How to market on r/nocode
Can you promote on r/nocode?
Yes, within limits. A post that mentions your product has to be useful on its own. Plain promotion gets removed. What the rules say:
“Promoting your own products is allowed, but the post must be first and foremost a value-add post for the community.”
Rule 4: Value-Add Post
“If you are posting or commenting about a new tool/resource and you must disclose your connection to said tool/resource or risk your post/comment being deleted. Repeated violations will result in us taking the appropriate action. As we…”
Rule 1: Promoted Posts/Comments
The rules
As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.
- Promoted Posts/CommentsIf you are posting or commenting about a new tool/resource and you must disclose your connection to said tool/resource or risk your post/comment being deleted. Repeated violations will result in us taking the…
- FlairIf you are from a company, you are more than welcome to add to the discussion and make posts here. However, you will need to add your own flair that indicates which company you are representing so that everyone can…
- Product Launch Outside of Designated Launch PostAll product launch posts should be made on the monthly product launch post.
- Value-Add PostPromoting your own products is allowed, but the post must be first and foremost a value-add post for the community.
- Undisclosed Affiliate LinkUsing an affiliate link without disclosing will result in the entire post/comment being removed.
Full text on Reddit: r/nocode rules.
What people asked this week
44 of the 136 posts on r/nocode in the last 7 days asked a question or for a recommendation. Here are 12, starting with people asking for a tool, a service or someone to hire.
- What's a good Softr alternative for a Supabase backend?r/nocode · 24 Oct
- Looking for a Zapier alternative for complex workflowsr/nocode · 24 Oct
- What no-code app builder would you use for a marketplace?r/nocode · 24 Oct
- Looking for a genuinely free AI app builder (No code exp, trying to avoid the paywall trap)r/nocode · 24 Oct
- Which AI tool should you use for each step of a build? I made a cheat sheet siter/nocode · 21 Oct
- I have got my website build out from Claude but nothing much being done in terms for AISEO or GSEO. Any tools to help with that?r/nocode · 21 Oct
- Looking for someone to collaborate on a business management web appr/nocode · 20 Oct
- Where do you draw the line between recommendations and automated actions?r/nocode · 18 Oct
- What's the easiest no-code mobile app builder for a beginner?r/nocode · 24 Oct
- Could a Claude Code builder beat a traditional software engineer in a 48-hour startup competition?r/nocode · 23 Oct
- Which AI task in your workflow is still a five node chain you wish was one?r/nocode · 23 Oct
- What’s the easiest way to get started with digital drawing?r/nocode · 22 Oct
How to show up here without getting banned
- Help first, mention later. Answer questions on r/nocode for a while before you bring up your own product, and when you do, say you made it.
- Use the Designated Launch Post. From the rules: “Product Launch Outside of Designated Launch Post.”
- Flair your post. The rules ask for it: “Please use the appropriate "Promoted" flair on posts.”
- Say it's yours. The rules ask you to be upfront: “Undisclosed Affiliate Link.”
- Answer questions. 32% of recent posts on r/nocode ask a question or for a recommendation. A useful answer is the safest way to get noticed.
More on how this works across Reddit: Reddit's self-promotion rules, explained and the full Reddit marketing playbook.
Related communities
- How to market on r/SaaS: SaaS founders and operators talking pricing, churn, growth and tooling.
- How to market on r/startups: early-stage founders asking about fundraising, co-founders, hiring and first customers.
- How to market on r/Entrepreneur: business owners and would-be founders swapping advice on starting and growing a business.
- How to market on r/EntrepreneurRideAlong: founders sharing their progress, numbers and lessons as they build.
- How to market on r/startup: first-time founders learning how to validate, build and launch.
Questions
Can I post my startup on r/nocode?+
Only within limits. A post that mentions your product has to be useful on its own. Plain promotion gets removed. Rule 4 says: “Promoting your own products is allowed, but the post must be first and foremost a value-add post for the community.”
How active is r/nocode?+
r/nocode has about 55k members and averaged 21 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 136 posts, 44 asked a question or for a recommendation.
Does r/nocode 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/nocode?+
Recent examples: “What's a good Softr alternative for a Supabase backend?”, “Looking for a Zapier alternative for complex workflows” and “What no-code app builder would you use for a marketplace?”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.