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Reddit Self-Promotion Rules Checker
Can you promote your product in a subreddit? Type a community below to see its self-promotion policy, or browse all 49 tracked communities by how promo-friendly they are.
JS engineers. Tooling and library discussions, moderate self-promo.
ChatGPT and OpenAI API users. High discovery for AI tools.
Early-stage and startup operators. Strong audience for B2B SaaS, fundraising, GTM.
Performance and digital marketing. Heavy on agencies and consultants.
UX designers and researchers. Tight community.
Remote and distributed teams. Buyer-rich for collaboration SaaS.
Self-hosters and homelab folks. Strong open-source preference.
Rust language community. Tight-knit, opinionated.
Notion power users. App-buyer audience for Notion-adjacent tools.
Open-source LLM hosters. Tight, technical, OSS-first.
Obsidian users. Plugin-buyer audience.
Go developers. B2B-leaning, strong infra audience.
Build-in-public style. Accepts journey posts and tool mentions.
Copywriters across freelance and agency. Mixed seniority.
B2B SaaS founders trading notes on growth, pricing, churn, and tooling.
Content marketers and editors. Friendly to long-form value posts.
IT decision-makers. Smaller but extremely buyer-rich.
CS managers and leaders. Niche but pure-buyer.
Tactical growth questions from owner-operators.
General entrepreneurship — broad, mixed quality, but huge reach when posts land.
Productivity nerds. Tool-curious, mid-purchase intent.
Web developers and designers. Mods accept thoughtful posts.
Owners of small physical and online businesses. Conservative on self-promo.
Mostly aspirational, but B2B SaaS founders post 'how I built X' here.
Remote workers + freelancers. Lifestyle-heavy but solo-founder rich.
Python community. Massive scale, conservative on promo.
Graphic designers. Mixed seniority.
Mostly senior marketers. Tactics-heavy. Strict on self-promo.
Broad AI discussion. Mixed — buyers, learners, hype.
Web designers + UX. Visual-tools heavy.
Solo freelancers across writing / dev / design.
SEO practitioners. Picky about self-promo but loves data-driven posts.
E-comm operators across Shopify / WooCommerce / Amazon.
PMs across industries. Strong buyer signal for PM SaaS.
DevOps and SRE practitioners. Buyer-rich for infra SaaS.
HR practitioners. HR-tech buyer audience.
Etsy shop owners. Niche but engaged.
Sales professionals (SDR / AE / leadership). Strong buyer-rich for sales SaaS.
Dropshipping operators. Volatile audience but high volume.
Shopify store owners and devs. App-buyer audience.
Social media managers. Heavily moderated; broad brush questions.
Paid-ads professionals across Google / Meta / LinkedIn.
Email and lifecycle marketers.
General programming. Low self-promo tolerance; high traffic.
Beginner programmers. High volume, low purchase intent for B2B tools.
ML practitioners and researchers. Strict on self-promo.
IT admins and infra leaders. Huge B2B buyer base.
How to promote on Reddit without getting banned
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Read the sidebar rules first
Every subreddit lists its self-promotion policy and promo threads in the rules. This is non-negotiable, mods remove (and ban) people who skip it.
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Follow the 9-to-1 rule
For every 10 contributions, at most 1 is self-promotional. Build a track record of genuine comments before you ever mention your product.
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Lead with value, not links
Answer the question fully first. Mention your product only when it directly helps, and keep the link secondary.
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Use promo threads and feedback subs
Many communities have weekly "share your project" threads. Promotion-friendly subs (feedback, show-your-work) are fair game.
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Never copy-paste across subreddits
Identical messages are the #1 spam signal. Personalize every comment and DM to the specific post.
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Warm up your account
New, low-karma accounts get filtered. Build age and karma with genuine participation before promoting.
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FAQ
Can I promote my product on Reddit?
Yes, but every subreddit sets its own rules. Some encourage it, most allow it in context or under the 9-to-1 rule, and a few ban it outright. Always read the subreddit's rules in the sidebar before posting, and lead with genuine value.
What is the 9-to-1 rule on Reddit?
It is Reddit's informal self-promotion guideline: out of every 10 things you post or comment, at most 1 should be self-promotional. The other 9 should be authentic contributions with no links to your own stuff. Breaking it is the fastest way to get flagged as a spammer.
Will I get banned or shadowbanned for self-promotion?
You can be, if you ignore a subreddit's rules or post links repeatedly. To stay safe: read the rules, keep promotion under ~10% of your activity, use designated promo threads where they exist, and never copy-paste the same message across communities.
Where can I promote without restrictions?
A handful of communities explicitly welcome it (for example feedback and "show your project" subreddits). Use the checker above to see which of the tracked communities are promotion-friendly, then still lead with value.
How do I find customers on Reddit instead of just promoting?
The most reliable approach is not posting ads, it is replying to people who are already asking for a product like yours. OneUp Today watches subreddits for those high-intent posts and drafts a personalized reply or DM in your voice, so you reach out where it is welcome.