r/marketing Rules & Posting Guide
r/marketing is notoriously strict about self-promotion. Even marketing professionals get caught by the rules. Learn what's allowed before you post.
How to Post Safely in r/marketing
Know the self-promotion rules
r/marketing has very clear rules against self-promotion. Read them carefully — what you might consider 'sharing a resource' may be classified as promotion here.
Contribute knowledge, not links
The community rewards actionable marketing advice, case studies, and strategic discussions. Write your insights directly in the post rather than linking out.
Scan your post before submitting
Run your draft through the risk checker to catch promotional language, excessive links, or patterns that trigger r/marketing's filters.
Key Rules for r/marketing
Strict no self-promotion policy
Promoting your agency, tool, course, or service is not allowed in posts or comments. This is enforced aggressively — even subtle promotion gets caught.
No blog links or content marketing
Linking to your blog, even with genuinely useful content, is treated as self-promotion. Share the content directly in the post body instead.
No hiring or job posts
Job listings, freelancer advertisements, and 'looking for a marketing person' posts are not allowed. Use r/marketingjobs or similar subs.
No 'rate my website' posts
Requests for feedback on your website, landing page, or ad copy are considered thinly veiled promotion and are removed.
Substantive posts only
Vague questions like 'How do I do marketing?' or one-sentence posts without context are removed for being low-effort.
No tool recommendation spam
Commenting with your tool recommendation on every relevant thread — especially if you're affiliated — is treated as spam.
Stay professional and on-topic
Posts must be relevant to marketing as a profession. MLM, get-rich-quick schemes, and unrelated business topics are removed.
Common Reasons Posts Get Removed
Common Posting Mistakes in r/marketing
Sharing your blog post as a 'helpful resource'
Even if the content is genuinely good, linking to your own blog is self-promotion in r/marketing. Copy the substance into the post body instead.
Subtle promotion in comments
Casually mentioning 'At my agency, we...' in comments is a common way people get flagged. The mods are experienced marketers — they recognize the technique.
Posting vague career questions
'How do I get into marketing?' without specifying your background, interests, or what you've already tried gets removed as low-effort.
Using the sub for market research
Posting surveys or asking 'What tools do you use for X?' when you're building a competitor comes across as research disguised as community engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Avoid Getting Banned from r/marketing
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