A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/SomebodyMakeThis: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for people who have an idea but lack the time, money, or skills to build it themselves. You post an idea you want someone else to make, and you comment on other people's ideas to give user feedback. If you actually created something, the community asks you to share it in the monthly Creator Showcase thread rather than as a standalone post.
The rule called "No Promotions" is the one that decides whether your marketing-adjacent post survives. It says posts promoting products, ideas, or platforms for the purpose of selling or enrolling new users are not permitted. It does allow certain promotions inside the pinned thread in the highlights section, with outlined restrictions. The rule called "No Spam" also matters, since it covers referral links, blog spam, pyramid schemes, and unpaid jobs. The rule called "Don't ask what to build" tells you that open-ended requests for ideas will not survive. The rule called "Personal Information" matters if you ever need to share contact details, because it requires you to use private messages instead. The rule called "Civility" keeps the tone respectful, and the rule called "Bots" means any automated posting needs to provide clear utility and likely moderator approval.
A good post for a founder here is a specific, well-described idea you genuinely want someone else to build. You describe the problem, the rough shape of the solution, and why it would be useful, without turning it into a pitch for something you already made or sell. If you want to share a product you built, the only safe place is the monthly Creator Showcase thread mentioned in the public description, and even then you should follow whatever restrictions the moderators outline in the pinned thread. The best marketing-adjacent move is to participate as a commenter first, giving honest user feedback on other people's ideas so the community sees you as a contributor rather than a promoter.
Do not post anything that looks like a promotion for a product, idea, or platform meant to sell or enroll new users, because the "No Promotions" rule bans that outside the pinned thread. Do not ask the community what you should build, since the "Don't ask what to build" rule says this subreddit is for when you already have an idea. Do not post referral links, blog spam, pyramid schemes, or unpaid jobs, because the "No Spam" rule calls those out by name. Do not share phone numbers or email addresses in posts or comments, because the "Personal Information" rule forbids it and says to use private messages instead. Do not run a bot here unless it provides clear utility and you have moderator approval, since the "Bots" rule lets moderators ban unapproved bots and remove their comments. Do not make personal attacks or sling mud, because the "Civility" rule asks you to assume good faith.
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No. The "No Promotions" rule bans posts promoting products, ideas, or platforms for selling or enrolling users, though certain promotions with restrictions can go in the pinned thread in the highlights section.
Yes, but only inside the pinned thread in the highlights section, and only within whatever restrictions the moderators outline there.
No. The "Don't ask what to build" rule means you should come with a specific idea in mind and ask the community to make it.
No. The "Personal Information" rule says to use private messages for sharing contact details like email addresses or phone numbers.
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