Subreddit guide
r/indiehackers permits self-promotion exactly once per product, using the SHOW IH flair, and the stated purpose is feedback and critique — not advertisement. Posts claiming MRR numbers must include proof or they're removed. "What did you build" style posts are tolerated unless they read as karma farming.
One SHOW IH post per product, framed for feedback — repeat promotion is removed.
No karma or account-age requirement in the 3 published rules — moderation keys on post intent (feedback vs. advertising) instead.
Digest of the subreddit's published rules as of 2026-07-02, focused on what matters for founders doing outreach. Always re-check the live rules before posting.
Promotion rules limit how you can talk — they don't stop buyers from talking. These are the phrase patterns that signal a potential customer in this community:
Post angles that consistently land inside this community's rules — framed as value, not promotion.
It scores every new post for buying intent, flags each subreddit's self-promo policy before you engage, and never sends a message for you — you reply in your own voice, which is exactly what these communities' rules reward.
Yes — exactly once, with the SHOW IH flair, framed as a request for feedback and critique. Posting it again, or framing it as an announcement rather than a feedback ask, gets removed.
Mostly tool-stack and traction questions: founders asking what others use for analytics, outreach, or distribution, and "I can't get users" posts. Those authors are actively shopping for approaches — and often for products.
Share with backstory and insights — bare links, DM requests, and black-hat tactics are removed.
r/buildinpublicSharing your product is the point — as progress with context, never as a bare ad.
r/SideProjectNo published rules — sharing your own project is community norm, but low-effort promo still gets buried.
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