How many members does r/Business_Ideas have?

r/Business_Ideas has about 461.8K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/Business_Ideas?

r/Business_Ideas gets roughly 4 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Allowed with conditions

Promoting on r/Business_Ideas: Rules and What Gets Removed

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.

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/Business_Ideas?

You generally cannot promote your product, service, blog, website, Discord, or social media in r/Business_Ideas. Rule 1, "Soliciting / Advertising," says "You are not allowed to advertise your own product, service, blog, website, Discord instance or social media," but it also gives a narrow exception: "If you have a business or offer services, you may only post them in our Weekly Free For All Thread that gets published each Sunday."

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 1: Soliciting / Advertising

"You are not allowed to advertise your own product, service, blog, website, Discord instance or social media."

Rule 1: Soliciting / Advertising

"If you have a business or offer services, you may only post them in our Weekly Free For All Thread that gets published each Sunday."

Rule 1: No Advertising

"You are not allowed to solicit your own services without permission. Do not post blogs that you are affiliated with."

Rule 4: We Aren't Your Focus Group

"Do not post your "website redesign" or offer services "to see if your idea will get traction." We aren't your focus group"

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 11 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Advertising your own product, service, blog, website, Discord, or social media outside the Sunday Weekly Free For All Thread
Affiliated blogs or articles, the sidebar says users posting them "will be banned for spamming"
Website redesign or traction-testing posts that use the community as a focus group
External survey links without moderator approval first

Safer ways to show up

Share your business or services only in the Weekly Free For All Thread on Sunday
If you want feedback on your website, reach out via ModMail first
Use the correct flair, such as [IDEA], [LFP], or [FEEDBACK], and include enough detail for useful replies
Participate by sharing ideas, giving feedback, and answering others' questions without advertising yourself

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.