Can I advertise my editing services here?
No. The rule "Advertising your services - we'll consider it spam" prohibits promoting your video services because you would be marketing to other professionals rather than clients.
Subreddit guides
r/editors rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/editors: 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
- 196,578
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Freelancers and independent service operators
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Don't be a jerk: It's totally fine to disagree. Do so politely. Behave as an adult. Name calling, doxing etc is not okay here. Try not to be caustic. Life is hard enough. Treat everyone "as if" they're having a bad day and you'll be fine. Disagree if you like - just don't be disagreeable. Remember there's a human being on the other side of the keyboard.
- Pros Pay Taxes; Everyone else? The "Ask a Pro" thread.: We define a "Pro" as someone who pays yearly taxes on their work. It's not meant to be exclusionary - merely the "how do I find a job/break in/what websites are all the jobs at" is meant for our Ask a Pro thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/about/sticky?num=1
- Paid work must be day rate or 1/2 day rate IN THE TITLE: You can't harvest names/people. Specify *how much you're going to spend* per day or half day. If you want to bid it out as a **fixed job - you have to specify how long *you think* it will take.** If you don't know, then you shouldn't ask for a flat fee. If you are a business, or representative, and cannot disclose details of a job because of confidentiality rules, contact the moderation team so we can verify these things. This is *meant to provide transparency for everyone involved.*
- Pick a subreddit - not both (either here or /r/videoediting): Either you're a professional (post here) or you're not (post on /r/videoediting). Only in some rare circumstances should you be posting in both places.
- Don't ask about rates - too difficult: Ok, we get it. "How much to charge." Whatever your question - we can't REALLY answer it. It has WAY too much to do with the gig, how long it takes, where you live and hell, what your time is worth. Deeper thoughts are part of two wiki entries found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/about/wiki/index/
- We *can't* answer "How much you're worth." ie RATES: We can't REALLY answer "How much to charge." It has WAY too much to do with the gig, how long it takes, where you live and hell, what your time is worth. Deeper thoughts are part of two wiki entries found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/editors/about/wiki/index/
- Advertising your services - we'll consider it spam: Don't advertise your video services. You're around other professionals. Asking for a critique of your site is fine. Hang your shingle around people who could use your services instead! Look, does it make any sense to be in a room of Doctors and say "I"m a doctor too?" No - go to a room of patients and say "Hey, I'm a doctor." Don't promote your services.
- Don't ask or offer work for free: It's in bad taste to ask for free help to get you work done. It's ALSO in bad taste to offer free help. If you're looking for collaboration, best be with people you know IRL
- Piracy: Discussion or advocacy of piracy is strictly prohibited
- Feedback: Driveby posting is highly discouraged. If you're going to ask for feedback, do it from Vimeo or other film-centric site. No FB/Twitter/YT etc. **Ask for specific feedback** such as a specific scene, pacing, etc. Not just "what do you like?" Every other week is a "Reel review" for your showreel/portfolio and a "Show off your work" on Sundays. Please use those threads.
- AMA? No you can't just post your AMA: We're really protective/fact checking around AMA's *which is why it's greyed out as a post option*. We're open to them - but have some tight unwritten rules about them.
- Use of link shorteners: Link shorteners hide the ultimate destination of a link, and can be used to trick people into going to malicious websites. For everyone's protection we don't allow them to be used. If you want to avoid including a big ugly URL, you can either use [Markdown](http://www.reddit.com/wiki/commenting) to link some text, like this: `[text here](http://www.reddit.com)` [text here](http://www.reddit.com), or use New Reddit™'s fancy-pants [WYSIWYG](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WYSIWYG) editor.
- Use of affiliate links: In order to discourage spammers from trawling our subreddit looking for opportunities to profit off of the community we prohibit the use of affiliate-tagged links.
- Developer? Use this thread about your product: We don't allow developers to post about their product directly as a post or spam our comments with their product, regardless of how good it is. We have a dedicated thread for you to use. Please use it and obey the rules for it
- Low effort means…open ended questions and more - and it's a NO: Yeah, we get it. You want to create a discussion, controversy or want your answers on a plate. We expect some effort and some space to be relevant. Show some research or more than just *feeding your question to Reddit as if it was Google.* And yes, this is totally on the mod's discretion.
Works well
- A job posting with a clear day rate or half day rate stated in the title, along with project details and expected duration.
- A Vimeo link shared during the Sunday show-off thread or the biweekly reel review thread, asking for specific feedback on pacing or a particular scene.
- A question about a technical editing challenge, framed with context and research, showing you have already tried to solve it yourself.
- A discussion about industry trends or software workflows, written from the perspective of a tax-paying professional editor.
- A product announcement placed in the dedicated developer thread, following the rules for that thread.
Avoid
- Do not advertise your video services or promote yourself to other editors, as the community considers this spam.
- Do not post open-ended or low-effort questions that treat the subreddit like a search engine.
- Do not use link shorteners or affiliate-tagged links anywhere in your posts or comments.
- Do not ask or offer work for free, including unpaid collaboration requests with people you do not know in real life.
- Do not crosspost to both this community and r/videoediting, since the rules require you to pick one.
- Do not post about a software product you developed outside the dedicated developer thread.
What r/editors Is For
This subreddit is for post-production professionals, meaning people who pay yearly taxes on their editing work. The public description says it is geared towards post-professionals and directs anyone who is trying to break in, doing a side hustle, or editing as a hobby to use the Ask a Pro thread or go to the sister sub r/videoediting instead. The rules reinforce this by defining a pro as someone who pays yearly taxes on their work and directing career and job questions to the Ask a Pro thread. The community is not for beginners or hobbyists, and the moderators want a clear separation between this sub and r/videoediting.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that decide whether a marketing-adjacent post survives are clear and strict. "Don't be a jerk" sets the tone for all interaction. "Pros Pay Taxes; Everyone else? The 'Ask a Pro' thread." defines who can post as a professional. "Paid work must be day rate or 1/2 day rate IN THE TITLE" requires transparency for any job posting. "Pick a subreddit - not both (either here or /r/videoediting)" prevents crossposting. "Don't ask about rates - too difficult" and "We can't answer "How much you're worth." ie RATES" block rate discussions. "Advertising your services - we'll consider it spam" bans self-promotion. "Don't ask or offer work for free" blocks unpaid gigs. "Feedback" sets strict conditions for critique requests. "AMA? No you can't just post your AMA" requires moderator approval. "Use of link shorteners" and "Use of affiliate links" ban those link types. "Developer? Use this thread about your product" channels product posts to a dedicated thread. "Low effort means…open ended questions and more - and it's a NO" rejects vague posts.
What To Post
A good post here for a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing is one that respects the professional audience and follows the structural rules. If you are hiring editors, you must include the day rate or half day rate in the title, as the rule "Paid work must be day rate or 1/2 day rate IN THE TITLE" requires. If you want feedback on your work, post from Vimeo or another film-centric site, ask for specific feedback on a scene or pacing, and use the Sunday show-off thread or the biweekly reel review thread. If you have a software product for editors, use the dedicated developer thread rather than posting it as a standalone post. The best approach is to contribute as a tax-paying professional who adds value to conversations among peers, not as a marketer looking for customers.
What To Avoid
Avoid anything that looks like self-promotion or low-effort posting. The rule "Advertising your services - we'll consider it spam" is direct about not promoting your video services to other professionals. "Low effort means…open ended questions and more - and it's a NO" means you should not post vague or open-ended questions that treat the subreddit like a search engine. Do not ask about rates or how much to charge, as two separate rules block those questions. Do not ask for or offer free work. Do not use link shorteners or affiliate links. Do not post an AMA without moderator approval. Do not post about a product you developed outside the dedicated developer thread. Do not crosspost to both this sub and r/videoediting. Do not post feedback requests from YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter, and do not post driveby feedback requests without asking for specific critique.
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Common questions about r/editors
Can I ask how much to charge for an editing gig?
No. The rules "Don't ask about rates - too difficult" and "We *can't* answer "How much you're worth." ie RATES" both say the community cannot answer how much to charge.
Can I post an AMA without asking the moderators first?
No. The rule "AMA? No you can't just post your AMA" says AMAs require moderator approval and have tight unwritten rules.
Can I post a YouTube link and ask for general feedback?
No. The rule "Feedback" says driveby posting is highly discouraged and you should ask for specific feedback from a film-centric site like Vimeo, not from Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.
Can I post about a video editing tool or plugin I built?
No. The rule "Developer? Use this thread about your product" says developers cannot post about their product directly and must use the dedicated thread instead.
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