Can you promote in r/advertising?
THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO ADVERTISE. YOU WILL BE BANNED. r/Advertising: Is for ad creators, students, copywriters, and anyone else who is finely honing their reverse banner blindness for professional reasons.
The short answer
Do not promote or link to your product; only participate as a community member with non-promotional, industry-focused contributions (no URLs or solicitations).
What works here
- professional discussion about advertising
- answering questions without promoting a product
- sharing expertise and critique
What gets posts removed
- posting ads, pitches, or solicitation
- including URLs or shortened links
- posting surveys, homework asks, or AI-generated posts
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditExplicit ban on advertising
Sidebar and submit text repeatedly state 'THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO ADVERTISE. YOU WILL BE BANNED.'
No advertisements or spam rule
Rule says posts will be removed and posters banned; directs advertisers to Reddit Ads.
Automatic URL removal
Posts and comments containing a URL are automatically removed, preventing linking to products or demos.
Low-quality/shilling disallowed
Rule removes posts seen as shilling, selling, or linking to blogs for promotion.
Surveys/homework prohibited
Rule forbids posting surveys and homework/assignment help, which can be used for lead-gen.
Official rules of r/advertising
- 01Be nice
- 02No advertisements or spam
- 03Low quality
- 04URL Shorteners
- 05Surveys and/or homework/assignment help
- 06Not advertising industry related
- 07No AI Generated Posts
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 29, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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