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Treat Reddit Bans as Your Promotion Speed Limit

Treat Reddit Bans as Your Promotion Speed Limit is a reddit & forums tactic for getting your first users: A commenter who burned through four banned accounts learned that Reddit punishes spammy distribution even when the content is genuinely useful; the ban itself is feedback that you over-promoted.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for Founders promoting on Reddit. 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.

Reddit & forumsLow effortMedium

Why does reddit & forums work for this?

Reddit's anti-spam culture removes pattern self-promoters regardless of content quality, so restraint keeps your accounts alive.

The exact steps (5)

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 "Treat Reddit Bans as Your Promotion Speed Limit" 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 low effort, and results tend to be medium.
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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