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Can you promote in r/etsydigitalseller?

A friendly and supportive community where sellers of digital products on Etsy can ask questions and share knowledge and experience. This subreddit is unofficial and not affiliated with Etsy.

The short answer

Help publicly with useful, non-promotional answers; if you must mention your product or shop, disclose clearly and only do so in the designated sticky thread or when the rules for critique posts explicitly allow it.

What works here

  • Answer questions helpfully and kindly
  • Link to relevant Etsy Seller Handbook pages when adding value
  • Post shop promotions only in the designated sticky/community highlights thread
  • Request shop critiques following the wiki guidelines

What gets posts removed

  • Direct advertising, solicitation, or affiliate links in regular posts/comments
  • Posting your shop or product as a lead-gen tactic outside the sticky thread
  • Asking people to DM or privately recruit customers

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No promotion, spam, advertising or affiliate links

The rules explicitly ban promotion, spam and affiliate links in the community.

Shop promotion restricted to sticky thread

Promoting your shop is only allowed in a designated sticky thread under 'Community highlights'.

Shop critique rules required

Shop critique requests must follow specific wiki guidelines, indicating restrictions on how shop-related posts are handled.

Community tone rules

Requires helpful, kind, empathetic participation which supports non-promotional engagement.

Official rules of r/etsydigitalseller

  1. 01Be respectful and kind
  2. 02Be helpful and patient
  3. 03Be empathetic
  4. 04No promotiom, spam, advertising or affiliate links
  5. 05Shop critique requests and questions about your shop's traffic/sales must follow our guidelines
  6. 06Avoid generic questions without information about your shop
  7. 07Promoting your shop is only allowed in the designated sticky thread
  8. 08Avoid excessive negativity and comments that don't add value
  9. 09No disrespect or debating about the use of AI on Etsy
  10. 10No asking for advice on legal, copyright or trademark issues
  11. 11You must write your own posts and comments
  12. 12Don't treat the community like your personal coach
  13. 13Do not encourage others to violate Etsy policies

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 27, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

Read the Intoru research and correction methodology.

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