How many members does r/SocialMediaMarketing have?

r/SocialMediaMarketing has about 303.8K members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/SocialMediaMarketing?

r/SocialMediaMarketing gets roughly 11 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Allowed with conditions

Promoting on r/SocialMediaMarketing: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/SocialMediaMarketing is a community for SMM professionals to share industry-relevant information, discuss best practices, and provide constructive critique.

303.8K

members

~11

posts / day

2009

created

community rules

Can you promote your product in r/SocialMediaMarketing?

You can promote only under clear limits. The sidebar says "Blatant Advertising Attempts" will be removed unless you "provide content that adds value to our community / the overall SMM discussion," and Rule 4 says job opportunities and service advertisements must go in the monthly threads. Rule 2 also bans deceptive promotion or manipulation, including astroturfing and repeatedly plugging the same link or service.

The rules that cover promotion

Blatant Advertising Attempts

"Blatant Advertising Attempts: To avoid having your post deleted, you must provide content that adds value to our community / the overall SMM discussion."

Rule 2: No Deceptive Promotion or Manipulation

"We do not allow: Coordinated or inauthentic activity intended to artificially boost a person, company, product, or service"

Rule 2: No Deceptive Promotion or Manipulation

"Astroturfing, such as posing as a regular user to promote something for personal or financial gain"

Rule 2: No Deceptive Promotion or Manipulation

"If your comment history shows you plugging the same link or service over and over again with no other discussion, safely assume your post or comment will be deleted."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 4 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Blatant advertising attempts that do not add value to the community or SMM discussion
Coordinated or inauthentic promotion, and astroturfing
Posts or comments from accounts that keep plugging the same link or service with no other discussion
Link posts that do not lead directly to the relevant content, including signup forms blocking access

Safer ways to show up

Share content only if it adds value to the community or the overall SMM discussion
Put job opportunities and social media marketing service ads in the monthly threads, as Rule 4 directs
Link directly to the relevant content described by your title, with no signup wall
Participate in normal discussion instead of repeatedly plugging the same link or service

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.