r/ForHire Subreddit Rules & Posting Policy
What are the rules in r/forhire, and how do you post a [Hiring] or [For Hire] listing without getting removed? r/forhire is a strict job-board subreddit with a mandatory title-tag format and a hard one-post-per-week limit. Here is the full r/forhire posting rules and self-promotion policy guide for 2026.
How to Post Safely in r/ForHire
Choose the right title tag
Every post must begin with a tag in square brackets: [For Hire] if you're offering your services, [Hiring] if you're paying someone, or [Task] for a small one-off gig. Automod removes posts that don't start with a recognized tag.
Follow the one-post-per-week limit
You may post a single self-promotional listing once every seven days. Reposting, bumping, or deleting-and-reposting the same offer inside that window is treated as spam and is removed.
Format your offer with the required details
Include your services, rates or budget, portfolio or samples, location/timezone, and a payment method. Listings with no rate, no contact path, or that ask for free 'exposure' work get removed.
Key Rules for r/ForHire
Title must start with a tag: [Hiring], [For Hire], or [Task]
The tag in square brackets is mandatory and is the most-enforced rule. [For Hire] = you're offering services, [Hiring] = you're paying someone, [Task] = a small one-off job. Posts without a recognized tag are auto-removed.
One self-promotional post per week
You can post a single listing every seven days. Posting again before the week is up — including reworded reposts of the same offer — is treated as spam and removed.
Include rates, budget, or pricing in the post
Offers and job listings must state a rate, budget, or pricing expectation. Vague 'DM me for pricing' or 'negotiable' with no anchor is discouraged and often removed.
All work must be paid — no unpaid, spec, or 'exposure' gigs
Listings asking for free work, unpaid trials, contest/spec submissions, or 'payment in exposure' are banned. r/forhire is a paid-work board only.
Use safe payment practices and escrow where possible
The community pushes for milestones, escrow, or PayPal Goods & Services to reduce scams. Demanding 100% upfront from strangers, or insisting on irreversible methods only, is a red flag mods and users call out.
Keep negotiation in DMs / chat, then comment to confirm interest
Detailed terms are worked out privately, but commenting on the listing before DMing is expected so there's a public trail. Posting contact emails/numbers publicly is discouraged.
Minimum account age is enforced via automod
Brand-new accounts are filtered to cut down on scams. A short minimum account age (commonly cited as around 5 days) is enforced privately by automod; the exact threshold is not officially published.
Common Reasons Posts Get Removed
Common Posting Mistakes in r/ForHire
Forgetting the square-bracket tag
The single biggest cause of removals. If your title doesn't literally start with [For Hire], [Hiring], or [Task], automod pulls it before anyone sees it.
Reposting before the week resets
Treating r/forhire like a bulletin board you can bump daily gets you flagged. Wait the full seven days, and post a genuinely updated listing rather than a copy.
Hiding your rate
Offers with no price and a 'DM for rates' line get skipped by serious clients and removed by mods. State a starting rate or range up front.
Ignoring scam-safety norms
Demanding full payment upfront from strangers, or pushing irreversible payment methods, reads as a scam to this community even if you're legitimate. Offer milestones or escrow.
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