Farm 40-50 Karma by Posting What You're Already Good At

Farm 40-50 Karma by Posting What You're Already Good At is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: Build up enough account karma to clear most subreddits' posting filters by sharing content in an area where you naturally excel, before you ever touch your startup sub.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for founders with a hobby or skill that maps to a subreddit. As a reddit & forums play, plan for medium effort and expect results to build gradually over time, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Reddit & forumsMedium effortSlow

Why does reddit & forums work for this?

Reaching a karma threshold is essentially the only way to work around Reddit's default new-account throttling.

The exact steps (4)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Sources

Works for
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Farm 40-50 Karma by Posting What You're Already Good At" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is medium effort, and results tend to be slow.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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