Long Term Success with Reddit - Pubcon 2015

Subreddit Rules

Admins vs Moderators

Front Page• 50 popular Subreddits• bit.ly/1pNKAiK

Logarithmic Voting Algorithm

Logarithmic Voting Algorithm

SilentBans

Be Anonymous

Become aRedditor

CommentBeforeSubmitting

CommentOn UpcomingStories

Find Your Passion

• Redditmetrics.com

Large vs Active

Rules, Rules, Rules

Impress the Mods

• Review Moderators for their interests

• Submit what they submit

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Redditinvestigator.com

• Domain search for what is already working

Research

• Review TOP and Controversial

• 10am EST or when right mods are active ;)

Submit at the Right Time

What is Spam?• Submitting your own content, be careful• If you don’t reply and comment• Submitting off-topic links to a community• Submitting too much to a community• If your submissions keep getting downvoted, but you

keep submitting

• reddit.com/r/spam• List of suspected spammer accounts

Other Opportunities• Recreate Reddit Focused Content• Reddit Gold• Reddit Ads• AMA (Ask Me Anything)• Comments

• Recreate popular concepts over 6 months old

Reddit FocusedContent

• You, Influencers, Mods

• Gold Partner

Reddit Gold

Reddit Ads

AMA(Ask Me Anything) • One of most popular Subreddits

• Obama, Bill Gates, Celebrities, etc• Everyday people too

Responding toComments• Related threads• Reddit exclusive offers• Link to resources

Things to Remember Reddit is filled with Influencers, a great demographic audience, and

growing regularly. Become a Redditor and comment often Find active subreddits, with accommodating rules Research what works Marry the Mods Consider alternate avenues of marketing other than submissions