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How to market on r/AskMarketing

r/AskMarketing gets about 36 new posts a day, mostly from people asking marketing questions, from beginners to pros. The rules single out promotion and don't allow it anywhere, so treat it as off-limits.
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Self-promotion
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Discouraged by the rules

Can you promote on r/AskMarketing?

Not really. The rules single out promotion and don't allow it anywhere, so treat it as off-limits. What the rules say:

“A question in a poor attempt to shill or sell a product or service, is someone's homework, surveys, and/or is looking for free marketing instead of paying for a professional.”

Rule 2: Low quality

“Non-relevant, advertising, and/or astroturfing posts will result in ban.”

Rule 3: Spam

The rules

As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.

  1. Marketing questionAll posts should be related to marketing and should be a question. All other posts will be removed.
  2. Low qualityA question in a poor attempt to shill or sell a product or service, is someone's homework, surveys, and/or is looking for free marketing instead of paying for a professional.
  3. SpamNon-relevant, advertising, and/or astroturfing posts will result in ban. This is your only warning.
  4. Surveys and/or homework/assignment helpDon't post them.

Full text on Reddit: r/AskMarketing rules.

What people asked this week

136 of the last 193 posts on r/AskMarketing (the past 6 days) asked a question or for a recommendation. Here are 12, starting with people asking for a tool, a service or someone to hire.

How to show up here without getting banned

  • Don't post about your product. Answer questions in the comments with real expertise instead. People who find your answers useful check your profile, so say what you do there.
  • Read the sidebar and pinned posts. Moderators often add rules there, and rules change. Check r/AskMarketing's before your first post.
  • Build a history first. Comment helpfully on r/AskMarketing for a few weeks before you post. Accounts that only ever promote get filtered.
  • Say you made it. When you mention your own product, disclose it. Hidden promotion is the quickest way to a ban.

More on how this works across Reddit: Reddit's self-promotion rules, explained and the full Reddit marketing playbook.

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Questions

Can I post my startup on r/AskMarketing?+

Not really. The rules single out promotion and don't allow it anywhere, so treat it as off-limits. Rule 2 says: “A question in a poor attempt to shill or sell a product or service, is someone's homework, surveys, and/or is looking for free marketing instead of paying for…” Answer questions in the comments instead, and let people find your product from your profile.

How active is r/AskMarketing?+

r/AskMarketing has averaged 36 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 193 posts, 136 asked a question or for a recommendation.

Does r/AskMarketing allow links?+

The rules don't ban links, but a link to your own product still counts as self-promotion, so the self-promotion rules apply.

What do people ask about on r/AskMarketing?+

Recent examples: “Clients sending a lot of requests / suggestions for strategy written by AI”, “New Agency owner here....what tools do you use to visualize spreadsheet data, create…” and “Have you ever asked ChatGPT to recommend businesses in your niche? Does yours show up?”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.