Can I share my own blog post or podcast here?
Yes, but only after you have at least 100 community karma and you write a unique summary of what you are sharing.
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r/GrowthHacking rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/GrowthHacking: 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
- 158,385
- Verified
- September 29, 2026
- Minimum karma
- 100
- Category
- Marketing and growth communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Don't Share Gated Content: Please don't block content behind a paywall or an opt-in.
- No Self-Promotion: If you are sharing your blog post, product, podcast or video, make sure you have at least 100 Community Karma by engaging in the community. Low-value or low-effort posts will be deleted. Write unique summaries while sharing your blog, podcast or videos.
- SaaS Products and Tools: If you're a founder or employee or marketer of a SaaS product looking to promote your tools, seek permission from the mod.
- Seek Permission for Survey / Feedback / Beta Testing / Review: If you're asking members to participate in any Surveys / Feedback / Reviews / Beta Testing, ask permission of the moderator if you're collecting contact details of our members or asking them to DM. Also promoting your private groups / communities in the subreddit is not encouraged.
- Link love for original and exclusive content: If you share a piece of original content, then you can link to your website or social media profile at the end of the post (one link only). This is allowed after you have 100 Community Karma.
- We Discourage Black-hat Tactics: Inappropriate content is automatically filtered by Reddit. We don't endorse black-hat marketing tools or tactics, if found, they will be deleted.
- Stay Topical: If posts are not oriented towards growth marketing/hacking, they will be removed.
- No Crowdsourcing Ideas: Hire a consultant if you want someone to think of ways to grow your startup. This community is about sharing what experiments you have already run and the results. It is not for getting free ideas, consultation or suggestions for your product.
- Publish job posts under the jobs thread: Here's the link to the job thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowthHacking/comments/ozqyvn/growth_marketing_job_thread_august_2021/
- Avoid links from banned sites: Links from TikTok and ProductHunt are banned unless approved by the mod team. Do not post anything related to any business that is offering Growth Hacking courses, training, mentorship, job boards, events, communities, etc.
- Always be kind and respectful: Unlike other subreddits, at r/GrowthHacking we strongly encourage members to always be kind and respectful. If you try to throw shade and negativity, you will be banned.
Works well
- A full writeup of a growth experiment you ran, with the setup, the numbers, and what you learned.
- A startup growth story told honestly, with real results and no pitch.
- A unique summary of an original blog post or video about growth marketing, with one link at the end, posted after you have 100 community karma.
- A comment-first approach, where you engage in discussions for weeks and only then share your own content.
- A mod-approved post about your SaaS tool, asked for in advance through the moderators.
Avoid
- Sharing a blog post, product, podcast, or video before you have earned 100 community karma, because “No Self-Promotion” gets low-karma posts deleted.
- Blocking content behind a paywall or an email opt-in, which breaks “Don't Share Gated Content”.
- Promoting a SaaS tool without asking the moderator first, which is what “SaaS Products and Tools” requires.
- Running a survey, feedback request, review, or beta test that collects contact details or asks people to DM without moderator permission.
- Asking the community for growth ideas for your product, because “No Crowdsourcing Ideas” removes those posts.
- Posting anything off topic, since “Stay Topical” removes posts not about growth marketing or hacking.
What r/GrowthHacking Is For
This is a community for growth hacking practitioners and professionals, and the description says it is a place to discuss growth marketing, share novel experiments, new tools, news, and startup growth stories. The people posting here are founders and marketers who want to learn, share, and collaborate. The rules make the culture clear: this is a room for people who have already run experiments and can show the results, not a room for people fishing for free ideas. If your post is about growth marketing or hacking, it belongs here. If it is not, the moderators will remove it.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides everything here is “No Self-Promotion”, because it sets a hard floor of 100 community karma before you share your own blog post, product, podcast, or video, and it asks for unique summaries when you do. “Link love for original and exclusive content” is the friendly cousin of that rule, letting you add one link to your website at the end of a post, again only after 100 karma. If you sell a SaaS product, “SaaS Products and Tools” says you need permission from a mod before promoting it. “Don't Share Gated Content” bans anything behind a paywall or an opt-in, so no email-gated guides. “No Crowdsourcing Ideas” is the one that trips up the most founders, because asking the community to brainstorm growth ideas for your startup is not allowed, they want experiments you already ran with results. “Stay Topical” keeps everything on growth marketing, “We Discourage Black-hat Tactics” gets shady tools and tactics deleted, and “Avoid links from banned sites” blocks TikTok and ProductHunt links unless a mod approves. Finally, “Always be kind and respectful” means throwing shade can get you banned.
What To Post
The best post here is a real experiment writeup. Explain what you tried, what you expected, what actually happened, and the numbers. That is exactly what rule 8 asks for, sharing experiments you have already run and the results. If you want to link to your own writeup on your site, first earn 100 community karma by commenting and engaging, then write a unique summary in the post and add one link at the end, which is what “Link love for original and exclusive content” allows. If you built a SaaS tool and want to mention it, message a mod first and get permission. A story about how your startup grew, told honestly with specifics, fits the description perfectly. Keep every post clearly about growth marketing.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to get deleted is sharing your own content or links before you have 100 community karma, or posting low-effort material. Gated content is banned, so never block a guide or resource behind a paywall or an email opt-in. Promoting a SaaS tool without asking a mod first will get removed. Surveys, feedback requests, reviews, and beta tests that collect contact details or ask people to DM need moderator permission, and promoting your own private community is discouraged. Asking for free growth ideas, consultation, or suggestions for your product breaks “No Crowdsourcing Ideas”. Off-topic posts, black-hat tools and tactics, TikTok and ProductHunt links without mod approval, and anything from a business selling growth hacking courses, training, mentorship, job boards, events, or communities are all out. Job posts go in the jobs thread, not the main feed. And be kind, because negativity and shade can get you banned.
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Common questions about r/GrowthHacking
Can I link to my own website?
Yes, one link only, at the end of the post, and only once you have 100 community karma.
I built a SaaS tool, can I post about it?
Yes, but the rules say you must seek permission from a moderator first.
Can I run a survey or ask for feedback?
Only with moderator permission if you are collecting contact details or asking members to DM you.
Can I ask the community for growth ideas for my startup?
No, the rules say hire a consultant, and instead share experiments you have already run with their results.
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