Can you promote in r/buildinpublic?
A community for creators, developers, entrepreneurs, and makers to openly share their journey as they build projects in public. Whether you're coding, designing, writing, or launching a business, this is the place to share progress, challenges, wins, and lessons.
The short answer
Post progress, lessons learned, or ask for feedback first; mention your product/company briefly and transparently (no hard-sell or spam) and avoid posting solely promotional links.
What works here
- Sharing product progress and learnings
- Requesting feedback or help about your project
- Discussing tools/resources with disclosure
What gets posts removed
- Posting solely for self-promotion or to solicit customers
- Spamming links or unsolicited advertisements
- Hiding paid/affiliate relationships or misrepresenting work
Where this comes from
No Self-Promotion Without Context
Requires posts to focus on progress, lessons, and feedback rather than pure promotion, so vendor posts must provide substantive public-building content.
No Spam
Spamming links or unsolicited ads will be removed, so avoid promotional link-heavy posts and cold solicitations.
Transparency in Tools & Resources
Requires disclosure about paid/free/affiliate status, so mention affiliations and pricing clearly when sharing tools or products.
Stay on Topic / Sidebar
Community's purpose is building in public and sharing products/side hustles, supporting context-rich founder participation.
Be Respectful & No Plagiarism
Ensure respectful engagement and accurately represent your role in the product when replying publicly to leads.
Official rules of r/buildinpublic
- 01Be Respectful
- 02Stay on Topic
- 03No Self-Promotion Without Context
- 04No Spam
- 05No Plagiarism or Misrepresentation
- 06Privacy
- 07Transparency in Tools & Resources
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 2026. Rules change; the community itself is always the source of truth.
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