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Best time to post in r/advertising
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/advertising are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 253 recent posts, an estimated 99% were still up about a day later.
THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO ADVERTISE. YOU WILL BE BANNED. r/Advertising: Is for ad creators, students, copywriters, and anyone else who is finely honing their reverse banner blindness for professional reasons.
The best and worst hours to post in r/advertising
In our sample of 666 recent and top r/advertising posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 11am UTC, and are weakest around Sunday 12am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 5, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Wed around 11am
avg score 163.8 · 4 posts sampled
- Window 2
Sat around 11pm
avg score 64.5 · 6 posts sampled
- Window 3
Mon around 11pm
avg score 65.8 · 4 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
99%
of 253 recent r/advertising posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 5, 2026.
r/advertising rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.Be nice
Enforcement variesDon't be a dick.
2.No advertisements or spam
Enforcement variesPosts will be removed, posters banned. If you would like to advertise visit - https://about.reddit.com/advertise
3.Low quality
Enforcement variesWe're trying to build something great here, help us do that. A post or comment in a poor attempt to shill or sell a product or service, is someone's homework, is looking for free marketing instead of paying for a professional, or is a few sentences with a link to their blog. Let's not forget, memes, rants without a source, screenshots, etc. will all be removed.
4.URL Shorteners
Enforcement variesAny post or comment using a URL shortener will be removed.
5.Surveys and/or homework/assignment help
Enforcement variesDon't post them.
6.Not advertising industry related
Enforcement variesThis sub is for professionals to talk specifically about advertising, not for advertising product/services and not for topics unrelated to the advertising industry.
7.No AI Generated Posts
Enforcement variesPosts that have clearly been generated by ChatGPT or another chatbot will be deleted and user banned.
r/advertising does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/advertising?
No. r/advertising bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No advertisements or spam: Posts will be removed, posters banned.". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
r/advertising by the numbers
- Members
- 255K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 9
- 170 comments / day
- Community age
- 18 years
- since Apr 30, 2008
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 characters | 0% | 0% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/advertising
Self-promotion
r/advertising bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/advertising publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
AI-generated content
r/advertising removes content it judges to be AI-generated. Obvious AI phrasing in a draft raises removal risk even when a human wrote most of it.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
Wondering about a post that already disappeared? Start with why Reddit posts get removed or run the free shadowban check.
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r/advertising posting questions
Can I post links in r/advertising?
No. r/advertising accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.
Does r/advertising require karma to post?
r/advertising does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Can you self-promote in r/advertising?
No. r/advertising bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No advertisements or spam: Posts will be removed, posters banned.". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
Is r/advertising strict?
Moderate, by our estimate (28/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 7 rules, and its stated gates). About 1% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
Does r/advertising allow AI-generated content?
No. r/advertising removes content it judges to be AI-generated. That includes obviously AI-phrased text even when a human edited it, so rewrite drafts in your own voice before posting here.
What is the best time to post in r/advertising?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 11am UTC and Saturday 11pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/advertising?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 1% of r/advertising posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Sep 2, 2026
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