For Reddit promotion, active users matter more than big numbers
After a year of sharing product-related posts across more than 50 , the results fall into clear groups. with active and strict rules often remove quickly, even when the content is useful. These places can still work for joining conversations without links, but they are mostly closed as product promotion channels.
Large with little real activity may leave a post online, but almost nobody sees it. The strongest opportunity is a where the are no longer very active, while the member community is still having real daily conversations. In those places, people ask questions, replies happen, and a builder’s useful product link is less likely to be removed right away.
Finding these communities takes manual work, including checking activity, past removals, and whether recent discussions are actually alive.
Key points
- Strictly moderated may remove product links quickly, even when the content is helpful.
- A large can still be useless if the community is not actively reading and replying.
- The best fit may be a with active members but inactive .
- Good candidates require checking activity, removal history, and recent discussion quality.
- Helpful participation should come before dropping a product link.