Reddit: finding the six subreddits that will actually allow you

A shortlist of six subs with each one's self-promotion policy written down.

1h 30m Medium Reddit

Reddit is not one channel, it is several hundred with incompatible rules. The work is research, and it is worth doing properly once.

01

Search where your category is already discussed

Use a site search on reddit.com with a competitor's name. The threads that come back tell you which subs actually talk about tools like yours.

02

Read each sub's self-promotion rule

They differ completely: outright ban, a ratio requirement, a designated day, or a required flair. The rule is in the sidebar and it is enforced.

03

Check the account gates

Age and karma thresholds silently filter most new accounts. If you fail them, that sub is a month away, not today.

04

Write the shortlist down

Six subs, each with policy, allowed format, best day and how strict the mods are. This becomes the plan for the next guide.

Watch out
  • Maker subs give you peers, user subs give you users. Feedback on maker subs feels good and converts badly.
  • A sub with a million members and no comments on recent posts is dead. Judge by activity, not size.