Can you promote in r/web_design?
Web Design
The short answer
Do not post promotional content or solicit customers; participate by providing helpful, non-promotional answers and use designated feedback threads if seeking critique.
What works here
- Answer technical or design questions without promoting a product
- Participate in discussions and provide non-commercial help
- Post critiques only in the designated Showoff Saturday / Feedback Weekend threads
What gets posts removed
- Posting about your product/company or recruiting customers
- Sharing links or blog posts that are self-promotional
- Running surveys or solicitation posts
- Requesting feedback outside the specified feedback threads
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo self-promotion
Rule explicitly forbids excessive self-promotion and references Reddit's promotion guidelines.
No commercial promotions/solicitations
Rule explicitly disallows commercial promotion or solicitation and warns of bans for violations.
Feedback restricted to specific threads
Requests for critiques/feedback are only allowed inside Feedback Weekend/Showoff Saturday threads.
No surveys
Rule explicitly disallows surveys or attempts to collect information from the community.
Sidebar summary
Sidebar reiterates 'no promotion, blogspam, lists, memes, job postings, or critiques', reinforcing anti-promotion stance.
Official rules of r/web_design
- 01No questions about WYSIWYG editors
- 02No memes, screenshots, and jokes
- 03No self-promotion
- 04No commercial promotions/solicitations
- 05No soliciting feedback outside of Showoff Saturday
- 06No lists
- 07No beginner questions
- 08No surveys
- 09No Blog Spam
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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