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Ask HN: Is there a reddit equivalent to "Show HN"?
I am not an expert redditer and want to promote a new site I am working on the same way you would do a "show hn" post would do. What is the best way to do that in reddit without being "spammy"?
- aabalkan 13y agoWhy not ask this on Reddit or Quora?
- eibrahim 13y agobecause HN is my "home" and where I get the most answers to my posts. I wouldn't even know what subreddit to post to!! I never used Quora before other than occasionally landing there from a google search.
- dot 13y agohttp://reddit.com/r/startups http://reddit.com/r/startups
- ggchappell 13y agoI don't think there is one. Reddit has a rule that you don't post your own stuff. That would seem to prohibit any kind of "show" post. (It's a stupid rule, I think. And your idea is a good example of why. For another, imagine such a rule on, say, YouTube. Why shouldn't a single account's Reddit posts be considered as a kind of channel?)
- nessup 13y agowho actually follows that rule?
- naner 13y agoThere is no such rule[1]: Feel free to post links to your own content (within reason). But if that's all you ever post, or it always seems to get voted down, take a good hard look in the mirror — you just might be a spammer. A widely used rule of thumb is the 9:1 ratio, i.e. only 1 out of every 10 of your submissions should be your own content. Make sure you're in an appropriate subreddit and be transparent and you should be fine. 1:http://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette http://www.reddit.com/wiki/reddiquette
- ggchappell 13y agoInteresting. I certainly remember such a rule. I haven't looked at the reddiquette in years. Perhaps it's changed? In any case, I would still say that the "if that's all you ever post" note is silly. It deprives Reddit of the channel idea, which would be a good addition, I think. (If people don't like your stuff, then they can downvote it.)
- naner 13y agoI've been wasting time on reddit since it was written in Lisp, long before subreddits existed. They have always allowed reasonable self promotion. You may be remembering a rule that was put in place for a specific subreddit? Anyways, the general rule is self-submissions are OK as long as you are straightforward about it. (e.g. "This is my site, some feedback would be great..." instead of "Hey, look at this amazing site I stumbled upon")
- pseut 13y agoIt depends on the subreddit. Some encourage on-topic self posts. eg http://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/wiki/greatpost http://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/wiki/greatpost
- 23andwalnut 13y agoI've posted things to both of the following: http://reddit.com/r/startups http://reddit.com/r/startups http://reddit.com/r/SideProject/ http://reddit.com/r/SideProject/
- eibrahim 13y agothanks.
- b3b0p 13y agohttp://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/ http://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/ Edit: beaten.
- trillium 13y agoWhat is the type of site you're showing? There may be a specific subreddit that would be good.
- eibrahim 13y agoit's a "directory" of deals and offers for startups and small businesses.
- Kerrick 13y agoDepending on the state of your site, http://reddit.com/r/AlphaAndBetaUsers http://reddit.com/r/AlphaAndBetaUsers
- zvanness 13y agoTake a look at headlinr - http://headlinr.com/ http://headlinr.com/ I pushed it out two weeks ago, as a billboard for startup and product launches. I'll be doing some more interesting stuff with it soon.