How to market on r/SaaSMarketing
Can you promote on r/SaaSMarketing?
Yes, within limits. A post that mentions your product has to be useful on its own. Plain promotion gets removed. What the rules say:
“Direct sales that are unsolicited are forbidden as well.”
Rule 2: No Direct Sales Or Non-Productive Self-Promotion
The rules
As the moderators wrote them, shortened where they run long.
- Submission GuidelinesFollow the Reddit site-wide rules and please treat others with respect, stay on-topic, and avoid non-productive self-promotion. No spam. If you do you'll get one warning, then you'll be banned. If you're not sure if you…
- No Direct Sales Or Non-Productive Self-PromotionIt's ok to mention your SaaS/blog/company IF it's relevant, adds value and is actually helpful for someone reading. Overdoing it is considered spam and will result in a ban. Direct sales that are unsolicited are…
- SaaS-Focused Content OnlyPlease keep the discussions oriented around SaaS, tech companies, business in general or even personal aspects of the business world. If posts are not somehow helping anyone in regards to the topic, removals and bans…
- Blog PostsYou may submit your blog post BUT please post the main ideas rather than just a link without context. You need to provide value to people through your post and not simply present what you're talking about in your…
- Be NiceAKA Don't Be A Dick. At the end of the day, we're all trying to build something we're proud of. Be nice to others. Constructive criticism is welcome - we're trying to help each other after all. Personal attacks or being…
- Bad BehaviourDoxing－Posting or seeking personal information, dox attempts or threats Flooding－Posting excessively frequently Duplicates－Reposting news or information Plagiarism－Not giving credit properly Hyping－Pushing speculative,…
- No PoliticsLet's keep politics out of this sub. We don't allow: Moralizing issues Petitions or calls-to-action Political discussions Political baiting Soapboxing
Full text on Reddit: r/SaaSMarketing rules.
What people asked this week
73 of the 180 posts on r/SaaSMarketing 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 do you use (tool or service) to find people asking for your service?r/SaaSMarketing · 22 Oct
- What GTM tools are you using for B2B SaaS?r/SaaSMarketing · 20 Oct
- I've sponsored some newsletters (and listings) to promote my SaaS, but now I need some recommendationsr/SaaSMarketing · 20 Oct
- best launch video agency for a saas launch? the part none of them put in the pitchr/SaaSMarketing · 20 Oct
- How do you guys market your products?r/SaaSMarketing · 24 Oct
- What was the one onboarding change that reduced early churn for your SaaS?r/SaaSMarketing · 24 Oct
- What is a SaaS metric that looks great on paper but can actually be misleading?r/SaaSMarketing · 24 Oct
- How would you validate a SaaS niche before building for the US market?r/SaaSMarketing · 24 Oct
- What's the best to market my product?r/SaaSMarketing · 24 Oct
- Do these type of jobs (services) exist?r/SaaSMarketing · 23 Oct
- How do you find sponsors for your website?r/SaaSMarketing · 23 Oct
- Which of these two SaaS ads would actually make you click?r/SaaSMarketing · 23 Oct
How to show up here without getting banned
- Help first, mention later. Answer questions on r/SaaSMarketing for a while before you bring up your own product, and when you do, say you made it.
- Be careful with links. The rules are specific: “The only way a link is allowed is at the end of the post (“Originally posted here”), unless highly relevant (don't abuse this).”
- Keep it in the thread. Don't move people to DMs to pitch them: “No PM requests please, and no promotion for other communities outside Reddit.”
- Answer questions. 41% of recent posts on r/SaaSMarketing 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/nocode: people building apps, sites and automations without writing code.
- 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.
Questions
Can I post my startup on r/SaaSMarketing?+
Only within limits. A post that mentions your product has to be useful on its own. Plain promotion gets removed. Rule 2 says: “Direct sales that are unsolicited are forbidden as well.”
How active is r/SaaSMarketing?+
r/SaaSMarketing has about 5.5k members and averaged 24 new posts a day over the last four weeks. Of its latest 180 posts, 73 asked a question or for a recommendation.
Does r/SaaSMarketing allow links?+
With conditions. Rule 4 says: “The only way a link is allowed is at the end of the post (“Originally posted here”), unless highly relevant (don't abuse this).”
What do people ask about on r/SaaSMarketing?+
Recent examples: “What do you use (tool or service) to find people asking for your service?”, “What GTM tools are you using for B2B SaaS?” and “I've sponsored some newsletters (and listings) to promote my SaaS, but now I need some…”. The full list of this week's questions is on this page and refreshes daily.