How many members does r/consulting have?

r/consulting has about 377.1K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/consulting?

r/consulting gets roughly 1 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Promotion banned

Promoting on r/consulting: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/consulting is a Reddit community for current and former consultants, plus others interested in consulting across industries.

377.1K

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community rules

Can you promote your product in r/consulting?

No, you should not promote your product in r/consulting. The rules say, "Commercial content is not welcome" under Rule 1, and Rule 5 bans spam including "advertisements," "free" products, blogs, surveys, and other spam.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 1: Posts should be relevant to consulting or to consultants

"Posts should be relevant to consulting or to consultants. Commercial content is not welcome."

Rule 5: No spam

"No spam: includes any advertisements, "free" products, homework help, product research, surveys, AI slop, blogs, or any other spam."

Rule 5: No advertisements or commercial-linked offers

"No advertisements, commercial-linked offers, homework help, surveys, personal blogs, or any other spam."

Sidebar note

"Please no head hunter job postings"

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 7 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Advertisements and commercial-linked offers
"Free" products, blogs, surveys, product research, and other spam
Job search, recruiting, and new consultant posts outside the stickied megathreads
Posts not relevant to consulting or consultants

Safer ways to show up

Post only content that is relevant to consulting or consultants
Answer questions and join discussion in a professional, constructive way
Use the stickied megathreads for job search, recruiting, starting in consulting, or opinions about firms
Read the full Posting Guidelines before posting

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.