https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCertification101/comments/p3a41q/promoting_your_community/
created by ModCertification on 12/08/2021 at 22:08 UTC*
105 upvotes, 1 top-level comments (showing 1)
If you've been following along with each post in this program, you should already have most of the "7 things in 7 days" done by the time you reached this section. If not, here's a quick review of what you'll want to have done before promoting yourself:
If you at least have those things complete, you're in a good position to start sharing your community. But remember to keep the fresh content coming as you do!
We talked about crossposting into your community a bit when we discussed seeding content[1]. But you can also crosspost[2] into other similarly minded communities to gain a bit of attention. While this is a great tool for getting the word out, it's important that you use the crosspost tool thoughtfully, respecting the rules of other communities when doing so. For example, it can be a good practice to ask the poster of OC (original content) if they're all right with you crossposting their content, or you can invite them to crosspost their content into the community themselves.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCertification101/comments/p3a1qw/seeding_content/
2: https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051016432
Mentions are simply when you link a mention of your community in the comments of another community. Just as with crossposting, you need to respect the rules of other communities and only use subreddit mentions[3] as a promotional tool when you're responding to relevant content.
3: https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051506431
Community invites[4] are an **app only** tool that allow you to invite users to your community. Because this is a powerful tool, it should be used it in a way that is considerate of the people you are inviting so as not to be seen as spam. If a user hasn't shown interest in content similar to that found in your community, do not invite them. Additionally, mass inviting everyone you see interacting in a similar community would also be considered spammy behavior. Get to know people, interact around the site, and find people who will be a good fit - then invite them!
4: https://mods.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051506351
As you can see, in addition to sharing your community in places like r/newreddits[5] and r/promoteareddit[6], there are tools to help your grow and succeed, as long as you're willing to take advantage of them in a thoughtful way. Keep the best practices listed here in mind and go forth and grow. But always remember - growing a community is a slow climb that takes patience and effort.
5: https://www.reddit.com/r/newreddits/
6: https://www.reddit.com/r/promotereddit/
Best of luck to you and your new community!
Continue on to our Mod Certification 101 Review[7] post when you're ready.
7: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCertification101/comments/p3a55y/mod_certification_101_review/
Comment by ModCertification at 03/09/2021 at 16:09 UTC
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