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

strict — no promo (2/10) · tone: Direct, practical, and self-critical—people ask for brutal feedback and share wins/failures openly without corporate polish.

Can you promote in r/salestechniques?

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

r/salestechniques is a ruthlessly practical community of sales practitioners and entrepreneurs who reward vulnerability, real results, and detailed tactical questions. Mods actively ban astroturfers and enforce a single promotion megathread, so any product/SaaS mention outside that thread gets removed. The community respects cold hard data, shared failures, and requests for critical feedback more than polished success stories.

• DO ask for specific feedback on your outreach/email/script with humility
• DO share real wins with transparent metrics (even small ones)
• DO admit failures and ask what went wrong
• DO ask tactical 'how do you handle X' questions
• DO compare tools/data providers by asking what others use
• DON'T drop promotional links without context; if promoting, use the sanctioned Master Thread
• DON'T astroturf or create fake engagement (instant ban)
• DON'T post low-effort generic questions without showing work
• DON'T spam the same promotion across multiple posts
• DON'T pitch products as if posting to customers; treat community as skeptical peers

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/salestechniques

Based on when this community's recent top & hot posts were created: 20:00–00:00 UTC. Re-compute it live →

What this community complains about

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

• Outreach/email quality and effectiveness
• Cold calling relevance in 2026
• No-show/flaky prospects after booking
• Demo recovery and objection handling
• Lead generation methods and tools
• Self-doubt about skill vs. product viability

How locals talk

burn my emailoutreachcold calling/cold approachobjectiondemolead genpitch deckappointment setterheaterPMF (product-market fit)

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

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