r/CleaningTips rules, stats, and what to post

r/CleaningTips is a community where people share tips and advice on keeping their living spaces clean and organized. The description asks members to share their own experiences and learn from others in a friendly and supportive environment. In practice, the rules tell you who posts here: people asking for cleaning advice, people sharing informational content about cleaning, tidying, or organizing, and people replying to those requests with their own real experiences. The rules also make clear who this is not a place for. It is not a place for advertising products or services, and it is not a place for memes, AI-written text, or off-topic chatter. If you sell anything related to cleaning, you are treated as a service provider or manufacturer, and the rules hold you to a stricter standard than a regular member.

The rule that decides most marketing outcomes here is “Advertising and self-promotion of products or services is strictly forbidden”. It bans promoting products or services, and it specifically says manufacturers and service providers, including their employees, cannot promote their own products. There is one narrow opening: replies to a request for recommendations may include a link to a cleaning product or equipment, and moderators may grant exceptions case by case if they see a net benefit to the community. “No AI-generated content is permitted” matters a lot right now, because any text written by GPT or similar tools is banned in posts and comments. “All posts must be cleaning related” keeps every post on topic, so a post about your business journey does not survive here. “Be respectful” and “Be positive and helpful” set the tone for how you comment. “No Relationship Mentions in Posts” is an easy one to trip on, because titles must stay strictly about cleaning. “No meme posts” and “No cleaning chemical combinations of products intended to be used on their own” round out the list of things that get content removed.

The safest and most useful post here is genuine informational content about cleaning, tidying, or organizing. Share a method you actually use, explain why it works, and write it in your own words, because AI-generated text is banned. If someone asks for product recommendations, you can reply with a link to a cleaning product or equipment, but only if it is not your own product or service. If you are a manufacturer or service provider, that door is closed for your own stuff, and your only path is asking the moderators for a case by case exception if they think it benefits the community. YouTube creators have a slightly different lane: they may share educational videos, as long as the content has an informational purpose. Whatever you post, keep the title strictly about cleaning, with no mention of personal relationships, and make sure the whole post is cleaning related.

The fastest way to get removed is self-promotion, because advertising and self-promotion of products or services is strictly forbidden, and that ban explicitly covers manufacturers, service providers, and their employees. Do not use AI tools to write your posts or comments, since AI-generated text is prohibited to keep the community authentic. Never post memes, even cleaning related ones. Keep relationship mentions out of your titles, so a title about cleaning up after a spouse or roommate will get flagged. Do not suggest mixing cleaning chemicals that are meant to be used on their own, because that counts as highly incorrect or misleading advice. Stay civil and constructive in every comment, because insults, trolling, and negativity are not tolerated. And keep every post cleaning related, because off-topic posts do not belong here.

The AI content ban caught my eye, because it means you cannot quietly draft your post with a chatbot and hope nobody notices. I also like that the rules spell out that manufacturers and their employees cannot promote their own products, which closes the loophole most communities leave open. My honest read is that this room rewards plain, real, helpful answers and has very little patience for anything that smells like marketing.