When used the right way, Reddit can drive an insane amount of traffic back to your site. Special emphasis on using the right way because if you don’t follow the rules and guidelines of the subreddits you join, you’ll be flagged by the moderators and banned in extreme cases. In case you’re unfamiliar with Reddit, here are a few things you should know to get started. Note: You can skip this section if you’re already aware of Reddit and head to the list of best marketing subreddits.
Common Reddit Terms
Subreddit – a niche forum or community with its own set of rules and guidelines. Each subreddit has moderators to filter out content and comments that don’t meet the guidelines. Almost all subreddits allow you to post content or comments without subscribing. Upvote/Downvote – This is Reddit’s voting system. Upvote and downvote stand for approval and disapproval respectively. You can check out this guide on how to gain more Reddit upvotes. Karma – You get karma when other users upvote or downvote your comments and content. There are two types of karma – post karma and comment karma. You get post karma by getting upvotes for links you post on Reddit and comment karma when your comments are upvoted. AMA – an abbreviation for Ask Me Anything, AMAs are interview sessions on Reddit where the original poster (commonly referred to as “OP”) answers questions posed by the community on certain topics.
You can find the complete list of Reddit terms here.
Common Reddit TermsReddit Marketing 101: A Few Quick TipsTop 25 Marketing Subreddits1. Best SEO Subreddits2. Best Blogging Subreddits3. Best Social Media Marketing Subreddits4. Best Subreddits for Entrepreneurs, Startups, and Small Businesses5. Other Marketing SubredditsConclusion
Reddit Marketing 101: A Few Quick Tips
Here are a few quick tips to remember while posting on Reddit: Now that you know a few important things about Reddit, it’s time to learn about some of the best marketing subreddits you can be a part of. So here’s a list of 25+ subreddits we urge all inbound marketers and professional bloggers to join. Note: A few of these subreddits allow you to submit both links and text posts while others allow you to submit text posts only. We’ve mentioned these details alongside each subreddit. We’ve also included top posts from each category to help you get started.
Top 25 Marketing Subreddits
1. Best SEO Subreddits
SEO (r/SEO) – 213,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Big SEO (r/bigseo) – 95,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Link Building (r/linkbuilding) – 7,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Tech SEO (r/TechSEO) – 18,500+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) SEO Infographics (r/SEO_Infographics) – 14,000+ members, submissions (text post and links) SEO Growth (r/seogrowth) – 9,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Viper SEO (r/viper_seo) – 1,500+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links)
Top Posts from SEO Subreddits
2. Best Blogging Subreddits
Blogging (r/Blogging) – 115,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Bloggers (r/Bloggers) – 10,900+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) WordPress (r/WordPress) – 176,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links)
Top Posts from the Blogging Subreddits
How to Actually Make a Living from Your Blog (350+ upvotes — from the Blogging subreddit) How I Make a Full Time Living from Blogging – Without AdSense (100+ upvotes — from the Blogging subreddit) 101 Blog Title Templates and Blogging Ideas (100+ upvotes — from the Blogging subreddit)
3. Best Social Media Marketing Subreddits
Social Media (r/socialmedia) – 208,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Social Media Marketing (r/SocialMediaMarketing) – 60,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Social Media Research (r/socialmediaresearch) – 5,500+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Social Media Analytics (r/socialmediaanalytics) – 3,900+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links)
Top Posts from Social Media Marketing Subreddits
10 Minute Tweaks to Improve Your Social/Digital Media Today (200+ upvotes — from the Social Media subreddit) 20 Ideas for Instagram Stories Content (150+ upvotes — from the Social Media subreddit) The Instagram Growth Masterclass (80+ upvotes — from the Social Media Marketing subreddit)
4. Best Subreddits for Entrepreneurs, Startups, and Small Businesses
Entrepreneur (r/Entrepreneur) – 1.9 million+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Digital Nomad (r/digitalnomad) – 1.9 million+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Small Business (r/smallbusiness) – 990,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Startups (r/startups) – 1.1 million+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Growth Hacking (r/GrowthHacking) – 32,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links)
Top Posts from Subreddits for Entrepreneurs
The List of Free Tools I Used to Grow Multiple Companies to Millions in Revenue (1,600+ upvotes — from the Entrepreneur subreddit) How To Build Your B2B Email List (70+ upvotes — from the Growth Hacking subreddit) SEO is Easy. The Exact Process We Use to Scale Our Clients’ SEO from 0 to 200k Monthly Traffic and Beyond (1,100+ upvotes — from the Startups subreddit)
5. Other Marketing Subreddits
Marketing (r/marketing) – 455,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Digital Marketing (r/digital_marketing) – 161,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Analytics (r/analytics) – 128,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Affiliate Marketing (r/Affiliatemarketing) – 122,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Content Marketing (r/content_marketing) – 103,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) PPC (r/PPC) – 132,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Advertising (r/advertising) – 151,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Email Marketing (r/Emailmarketing) – 32,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post and links) Ask Marketing (r/AskMarketing) – 46,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only) Web Marketing (r/webmarketing) – 33,000+ members, submissions allowed (text post only)
Top Posts from Marketing Subreddits
What I Learned Spending $100k+ on FB and LinkedIn Ads (400+ upvotes — from the Marketing & Advertising subreddit) My Top 5 learnings from Spending 200k on Facebook Ads (180+ upvotes — from the Digital Marketing subreddit) Underrated Content Marketing Tools You Need (140+ upvotes — from the Content Marketing subreddit)
Note: The total number of members/redditors in each of these subreddits was last updated in November 2022.
Conclusion
So these are the 25+ marketing subreddits which we’d recommend to all marketers. Have we missed out on any of your favorite subreddits? Let us know in the comments section. If you found this article helpful, don’t forget to share it on Twitter using the link below:
View this article in presentation format: Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on 26 Feb 2017 and has been updated regularly since then for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.
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