Subreddit rules check
r/smallbusiness
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Promotion and blog links are banned in regular posts—use the weekly Promote-your-business thread; flair requires messaging the moderators and posts must be framed as questions (experience posts go in the weekly share-your-experience thread).
Links
Only specific link types are allowed (docs, papers, non-commercial). Commercial links are removal bait.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: story, question, discussion
Write a concise first-person question or experience post (short paragraphs, ~200–800 words) seeking concrete advice; candid, humble tone; include industry, revenue, staff, timeline. Headlines state the problem, not your product. Avoid promotional language, links, or how‑to sales pitches—those are removed; use the weekly Promote-your-business thread for any ads.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/smallbusiness's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.