Post in Subreddits' Designated Self-Promo Threads
Post in Subreddits' Designated Self-Promo Threads is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: Find subreddits that run scheduled threads where self-promotion is explicitly allowed, and post your product there to get traffic without a ban.
It's a strong fit for E-commerce / DTC teams, and works especially well for ecommerce, small-business, and niche-community products. As a reddit & forums play, plan for low effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.
- Channel: Reddit & forums
- Best for: ecommerce, small-business, and niche-community products
- Effort: Low
- Speed: Medium
- Sources: 1 linked primary source(s)
Why does reddit & forums work for this?
These sanctioned threads let you promote inside strict no-self-promo communities without breaking the rules.
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.
Sources
- Source — IndieHackers · indiehackers.com