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My colleague posted a socially awkward penguin meme ridiculing his failure as a mobile game developer. The post itself was funny and relatable, but didn't have any self-promotion. People asked about the game in the comments and he got his biggest download day as a result.
Didn't tried it yet :)
As a hobby project I made an online calculator for estimating dosage in cannabis edibles ( https://www.scientificedibles.com ). I found it quite a challenge to get users/feedback initially, however I became active in the edibles subreddits on reddit. I generally try to be contribute to the community, and when I see questions where my site can help I do the calculations for the user, and post them a link to it on my s…
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I'm the sole active moderator of r/electricvehicles, and you wouldn't believe the amount of self-promotion spam that I have to deal with on that sub. It's gotten to the point that I've written a custom Python app to use the Reddit API to pull all of the analytics on any new post and present it to me in a digested form: How old is the account? How much organic-looking activity has the user done across other subreddits…
Many years ago I got banned by a moderator on a sub for answering someone's question. I did have a product but didn't pitch it directly except in paid ads on the sub. My username was the website. I emailed the mod for clarification as to what line I crossed because it seemed arbitrary. She never replied. So be careful with your metrics. What happened to me was definitely not cool. And, I quit my paid advertising ther…
I have seen this work many times for YT channels on cooking, comedy and car subreddits, but make one mistake and they will eat you alive. The likes of RCR, Babish, Kenji, Gus Johnson,etc. only got popular because their offerings were incredibly high quality. Additionally they all brought something fresh to a relative stale scene.
Additionally, if you come off as even 1% inauthentic, then you are toast.
Enthusiasts can be the harshest people out there, if your creds are considered invalid. But, if you are building a product for enthusiasts, then you likely are one too. In that situation, it makes sense to build credibility and become a regular there. By the time you are willing to 'show off' you product, you're already deeply rooted in that community.
So I'll revise the OP's advice. Once your product ready, reach out to your preexisting reddit network to help it get past the bootstrapping problem. Any sooner and you'll lose redditors for life.
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> Nothing wrong with the advice, but most subreddits have a no self-promotion policy So, instead of "Go to my site to buy X!" you just talk about X in the third person. You mention your product/service X alongside the obvious brand names, you always have a story ready about how X can do what OP wants, etc. The self-promotion rules just force you to be dishonest at all times. Works well because people have a knee-jerk…
> The self-promotion rules just force you to be dishonest at all times. No one is forcing you to compromise your morals. You can get free stuff from stores if you grab it and run out the door, but that doesn't mean that price tags force you to steal.
In your example the price of everything is too much to afford ever grabbing the food and running makes you a hero with strong morals.
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I'm the sole active moderator of r/electricvehicles, and you wouldn't believe the amount of self-promotion spam that I have to deal with on that sub. It's gotten to the point that I've written a custom Python app to use the Reddit API to pull all of the analytics on any new post and present it to me in a digested form: How old is the account? How much organic-looking activity has the user done across other subreddits…
Many years ago I got banned by a moderator on a sub for answering someone's question. I did have a product but didn't pitch it directly except in paid ads on the sub. My username was the website. I emailed the mod for clarification as to what line I crossed because it seemed arbitrary. She never replied. So be careful with your metrics. What happened to me was definitely not cool. And, I quit my paid advertising ther…
I asked the mod why and they directed me to yet another page with a huge list of rules that weren't referenced in the self-promo rules I had seen. I understood the intent and it's their rules, but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth, having tried in good faith to follow their instructions.
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> The self-promotion rules just force you to be dishonest at all times. No one is forcing you to compromise your morals. You can get free stuff from stores if you grab it and run out the door, but that doesn't mean that price tags force you to steal.
It does when the dials are turned up. In your example the price of everything is too much to afford ever grabbing the food and running makes you a hero with strong morals.
2. Find places relevant to your product
3. Talk about your product when relevant
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Getting Reddit hobbyists onboard is a kind of trial by fire. I have seen this work many times for YT channels on cooking, comedy and car subreddits, but make one mistake and they will eat you alive. The likes of RCR, Babish, Kenji, Gus Johnson,etc. only got popular because their offerings were incredibly high quality. Additionally they all brought something fresh to a relative stale scene. Additionally, if you come o…
It really matters on what sub you choose at what stage. Some subs are ok with half baked products, some will trash you!
Just spend some time on your target subs, try to understand what works, what don't and post accordingly!
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It is likely to get you banned, yes. But if the goal here is "advice on how to reach a target audience"... it's probably worth getting an account burned (not like they cost money), if it gets your post to the top of a relevant subreddit.
You won't get banned if you participate to the community and respect the rules. And that's also how you'll get the best results! That's the same for every "social networks", if you're just spammy you can get some short term results but if you bring some value to the community you'll get visitors, reputation and even fans. Take the time to read the rules, participate to the subs, learn what works, what don't and try t…
Ex, many of them ask for a 90/10 other/self-promotion ratio. Well, I don't surf reddit and submit links all day, so I violated this in /programming by posting two self-posts (in a year) about OSS side projects I've worked on, and got shadowbanned. They weren't monetized at all, they were describing completely OSS personal projects (exploring d3.js and other graphics libraries).
If that's not what reddit wants... then I don't care what reddit wants. I'll use burner accounts and post like a normal human being, and if they get banned... I'll make new ones.