Not a list of opinions — the actual promotion rule each community
publishes, quoted from its own rulebook. 324 of 363 communities
have one. Read the rule before you post; it is the difference between a launch and
a ban.
217 allow under conditions ·
116 ban outright · 1 allow openly ·
29 publish nothing · updated 2026-09-06
| Community | Members | What its rules say | Niche |
|---|
| r/gaming | 47.3M | - Excessive self-promotion / Research & Surveys / Livestream / Affiliate Links
| Gaming |
| r/DIY | 27.5M | - No promotion rule published
| Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/books | 27.3M | - Promotional
- Distribution or solicitation for pirated material
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/food | 24.5M | - Blog and website links
- No unauthorised self-promotion
| Food & Cooking |
| r/personalfinance | 21.8M | - Self-promotional advertising or soliciting
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/nba | 17.2M | - Self-Promotion Guidelines (Outside of Friday Self-Promotion Thread)
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/pcmasterrace | 16.3M | - Do not link to outside threads
- No referral or affiliate links
| Gaming |
| r/travel | 14.4M | - No clickbait, blogspam, self-promotion, personal requests, trading, selling, or begging,
- No spam
| Travel |
| r/nfl | 12.8M | - Original Content v. promotion and spam
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/ChatGPT | 11.6M | | AI & Data Science |
| r/EatCheapAndHealthy | 11.5M | - All link or image posts must include a formatted text recipe.
| Food & Cooking |
| r/CryptoCurrency | 10.1M | | Crypto & Web3 |
| r/stocks | 9.4M | - No spam or self-promotion
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/soccer | 8.8M | - Spam, self-promotion, and brands
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/Minecraft | 8.8M | - Don’t advertise servers or communities
- Do not promote illegal or unethical practices
- Keep self-promotion to a minimum
| Gaming |
| r/buildapc | 8.5M | - No piracy or grey-market software keys
- No self-promotion, advertising or surveys
| Tech Support & IT |
| r/leagueoflegends | 8.5M | - Don't Discuss or Advertise Cheats or Exploits
| Gaming |
| r/Parenting | 8.3M | - Posts: Images, Linking, Off-Topic Warning
- Posts and Comments: Automatic Perma-Ban and Spam Notice
| Parenting & Family |
| r/Bitcoin | 8.2M | - Do not promote altcoins
- No URL shorteners or referrals
- Do not promote contentious hard forks
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/NintendoSwitch | 8M | - No Let's-Play, streaming, or similar spam
- No personal sales, affiliate links, or begging.
- Always link to the original source
| Gaming |
| r/itookapicture | 7.6M | - No promotion rule published
| Photography & Design |
| r/MakeupAddiction | 7.6M | | Fashion & Beauty |
| r/formula1 | 6.8M | - No advertising, buying, selling, trading, gambling, etc
- Link to the source
| Cars & Auto |
| r/malefashionadvice | 6.5M | - Posts must be relevant and promote discussion
- No Marketing
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/Cooking | 6.3M | - Limit Promotion/Self-Promotion
| Food & Cooking |
| r/femalefashionadvice | 5.8M | - spam or referral links
- marketing or market research
- unsolicited diet, exercise or weight loss advice
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/TravelHacks | 5.8M | - No spam, selling, referral links, market research or other adverts
| Travel |
| r/photography | 5.6M | - No Spam or Self-Promotion
| Photography & Design |
| r/backpacking | 5.5M | | Travel |
| r/Steam | 5.3M | - Advertising & Spam, User-Generated Content, Surveys.
- Accusations, Witch Hunts & Harassment, Direct Links & Identifying Information.
| Gaming |
| r/XboxSeriesX | 5.3M | - No Selling, Begging, Trading, Self-promotion, or Advertising
- No Screenshots of Text - Link To The Source
| Gaming |
| r/Entrepreneur | 5.3M | - No promotion, sales, or solicitation
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/Outdoors | 5.1M | | Sports & Outdoors |
| r/streetwear | 5.1M | - Advertising is Permitted ONLY for Active Community Members, Subject to Approval
- DIY Is Not Advertising and Must Have A Short Write-up
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/Survival | 5M | - No blog spam or blatant advertising-only posts
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/strength_training | 5M | - No Self Promotion/Monetization
| Fitness & Health |
| r/SkincareAddiction | 5M | - No referral code spam
- Don't spam your blog, your product, your anything
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/Eldenring | 4.9M | - No low-effort content or spamming of posts.
- Self-Promotion Guidelines
| Gaming |
| r/slowcooking | 4.7M | | Food & Cooking |
| r/homeautomation | 4.6M | - No referral, affiliate, or crowdfunding links
- No Youtube, blog, etc spam
| Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/solotravel | 4.6M | - No self-promotional content.
- No pure image/video posts, polls, or standalone external links
- No unsolicited AMAs.
| Travel |
| r/learnprogramming | 4.4M | - No spam or tasteless self-promotion
- No indirect links
- Do not promote illegal or unethical practices
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/motorcycles | 4.4M | - Spam Is Not Allowed
- Links to X, Meta, and CCP-affiliated content is prohibited.
- This is not a marketplace
| Cars & Auto |
| r/running | 4.3M | - Rule #3 - No self-promotion, advertising, spam, or surveys.
- Rule #7 - Do not solicit medical advice
- Rule #10 - Links to articles/videos must include a discussion starting statement.
| Fitness & Health |
| r/roadtrip | 4.2M | | Travel |
| r/comicbooks | 4.1M | - Self-Promotion and Spam
- Reposts and Spam
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/pcgaming | 4M | - Rule #1: No spam, porn, or facilitating piracy
- Rule #2: No Advertisements
| Gaming |
| r/OUTFITS | 3.8M | - DON'T DM ANYONE OR SOLICIT CONTACT INFO
- NO ADVERTISING OR SPAM
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/ethereum | 3.7M | - Spamming or driveby posting
- No product promotion (eg. NFTs, physical goods)
- No Referral Links
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/Games | 3.6M | - No Linking to or Enabling Piracy
- Follow News and Link Post Requirements
- Promotion Must Be Kept Within Acceptable Limits
| Gaming |
| r/Meditation | 3.6M | | Self-Improvement & Productivity |
| r/recipes | 3.6M | - Link Post
- No spam or self-promotion.
| Food & Cooking |
| r/Watches | 3.5M | | Fashion & Beauty |
| r/investing | 3.5M | - Strictly no (self-)promotion or solicitation
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/youtube | 3.5M | - Self Promotion, Self Linking, or Advertising
- No Spam
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/techsupport | 3.4M | - No Soliciting
- No Spam, Trolling, Insults, Jokes, or Posts Unrelated to Tech Support
- No Potentially Malicious Links
| Tech Support & IT |
| r/writing | 3.4M | - No promotion rule published
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/languagelearning | 3.4M | - No promotion rule published
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/yoga | 3.4M | - Rule 3- Blogspam, adverts, crowdfunding
| Fitness & Health |
| r/GetStudying | 3.3M | - Do not promote your personal content
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/frugalmalefashion | 3.2M | - Referral Links & Codes are not allowed.
- Do not spam or mislead with your link.
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/baseball | 3.2M | - Do Not Spam
- Do Not Use r/baseball to Advertise
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/hockey | 3.1M | - Self Promotion
- Bot spam/comment stealer
- Spam
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/xxfitness | 3.1M | - Spam / Self-promotion / Undisclosed Affiliate Link
| Fitness & Health |
| r/BeautyGuruChatter | 3.1M | | Fashion & Beauty |
| r/EDM | 3M | - Self Promotion = Weekends ONLY
- No Leaks / Unofficial Youtube Links
| Music & Audio |
| r/hacking | 3M | | Tech Support & IT |
| r/dogs | 2.9M | - No promotion rule published
| Pets & Animals |
| r/Twitch | 2.9M | | Writers & Content Creators |
| r/OpenAI | 2.9M | - Rule 3: Limit Self-Promotion
| AI & Data Science |
| r/datascience | 2.8M | - No Video Links
- Limit Self-Promotion
| AI & Data Science |
| r/Mommit | 2.7M | - No blogs, surveys or promotional posts
| Parenting & Family |
| r/NFT | 2.7M | - No NFT promotions
- No Direct Links
- Submission Requirements & No Spamming
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/analog | 2.7M | - Don't spam the sub — one image per day.
- No selling, gear swaps, or advertising
- No self-promotion
| Photography & Design |
| r/hiking | 2.6M | - Any type of Promotional content is not allowed
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/business | 2.6M | - This is not the place to promote your business.
- Spamming will result in an instant ban.
- No blogspam.
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/smallbusiness | 2.5M | - No links, product recommendations, unsolicited advice, blog content, or SEO shaping.
- No business promotion posts
- No market research posts - not for developing apps, not for AI, not for business offerings
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/Coffee | 2.5M | - Promotion
- Shilling / Sockpuppetry
- Affiliates & Referrals
| Coffee, Tea & Brewing |
| r/javascript | 2.5M | - Excessive Self-Promotion
- Advertising
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/fragrance | 2.4M | - No Sales, Marketing, or Promotion
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/cscareerquestions | 2.4M | - Promotional or advertising threads are only allowed in the monthly stickied threads.
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/ethtrader | 2.4M | - No Spam or Low-Effort Content
- No Shilling or Unapproved Promotions
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/getdisciplined | 2.2M | - Promote discussion. No one-liners or quotes.
- Do not post any links.
| Self-Improvement & Productivity |
| r/audiophile | 2.2M | - No promotion rule published
| Music & Audio |
| r/startups | 2.1M | - No direct sales, advertisements, or promotion
- Rules for Links in Comments/Discussion
- Do Not Solicit PM Requests / Post DM Notices
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/socialmedia | 2.1M | - Enhance link shares with commentary
- Self-Promotion
- Spam/advertising or click bait
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/tennis | 2.1M | - Unsolicited Promotion Material
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/MechanicAdvice | 2.1M | - No Spam/Improper Linking/Self Promotion
| Cars & Auto |
| r/gamedev | 2.1M | - No Blatant Self Promotion - Context-Driven Link Sharing Only
- No Soliciting Employment or Collaboration
| Gaming |
| r/vegan | 2M | | Food & Cooking |
| r/CryptoMarkets | 2M | | Crypto & Web3 |
| r/realestateinvesting | 2M | - No Spam / SEO or “Guru” Promotion, or AI Responses
- No self-promotion, solicitation, surveys, syndication, referrals, or AMA
- Do not market deals either as a Buyer or Seller
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/marketing | 2M | - Advertising, Self-Promotion, & Spam (Permanent Ban)
- New To Marketing (Post Removal)
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/Pizza | 1.9M | - No advertising, social media, begging for karma
| Food & Cooking |
| r/ArtificialInteligence | 1.9M | - No Spam · Builders Welcome with Substance
| AI & Data Science |
| r/linux | 1.9M | - No spamblog submissions
- Relevance to r/linux community / Promoting closed source applications over FOSS
- Spamming self-promotion, surveys, crowdfunding
| Tech Support & IT |
| r/crossfit | 1.8M | - No spam or repetitive posting
- Self-promotion requires regular participation
| Fitness & Health |
| r/golf | 1.8M | | Sports & Outdoors |
| r/snowboarding | 1.6M | | Sports & Outdoors |
| r/climbing | 1.6M | | Sports & Outdoors |
| r/skiing | 1.6M | - No blatant self promotion posts.
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/beermoney | 1.6M | - Account MUST be a month old to share referrals AND be reasonably active
- Include a non-ref link beside all ref links/codes
- Don't hijack referral trains.
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/cybersecurity | 1.5M | - No advertising
- No excessive promotion
| Tech Support & IT |
| r/ShouldIbuythisgame | 1.5M | | Gaming |
| r/Mindfulness | 1.5M | - Self-Promotion, Sales and Recruitment
| Self-Improvement & Productivity |
| r/blender | 1.4M | - No promotion rule published
| Photography & Design |
| r/JapaneseFood | 1.4M | - Do not post commercial promotional images
- Do not create a post linking directly to products for sale as a post.
| Food & Cooking |
| r/parrots | 1.4M | - Shameless self-promotion is strongly discouraged
| Pets & Animals |
| r/DecidingToBeBetter | 1.4M | - Strictly NO links/spam/self-promotion/advertising
| Self-Improvement & Productivity |
| r/artificial | 1.3M | - Self-advertisement (read full)
- No spam or off-topic posts
| AI & Data Science |
| r/sysadmin | 1.3M | | Tech Support & IT |
| r/AskCulinary | 1.3M | | Food & Cooking |
| r/piano | 1.3M | - No spam, advertising, apps, clickbait/engagement-bait, low-effort/AI-generated content, etc.
| Music & Audio |
| r/DCcomics | 1.3M | - Be Mindful of Spam
- No Twitter/X Links
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/passive_income | 1.2M | - All referral links must have a disclaimer
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/btc | 1.2M | - No Referral links or URL shortening services
- No marketplace-style transactions
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/homegym | 1.2M | - Buying & selling of equipment and sale links
- Advertising, referral links, or self promotion
| Fitness & Health |
| r/Homebrewing | 1.2M | - No promotion rule published
| Coffee, Tea & Brewing |
| r/smarthome | 1.2M | | Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/IndianFood | 1.2M | - Spam or low-effort posts.
| Food & Cooking |
| r/InteriorDesign | 1.1M | - Rule 3: No Spam, Solicitation, or Unauthorized Self-Promotion.
| Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/ClaudeAI | 1.1M | - No promotion rule published
| AI & Data Science |
| r/interiordecorating | 1.1M | | Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/canadatravel | 1.1M | - No Self Promotion or Sales
- No Spam
| Travel |
| r/tea | 1.1M | - Self-promotion
- Direct link to merchant
- Affiliate, referral link, link shorteners
| Coffee, Tea & Brewing |
| r/espresso | 1M | | Coffee, Tea & Brewing |
| r/Autos | 1M | - Self-Promotion and/or Spam
| Cars & Auto |
| r/eupersonalfinance | 1M | - Refferal, Spam, Self-promotion or Soliciting
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/FinancialPlanning | 987.1k | - No advertising or solicitation
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/web_design | 977.2k | - No self-promotion
- No commercial promotions/solicitations
- No soliciting feedback outside of Showoff Saturday
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/GreeceTravel | 976.1k | - No self promotion allowed.
- No solicitation or selling posts allowed.
| Travel |
| r/DesignMyRoom | 929.6k | - No AI-generated content or spam!
| Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/dividends | 903.8k | - Self-promotional advertising or solicitation
- Solicitations for due diligence
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/Bogleheads | 897.8k | - No spam or self-promotion
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/RATS | 888.8k | - Promotion of rats as "food" and pest control
- Unprescribed medication use or promotion
- Spam
| Pets & Animals |
| r/LearnJapanese | 868.6k | - Self-advertisement Restrictions
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/VisitingIceland | 848k | - Links and original content
| Travel |
| r/AusFinance | 842.6k | - Self-promotional advertising, referrals or soliciting
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/patientgamers | 839.8k | - Posts must promote discussion.
- No commercialization, trading, giveaways, promoting, polling, etc.
- No spam
| Gaming |
| r/CostaRicaTravel | 834.8k | - Unhelpful personal promotion
| Travel |
| r/gamingnews | 822k | - Rule: No Linking To Piracy
- Rule: Spam & Self Promotion & Survey & Gofundme & Kickstarter
- Rule: No Link Shorteners
| Gaming |
| r/LocalLLaMA | 818.3k | | AI & Data Science |
| r/phinvest | 812.1k | - Posts containing self-promotion links (blogs, vlogs, etc) need to adhere to Rule 1 body text effort
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/vegetarian | 799.4k | - No promotion rule published
| Food & Cooking |
| r/wildlifephotography | 772.9k | - No Excessive Self-promotion
- No spam
| Photography & Design |
| r/declutter | 749.4k | - No self-marketing or surveys
- No spam or NSFW content.
| Frugal & Simple Living |
| r/cardano | 734.1k | - No Advertising or Low Value Content
- Keep Market, Trading or Portfolio Discussion in the Weekly Thread
- No Shilling
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/StudentLoans | 710.6k | - No referral links/codes
- No spam, marketing, market research, or self-promotion
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/mentalhealth | 697.9k | - Promote Mental Health
- No promotions.
| Fitness & Health |
| r/videogames | 685.1k | | Gaming |
| r/churning | 672.3k | - Rule 5 - Referrals
- Rule 6 - Self promotion
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/audioengineering | 650.6k | - No Promoting or Requesting Services
| Music & Audio |
| r/coding | 645.8k | - No Discord links
- Advertising
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/phcareers | 645.7k | - No promotion rule published
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/remotework | 616.6k | | Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/awardtravel | 610.4k | | Travel |
| r/ChatGPTPro | 609.3k | - Spam, advertising and self-promotion
- Linked websites
| AI & Data Science |
| r/personalfinanceindia | 607.1k | - Self-Promotional Advertising or Soliciting
- Weekly BFSI Tool Promotion Policy
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/HomeNetworking | 583.1k | | Tech Support & IT |
| r/BabyBumps | 570.9k | - Spam
- Soliciting/Asking for Donations
- Personal Information/Promotion
| Parenting & Family |
| r/RemoteJobs | 566k | - Job postings may contain a link to an external site but the post must always contain the same info
- No spam or excessive posting (more than two job postings weekly)
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/toddlers | 545.2k | - No Spam and Promotional Content
- Content from Promotional Profiles May be Removed
| Parenting & Family |
| r/IndieGaming | 519.9k | | Gaming |
| r/streetphotography | 516.1k | | Photography & Design |
| r/retrogaming | 512.9k | | Gaming |
| r/reactjs | 512.9k | - No promotion rule published
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/SEO | 509.9k | - No Links Allowed
- No Spamming
- No Soliciting and "Asking to DM"
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/gainit | 482.9k | | Fitness & Health |
| r/Business_Ideas | 470.9k | - Soliciting / Advertising
- No links to surveys
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/puppy101 | 470.3k | - General Posting Criteria: No Photo Posts, No Spam, No Promos, No AI
- No soliciting PMs or Sharing Personal Information
| Pets & Animals |
| r/Spanish | 451.8k | - Post self-promotion only in the self-promotion megathread
- Don't post requests for language-exchange partners, or solicit DMs.
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/electricvehicles | 442.3k | - No surveys, no polls, no self-promotion
| Cars & Auto |
| r/FreeGameFindings | 434.5k | - Do Not Trade, Beg or Post Referral Links
- Don't Promote Key Farming
- Use Link Flair
| Gaming |
| r/AnalogCommunity | 432.4k | - No promotion rule published
| Photography & Design |
| r/Bushcraft | 417k | | Sports & Outdoors |
| r/litecoin | 377.7k | - No shilling or FUD spreading
- ANYTHING PRICE RELATED that isn't a news article: /r/LitecoinMarkets
- No short-URL links
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/digital_marketing | 373.9k | - Blog/Article/Video Link
- Advertising
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/SonyAlpha | 362.9k | | Photography & Design |
| r/projectcar | 357.8k | - Posts should not be self-promotional
- Youtube links must be posted only to post body or comments section
| Cars & Auto |
| r/Frontend | 349.8k | | Web Development & Programming |
| r/subaru | 341.2k | | Cars & Auto |
| r/Cameras | 335.4k | - No spam, self promotion, or selling related posts.
| Photography & Design |
| r/fujifilm | 330.5k | - No affiliate links or spam.
| Photography & Design |
| r/SocialMediaMarketing | 311.8k | - No Deceptive Promotion or Manipulation
- Please keep Job Opportunities and Service Advertisements in their Monthly Threads.
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/BitcoinMarkets | 309.7k | - No covert advertising (shilling)
- No hidden referral links
- No blog spam
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/HungryArtists | 300.2k | | Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/Affiliatemarketing | 290.1k | - Linking with referral tags (Spamming #1)
- Inserting links in comments (Spamming #2)
- Selling to the Community (Spamming #3)
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/dropshipping | 286k | - No Spam
- Linking to Other Sites
| Ecommerce & Selling Online |
| r/PPC | 282k | | Marketing & SEO |
| r/analytics | 281.4k | - Blog Spam
- Advertising & Promotion
| AI & Data Science |
| r/selfpublish | 263.3k | - Self-promotion rule
- No spam
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/copywriting | 261.6k | - No bilking, scamming, spamming, or profiteering.
- No undisclosed or unsolicited links
- No AI Shills
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/EtsySellers | 254k | - No Promotion, and No Feedback/Research for Seller Tools
- Do not spam shop links or post referral links
| Ecommerce & Selling Online |
| r/Crypto_com | 249.2k | - Advertising, Spam, Referral Codes, Giveaways & Self-promotion
- No Validator Promotion Allowed
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/UXDesign | 248.5k | - Promoting your product, service, tool, or anything for sale is not allowed
| Photography & Design |
| r/Toyota | 246.4k | - Anything "Toyota" is Welcome (Except for self-promotion of any kind)
- Self-Promotion is Forbidden.
- Scams Promoting Products for Sale will Result in Permaban.
| Cars & Auto |
| r/altcoin | 243.4k | - Rule II - Do not advertise
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/aipromptprogramming | 238.2k | - No spam + Showcase Sundays
| AI & Data Science |
| r/automation | 230.8k | - Blogspam & Self Promotion
- No referral/affiliate-links.
| AI & Data Science |
| r/microsaas | 214k | - No Low-Effort Self-Promotion
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/Jeep | 213.5k | | Cars & Auto |
| r/Blogging | 203.8k | - No Promotions
- No Affiliate Links
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/content_marketing | 201.6k | - Spam
- Self-promotion and offers
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/PHP | 200.6k | - No spam or low-effort content
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/Upwork | 196.8k | | Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/editors | 195.7k | - Advertising your services - we'll consider it spam
- Use of link shorteners
- Use of affiliate links
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/podcasting | 191.1k | - Promoting Your Podcast
- Promoting Products or Services
- Market Research Posts For Tool/Service/Product
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/indiehackers | 191.1k | | Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/juststart | 180.6k | | Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/YouTube_startups | 154.7k | - No promotion rule published
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/FulfillmentByAmazon | 144.1k | - Follow the promotional guidelines
| Ecommerce & Selling Online |
| r/bigseo | 140.9k | - Sales, self-promotion, link-exchange, guest-posting offers, affiliate links
- Headline/Link Only Post
- No link shorteners
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/GRE | 132.9k | | Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/Emailmarketing | 123.4k | | Marketing & SEO |
| r/youtubepromotion | 68.2k | - No promotion rule published
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/elementor | 35.4k | - Self-promotion/Website Showcase
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/YoutubeSelfPromotion | 28.7k | - No promotion rule published
| Writers & Content Creators |
| Community | Members | What its rules say | Niche |
|---|
| r/Music | 38.5M | - Use official artist channels for linked music
- No solicitation
| Music & Audio |
| r/wallstreetbets | 20.3M | - Market Cap Must Be Above $500MM USD
- Avoid Pump & Dumps, Short Squeezes, and Market Manipulation
- No Advertisement, Self-Promotion, Fundraising, or Begging
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/cats | 9.4M | - No Spam, Memes, Low-Effort Content, Ads or Fundraising
| Pets & Animals |
| r/gardening | 9M | - No Advertising or Self-promotion
- No spam (including various gen-AI posts or comments)
| Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/cars | 7.4M | | Cars & Auto |
| r/programming | 6.9M | - No Product Promotion/"I Made This" Project Demo Posts
- No Blogspam
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/Frugal | 6.8M | - No affiliate or referral links/codes.
- No self-promotion, solicitation, or market research.
- No commercial links.
| Frugal & Simple Living |
| r/woodworking | 6.2M | - No Self-Promotion or Buying/Selling. Exception is users in our wiki, denoted by custom User Flair.
| Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/nutrition | 5.9M | - No Spam or Self Promotion
| Fitness & Health |
| r/drawing | 5.8M | - No advertising of any kind.
| Photography & Design |
| r/MealPrepSunday | 5.8M | - No advertising or surveys
| Food & Cooking |
| r/camping | 5.6M | | Travel |
| r/Sneakers | 5.6M | - Bots, ATC services, backdoor links, etc.
- Advertising/Self-Promotion
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/Shoestring | 5.2M | - No advertising/spam/self promotion
| Travel |
| r/careerguidance | 5M | - No Advertising
- No Link Posts
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/bodyweightfitness | 4.8M | | Fitness & Health |
| r/Baking | 4.6M | - No Self Promotion or Other Promotion
- No links to restricted or gated platforms (pinterest, instagram, facebook, tiktok, etc)
- No glorifying, praising, or promoting stand mixers (kitchen-aid or others)
| Food & Cooking |
| r/productivity | 4.2M | - No Advertising
- No Isolated Links
- No Off Topic, Spam, AI-generated posts, SEO Farming, or Low Effort Content.
| Self-Improvement & Productivity |
| r/loseit | 4.2M | - No AI, low effort posts, spamming posts.
- No Promotion of Diet Cash Pools/Requests for Money
- No Self Promotion
| Fitness & Health |
| r/keto | 4M | - No Self Promotion/Spam
- No Giving or Soliciting Medical Advice
| Fitness & Health |
| r/BuyItForLife | 3.9M | - Affiliate links or free/discounted product
- No Advertising on /r/BuyItForLife
| Frugal & Simple Living |
| r/WeAreTheMusicMakers | 3.8M | - NO POSTING MUSIC - NO PROMOTION OR FEEDBACK - NO "I BUILT A TOOL..."
- Full sub rules linked here
| Music & Audio |
| r/HealthyFood | 3.5M | | Fitness & Health |
| r/JapanTravel | 3.5M | - No self promotion.
- No solicitation posts.
| Travel |
| r/teslamotors | 3.5M | - Rule 3 - Spam, Reposts, and Self-Promotion
| Cars & Auto |
| r/Guitar | 3.4M | - SPAM, SELF-PROMOTION, ADVERTISING BY PROXY, SOLICITING SOCIAL MEDIA VIEWS, ETC. ARE NOT ALLOWED.
| Music & Audio |
| r/suggestmeabook | 3.4M | - No Self Promotions, other Incentivized Promotions, SPAM, or AI. You WILL be banned!
- Be Cool: No Trolling, Uncivil/Unkind, Insincere, Bigoted, Judgemental actions, or Unsolicited Advice
- Links and URL Shorteners
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/sidehustle | 3.3M | - No advertising, affiliates / referrals and survey links, no self promotion
- Only discuss *reputable* gig platforms / online marketplaces
- No crypto / NFTs / Digital Marketing / Drop Shipping / Casinos / Surveys
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/webdev | 3.3M | - No self-promotion
- No commercial promotions/solicitations
- No soliciting feedback not on Saturday
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/Fishing | 3.1M | - No promotions, advertisements, surveys, petitions or market research.
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/MachineLearning | 3.1M | - No Spam
- No Self-Promotion
- No Marketing Campaigns (SEO)
| AI & Data Science |
| r/houseplants | 3M | | Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/beginnerfitness | 3M | - No Self Promotion
- No Surveys Or Market Research
- No ChatGPT Spam
| Fitness & Health |
| r/college | 2.9M | - No Spam, Surveys, Requests for Participation, or Self-Promotion
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/graphic_design | 2.9M | - No job posts or self-promotion.
| Photography & Design |
| r/CampingandHiking | 2.8M | - No promotion rule published
| Travel |
| r/jobs | 2.8M | - No Job Posts, No Self Promotion
- Articles may be posted as links
- You must provide mods a link if you message us about a post being caught in the filter.
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/selfimprovement | 2.7M | - No links, photos, or videos allowed
- No self-promotion or advertising.
| Self-Improvement & Productivity |
| r/minimalism | 2.6M | - No self-promotion / advertising
| Frugal & Simple Living |
| r/grilling | 2.6M | - No Spam or Bots
- No self-promotion
- No affiliate marketing links
| Food & Cooking |
| r/RealEstate | 2.5M | - NO PROMOTION, MARKETING, SOLICITING, ADVERTISING or AMAs. No external links, no paywalls, or blogs.
- NO INVESTOR RECRUITMENT, NO LEAD GENERATION, OR MARKET RESEARCH.
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/financialindependence | 2.5M | - No advertising, self-promotion, solicitation, or spam
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/classicalmusic | 2.5M | - Self-promotion is acceptable in moderation
- Titles and posts linking to articles
- No promotion of illegal activity
| Music & Audio |
| r/digitalnomad | 2.4M | - No self-promotion or blog spam
- No surveys, interview requests, market research
| Travel |
| r/cookingforbeginners | 2.2M | - No self promotion, outside links, videos, or images except in the megathread
| Food & Cooking |
| r/Skincare_Addiction | 2M | - No spam, self-promotion or referral codes.
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/daddit | 2M | - No Self Promotion or Solicitation
| Parenting & Family |
| r/Makeup | 1.9M | - No Self-Promotional Post
- No affiliate links or referral links
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/PersonalFinanceCanada | 1.9M | - Avoid Surveys and Self-promotion
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/beauty | 1.9M | | Fashion & Beauty |
| r/KitchenConfidential | 1.9M | - No self promotion of any kind without explicit permission from the mods.
- No surveys or market research.
| Food & Cooking |
| r/FinancialCareers | 1.8M | - No Self-Promotion, Blogs, Spam, or Posting Copyrighted Material
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/photocritique | 1.8M | - Post direct links to photos
- No self promotion/karma whoring
| Photography & Design |
| r/carporn | 1.7M | - Self-Promotion/Link in the Title
| Cars & Auto |
| r/VintageFashion | 1.7M | - No Promotions or For Sale posts
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/landscaping | 1.7M | | Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/CreditCards | 1.6M | - No referrals or referral-seeking behavior
- No link shorteners
- No self-promotional content
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/Dogtraining | 1.5M | - R3: No self promotion
- R6: No spam
| Pets & Animals |
| r/Aquariums | 1.5M | - No advertising, self promotion, or spamming.
| Pets & Animals |
| r/NASCAR | 1.5M | - No self-promotion, subreddit promotion, or spam
| Cars & Auto |
| r/truegaming | 1.5M | - No Self Promotion
- External Links must follow these guidelines
| Gaming |
| r/booksuggestions | 1.4M | - No self-promotion or advertising
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/resumes | 1.3M | - No advertising or soliciting users
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/Breadit | 1.3M | - No SPAM, bots, trolls, or personal attacks
- No advertising posts
| Food & Cooking |
| r/ZeroWaste | 1.2M | - No self-promotion or spam
| Frugal & Simple Living |
| r/GYM | 1.2M | | Fitness & Health |
| r/bicycling | 1.2M | - Please participate without spamming
| Sports & Outdoors |
| r/BeforeNAfterAdoption | 1.2M | - No solicitation, ads, or requests for money
| Pets & Animals |
| r/IndoorGarden | 1.1M | | Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/MUAontheCheap | 1.1M | - No affiliated/tracked links/codes and no self promotion
| Fashion & Beauty |
| r/intermittentfasting | 1M | - No Al, low effort posts, spamming posts.
- Do Not Promote Dangerous Fasting Practices
- No Promoting or Encouraging Unhealthy Weight Loss Methods
| Fitness & Health |
| r/Tools | 1M | - No advertising or promoting tools, brands, 25000 woodworking plans, your YouTube channel, etc.
- No posts promoting crowdfunding projects.
- No Amazon affiliate links (they'll be removed by the Automod).
| Cars & Auto |
| r/onebag | 950.9k | - No Direct Link Posts to External Websites
- No Referral Links or Codes
- No Advertising, Marketing, or Research Posts
| Travel |
| r/dogswithjobs | 929.1k | - No advertising, fund raising or promotions.
| Pets & Animals |
| r/Money | 821.6k | - No advertising, no affiliate/referral links, no surveys
- No ads, self-promotion, promotion of business or SEO
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/edmproduction | 813.3k | - Don't Spam, Self-Promote, or Advertise
- Promoting Software You've Made
- No Youtube Spamming
| Music & Audio |
| r/beyondthebump | 811.6k | - No Advertisements, AI Content, Market Research, or Spam
| Parenting & Family |
| r/SaaS | 798.4k | - No Vendor Spam on posts or comments
- No selling, soliciting, or fundraising
- No Promotional or Advertising SaaS
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/CarsIndia | 752.5k | - No promotion rule published
| Cars & Auto |
| r/NewTubers | 723.2k | - No Self Promotion
- No Advertising
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/freelance | 696.4k | - No hiring or soliciting work
- No advertising or self-promotion
- No surveys or market research questions
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/GetEmployed | 694.9k | | Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/ecommerce | 673.7k | - No Soliciting, Promotion, or Direct Soliciting via DM
- No External Links (Except Site Reviews)
| Ecommerce & Selling Online |
| r/CanadianInvestor | 664.7k | - No Self Promotion/Affiliate links
- No threads on pennystocks or microcaps (under $500m market cap or $5 stock price)
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/overemployed | 654.6k | - Don't Promote Unauthorized communities
- No solicitation
- No SPAM or job search sites without open source code links
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/BMW | 636.7k | - No excessive self-promotional posts/comments
- No ads, spam, or buying and selling of any kind
- Promotion of reckless driving/illegality
| Cars & Auto |
| r/workout | 628k | - No promotions or ads of any kind
- No spam/clickbait
| Fitness & Health |
| r/GamingLeaksAndRumours | 617.4k | - No self promotion without enquiring a moderator.
- Under no exception can pirated or "leaked" content be distributed or promoted on the subreddit.
| Gaming |
| r/Carpentry | 612.1k | | Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/FluentInFinance | 579.5k | - Due to bots, spam and astroturfing, we've implemented a strict automod and Karma posting requirement
- Please stay on topic. No misinformation. No insults. No spam. No Scams. No advertising.
- No marketing, no promoting , no advertising, no referral links to products, social medias, websites
| Personal Finance & Investing |
| r/electricians | 575.1k | | Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/ITCareerQuestions | 569.1k | - No Job Advertisements or Recruiting!
- No Solicitations or Promotions!
| Careers & Job Hunting |
| r/Plumbing | 557.7k | - No advertising or Youtube posts/comments
- No Spam/Meme/Joke/humor posts
| Home Improvement & DIY |
| r/NewParents | 539k | - No Soliciting or asking for/sending copyright material
- No Spam
- No Self-Promotion/Advertising/Surveys/Product Testing
| Parenting & Family |
| r/VideoEditing | 526.3k | - No advertising your video-related services
- No advertising of spammy or license-abusive software
- No promoting your YouTube channel
| Photography & Design |
| r/computerscience | 520k | | Web Development & Programming |
| r/DigitalMarketing | 459.5k | | Marketing & SEO |
| r/videography | 455.5k | - No Self Promotion, Sales, or Advertising
| Photography & Design |
| r/CryptoCurrencies | 429.1k | - No asking for or giving of trading advice/recommendations. No advertising your personal investments
- No shilling, marketing or self promotion: This includes referral links, begging, or other promotion
- No academic or market research requests permitted
| Crypto & Web3 |
| r/ExperiencedDevs | 414.4k | - No Surveys/Advertisements
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/French | 378.7k | | Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/gradadmissions | 360.2k | | Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/Wordpress | 315.3k | - No promotions of products or services
- No affiliate links
- Spam
| Web Development & Programming |
| r/Honda | 281k | - No memes or spam
- No self-promotional posts
| Cars & Auto |
| r/ArtFundamentals | 276.4k | | Photography & Design |
| r/reptiles | 258.4k | - No advertising, buy/sell/trade/rehome or spamming.
| Pets & Animals |
| r/advertising | 255.5k | - No advertisements or spam
- Not advertising industry related
| Marketing & SEO |
| r/breastfeeding | 250.5k | - No advertising, self-promotion, marketing, company accounts
| Parenting & Family |
| r/UI_Design | 239.3k | - No promotion of services/products
| Photography & Design |
| r/WFH | 238.3k | - No hiring or job advertisement
- No Surveys or Promotional Content
- No links to social media/blogs/podcasts/LinkedIn
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/Mustang | 215.7k | | Cars & Auto |
| r/ycombinator | 203.4k | - No self promotion.
- No solicitation of surveys, DMs, external groups, etc
| Startups & Entrepreneurship |
| r/IELTS | 128.3k | - AI: No promoting or requesting unreliable/experimental tools or AI!
- No promotions/selling! Linking to official/qualified/ badged teacher content only!
- No promoting low or no test preparation!
| Books, Languages & Learning |
| r/beermoneyph | 125.6k | - Referral Transparency & Clean Links Required
- No Spam, Duplicates, or Karma Farming
- No Self-Promotion or Personal Solicitation
| Side Income & Freelancing |
| r/youtubeindia | 109k | - No Self Promotion or Spam
| Writers & Content Creators |
| r/YouTubeCreators | 108.8k | - 📊 Milestones + Self-Promo
- 🚫 No Advertising
| Writers & Content Creators |