Can you self-promote on r/business?

Q: Can you self-promote on r/business?

Self-promotion restricted. Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed. Read 2026-09-26 from the community's own rules.

Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26

Can you promote on r/business?

Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.

What this page is

This page quotes r/business's rules as ThreadFox read them on 2026-09-26. The quoted text is the community's; the verdict above is our reading of it. Conditions often decide whether a post fits (a required thread, flair, posting day, account age or karma), and r/business's current rules on Reddit always win over this page.

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/r/business brings you the best of your business section. From tips for running a business, to pitfalls to avoid, /r/business teaches you the smart moves and helps you dodge the foolish.

What its rules say about promotion

This is not the place to promote your business.
Any and every post promoting a business in any capacity will be removed.

All 10 rules of r/business

This is not the place to promote your business.
Any and every post promoting a business in any capacity will be removed.
Spamming will result in an instant ban.
No mercy for spammers.
Connection to article submissions is not allowed.
By posting here, you agree that you have no connections to the site of the articles you submit, If you do, we will instantly ban you.
No blogspam.
We do not allow 'blogspam', any post that looks like blogspam will be removed.
No politics.
Political submissions are not allowed and will be removed. Use /r/politics.
Bad company behavior belongs elsewhere.
Examples of Corporations behaving badly? That goes in /r/greed.
Keep things business casual
This place should have a "business casual" feel. Like you're at a networking party...make jokes, not offensive comments.
Follow reddiquette
Please follow [Reddiquette](https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439).
Include context for direct video submissions.
If you link directly to video content you need to leave a comment, or state clearly in the title, what the video is about
Surveys, questionnaires and (market) research are not allowed
This is not the place for your (market) research, your research respondents, or other surveys of any kind. Not only do you have no idea who these respondents are, causing a high chance of illegitimate responses, it also is not the content we are looking for. Try /r/samplesize or other subreddits dedicated to this purpose.

What the written rules don't show

Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.

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The verdict is our reading of r/business's rule text on 2026-09-26. Rules change and moderators decide: read the current rules before you post. Not affiliated with Reddit or r/business.