Guides built from real Reddit buyers.
Practical guides to finding customers on Reddit, messaging them the right way, and knowing which communities are worth your time.
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What is the best GummySearch alternative?
GummySearch shuts down on December 1, 2026. We matched each job it did to a replacement, and tested keyword alerts on 1,928 real buyer posts: keywords caught 7%.
How do I DM people on Reddit without getting banned?
We read 3,537 subreddit rulebooks: 118 ban asking for DMs in public, 58 ban DMing members. What counts as spam, who to message, and the 3-part first message.
Is Reddit's 10% self-promotion rule still a rule?
Reddit stopped enforcing the 10% (9:1) rule sitewide in 2017. We read the rules of 138 communities where buyers post: 33% ban self-promotion, 32% allow it with conditions.
The best subreddits to find clients for a marketing agency
Data from 1,928 Reddit posts: the communities with the most buyers, the ones readiest to buy, and the ones full of competitors.