Can you promote in r/askatradesperson?
A place for layfolks to ask tradesfolks for help, advice or whatever. Don't be offended if you're told to hire someone to do it for you. The last thing we want is for anyone to get hurt following our advice. Also, for cross-trades interaction.
The short answer
Answer questions helpfully first; disclose your qualifications and keep any product/company mention brief and secondary to the advice.
What works here
- providing trade advice and help
- disclosing certifications or training to get flair
- participating in cross-trade discussions
What gets posts removed
- overt advertising or soliciting customers
- making replies primarily promotional or salesy
- posting links/offers without context or prior engagement
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on Redditcommunity purpose
Subreddit explicitly invites tradesfolks to answer layperson questions and give advice, so practitioner participation is expected.
qualification disclosure
Mods offer flair for certified or trained responders, indicating value placed on disclosed credentials.
no explicit promo rules
No rules were provided about self-promotion, advertising, or vendor participation, so promotional behavior is unspecified and should be conservative.
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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