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How to post in r/smallbusiness
What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.
Can I promote my app or project in r/smallbusiness?
Only inside the weekly Promote-your-business thread. A standalone promotional post will be removed.
Does r/smallbusiness allow AI-written posts?
There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.
What do the top posts in r/smallbusiness look like?
Top posts of the year: 100% have a text body; median body 270 words, 100% first person; titles ~16 words, 24% questions, 56% with a number; top comments ~121 words.
What do readers of r/smallbusiness reward?
Real questions and discussions from owners, and replies from experience.
The rules we found
Sidebar: not for advertisements; no business promotion, lead generation, success stories or unsolicited how-tos in posts; no blog links. Promote only in the weekly Promote-your-business thread.
What gets posts removed or ignored
- success stories and how-tos as posts
- blog links
- promotion outside the weekly thread
Draft a post for r/smallbusiness that follows these rules, scored before you post it.
Sign up, it's freeRules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.