Guides
Answers to the questions buyers ask before using an SMM panel.
A guide explains how one part of an SMM panel works, written from the operating side: what a term means, what a panel controls and what it does not. Guides name no panel and carry no figure that needs a date, so they stay true as the market moves; where a figure belongs, the guide points at the audit or the finding it comes from. How every figure on this site is measured is set out on the methodology page.
What happens to your balance when a panel goes quiet
Why SMM panels take money before they sell you anything, what a prepaid balance actually is, what the ten audited panels state about it, and what a buyer can do before and after a panel stops answering.
Why followers drop, what a panel controls and what it does not
Why delivered followers drop after an SMM panel order, when drops tend to happen, which parts a panel can influence, which it cannot, and what a buyer can do about it.
How to test an SMM panel with a small order, and what to record
A method for testing an SMM panel with a small order: what one order can and cannot show, how to set it up, what to write down in a simple log and how to read the results.
Are top SMM panel lists trustworthy, and who writes them
Who publishes the top SMM panel lists that rank in search, why the publisher's panel usually comes first, and how to read any such list, including this site's.
Drip feed explained: what runs and interval actually do
How drip-feed orders work on an SMM panel: what quantity, runs and interval mean, why quantity is per run rather than total, and how charges, cancellations and refills behave across the schedule.
How an SMM panel API works, and what the v2 convention is
How an SMM panel API is laid out under the common v2 convention: the services, add, status, balance, refill and cancel actions, how reseller panels keep orders in sync, and the mistakes that cost money.
What happens when an SMM panel order goes partial, and what you can do
What a partial status on an SMM panel order means, how the refund is worked out from the remains the supplier reports, and what a buyer can check and do afterwards.
What is an SMM panel and how does one actually work
How an SMM panel works, explained from the operating side: the buyer, the panel and the supplier, how an order travels between them, and what resellers and child panels are.
What does refill mean on an SMM panel, and what should you check before you pay
Refill on an SMM panel is a condition with three parts: a window, a trigger and a scope. What each one means, and where to find them before you order.
What a child panel is, and when it makes more sense than an API integration
What a child panel gives its owner and what stays with the parent panel, how its orders are paid upstream, and when running your own panel connected to providers by API is the better fit.
What start count is and why it decides a refill claim
Start count is the number recorded when delivery begins on an SMM panel order. How it is read, how a refill check uses it, and what to note yourself so a claim holds up.
Why do two SMM panels charge such different prices for the same service
The factors that make a similar-looking service cost very different amounts on different SMM panels: the supply chain, the accounts behind it, delivery speed, refill policy and margin.
How to read an SMM panel's terms of service before you order
The clauses worth finding in an SMM panel's terms of service: refunds, guarantee disclaimers, liability, account termination and jurisdiction. What each one means, and what it means when it is missing.