Can you promote in r/smallbusinesssupport?
A community for people running brick-and-mortar, service, and other in-real-life businesses. This is a place to ask practical questions, share what’s worked (and what hasn’t), and get help from other owners dealing with the same constraints: foot traffic, repeat customers, staffing, reviews, margins, and time. No gurus. No hustle culture. No spam. If you run a real business and want real answers, you’re in the right place.
The short answer
Be transparent, make the post primarily useful (ask/answer a practical question), include a brief company description and country in the title, and avoid overt sales language or repeated posting.
What works here
- Posting a link to your site with a brief company/product description
- Answering/asking practical small-business questions while mentioning your experience
- Linking when you follow the sidebar guidance (site link + brief description + country in title)
What gets posts removed
- Spammy or purely promotional posts
- Repeated solicitations or hustle-culture style pitches
- Making the post solely an ad without practical value or disclosure
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo spam
The community explicitly disallows spam, indicating promotional content should be limited and not purely advertising.
Link + description required
Sidebar asks that if you include a link you should describe the company and link directly to the website and state the company country in the title, showing promotion is allowed with conditions.
Focus on practical help
Public description emphasizes asking practical questions and sharing what worked, so posts should prioritize useful, non-salesy content.
Referral to shameless plug
Sidebar links to /r/shamelessplug, suggesting there is an expectation to keep certain types of self-promotion to designated places.
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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