r/passive_income rules, stats, and what to post

This is a community for people who want to build income that does not trade all of their time for money. The description says people come here to share wins, vet ideas, and learn what really works. So the room is a mix of people showing what they have earned, people asking whether an idea is worth trying, and people teaching methods that worked for them. The rules draw a clear line around what counts. Gig economy work, surveys, referrals, casinos, and sign up bonuses are called out as not passive income, so those posts do not belong here. The tone the mods ask for is simple. Share and inspire each other, do not try to profit from the people reading, and do not be a jerk.

The rule that decides most marketing posts here is “Software or paywalled content”. If you promote software or paywalled content, it must be relevant to passive income, provide value to the reader, and include a free trial that is mentioned in the post. Anything outside that needs pre approval from the mods. “All referral links must have a disclaimer” is the second gate. Referral or affiliate links are allowed only when clearly labeled with a disclaimer, and they are removed on low effort posts. The rule also names specific links the community is tired of, like Honeygain, Robinhood or Webull, Swagbucks, and anything to do with Tai Lopez. “No vague posting” matters a lot for marketers. You cannot tease an opportunity and ask people to DM you for details. You must answer questions in the comments or in the post itself, and breaking this rule now results in a ban. “Content must be relevant to Passive Income” removes anything about gig work, surveys, referrals, casinos, or sign up bonuses. “Mods may remove content at their discretion” is worth knowing because it specifically calls out AI generated spam masquerading as advice or a guide. Finally, “No scams or illegal activity” and “No karma farming” both carry instant bans.

Post something you actually did, with the details spelled out. A writeup of a passive income method you tried, what it earned, and what you would do differently is exactly what this community is for. If you are asking for help, describe your idea fully in the post so people can give real answers. If you built software or wrote a guide, make sure it is genuinely about passive income, gives the reader something useful on its own, and clearly mentions the free trial. If you share a referral link, label it with a disclaimer and only do it when you have a unique insight or method to go with it, not another link to the same sites everyone has seen.

Do not post vague teasers about an opportunity or ask people to DM you for details, because “No vague posting” says that now leads to a ban. Do not drop unlabelled referral links, and skip the well worn ones like Honeygain, Robinhood or Webull, Swagbucks, and anything Tai Lopez related. Do not post about gig work, surveys, referrals, casinos, or sign up bonuses, because “Content must be relevant to Passive Income” names those as non passive income. Do not promote software or paywalled content without a free trial mentioned in the post. Do not beg for money, post AI generated spam dressed up as advice, buy or sell KYC verified accounts, farm karma, or touch anything scammy or illegal, since several of these end in an instant ban rather than a removed post.

The thing that jumps out at me is the vague posting rule, because it does not just get your post removed, it gets you banned. That tells me the mods here have been burned by too many people teasing an opportunity and then funneling curious readers into DMs. My advice is simple. If your idea is good enough to post, it is good enough to explain in full, in public, in the post itself.