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How to market on r/FacebookAds

r/FacebookAds has 128k members and about 64 new posts a day, mostly advertisers running Facebook and Instagram ads. Self-promotion is tolerated only when the post is worth reading on its own.
Live data from Reddit · refreshed daily · last checked 23 Oct 2026
Members
128k
Since 2013
Posts per day
64
Average over 4 weeks
Self-promotion
Limited
Only with real value

Can you promote on r/FacebookAds?

Yes, within limits. A post that mentions your product has to be useful on its own. Plain promotion gets removed. What the rules say:

“Majority of links to courses, services, or any other promotional content are NOT ALLOWED.”

“We allow SOME promotional content if you are bringing a TON OF VALUE to the community, just posting a link to your service IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED.”

“Anything found to be promotial content without providing VALUE will result in the post being removed and you being permanently banned.”

Rule 1: No Promotional Posts

The rules

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

  1. No Promotional PostsMajority of links to courses, services, or any other promotional content are NOT ALLOWED. We allow SOME promotional content if you are bringing a TON OF VALUE to the community, just posting a link to your service IS…
  2. Stay On TopicThis is not the sub to air your greivance about the consumer facebook platform. All posts/comments should be related to ADVERTISING ON META (facebook ads, instagram ads, etc.
  3. Job PostingIf you are hiring someone, please post your job in the weekly job board thread (posted every monday). Please ensure to follow the rules for the job positng.
  4. Be NicePlease try to keep conversation professional and civil. This subreddit is meant to be a learning tool for all of us. If you disagree with someone, that’s totally okay, but don’t resort to name calling or harassment.

Full text on Reddit: r/FacebookAds rules.

What people asked this week

93 of the last 195 posts on r/FacebookAds (the past 3 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

  • Help first, mention later. Answer questions on r/FacebookAds for a while before you bring up your own product, and when you do, say you made it.
  • Answer questions. 48% of recent posts on r/FacebookAds ask a question or for a recommendation. A useful answer is the safest way to get noticed.
  • Be early. r/FacebookAds gets about 64 new posts a day, so a question is buried within hours. The first useful answers get the attention.
  • Read the sidebar and pinned posts. Moderators often add rules there, and rules change. Check r/FacebookAds's before your first post.

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/FacebookAds?+

Only within limits. A post that mentions your product has to be useful on its own. Plain promotion gets removed. Rule 1 says: “Majority of links to courses, services, or any other promotional content are NOT ALLOWED.”

How active is r/FacebookAds?+

r/FacebookAds has about 128k members and averaged 64 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 195 posts, 93 asked a question or for a recommendation.

Does r/FacebookAds allow links?+

With conditions. Rule 1 says: “Majority of links to courses, services, or any other promotional content are NOT ALLOWED.”

What do people ask about on r/FacebookAds?+

Recent examples: “Best Shopify app for post-purchase upsells with video VSLs?”, “Meta AI feels so useless in ads manager. Any tool recommendations for ads?” and “Hiring: Meta ads specialist with kratom experience”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.