Tips and Tricks to get Karma in Reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/karma/comments/ib5oas/tips_and_tricks_to_get_karma_in_reddit/

created by PorkyPain on 17/08/2020 at 02:25 UTC*

65 upvotes, 22 top-level comments (showing 22)

Introduction

Many people who visits r/Karma seems to struggle in their first few days in Reddit because of lacking of some internet points
I'm here to let you know that it's nothing to whine about and we mods at r/Karma are here to help you out in your journey in Reddit
This post is mainly to help you get some Karma so you can prove to other subreddits you're not a bot and be able to interact with the community that you're interested with normally

Objective of this post

For users to get enough Karma to get started with their Reddit journey
To learn how to socialize in the internet decently and gain public upvotes normally and stop begging for internet points
Understanding more about the Karma system in Reddit
Graduate from r/Karma and enjoy the other great subreddits in Reddit normally
To nurture new Reddit users to learn how to Reddit correctly

Tip 1: News links on world events, sports and weird news

I always find the latest news on BBC/ CNN/ CNBC/ CNA and post it on relevant sub-reddit for example I find the latest news that has just been out for 15 minutes and I copy the link and shere it to r/worldnews[1] or r/News[2] and NOT meddling with the original title.
This method need you to be aware of certain news and actually be on the watch for big well-known news site.*For sport news I would just stumble on some news article and post it to targeted SPECIFIC sport teams like r/chelsea[3], r/coys[4], or even r/soccer[5].
r/NBA[6] is too vast and you really need to be on the watch for news there.. so check out specific teams like r/torontoraptors[7] and so on.. Hope you get an idea
For weird news; copy paste news from r/nottheonion[8] and paste it at r/NewsOfTheWeird[9], r/NewsOfTheStupid[10], r/offbeat[11] and/or r/WeirdNews4U[12] to get cheap Karma.
Please hide all your news post from your profile SO the mods who clicks on your profile would not detect you to be a spammer who SPAMS news all over the place.

Tip 2: Posting memes on the RIGHT subreddit to get Karmas

Post cheap memes at r/meme[13] NOT r/memes[14] [yet...] from https://imgflip.com/memegenerator[15][16] where you can find original memes there and re-use it in Reddit.
There is a low frequency of people doing this and you won't get a salty "REPOST" angry comment often.
WHY r/meme[17] first? r/memes[18] requires a specific number of Karma to be able to post it there. Therefore, get some Karma at r/meme[19] first.
r/wholesomememes & r/HolUp is also a good place to post memes. BUT.. be careful of your meme format as both these subs are strict with their quality. I have gotten good karma from both these subs but it's quite challenging to get a post that goes viral here as the competition is steep.

Tip 3: Hang around larger subs

I got MOST of my Karma from r/oddlysatisfying[20], r/aww[21] and r/unexpected[22]. The key of doing this is basically hunting for new hot .gifs, videos (mp4) or pictures and posting it there.
Sometimes, you can hunt for quality post from smaller/similar subreddits like r/chonkers[23], r/dogs[24], r/cats[25], r/interestingasfuck[26] and so on and just cross posting between the subs OR just downloading the videos/pictures/.gifs there and reposting later on.
Additionally, you can get your source from 9gag.com[27] as only 20% or so contents there are from Reddit.. So, 80% of the materials there are original and NOT used in Reddit. People in Reddit will *sometimes* upvote some positive stuffs like crazy

Tip 4: Knowing WHEN to post

FINAL TIP is to know the TIME to actually post your things. I usually aim for U.S.A. time. Time-zones of highly dense people in America is important to know coz. Redditors are usually Westerners. Morning, Lunch break and Dinner time (6pm - 11pm) are the best time to post things.
[Example] Let's say, someone posted a .gif about 12AM New York time and I posted the exact SAME .gif at 7AM New York time. My post exploded and went all the way to r/all[28] and gave me the privilage to enter r/EternityClub[29] because TIMING is important and you don't wanna post something while people are sleeping

Tip 5: Don't FLOOD your posts a.k.a. Don't SPAM a sub

DO NOT FLOOD POST ANY SUBREDDIT AGGRESSIVELY TO "FARM" KARMA.
**We're not here to "Farm"... The objective is to get Karma to enable yourself to post stuff normally in subreddit you are interested in.**
Just post something interesting once or twice per day and be more engage at the comment section. Your Karma will rise normally as you get more involve in the community in a decent way in line with the culture within the subreddit itself.
There is a possiblity of getting permanently banned by the MODs from subreddits if you keep SPAMing like a madman

Tip 6: Hunting for good contents from TELEGRAM

There are other people posting original content from 9gag to Reddit and you don't want to be THAT guy who repost things that has been forwarded to a certain subreddit.
There are good content from Telegram groups as listed below to be brought to Reddit

1. https://t.me/qtanimals[30][31] for r/aww[32]

2. https://t.me/onlyfood[33][34] for r/food[35] and r/foodporn[36]

3. https://t.me/GIFsChannel[37][38] for r/funny[39], r/awesome[40] or any relevant subs

4. https://t.me/topgif[41][42] for r/funny[43], r/awesome[44] or any relevant subs

5. https://t.me/OddlySatisfying[45][46] for r/oddlysatisfying[47]

I do believe there are other TELEGRAM channels with good content, you just need to be familiar with the app and search those channels for yourself.

Tip 7: It's good to socialize in the comments section

**ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS** begin to reply to the first few comments to your post. Thank people for making a funny comment in your post because THAT COULD REALLY HELP TO SKY ROCKET YOUR POST TO r/all[48] FRONT PAGE.
People sometimes awards funny comments and NOT your post and that is ALSO GOOD because it boosts your post popularity anyways.
**DO NOT** over do it and begin to reply to ALL the comments. Let people enjoy your content and learn to say thank you to people who gives your awards.

Tip 8: Learn how to deal with internet bullies and trolls

There will be internet bullies out there who downvotes your post earlier on and sometimes post mean comments to make you wanna delete your post.
People calling out "REPOST" just to throw you out of your good mood; just ignore them
Ironically, there will be people who DMs you and while calling you a Karma Whore or whatever
Just learn to forgive them, remember that you're trying to get internet points for fun and doing a noble work entertaining people with funny/ cute/ awesome posts.

Tip 9: Don't complain and stay level headed

**NEVER** be entangle with stupid debates and stop whining having negative or low karma
Do the study and do the work before posting something you don't know about. [Example] Posting a .gif or a place without doing a background study can make you do some silly titles for your post - calling a Wallaby a Kangaroo is one of many examples of lack of knowledge before posting.
Getting Karma is easy once you get the hang of it.

Tip 10: Continue to learn and be patient

Learn to know good .gifs, pictures and/or funny memes from telegram or 9gag. Sometimes, what seems to be funny to you might not be funny to the general audience of Reddit or to the specific group within the sub.
If your content suck, you need to admit your mistakes and learn why your content suck instead of trying to justify why your meme is funny or defending why that certain funny .gif is awesome and everyone else's opinion is garbage.
Try to understand other people's view point and improve your post selection from the sources I shared with you. It's not that hard., you just need to be flexible with what you like and play into the audience's demands.
Look at the top posts within the sub and just post anything similar to it or even better. The interest of people shifts very frequent in subreddits; [Example] Today people are interested in cats in r/aww[49] and tomorrow dogs would be at the top 5 posts in r/aww[50].

Tip 11: Learning how to CONVERT videos and .gifs to a format that Reddit accepts

If you wanna convert from **Twitter (Videos / .gifs) to mp4** files, you can use >>THIS WEBSITE<<[51].
If you're converting **.webd to mp4** videos from 9gag, I suggest you use tools from >>HERE<<[52]
A good **Facebook video** that would go viral in Reddit but hasn't been posted yet? Quickly grab the opportunity and convert the video using >>THIS TOOL<<[53] before posting.
Got a YouTube video you like? There are a lot of tools around the internet.. BUT.. I really like >>THIS ONE<<[54] since it gives me many options of video quality to choose from.

Tip 12: Posting ORIGINAL CONTENT for subs that appreciate OCs

Are you good at ART? Why not try posting something at r/toptalent or r/TopTalentTutorials
Anime subs like r/EdensZero, r/anime or even gaming subs like r/AnotherEdenGlobal loves other people's fan art
Basically, you can get Karma for doing something you like; you have a passion for farming? Show your crops at r/farming then! I'm pretty sure people will begin to appreciate your skills and efforts in planting some greens

Tip 13: Satisfied with the amount of Karma you have? or Seeking to just gain enough Karma to post at other subreddits? Stop farming.

You don't need 1 million Karma to just chill and relax at a sub you enjoy. Just getting by the required amount of Karma and stop the 'farming' phase is totally okay.
I don't want these tips to trap people into becoming Karma farming addicts and kinda miss the point of using Reddit - to enjoy a forum-like-community-with-like-minded-people.
Use the tips I shared to just get enough Karma to make you satisfied.
DON'T be a KARMA FARMER... Be a decent Redditor and get involved with the community normally.

p.s. Getting Karma is easy and this subreddit itself is like a nursery to many people who are new before embarking on their Reddit life.

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/News/

3: https://www.reddit.com/r/chelsea/

4: https://www.reddit.com/r/coys/

5: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/

6: https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA/

7: https://www.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/

8: https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/

9: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewsOfTheWeird/

10: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewsOfTheStupid/

11: https://www.reddit.com/r/offbeat/

12: https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdNews4U/

13: https://www.reddit.com/r/meme/

14: https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/

15: https://imgflip.com/memegenerator

16: https://imgflip.com/memegenerator

17: https://www.reddit.com/r/meme/

18: https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/

19: https://www.reddit.com/r/meme/

20: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/

21: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/

22: https://www.reddit.com/r/unexpected/

23: https://www.reddit.com/r/chonkers/

24: https://www.reddit.com/r/dogs/

25: https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/

26: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/

27: https://9gag.com/

28: https://www.reddit.com/r/all/

29: https://www.reddit.com/r/EternityClub/

30: https://t.me/qtanimals

31: https://t.me/qtanimals

32: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/

33: https://t.me/onlyfood

34: https://t.me/onlyfood

35: https://www.reddit.com/r/food/

36: https://www.reddit.com/r/foodporn/

37: https://t.me/GIFsChannel

38: https://t.me/GIFsChannel

39: https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/

40: https://www.reddit.com/r/awesome/

41: https://t.me/topgif

42: https://t.me/topgif

43: https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/

44: https://www.reddit.com/r/awesome/

45: https://t.me/OddlySatisfying

46: https://t.me/OddlySatisfying

47: https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/

48: https://www.reddit.com/r/all/

49: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/

50: https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/

51: https://www.savetweetvid.com/

52: https://video.online-convert.com/convert/webm-to-mp4

53: https://www.getfvid.com/facebook-converter

54: https://ymp4.download/en2/

Thanks

Comments

Comment by highingsquirrel at 29/11/2020 at 00:53 UTC

6 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Great breakdown, very much obliged.

Comment by Inevitable-Star8969 at 04/02/2021 at 09:00 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

This should be the message that's sent to you when you first make an account on reddit.. Thank you for the write up

Comment by CottenCandyuwu at 17/12/2020 at 23:11 UTC

3 upvotes, 0 direct replies

thanks!

Comment by [deleted] at 04/02/2021 at 12:57 UTC

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Comment by G_SCAR at 17/08/2020 at 18:41 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Thanks!

Comment by Michal04pl at 18/08/2020 at 01:06 UTC

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thanks

Comment by nattles314 at 18/08/2020 at 04:19 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

This was really helpful. Thank you!!

Comment by [deleted] at 18/08/2020 at 07:34 UTC

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Comment by linehad at 18/08/2020 at 11:57 UTC

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Thxx

Comment by Fat_memer420 at 27/11/2020 at 20:51 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

thanks m8 i just have one question which is where to post the picture that i take cuz i usually take pictures with my phone when im out but i think big communities are not good for me rn cuz i just installed Reddit today another thing that got me thinking is that is it possible that you post something and people wont be able to see it even tho its been posted successfuly(found this in the internet)

Comment by miriamirel at 30/11/2020 at 15:57 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Thank you! Super helpful

Comment by funkids12 at 24/12/2020 at 11:40 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

good one.. getting a karma seems to be equal to winning the football world cup... :)

Comment by yuguero95 at 26/01/2021 at 18:36 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Thank you!

Comment by Odd-Station2411 at 30/01/2021 at 20:23 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Tried posting a meme to /r/meme and it says I don't have enough karma to post a meme...

I get you have to keep spammers out but there's got to be a way...

I'll be happy at least if this doesn't get removed...

Comment by GenesisLee at 04/05/2024 at 03:19 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Most interesting! Thank you!

Comment by kevitsnotfunny at 21/10/2022 at 21:17 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

thanks for the post very helpful will apply this moving foward

Comment by Shot-Earth7302 at 12/12/2022 at 04:14 UTC

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Thanks

Comment by koavf at 26/04/2023 at 22:13 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

r/wholesomememes & r/HolUp is also a good place to post memes. BUT.. be careful of your meme format as both these subs are strict with their quality.

lol is this a joke?

Comment by koavf at 26/04/2023 at 22:14 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

But why would anyone want to do this and why would you want to incentivize this behavior?

Comment by [deleted] at 29/10/2023 at 20:52 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Thankyou for this explanation

Comment by R98G16 at 07/12/2023 at 17:35 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

THE GOAT OF KARMA 🙌🏽 Thank you

Comment by NLKrow at 03/02/2024 at 12:13 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Thank you for this. I've only been on Reddit a short while and am still fine my way around. This helped a lot to clarify how Karma is obtained and used.