Free X (Twitter) services
Two services for public posts on X: views, which raise the impression counter under a post, and reposts, which put it into other people's timelines. Both need only the post link. The account behind the post is never touched.
On X, the counter that matters is the one everybody sees: views. It sits under every post, it is the first thing a new visitor reads, and it decides whether a post looks like it happened or like it did not. Free views here go straight to that number. Reposts are the second service, and they do something views cannot: they show the post to people who do not follow you.
Both services want a post link in the form x.com/username/status/number. Links copied from the app or from twitter.com are accepted and normalised. The post must be public; posts from protected accounts and posts that have been deleted or limited cannot be reached.
Views arrive quickly and in a larger batch. Reposts are fewer, since each is a separate account sharing the post, and they take longer. If you have a post you want to travel, send views first to make it look alive, then reposts to give it legs.
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Copy the link from the share menu
The share icon under a post gives a clean status link. Links with ?s= or ?t= parameters are stripped by the form, but the plain link avoids surprises.
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Protected accounts cannot receive anything
If the account has the lock icon, posts are invisible to the delivery network. Unprotect it before sending, or use a public account.
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Replies are posts too
A reply has its own status link and can receive views or reposts on its own. Useful when the reply is doing better than the original.
Questions
Are views on X the same as impressions?
The number under the post is what X calls views; in the analytics panel the same figure appears as impressions. The free batch moves that number.
Can I send reposts to a quote post?
Yes. A quote post has its own status link and behaves like any other post for both services.
Why can I not use a twitter.com link?
You can. The form accepts both twitter.com and x.com links and rewrites them to the current domain before sending.