, hashtags or member lists | Post on-topic with the words and tags those feeds pick up |
| Discover feed | Bluesky's own feed of popular and relevant posts | Post things that earn replies and reposts early |
| Replies | People read the replies under big posts | Add something useful under posts in your field |
| Reposts and quotes | Your post reaches the reposter's followers | Write posts worth sharing; credit others when you quote |
| Search | Bluesky search covers people and posts | Use clear words in your bio and posts |

## 1. Get into starter packs

A starter pack is a shared list of up to 150 accounts plus a few feeds, and new users often follow a whole pack at once. Research on Bluesky's 2024 growth found that accounts included in starter packs gained far more followers than similar accounts that weren't. Search for packs in your field, and if you're active and on-topic, ask the curator politely whether they'd add you. Better still, make a pack yourself: gather the 30 to 100 accounts worth following in your niche, include yourself, and share it. People who follow it see your posts from day one.

## 2. Post into custom feeds

Custom feeds are how niche communities find each other on Bluesky: there are feeds for science, art, gardening, cities, sports teams, programming languages and more. Find them under **Feeds** or in **Discover**, read each feed's description, and note what it picks up. Some include any post with a keyword or hashtag, others only members of a list. Posting on-topic with the right word or tag puts you in front of everyone subscribed. Don't stuff tags onto unrelated posts; feed owners remove accounts that spam.

## 3. Reply more than you post

The fastest way to get noticed is a good reply under a popular post in your field. Add a fact, a tip, a question or a counterpoint, not "great post". Readers click through to profiles of people with interesting replies, which is why a clear bio matters.

## 4. Make your profile easy to follow

- A real photo or logo and a banner.
- A bio that says what you post about, in words people search for.
- A pinned post that shows your best work or explains the account.
- A [domain handle](https://scheduleforyou.com/blog/how-to-change-bluesky-handle) if you have a website; it proves who you are and looks trustworthy.

## 5. Post on a steady rhythm

A few posts a day, every day, beats ten posts once a week. Bluesky's audience is most active on weekday mornings and evenings in the US and Europe, so post when your followers are online and stay around to answer early replies. Schedule For You keeps a Bluesky queue alongside X, Threads and LinkedIn, so you can line up the week's posts in one sitting and spend your daily time on replies instead. The [Bluesky scheduler page](https://scheduleforyou.com/bluesky) has the details, and our guide to the [Bluesky character limit](https://scheduleforyou.com/blog/bluesky-character-limit) covers what fits in a post.

## Who to follow on Bluesky

Lists of "best accounts" go stale quickly, so build your own:

- **Follow starter packs** in your interests and unfollow anyone who doesn't fit after a week.
- **Check who your favorite accounts follow** and repost.
- **Search by topic** and look at the people behind the posts you like.
- **Subscribe to two or three feeds** in your field; the accounts that show up there repeatedly are the ones to follow.

Following 100 to 200 relevant accounts also tells feeds and other users what your account is about.

## Frequently asked questions

### How long does it take to get followers on Bluesky?
Most new accounts grow slowly for the first few weeks. Expect real momentum after about 60 days of daily posting and replying, sooner if you're added to a popular starter pack.

### Do hashtags help you get followers on Bluesky?
They help when a custom feed or search uses them. Use one or two relevant tags; they count toward the 300-character limit.

### Should I follow back everyone on Bluesky?
No. Follow accounts whose posts you want to see. Your Following feed is chronological, so following everyone back fills it with noise.

### Is it worth buying followers on Bluesky?
No. Bought followers don't read or reply, and they make your account look less trustworthy. Our guide on [whether Bluesky is worth it](https://scheduleforyou.com/blog/is-bluesky-worth-it) covers how to judge results by replies and clicks instead.

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