Reddit Self-Promotion Rules, Subreddit by Subreddit
Every community treats promotion differently, and the rules are scattered across sidebars and pinned posts. These guides quote each subreddit's own rules and answer one question: can you promote your product there without getting removed?
SaaS & Startups
r/Entrepreneur
Strictly limited5.2M members · ~9 posts/day
r/Entrepreneur is a community for people involved in side projects, small businesses, startups, and solo ventures, focused on problem-solving, networking, and sharing entrepreneurial insights.
r/smallbusiness
Strictly limited2.5M members · ~70 posts/day
r/smallbusiness is a question-and-answer subreddit for people asking about starting, owning, and growing a small business.
r/digitalnomad
Promotion banned2.4M members · ~19 posts/day
r/digitalnomad is a large community for people who use technology to work remotely and live an independent, nomadic lifestyle.
r/startups
Strictly limited2.1M members · ~9 posts/day
r/startups is a discussion community for people working on or learning about startups, companies designed to grow and scale rapidly, across different backgrounds and experience levels.
r/SideProject
Promo-friendly787.5K members · ~270 posts/day
r/SideProject is a community for people sharing side projects, getting constructive feedback, and finding inspiration for new projects.
r/SaaS
Strictly limited762.2K members · ~103 posts/day
r/SaaS is a community for discussions and useful links for SaaS owners, online business owners, and more.
r/EntrepreneurRideAlong
No explicit promo rule714.7K members · ~16 posts/day
r/EntrepreneurRideAlong is a community for following and sharing transparent, real-time company-building journeys, aimed at founders and people interested in watching entrepreneurship unfold.
r/Business_Ideas
Allowed with conditions461.8K members · ~4 posts/day
r/Business_Ideas is a large subreddit for entrepreneurs and business-minded people to share business ideas, get feedback, find partners, and discuss starting and running ventures.
r/startup
Promotion banned311.2K members · ~3 posts/day
r/startup is Reddit's startup community, a space for people building and learning about startups to exchange knowledge and ideas and support each other.
r/sweatystartup
Strictly limited207.8K members · ~1 posts/day
r/sweatystartup is a community for entrepreneurs focused on regular old fashioned, service based, sweaty businesses, with 207768 members.
r/microsaas
Allowed with conditions205.9K members · ~29 posts/day
r/microsaas is a community about Micro SaaS businesses run by very small teams, for people sharing and discussing micro SaaS apps.
r/ycombinator
Promotion banned197.7K members · ~2 posts/day
r/ycombinator is a community for news and discussion around startups and applying to Y Combinator, aimed at people discussing YC and YC-related news.
r/indiehackers
Allowed with conditions183.9K members · ~3 posts/day
r/indiehackers is a subreddit for people building bootstrap products and trying to succeed as independent developers.
r/growmybusiness
Strictly limited141.9K members · ~11 posts/day
r/growmybusiness is a community for people seeking and sharing creative advice and strategies for business growth.
r/buildinpublic
Allowed with conditions110.2K members · ~119 posts/day
r/buildinpublic is a community for creators, developers, entrepreneurs, and makers to openly share their journey, products, and side hustles while building in public.
r/kickstarter
Allowed with conditions104.4K members · ~27 posts/day
r/kickstarter is a subreddit for crowd funding content, aimed at project creators and backers who want to talk about Kickstarter and related campaigns.
r/venturecapital
No explicit promo rule83.4K members · ~1 posts/day
r/venturecapital is for venture capital news and articles, aimed at the VC industry and related early-stage investors.
r/advancedentrepreneur
Promotion banned77.6K members · ~2 posts/day
r/advancedentrepreneur is a community for established entrepreneurs to share tips, tricks, and fundamentals on growing a business to the next level.
r/Solopreneur
Allowed with conditions72K members · ~1 posts/day
r/Solopreneur is a community for aspiring, new, and established solopreneurs to share advice, experiences, resources, and questions about entrepreneurship.
r/alphaandbetausers
Allowed with conditions40.1K members · ~86 posts/day
r/alphaandbetausers is a community for innovators, developers, and entrepreneurs to recruit alpha and beta users to test apps or websites and give feedback.
r/roastmystartup
Allowed with conditions33.1K members · ~8 posts/day
r/roastmystartup is a community of 33,098 people where you post your own startup or startup idea so other entrepreneurs can roast it harshly and, ideally, usefully.
Marketing & Growth
r/socialmedia
Strictly limited2.1M members · ~12 posts/day
r/socialmedia is a large subreddit for professional discussion about social media, aimed at people who work with social media professionally.
r/marketing
Promotion banned2M members · ~2 posts/day
r/marketing is a community for marketing communications and advertising industry professionals to discuss marketing topics and ask questions, including people at brands, businesses, agencies, vendors, and academia.
r/SEO
Promotion banned499.1K members · ~11 posts/day
r/SEO is a large subreddit for SEO news, case studies, speculation, questions, and experiences, aimed at site owners, people who manage SEO, and others interested in SEO.
r/digital_marketing
Strictly limited365.6K members · ~10 posts/day
r/digital_marketing is a community for digital marketing news, best practices, strategy, and learning.
r/SocialMediaMarketing
Allowed with conditions303.8K members · ~11 posts/day
r/SocialMediaMarketing is a community for SMM professionals to share industry-relevant information, discuss best practices, and provide constructive critique.
r/Affiliatemarketing
Strictly limited286.1K members · ~2 posts/day
r/Affiliatemarketing is a public community for people discussing affiliate marketing, paid traffic, SEO, email marketing, and related topics.
r/PPC
Strictly limited274.9K members · ~8 posts/day
r/PPC is a large subreddit for discussing pay-per-click and digital advertising topics like Google Ads, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon Ads.
r/copywriting
Allowed with conditions259.2K members · ~4 posts/day
r/copywriting is a 259,238-member subreddit for learning, discussing, critiquing, and sharing resources about advertising copy, by copywriters, for copywriters.
r/FacebookAds
Strictly limited254K members · ~32 posts/day
r/FacebookAds is a community for people discussing best practices and strategies for running Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns.
r/advertising
Promotion banned251.5K members · ~6 posts/day
r/advertising is for ad creators, students, copywriters, affiliates, and other people discussing the advertising industry for professional reasons.
r/content_marketing
Strictly limited197.1K members · ~7 posts/day
r/content_marketing is a community of content marketers who share feedback, advice, resources, and insights about content marketing.
r/juststart
Promotion banned179.4K members · ~0 posts/day
r/juststart is a community about affiliate marketing, SEO, and related topics, where beginners and experts share real experiences and discuss what works.
r/AskMarketing
Strictly limited157.9K members · ~23 posts/day
r/AskMarketing is a subreddit for asking real marketing questions, aimed at people seeking answers from marketing professionals.
r/GrowthHacking
Allowed with conditions151K members · ~12 posts/day
r/GrowthHacking is a community for founders, marketers, and growth hacking practitioners to discuss growth marketing, share experiments, tools, news, and startup growth stories.
r/bigseo
Promotion banned138.3K members · ~1 posts/day
r/bigseo is a community for professional agency, in-house, and self-employed SEOs to discuss strategy, share ideas and case studies, and learn.
r/influencermarketing
No explicit promo rule135.5K members · ~13 posts/day
r/influencermarketing is a community for people discussing influencer marketing, including brands and social media creators, focused on learning how to work with creators on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and blogs.
r/Emailmarketing
Allowed with conditions121K members · ~3 posts/day
r/Emailmarketing is a community for email marketing professionals to discuss permission-based email marketing.
r/musicmarketing
Promotion banned107.6K members · ~10 posts/day
r/musicmarketing is a subreddit for musicians, creators, promoters, and other music lovers to discuss music marketing, online and digital promotion, tools, resources, and the music business.
r/branding
Strictly limited87.3K members · ~9 posts/day
r/branding is a community for people discussing branding, including engaging applications, case studies, management techniques, and growing your brand.
r/UGCcreators
Strictly limited77.5K members · ~18 posts/day
r/UGCcreators is a community for UGC creators to connect, collaborate, and grow, with brands and agencies also allowed to post opportunities under the subreddit rules.
r/TechSEO
Strictly limited56.6K members · ~4 posts/day
r/TechSEO is a subreddit for the technical, nerdy side of SEO, with members interested in technical SEO discussion.
r/adwords
No explicit promo rule25.5K members · ~2 posts/day
r/adwords is a subreddit for discussion about Google AdWords, now Google Ads, and it includes people interested in PPC search engine marketing.
Ecommerce
r/ecommerce
Promotion banned661.2K members · ~11 posts/day
r/ecommerce is a community for people interested in the design and implementation of ecommerce sites, including seasoned retailers and newcomers seeking guidance on selling online.
r/shopify
Promotion banned366.5K members · ~13 posts/day
r/shopify is a forum for people seeking or sharing Shopify-specific information, especially store owners discussing issues unique to the Shopify platform.
r/dropship
Promotion banned355.9K members · ~2 posts/day
r/dropship is a community for entrepreneurs to discuss the dropshipping business model, share resources, solve problems, and have serious discussions about common challenges.
r/Etsy
Strictly limited314.7K members · ~15 posts/day
r/Etsy is an unofficial community for all things Etsy, with both buyers and sellers welcome.
r/dropshipping
Allowed with conditions274.6K members · ~35 posts/day
r/dropshipping is a 274,608-member subreddit for people discussing dropshipping, including tips, strategies, and questions.
r/EtsySellers
Strictly limited247.8K members · ~26 posts/day
r/EtsySellers is a subreddit for Etsy sellers to collaborate and discuss techniques and experiences selling their products and building their stores.
r/FulfillmentByAmazon
Strictly limited141.8K members · ~5 posts/day
r/FulfillmentByAmazon is for mid to high level discussion about selling on Amazon and using FBA, with a community focused on intermediate to advanced sellers.
r/AmazonSeller
Strictly limited96.4K members · ~1 posts/day
r/AmazonSeller is a subreddit for entrepreneurs discussing selling on Amazon, including Seller Central, Vendor Central, FBA, and FBM.
r/printondemand
Allowed with conditions52.6K members · ~7 posts/day
r/printondemand is a community for people interested in print on demand to talk, get help, request critique, and share tips, advice, ideas, and inspiration.
Dev & Tech
r/programming
Strictly limited6.9M members · ~7 posts/day
r/programming is a large subreddit for discussion and news about computer programming, aimed at people interested in programming topics.
r/learnprogramming
Strictly limited4.4M members · ~20 posts/day
r/learnprogramming is a large English-only subreddit for questions about learning programming in any programming language.
r/webdev
Strictly limited3.3M members · ~114 posts/day
r/webdev is a community for web developers covering both front-end and back-end web development.
r/javascript
Allowed with conditions2.4M members · ~5 posts/day
r/javascript is a large community for talking about JavaScript and JavaScript-related projects, including TypeScript.
r/gamedev
Strictly limited2M members · ~51 posts/day
r/gamedev is a large community for people making games to discuss programming, design, writing, art, game jams, postmortems, marketing, and industry experience.
r/Python
Allowed with conditions1.5M members · ~4 posts/day
r/Python is a large Reddit community for news, packages, and meta information about the Python programming language, and it directs how-to questions to r/LearnPython.
r/selfhosted
Allowed with conditions806.7K members · ~46 posts/day
r/selfhosted is a large community for sharing, discussing, discovering, assisting with, and critiquing self-hosted alternatives to popular web apps, services, and online tools.
r/coding
Strictly limited643K members · ~4 posts/day
r/coding is a programming discussion community for people who want programming-focused content, with a strict policy of programming-related discussions.
r/reactjs
Allowed with conditions509.5K members · ~7 posts/day
r/reactjs is a 509,544 member community for discussing, learning, and developing web applications using React and its ecosystem.
r/devops
Allowed with conditions503.4K members · ~8 posts/day
r/devops is a subreddit for people discussing the DevOps movement, including technologies, meetups, conferences, and building the future of IT systems.
r/IndieDev
No explicit promo rule422.1K members · ~250 posts/day
r/IndieDev is a casual, community-run subreddit for indie devs and gamers to share indie game development, favorite games, and cool images, GIFs, and music.
r/opensource
Allowed with conditions370.7K members · ~7 posts/day
r/opensource is a public subreddit for everything open source related, aimed at people interested in open source projects, discussion, news, and community activity.
r/node
No explicit promo rule346.7K members · ~3 posts/day
r/node is an unofficial Node.js subreddit for people discussing Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and anything else in the Node.js ecosystem.
r/androiddev
Promotion banned289.4K members · ~9 posts/day
r/androiddev is a community for Android app developers focused on news, articles, talks, tools, libraries, and open source related to native Android development.
r/iOSProgramming
Allowed with conditions201.8K members · ~6 posts/day
r/iOSProgramming is a subreddit for people discussing and sharing articles, code samples, open source projects, and other topics related to developing for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.
r/PHP
Allowed with conditions199.9K members · ~5 posts/day
r/PHP is a public subreddit for sharing and discovering the latest news about the PHP ecosystem and its community, with 199947 members.
r/django
Allowed with conditions164.5K members · ~4 posts/day
r/django is a community for news, links, and discussion relevant to Django web development and the Django community.
r/vuejs
Allowed with conditions134K members · ~2 posts/day
r/vuejs is a community for people learning and developing web applications with Vue.js, where you can share what you're learning or building, link an article, and ask for help.
r/laravel
Allowed with conditions109.8K members · ~2 posts/day
r/laravel is a community about the Laravel PHP framework and its ecosystem, for people interested in discussing Laravel, sharing resources, and following related news.
AI
r/ChatGPT
Allowed with conditions11.6M members · ~272 posts/day
r/ChatGPT is a public subreddit with 11,576,540 members for discussing ChatGPT and AI, and it is not affiliated with OpenAI.
r/MachineLearning
Strictly limited3.1M members · ~7 posts/day
r/MachineLearning is a large machine learning community with 3,061,864 members, aimed at technical ML content while directing beginners to /r/mlquestions or /r/learnmachinelearning and career questions to /r/cscareerquestions.
r/OpenAI
Allowed with conditions2.8M members · ~82 posts/day
r/OpenAI is an unofficial community about OpenAI and AI discussion, with 2,821,316 members.
r/ArtificialInteligence
Strictly limited1.9M members · ~32 posts/day
r/ArtificialInteligence is a large public AI community focused on high-signal discussion, quality content, and verified expertise, and it is open to everyone.
r/artificial
Strictly limited1.3M members · ~25 posts/day
r/artificial is Reddit’s home for Artificial Intelligence, a large community focused on AI, its applications, and related discussion.
r/ClaudeAI
Allowed with conditions1M members · ~214 posts/day
r/ClaudeAI is a public discussion subreddit for people using or evaluating Claude and Claude Code, and it says Anthropic does not control or operate it.
r/StableDiffusion
Allowed with conditions981.5K members · ~32 posts/day
r/StableDiffusion is an unofficial community for people interested in open-source or local AI image generation, where you can post art, ask questions, discuss ideas, and share related tech.
r/LocalLLaMA
Allowed with conditions784.3K members · ~65 posts/day
r/LocalLLaMA is a subreddit for people discussing Llama and locally hostable AI, with 784281 members.
r/AI_Agents
Allowed with conditions407.7K members · ~47 posts/day
r/AI_Agents is a community for discussion about AI Agents and related tools, for people interested in LLMs that can use tools or execute functions autonomously or with human oversight.
r/PromptEngineering
No explicit promo rule401.6K members · ~17 posts/day
r/PromptEngineering is a community about applying engineering practices to developing prompts for generative models like GPT or Midjourney, and it has about 401,550 members.
Design & Product
r/Design
Promotion banned4.5M members · ~16 posts/day
r/Design is a large design community with 4,452,567 members, focused on design and on sharing work that has a functional purpose.
r/graphic_design
Strictly limited2.9M members · ~23 posts/day
r/graphic_design is a collaborative learning community for graphic designers at any stage, focused on education, mentorship, and mutual support.
r/web_design
Promotion banned973K members · ~2 posts/day
r/web_design is a community for exploring and discovering web design, development, and the web designer life cycle, and it welcomes both beginners and veterans.
r/ProductManagement
Strictly limited275.3K members · ~6 posts/day
r/ProductManagement is a public community about the practice of product management, building the right product for the right people, with 275,327 members.
r/UXDesign
Promotion banned244.2K members · ~6 posts/day
r/UXDesign is a subreddit for people working in UX to discuss research and design problems, career advancement, and the profession.
r/UI_Design
Promotion banned236.2K members · ~6 posts/day
r/UI_Design is a large community for UI Design, and it also covers UX and Product Design topics like user research, IA, interaction design, strategy, and usability.
r/userexperience
Strictly limited147.3K members · ~1 posts/day
r/userexperience is a community for professionals, enthusiasts, and others interested in user experience to share knowledge, ask questions, and discuss UX topics.
Creator Economy
r/Twitch
Strictly limited2.9M members · ~16 posts/day
r/Twitch is an unofficial community for discussions about Twitch.tv, with 2,883,401 members.
r/Instagram
Strictly limited1.1M members · ~81 posts/day
r/Instagram is an unofficial subreddit for Instagram users to discuss Instagram, share Instagram photos, ask questions, and get feedback on their accounts.
r/NewTubers
Strictly limited709.6K members · ~84 posts/day
r/NewTubers is a discussion-first community for up-and-coming YouTube creators and Twitch streamers to improve through resources, critiques, feedback, and cooperation.
r/InstagramMarketing
Promotion banned370.3K members · ~23 posts/day
r/InstagramMarketing is a 370,252-member subreddit for people discussing Instagram marketing, including both White Hat and Black Hat ideas, questions, and related discussion.
r/youtubers
Strictly limited340.7K members · ~1 posts/day
r/YouTubers is a community for established YouTube creators who are already making content and want to improve their channels, strategy, and craft.
r/Blogging
Promotion banned201.5K members · ~5 posts/day
r/Blogging is a community for bloggers to connect, ask for help, seek advice, and share experiences and knowledge about blogging.
r/podcasting
Strictly limited188.2K members · ~9 posts/day
r/podcasting is a subreddit for people who make podcasts, where members discuss podcasting news, how-to topics, gear, marketing, and related issues.
r/YouTube_startups
No explicit promo rule151.9K members · ~36 posts/day
r/YouTube_startups is a community for new or young YouTube channels to get a good start, meet fellow YouTubers, and help each other out.
r/GetMoreViewsYT
Allowed with conditions127.6K members · ~31 posts/day
r/GetMoreViewsYT is a subreddit for smaller YouTube creators to get feedback, tips, discussion, collaboration, and help growing their channels.
Business & Freelance
r/WorkOnline
Promotion banned758.5K members · ~1 posts/day
r/WorkOnline is a community for people discussing ways to make at least minimum wage online, including random jobs, remote work, online employers, paid sites, and website monetization.
r/freelance
Promotion banned687.8K members · ~1 posts/day
r/freelance is a subreddit for freelancers and people who want to become one, with 687844 members.
r/sales
Promotion banned591.8K members · ~12 posts/day
r/sales is a large community for sales professionals and learners to discuss sales, selling, business development, lead generation, prospecting, closing, and related topics.
r/remotework
Strictly limited588.1K members · ~4 posts/day
r/remotework is a large community for discussing remote work as a whole, and it is explicitly not a job board.
r/consulting
Promotion banned377.1K members · ~1 posts/day
r/consulting is a Reddit community for current and former consultants, plus others interested in consulting across industries.
r/Upwork
Strictly limited190.5K members · ~21 posts/day
r/Upwork is an independent, unofficial subreddit for Upwork clients and freelancers to discuss Upwork-related matters.
r/b2bmarketing
Promotion banned96.2K members · ~7 posts/day
r/b2bmarketing is a subreddit for professional discussion, news, questions, and trends in B2B marketing.
r/agency
Promotion banned95.7K members · ~1 posts/day
r/agency is a community for agency owners, freelancers, and other professionals working in PPC, SEO, digital, and creative agencies in the digital marketing space.
r/Fiverr
Promotion banned77.5K members · ~2 posts/day
r/Fiverr is an unofficial subreddit for Fiverr buyers and sellers to discuss the platform, share experiences, give advice, and ask for help.
r/salestechniques
Promotion banned65K members · ~3 posts/day
r/salestechniques is a community for people sharing sales techniques and sales process advice that can improve selling and close rates.
Productivity & Apps
r/productivity
Promotion banned4.2M members · ~16 posts/day
r/productivity is a large community for civil discussion about productivity, how to improve it, and related subjects.
r/androidapps
Promotion banned566.3K members · ~25 posts/day
r/androidapps is a community for talking about Android apps, asking questions, and getting app help or recommendations.
r/Notion
Strictly limited465.5K members · ~17 posts/day
r/Notion is a community-run subreddit for people using or discussing Notion, the all-in-one productivity app.
r/ObsidianMD
Strictly limited347.6K members · ~31 posts/day
r/ObsidianMD is the official subreddit for the Obsidian notes app, with 347612 members.
r/macapps
Allowed with conditions240.6K members · ~9 posts/day
r/MacApps is a subreddit for people interested in macOS apps, including showcases, news, updates, sales, discounts, and freebies.
r/SomebodyMakeThis
Strictly limited95.3K members · ~3 posts/day
r/SomebodyMakeThis is a community for people to post ideas they cannot build themselves and for others to give feedback or share implementations.
Big General Subs
r/personalfinance
Strictly limited21.8M members · ~86 posts/day
r/personalfinance is a large community for people learning and discussing budgeting, saving, debt, credit, investing, retirement, and other personal finance topics.
r/technology
Promotion banned20.4M members · ~75 posts/day
r/technology is a large subreddit of 20,434,018 members dedicated to news and discussion about technology, including its creation, use, and surrounding issues.
r/apple
Allowed with conditions6.4M members · ~7 posts/day
r/apple is an unofficial community of 6,404,061 members for Apple news, rumors, discussions, and Apple-related devices and software.
r/Android
Strictly limited3.2M members · ~12 posts/day
r/Android is a large community for Android news, reviews, tips, rooting tutorials, apps, and general discussion about Android devices and the Android ecosystem.
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