r/dropshipping rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/dropshipping: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

Members: 295.1K
Community age: Created Oct 2008, 18 years
To post: No minimum in the rules
To comment: No minimum in the rules
Self-promotion: Allowed with conditionsSelling services is allowed once per week maximum and must be flaired as marketplace.
Links: Allowed with conditionsAllowed if flaired appropriately, poster is not related to the site or creator, content is not AI generated, and it is not for SEO abuse.
Promo risk: HighFrom the rules, not from removal counts

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Rule summary

No Spam: Selling services related to Dropshipping is allowed if done at a low volume (i.e. once per week max) and if flaired as "marketplace". Attempts to peddle "free" courses made by someone else are always considered spam and get a lifetime ban. Replying to posts with "inbox me" or "come inbox" or any other attempt at getting the OP to message you directly before having a conversation are considered spam and will get an immediate ban. Any other attempts to spam will recieve immediate liftetime bans.
Be Descriptive: This sub is plagued by extremely low quality post titles and post content. If you're asking a question try your best to ask it briefly in the post title then use the text post to expand upon it. If you're asking for a review of your website / ads, then write a better post title things like "Review Please" or "New Site" are likely to be ignored by the community and removed as low-quality.
Linking to Other Sites: Links are allowed to blog posts, research papers, news articles, and videos under certain circumstances (see linking circumstances below). In general as long as the link is in a post flaired appropriately, OP is not related to the website or creator channel, the content was not generated by AI, and the link is not an attempt at abusing the sub for SEO purposes it will be allowed.
Extraordinary Claims Require Evidence: A common scam in Dropshipping is that somene will post screenshots showing an ever increasing revenue that quickly breaks into high earningings numbers. We require all extraordinary claims be verified. Our mod team has an internal revenue threshhold that when such a post crosses, we will remove the post and request evidence. So far, no OP has ever submitted such evidence in these cases. We may exercise this rule to protect against other similar scams in the future.
No Astroturfing or Inauthentic Engagements: Apps and brands that service dropshippers tend to utilize 'creative' marketing tactics such as creating dozens of fake accounts to make false claims about their services. In these cases when such rings are uncovered we may post the evidence publicly, ban all affiliated accounts, and ban the brand/website from ever being mentioned here. Brands already banned under this rule: Spocket.
Give and Take: This subreddit is for those who wish to learn and grow and help others learn and grow. We do not expect our members to give away their secret sauce to success, however, we ask that you continue to participate even once your dropshipping venture is successful helping others. Constantly posting asking for freebies from the group may also lead to a temporary ban. For example asking for a website review every week is likely to get your posts removed and your account banned.
Read the Beginner's Guide and Search the Subreddit: Before asking your question please reference our [Beginner's Guide to Dropshipping](https://www.reddit.com/r/dropshipping/comments/11xm1fw/beginners_guide_to_dropshipping/) and search the subreddit. Our members have donated a LOT of high-quality and valuable advice over the years that could answer your questions or help you get to another level before needing assistance. Posts that do not cite the Beginner's Guide or that can be easily answered there are subject to removal as spam.

Works well

A text post asking a specific question, with the question asked briefly in the title and the detail expanded in the body.
A website or ads review request with a descriptive title that says what you are asking about, instead of a vague review please title.
Selling your own dropshipping service, posted once per week at most and flaired as marketplace.
Sharing a blog post, research paper, news article, or video where you have no connection to the site or creator, flaired correctly, with content that was not AI generated.
An answer to a beginner question after you have searched the sub and confirmed the beginner guide does not already cover it.
Ongoing participation where you help other members with what you have learned, even as your own venture grows.

Avoid

Posting your service more than once per week or without the marketplace flair.
Promoting a free course made by someone else, which carries a lifetime ban.
Replying to posts with inbox me or come inbox or any push toward private messages, which is an immediate ban.
Using a vague title like review please or new site when asking for feedback on your site or ads.
Posting links that are AI generated, self interested, flaired wrong, or aimed at SEO abuse.
Posting unverified revenue screenshots as a way to build credibility for your offer.

What r/dropshipping Is For

This is a community for talking about dropshipping. The public description is broad: tips, strategies, questions, whatever. In practice, the rules show you what actually lives here. People ask questions about their stores and ads, request reviews of their websites, share blog posts and videos about the trade, and sell services to other dropshippers under strict limits. The mods say the sub is plagued by low quality posts, so they care a lot about descriptive titles. There is also a beginner guide that members are expected to read before asking anything, which tells you the room skews toward people learning the craft and people further along who help them. If you are a founder or marketer with something relevant to dropshipping, there is a place for you here, but the community wants conversation first and promotion second.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

The big one for anyone promoting anything is “No Spam”. It lets you sell services related to dropshipping, but only at low volume, once per week at the most, and only if you flair the post as marketplace. It also bans pushing free courses made by other people with a lifetime ban, and it bans replies like inbox me or come inbox with an immediate ban. “Be Descriptive” decides whether your post even gets seen, because titles like review please or new site get removed as low quality. “Linking to Other Sites” governs sharing content: links are allowed if the post is flaired correctly, you are not related to the website or creator, the content was not generated by AI, and it is not SEO abuse. “Extraordinary Claims Require Evidence” means screenshots of soaring revenue get removed unless you verify them, and the mods note that nobody has ever supplied that evidence. “No Astroturfing or Inauthentic Engagements” bans fake account rings and has already banned one brand, Spocket, from being mentioned at all. “Give and Take” expects you to keep helping others once you succeed, and warns that repeatedly asking for freebies, like weekly website reviews, can get you banned. “Read the Beginner's Guide and Search the Subreddit” means your question can be removed as spam if the beginner guide already answers it and you did not check first.

What To Post

A good post here starts with a descriptive title. The rules say vague titles like review please or new site get ignored and removed, so say exactly what you want in the title, then use the text body to expand. Before you post a question, read the beginner guide and search the sub first, because questions that are easily answered there can be removed as spam. If you have a service to sell, you can post it once per week at most and you must flair it as marketplace. If you are linking to a blog post, article, or video, make sure it is flaired properly, make sure you have no connection to the site or creator, make sure the content was not made by AI, and make sure it is not an attempt to use the sub for SEO. If you want to share results you have earned, be ready to back them up, because the mods remove claims they cannot verify. Finally, stay around after you post. This community values people who answer questions and help others, not people who drop a link and vanish.

What To Avoid

Do not post your service more than once a week, and never push free courses made by someone else, because those get a lifetime ban. Never reply to someone with inbox me or come inbox or anything else that tries to move the conversation to private messages before you have talked openly, that is an immediate ban. Do not use AI generated content, it is not allowed for shared links. Do not post screenshots of rising revenue as a marketing move, extraordinary claims get removed until evidence is provided. Do not use fake accounts or astroturf your own product, brands caught doing this get banned from being mentioned at all, and Spocket is already on that list. Do not ask the sub for freebies over and over, like requesting a website review every week, because that can get your posts removed and your account banned. And do not skip the beginner guide before asking, because that step is a rule here, not a suggestion.

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Common questions about r/dropshipping

Can I sell my dropshipping related service in this sub?

Yes, but only at low volume, once per week at the most, and the post must be flaired as marketplace. Anything more aggressive counts as spam and can get you banned immediately.

Can I promote a free course I did not make?

No. The rules say attempts to peddle free courses made by someone else are always considered spam and get a lifetime ban.

Can I reply to someone and ask them to message me privately?

No. Replies like inbox me or come inbox, or any attempt to move the conversation to private messages before talking openly, are considered spam and get an immediate ban.

Can I share a blog post or video about dropshipping?

Yes, under conditions: the post must be flaired appropriately, you must not be related to the website or creator, the content must not be AI generated, and it must not be an attempt to abuse the sub for SEO.

Can I post a screenshot of my revenue as proof my method works?

Be careful. Extraordinary claims must be verified, and the mods remove posts that cross their internal revenue threshold and ask for evidence. The rules note that no poster has ever submitted such evidence.

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