There are subreddits where you can share a project, ask for useful feedback, or show people something you made. There are also subreddits where the same post will be removed as an ad. The difference is the community’s rules and what you are offering its readers.
Start with the reason someone would want to see your post. “I need traffic” is your problem, not theirs.
Updated October 2026. The old list of eight has been narrowed to six communities worth researching. Membership counts and the expired feedback-thread link have been removed. This is a guide to fit and restrictions, not permission to post.
1. r/SideProject: show what you built
r/SideProject describes itself as a place to share side projects and receive constructive feedback. Its sidebar asks link submissions to identify the project and briefly describe it.
Explain what it does, who it is for, and what you want to learn. A working example and a specific question give people more to respond to than a launch announcement.
For example: “I built a tool that compares two CSV price lists. Which part of the matching results is hardest to understand?” That is an illustrative post idea, not a claim that this particular submission would be accepted.
2. r/design_critiques: bring a design question
r/design_critiques is a candidate when you have a design to discuss: a landing page, interface, poster, or another piece of visual work.
Give people enough context to assess it. What should the design communicate? Who will use it? Which decision are you struggling with? Ask about the work itself rather than using “feedback” as a label for an unrelated sales pitch.
The current feed contains design-feedback posts, but that does not establish a blanket promotion policy. Check the community information and submission requirements before posting.
3. r/Blogging: use the designated feedback route
The r/Blogging rules direct blog-feedback requests to a monthly feedback thread. They also prohibit promotions and external links generally, require moderator approval for advertising services or tools, and ban affiliate links.
Find the current designated thread and follow its instructions. Do not use the November 2022 thread linked in the original version of this article, or assume a feedback exception lets you post a standalone advertisement.
A useful request might focus on whether an article answers its title’s question or whether navigation makes sense. Be ready to use the feedback.
4. r/shutupandtakemymoney: research the product fit
The r/shutupandtakemymoney feed features unusual products and includes posts marked as creator submissions. That makes it worth researching if you have a distinctive consumer product.
Visible product links are not proof that every seller, affiliate link, or product category is allowed. Read the current community information and moderator announcements first. Do not treat it as a general-purpose destination for services or ordinary catalogue products.
5. r/webdev: commercial promotion is not allowed
This is an important correction to the old guide. The r/webdev posting guidelines prohibit commercial promotion and solicitation. They also limit project showcases and feedback requests to Showoff Saturday.
The sidebar’s reference to a 9:1 participation ratio does not override the commercial-promotion ban. Nine unrelated comments do not buy you an advertising slot.
If you are considering a non-commercial development showcase, read all the requirements and make the technical work the subject. If your purpose is selling a product or service, choose another route.
6. r/InternetIsBeautiful: a useful free website, not a shop
r/InternetIsBeautiful focuses on distinctive websites and web tools. Its rules exclude stores, paid or freemium services, business tools, blog posts, downloads, and sites that require personal information to use. It also restricts accounts focused on self-promotion.
I have used April Fools projects for businesses in this community in the past. That experience is not permission for a new campaign. Check today’s rules against the actual website you want to submit.
A creative free experience and a product landing page are different submissions. Building the former does not make the latter eligible.
Check these things before posting
- Does the community discuss the problem your work addresses?
- Do the rules allow your exact type of post, link, and commercial connection?
- Is there a designated thread, day, flair, or approval process?
- Does your post provide something useful without making people click first?
- Have you identified your connection to the product?
- Can you stay to answer questions rather than dropping the link and disappearing?
Reddit’s spam policy prohibits repeated or unsolicited mass engagement. Posting the same pitch to a long list of communities is not a substitute for choosing the right one.
If you are planning the post itself, read the common crowd-marketing mistakes guide. For a distribution idea that starts with giving publishers something useful, try product marketing through free stock photos.
Choose a community because the people there have a reason to care. The size of the audience comes after that.