Will I get banned from reddit if I post about my startup with 1 karma point
Hey Indiehackers,
I never posted on reddit ever, only watched, and soon I want to make my first post to show my product.
I litterally have 1 karma.
Anybody went through the experience of posting on reddit without karma points?
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Posting without karma is not the end of the world, but the goal shouldn't be to avoid getting banned nor spamming your startup launch.
See the top posts from that subreddit, analyze what content gets up-voted. Think about how your post can bring value to the subreddit and if your startup even fits.
Check out and follow @Deagler recent soft launching on Reddit framework. And in the meantime, go participate and farm that karma ;)
I appreciate the constructive answer, definitely going to read this, Thanks!
I think you should start by posting other things which people may find interesting or helpful. Do this for like a week. That way it won't seem like you've created your account just for self promotion. You'll also build some rep/karma in the process.
Appreciate it
Reddit has a global 10:1 guideline. That is, in general your history should be 10+ non-self-promotional for every 1 self-promotional. Many subreddits echo this guideline in the sidebar rules. Some subreddits have additional rules with minimum karma or account age.
Other subreddits have sticky threads just for self-promotion, or only allow it on a certain day of the week, or simply require mod approval.
TLDR; Follow the reddit and specific subreddit rules and you'll be fine. Make sure to carefully read them before posting.
Got it, thanks!
You can try posting on the platform or replying to comments. Posting in a 9:1 ratio, i.e. 9 posts adding genuine value followed by 1 sales pitch is something that we've seen work in the past (this is also something I'm trying to build into the product I'm working on)
Even if they don't ban you, pitching your product with zero presence on the platform is a complete waste of time and won't have any impact.
why?
It's hard enough to get noticed when you provide valuable content and engage with a community, let alone post a sales pitch out of the blue.
Yeah, ideally, it would be a "value post" with a CTA to the product / startup website. The more successful Reddit posts are ones that provide value and then a link where they can learn more. Redditors hate marketers and random sales pitches.
So, like others mentioned, I would recommend getting active first, commenting and engaging with other posts, and then creating a post about your startup (by providing value, e.g. what problem it solves, step-by-step solution, for who/why it'd be useful, and then a link at the end.).
ok interesting
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