Can I share my crowdfunding project here?
Yes, twice per project. One preview post before you go live and one post after you launch.
Subreddit guides
r/Crowdfunding rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Crowdfunding: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 27,640
- Verified
- September 29, 2026
- Category
- Startup founders and entrepreneurs
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Posting a Project: Limit 2: We encourage all creators to join the community and share their projects. We have a 2 post per project rule. You may post once for sharing a preview link before going live and a 2nd post after going live.
- Posting a Project: Flair is required.: Post without "Project Preview" or "Just Went Live!" flair will be deleted.
- Posting a Project: Ask a Question, Engage the Community.: Do not just post a project promoting it. Ask a question or offer something you've learned when posting. We're a community of crowdfunding enthusiast who want to share ideas and help each other. If you post a project and do not respond to any comments made on your post within 12 hrs, we will consider it spam and it will be deleted.
- No Self promotion: Please do not post excessive links to your own crowdfunding service domain (blog posts, etc.) Sharing tips for crowdfunding is OK, but do not link to every update of your blog.
- No asking for donations or for backing: Crowdfunding subreddit is not a place to post donations requests. It's a place for sharing lessons learned and asking questions about crowdfunding projects.
- No GoFundMe: Please do not post GoFundMe or other charity links. r/gofundme post should be posted in that subreddit.
Works well
- A prelaunch preview post with the “Project Preview” flair, where you share your campaign page and ask the community what would make them back it or skip it
- A launch day post with the “Just Went Live!” flair, where you share what you learned getting to launch and invite questions about your campaign
- A postmortem post after your campaign ends, walking through what worked, what flopped, and what you would do differently
- A plain text tactics post, like how you planned your campaign timeline, with no links to your own site
- A question post asking how other creators handled a specific campaign problem, like pricing tiers or video length
Avoid
- Posting your project a third time, because the two post limit per project is enforced
- Forgetting the required flair, since posts without it get deleted
- Dropping a project link with no question and walking away
- Failing to reply to comments within 12 hours of posting your project
- Asking people to donate or back your project directly
- Posting a GoFundMe or other charity link here instead of in r/gofundme
What r/Crowdfunding Is For
r/Crowdfunding is a forum for discussing all things crowdfunding, from tactics and best practices to prelaunch reviews and postmortems. The people here are crowdfunding enthusiasts who want to share ideas and help each other, and creators who are running or planning campaigns. This is a community for lessons learned and honest questions about crowdfunding projects, not a billboard for campaigns.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that decide whether a post survives are “Posting a Project: Limit 2”, “Posting a Project: Flair is required.”, “Posting a Project: Ask a Question, Engage the Community.”, “No Self promotion”, “No asking for donations or for backing”, and “No GoFundMe”. The two post limit means you get one preview post before launch and one post after you go live, per project. The flair rule means those posts need the right flair or they get deleted. The engagement rule is the strict one, because if you post a project and do not respond to comments within 12 hours, the moderators treat it as spam and delete it. The self promotion rule limits links to your own crowdfunding service domain, like blog posts, even though sharing tips is fine. The donation rules say this is not a place to ask for backing and not a place for GoFundMe or charity links.
What To Post
A good post here asks a question or shares something you learned, and that is written into the rules, not just my advice. If you are a creator, use your two allowed posts wisely. Post a preview before you go live with the “Project Preview” flair, and post again after launch with the “Just Went Live!” flair. Frame each post around a real question or a lesson, like what you are unsure about in your campaign plan or what a past campaign taught you. Then stay in the thread and reply to comments, because you have a 12 hour window to engage before the post is treated as spam. If you run a crowdfunding service or write about crowdfunding, share tips as plain text advice without linking to your own domain over and over.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to lose a post is to break the engagement rule, so never drop a project link and disappear, because no replies to comments within 12 hours means the post is treated as spam and deleted. Do not post a project without the required flair, because unflaired posts are deleted. Do not post the same project more than twice, since the limit is one preview post and one live post. Do not ask for donations or backing, and do not post GoFundMe or other charity links, because those belong in r/gofundme. Do not flood the subreddit with links to your own crowdfunding service domain or link every update of your blog, because that counts as self promotion.
Use Rankhog before posting in r/Crowdfunding
Want the version that does not run out? Subscribers get unlimited tool runs and more careful checks before posting.
Get my free Reddit SEO auditStart your 3-day free trial. Card required. $99/month after trial. Next, connect a verified Reddit account; no strategy starts until you explicitly start Rankhog.
Common questions about r/Crowdfunding
Which flair do I need?
Use “Project Preview” for a prelaunch post and “Just Went Live!” for a launch post. Posts without one of these flairs are deleted.
How long do I have to reply to comments?
You have 12 hours. After that the moderators treat your post as spam and delete it.
Can I ask people to back my campaign?
No. Rule “No asking for donations or for backing” says this is a place for lessons learned and questions, not donation requests.
Can I post my GoFundMe here?
No. Rule “No GoFundMe” says charity links belong in r/gofundme.
Related subreddit guides
r/CryptoCurrency
Startup founders and entrepreneurs
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/CryptoCurrency: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
- Members
- 10.2M
- Verified
- 2026-09-18
r/startups
Startup founders and entrepreneurs
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/startups: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
- Members
- 2.1M
- Verified
- 2026-09-29
r/thetagang
Startup founders and entrepreneurs
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/thetagang: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
- Members
- 344K
- Verified
- 2026-09-18