Multilogin is a tool that allows you to run browser profiles that websites see as distinct native devices. It will help you avoid account bans and restrictions and scale your business faster than ever.

In this article, we'll walk you through the 5 essential steps for effectively managing multiple accounts in Multilogin.

Step 1: Setting up your profile

Below are the most important things in this step:

• Choose an operating system: It should match your original OS (macOS, Windows, Linux) to avoid fingerprint discrepancies
• Choose the browser profile type: Mimic is built on Chrome and Stealthfox is built on Firefox – and both protect against detections equally well!
• Choose the storage type: If you plan to work in a team or use the same profile on multiple devices, select cloud storage

Good news! Normally, you don't need to tweak advanced settings – we've taken care of them for you. But you can explore the options and follow the tips that fit your use case here.

Step 2: Changing your IP

The most popular option for changing an IP is proxies. For most use cases, the best proxy type is mobile or residential. 

• Use our built-in Multilogin proxy service for free and enjoy premium residential IPs that won't let you down – learn more in this article
• Use your own proxies acquired from a 3rd party provider by following this guide

Step 3: Using cookies

Though Multilogin takes care of your browser fingerprint, you need to remember the importance of behavioral factors. Adding cookies to every profile is a crucial step that should not be skipped. It emulates the behavior of a regular user, which is your main goal.

Typically, a regular user doesn't create an account on a target website right after installing a browser. They usually build up a browser history and accumulate many cookies first.

By checking cookies, large platforms like Google and Facebook can see what websites you have visited, even if you don’t have an account with them yet. That’s why when you don't have cookies, the target website may find it suspicious.

• Collect cookies manually by visiting relevant websites
• Import cookies from other browsers 

Step 4: Creating or importing an account

If you already have an account that you need to import, you can do it by adding relevant cookies into a profile. Note that ideally, geolocation and browser type (Mimic for Chrome, Stealthfox for Firefox) should match the environment where the account was created originally.

If you need to create an account on your target website, this is the time to do it. Here are a few details to keep in mind during that process:

• For every account, you need to use a separate profile with a different IP address
• All registration details should be different for each account (for example, names, emails, payment methods, phone numbers, and so on)
• Ideally, the geolocation of your proxy, the phone number, and the card origin (if applicable) should match

Step 5: Warming up an account

Typically, you would create an account to accomplish a specific goal: for example, running ads, selling or buying products, and so on. And this is the time when we again need to remember about the behavioral factor in terms of what would a regular user do.

New accounts are always under the radar of detection systems, because they are not aged and hence don’t have any historical data.

You can watch this video for an example of a good account warm-up practice. There are many other techniques that you can find online. This step is definitely not to be skipped, so go ahead and google "How to warm up a Facebook / Google / Amazon / other account" and start your multi-accounting journey!