Everything you need to know about posting, engaging, and growing your business on r/YoutubePromotion. Rules, best times, content formats, and what actually works.
The essential facts before you post anything.
Mostly small YouTubers under 10K subs trying to figure out what works. Engaged, supportive, but tired of low-effort 'sub to my channel' posts. Reward specific questions with specific answers.
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One of the few subreddits where direct channel promotion is welcome, but posts must invite feedback or collaboration. Audience is mostly other small creators looking for mutual growth.
Timing matters on Reddit. Posts that go up during peak activity windows get more early upvotes, which triggers the algorithm to show them to more people. A well-timed post can get 3 to 5 times more visibility than the same post at the wrong hour. Here are the best windows for r/YoutubePromotion:
Friday 7PM ET
Saturday 9PM ET
Sunday 8PM ET
Break any of these and your post gets removed, or worse, you get banned. Read them carefully before posting anything.
Always read the full sidebar and wiki of r/YoutubePromotion before posting. Rules often have nuances that are not captured in the summary. Spending 10 minutes reading the sidebar can save you from a permanent ban.
The most common reason people get banned on r/YoutubePromotion is breaking the self-promotion policy. Here is exactly what is allowed, what is not, and how the 10% rule applies inside this community.
Yes, self-promotion is allowed on r/YoutubePromotion, but with conditions. You must show the actual product (working demo, real screenshots, live URL), not gate it behind a signup form. Engage with every comment. The 10% rule still applies as a sanity check: most of your account activity should be non-promotional.
Reddit’s site-wide self-promotion guideline says no more than 1 in 10 of your posts or comments should be self-promotional. Moderators on r/YoutubePromotion actively check posting history before approving promotional content.
Practical version: for every 1 post linking to your product, you should have 9 comments, replies, or posts that add value without mentioning your brand. Tools like MediaFast track this ratio per subreddit so you do not accidentally trip the filter. Read the full self-promotion rules guide →
Not all content formats are created equal. Here are the formats that consistently perform well on r/YoutubePromotion, ranked by effectiveness.
A post asking for feedback on one element (thumbnail, hook, niche choice) with your channel link and the relevant data.
How you hit a milestone (100, 1K, 10K subs) with the specific strategies that worked and what failed along the way.
Looking for collab partners in a specific niche, with your channel, target audience, and what you bring to the collab.
Share your editing or scripting workflow with the actual tools, costs, and time per video.
Follow this 4-week playbook to build credibility and start seeing results from your marketing efforts on r/YoutubePromotion. Each step builds on the previous one.
Spend a week watching other small creators' videos linked in posts. Leave 3-5 substantive comments (with timestamps) per day. No self-promo yet.
Post a specific feedback question (e.g. 'Is my thumbnail clear in 1 second?'). Include channel link, the video, and the data point you are curious about.
Apply the feedback to your next 2-3 videos. Post a follow-up showing what changed and the new results (CTR, retention).
Once you hit a milestone (even 100 subs), write a milestone post with specific strategies. This is where the highest organic discovery happens.
These are proven tactics that consistently get positive results from the r/YoutubePromotion community.
Title format 'Channel X (niche, 47 subs) - is my hook working?' outperforms generic promo posts 6 to 1
Always reciprocate: comment on 5+ other channels before posting your own
Include your retention graph or click-through rate in the post body for serious feedback
Asking about one specific element (thumbnail, intro, niche) gets sharper feedback than 'roast my channel'
Avoid these pitfalls that get marketers banned, downvoted, or ignored on r/YoutubePromotion.
Pure 'sub to my channel' posts with no question (instant removal)
Asking generic 'how do I grow' instead of a specific question with context
Not commenting on other people's channels first - the community notices
Posting the same channel multiple times per week
Real examples of marketers who got results by following the right approach on r/YoutubePromotion.
“Creator posted weekly feedback requests for 8 weeks, applied each piece of advice, grew from 0 to 1,200 subscribers without paid ads.”
Reddit is one of the most underused marketing channels. Here is why it is so powerful for businesses that take the time to do it right.
Every subreddit is a niche community of people who self-selected into a specific interest. r/YoutubePromotion alone has 65,000 people interested in exactly what you offer.
Reddit users actively research products and ask for recommendations. A single well-placed comment can drive more qualified traffic than a month of social media ads.
Reddit posts rank on Google for years. A single valuable post on r/YoutubePromotion can drive organic traffic to your business long after it was published.
Unlike paid channels, Reddit marketing is entirely organic. Your time and expertise are the only investment needed to build a presence that generates real business results.
MediaFast learns the tone, rules, and posting cadence of r/YoutubePromotion, then drafts posts that match the community's voice and schedules them at peak hours. No guesswork, no shadowbans.
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Common questions about marketing on r/YoutubePromotion.
r/YoutubePromotion currently has 65,000 subscribers. With 1.8k avg daily active users daily, it is one of the more engaged communities in the creator space, making it a strong channel for reaching your target audience.
The best posting times for r/YoutubePromotion are: Friday 7PM ET, Saturday 9PM ET, Sunday 8PM ET. Posting during these windows increases your chances of getting early upvotes, which is how Reddit's algorithm decides whether to show your post to more people.
r/YoutubePromotion is relatively open to self-promotion, but you still need to provide genuine value. Show what you built, explain why, and engage with feedback. The key is providing genuine value first. Share insights, answer questions, and build a reputation before mentioning your product.
Read every rule in the sidebar before posting. r/YoutubePromotion has 5 community rules. The moderation style is described as "moderate." Keep self-promotion under 10% of your total activity. Engage with comments on your posts. Never use multiple accounts to upvote yourself.
Based on community patterns, the highest-performing content formats on r/YoutubePromotion include: Specific Feedback Request, Milestone Story. Focus on providing specific, actionable value with real data and examples.
r/YoutubePromotion requires a longer-term approach. Expect to invest 4 to 8 weeks of consistent community participation before seeing meaningful results. The key is following the posting playbook: start by listening, then contribute value through comments, then share your own content once you have established credibility.
Yes. Reddit's site-wide self-promotion guideline says no more than 1 in 10 of your posts or comments should link to your own product, site, or brand. On r/YoutubePromotion, moderators are more lenient because the subreddit is built for show-and-tell, but the 10% rule still applies across your overall Reddit account, not just this subreddit. The practical version: for every 1 post linking to your product, have 9 comments or posts that add value without mentioning your brand.
Reddit's site-wide policy does not explicitly ban AI-generated content, but r/YoutubePromotion moderators have filters that detect low-effort AI text. The pattern that gets banned is not 'AI assistance' but obvious copy-paste outputs: filler phrases like 'in today's fast-paced world', em-dash heavy prose, fake stats, or AEO-style content stuffed with keywords. Posts that use AI as a draft tool but include real specifics (your data, your screenshots, your actual experience) generally pass. Posts that read as 100% generated and link to a product page do not.
