Reddit self-promotion rules come in two layers. Sitewide, the Reddit Rules don’t ban self-promotion, but they ban spam and content manipulation, so an account that exists mostly to promote will get removed. On top of that, each subreddit sets its own rules, and many ban promotion entirely or limit it to a weekly thread. The long-standing community guideline is that no more than about one in ten of your contributions should be promotional. Disclose your connection every time.<\/p>\n
This guide to Reddit self-promotion rules explains what counts as self-promotion, what Reddit’s sitewide rules say, how subreddits handle it, the grey areas marketers run into, and what happens when you break the rules.<\/p>\n
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