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r/growthhacking: rules, promo tolerance & best time to post

149k members · strict — no promo (3/10) · tone: Professional and results-focused, with emphasis on data and experimentation over opinion.

Can you promote in r/growthhacking?

Strict: this community removes promotional content on sight. Contribute value only; pitching here risks removal and a subreddit ban.

r/growthhacking is a data-driven, results-oriented community that enforces strict anti-spam and anti-consulting norms. Members value proven experiments, transparent metrics, and ethical marketing; mods aggressively remove low-effort promotion, gated content, and requests for free ideas. Tone is professional and respectful, with zero tolerance for negativity or black-hat tactics.

• DO share experiments you've actually run with quantified results
• DO build 100+ community karma before self-promoting
• DO write unique summaries when linking your own content
• DO stay ethical (white-hat only)
• DO be respectful and kind in all interactions
• DON'T post gated content or paywalls
• DON'T ask for free ideas, consultation, or crowdsourced growth strategies
• DON'T promote courses, training, mentorship, or communities
• DON'T use black-hat tactics or link to banned sites (TikTok, ProductHunt without mod approval)
• DON'T share unverified claims without data
• DON'T post survey/feedback/beta requests without mod permission

New to this? Read how to promote without getting banned and the Reddit self-promotion rules before you post here.

Best time to post in r/growthhacking

Based on when this community's recent top & hot posts were created: 04:00–08:00 UTC · weekdays do best. Re-compute it live →

r/growthhacking official rules (11)

1. Don't Share Gated Content — Please don't block content behind a paywall or an opt-in.
2. No Self-Promotion — If you are sharing your blog post, product, podcast or video, make sure you have at least 100 Community Karma by engaging in the community. Low-value or low-effort posts will be deleted. Write unique summaries while…
3. SaaS Products and Tools — If you're a founder or employee or marketer of a SaaS product looking to promote your tools, seek permission from the mod.
4. Seek Permission for Survey / Feedback / Beta Testing / Review — If you're asking members to participate in any Surveys / Feedback / Reviews / Beta Testing, ask permission of the moderator if you're collecting contact details of our members or asking them to DM. Also promoting your…
5. Link love for original and exclusive content — If you share a piece of original content, then you can link to your website or social media profile at the end of the post (one link only). This is allowed after you have 100 Community Karma.
6. We Discourage Black-hat Tactics — Inappropriate content is automatically filtered by Reddit. We don't endorse black-hat marketing tools or tactics, if found, they will be deleted.
7. Stay Topical — If posts are not oriented towards growth marketing/hacking, they will be removed.
8. No Crowdsourcing Ideas — Hire a consultant if you want someone to think of ways to grow your startup. This community is about sharing what experiments you have already run and the results. It is not for getting free ideas, consultation or…
9. Publish job posts under the jobs thread — Here's the link to the job thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowthHacking/comments/ozqyvn/growth_marketing_job_thread_august_2021/
10. Avoid links from banned sites — Links from TikTok and ProductHunt are banned unless approved by the mod team. Do not post anything related to any business that is offering Growth Hacking courses, training, mentorship, job boards, events, communities,…
11. Always be kind and respectful — Unlike other subreddits, at r/GrowthHacking we strongly encourage members to always be kind and respectful. If you try to throw shade and negativity, you will be banned.

What this community complains about

Recurring pain points in recent threads — each one is a conversation your product might belong in:

• Low-quality self-promotion and spam
• Requests for free consulting/ideas without data
• Gated or paywalled content
• Unproven or unethical tactics
• Off-topic marketing noise

How locals talk

growth hackingexperimentsconversionacquisitionretentionmetricscase studyblack-hatwhite-hatcommunity karma

Using a community's own vocabulary is the difference between reading as a member and reading as a marketer.

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