How to market on r/FulfillmentByAmazon
Can you promote on r/FulfillmentByAmazon?
Yes, within limits. Ask the moderators before you post anything promotional. What the rules say:
“Promoting a website, service or product you own or are affiliated with in any way without mod approval will result in an instant ban without any prior warning and limited chance for appeal. Read promotional guidelines for full details.”
Rule 1: Follow the promotional guidelines
The rules
As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.
- Follow the promotional guidelinesPromoting a website, service or product you own or are affiliated with in any way without mod approval will result in an instant ban without any prior warning and limited chance for appeal. Read promotional guidelines…
- Don't disclose buyer or seller identityDo not disclose any personally identifiable information of a buyer or seller.
- Brag posts must have contentBrag posts must include a generous amount of content and context. Bragging should be only a small percentage of what you post.
Full text on Reddit: r/FulfillmentByAmazon rules.
What people asked this week
24 of the 65 posts on r/FulfillmentByAmazon in the last 7 days asked a question or for a recommendation. Here are 12, newest first.
- How do I scale my amazon fba wholesale business. Tips?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 23 Oct
- How do you tell which creator drove an Amazon sale?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 22 Oct
- When do I quit my job?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 22 Oct
- Is this allowed? Can I do this?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 20 Oct
- Will the MacBook Neo 13 Work with My HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2300 Printer?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 20 Oct
- Is no one raising their prices after fees went up???r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 19 Oct
- Unauthorized FBA seller won’t go away, how did you guys get rid of yours?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 23 Oct
- First video identity verification for an existing account - what should I expect?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 23 Oct
- Amazon sellers, what's your biggest challenge with getting sales?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 23 Oct
- Sellers who used (or quit) FBA reimbursement services: what actually worked and what made you stop?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 22 Oct
- California CPA specializes in Amazon FBA?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 22 Oct
- Whats the best loan to supplement FBA inventory overhead etc?r/FulfillmentByAmazon · 22 Oct
How to show up here without getting banned
- Help first, mention later. Answer questions on r/FulfillmentByAmazon for a while before you bring up your own product, and when you do, say you made it.
- Answer questions. 37% of recent posts on r/FulfillmentByAmazon ask a question or for a recommendation. A useful answer is the safest way to get noticed.
- Read the sidebar and pinned posts. Moderators often add rules there, and rules change. Check r/FulfillmentByAmazon's before your first post.
- Build a history first. Comment helpfully on r/FulfillmentByAmazon for a few weeks before you post. Accounts that only ever promote get filtered.
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/FulfillmentByAmazon?+
Only within limits. Ask the moderators before you post anything promotional. Rule 1 says: “Promoting a website, service or product you own or are affiliated with in any way without mod approval will result in an instant ban without any prior warning…”
How active is r/FulfillmentByAmazon?+
r/FulfillmentByAmazon has about 113k members and averaged 9.8 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 65 posts, 24 asked a question or for a recommendation.
Does r/FulfillmentByAmazon 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/FulfillmentByAmazon?+
Recent examples: “How do I scale my amazon fba wholesale business. Tips?”, “How do you tell which creator drove an Amazon sale?” and “When do I quit my job?”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.