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Best time to post in r/Affiliatemarketing

The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.

Posts in r/Affiliatemarketing are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that allows both text and link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 50 recent posts, an estimated 98% were still up about a day later.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/Affiliatemarketing

In our sample of 470 recent and top r/Affiliatemarketing posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 7pm UTC, and are weakest around Thursday 9pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 4, 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.

Times in your timezoneUTC · GMT+0
  1. Window 1

    Tue around 7pm

    avg score 13.8 · 8 posts sampled

  2. Window 2

    Sat around 6pm

    avg score 25.5 · 2 posts sampled

  3. Window 3

    Mon around 1pm

    avg score 10.2 · 5 posts sampled

Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.

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Estimated survival rate

98%

of 50 recent r/Affiliatemarketing 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 3, 2026.

Strictness: ModeratePublic subText + link postsFlair optionalPromo: designated thread only250+ karma statedAI content banned

r/Affiliatemarketing 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. 1.Karma Minimum

    Enforced automatically

    Users must have at least 250 karma to post in this subreddit. Also, you must become a member of the sub to post or comment. See rule number 6.

    Users must have at least 250 karma to post in this subreddit · stated in the sub's rules

  2. 2.You must join the sub to post or comment

    Enforced automatically

    In order to cut down on spam and scammers, you must become a member of the sub to post or comment. Many people seem to come to the sub to TAKE rather than give. We often get people posting listicles or guides or making claims of income, but if they were the experts they claim to be, they would be members of the sub. To post or comment, please click the join button before posting. The only requirement is you must have 250 karma to join. This, once again, is to foil the bots.

    The only requirement is you must have 250 karma to join · stated in the sub's rules

  3. 3.Affiliate offers and Tools

    Enforced automatically

    No unsolicited advertising of affiliate programs. Use the sticky thread, *POST YOUR OFFER IN THE STICKY THREAD AS A COMMENT. *TAG IT WITH THE AFFILIATE OFFER FLAIR. *MUST CONTAIN A BRIEF DESCRIPTION AND LINK BOTH TO THE INFORMATION PAGE AND THE SIGN UP PAGE. *MUST BE A SPECIFIC OFFER. (NO LINKS TO THE HOMEPAGE OF CLICKBANK OR JVZOO OR SIMILAIR NETWORK. MUST LINK TO A SPECIFIC PRODUCT OR OPPORTUNITY) All offers that violate this will be removed and the user banned.

  4. 4.Linking with referral tags (Spamming #1)

    Enforcement varies

    Linking with referral tags and tracking codes is prohibited.

  5. 5.Inserting links in comments (Spamming #2)

    Enforcement varies

    -We will remove blatant attempts to farm backlinks or affiliate links and links where we cannot tell if there is a tracking code. -Links to websites or blogs containing a sales page/sign-up will be removed. -Links to "Guru's" or high priced coaching programs will be removed. (and the community will hate you;) -Links to tools/offers must be in the sticky thread for offers. Want to recommend something as part of a discussion? Great. Use the name of th, not the link.

  6. 6.Selling to the Community (Spamming #3)

    Enforcement varies

    Don't spam. Your post will be removed if you are trying to make a buck off the community. Outside of the affiliate and tool thread, you cannot get customers within the sub.

  7. 7.AMA - Ask Me Anything & Polls

    Removed by moderators

    You may NOT host an AMA or poll post without prior MOD approval. Failure to gain prior mod approval is an automatic lifetime ban. Do. Not. Do. It. When in doubt reach out through modmail! No AMA nor polls posted without prior mod approval.

  8. 8.ChatGPT/AI Posts

    Enforcement varies

    Do not post AI written guides or how to posts. No 100 sources of (whatever). We get 100 of those posts daily. We have to remove them and ban you. Everyone here knows what they are and flags them.

Can you self-promote in r/Affiliatemarketing?

Only in the designated thread. r/Affiliatemarketing restricts promotion to sticky thread; a standalone promo post gets removed. The sub's own wording: "No unsolicited advertising of affiliate programs. Use the sticky thread, *POST YOUR OFFER IN THE STICKY THREAD AS A COMMENT.". Post your promo there and keep regular posts value-first.

r/Affiliatemarketing by the numbers

Members
290K
Active right now
Not public
Posts / day
3
40 comments / day
Community age
17 years
since Jul 13, 2009
What a successful r/Affiliatemarketing post looks like · 70 top posts from the last month
Median title lengthPosts with a linkPosts with flairDominant format
66 characters0%0%text posts

What gets removed in r/Affiliatemarketing

  • Self-promo outside the designated thread

    Promotion is only allowed in sticky thread. A standalone promo post gets removed.

  • Account below the stated minimum

    The rules state you need 250 karma. Below that, removal is automatic and silent.

  • AI-generated content

    r/Affiliatemarketing 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.

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Subreddits like r/Affiliatemarketing

Posting somewhere adjacent? Each of these has its own rules and its own removal pattern. Check the one you actually plan to post in.

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r/Affiliatemarketing posting questions

Can I post links in r/Affiliatemarketing?

Yes. r/Affiliatemarketing accepts link posts. The usual sitewide traps still apply: URL shorteners, affiliate parameters, and brand-new domains get filtered fast, and promotional links are judged against the sub's self-promo rules. One clean link to the original source is the safe pattern.

Does r/Affiliatemarketing require karma to post?

Yes. The sub's own rules state a minimum of 250 karma. Below that, posts are removed automatically, usually without a message. Build karma by commenting before you try to post.

Can you self-promote in r/Affiliatemarketing?

Only in the designated thread. r/Affiliatemarketing restricts promotion to sticky thread; a standalone promo post gets removed. The sub's own wording: "No unsolicited advertising of affiliate programs. Use the sticky thread, *POST YOUR OFFER IN THE STICKY THREAD AS A COMMENT.". Post your promo there and keep regular posts value-first.

Is r/Affiliatemarketing strict?

Moderate, by our estimate (32/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 8 rules, and its stated gates). About 2% 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/Affiliatemarketing allow AI-generated content?

No. r/Affiliatemarketing 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/Affiliatemarketing?

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Tuesday 7pm UTC and Saturday 6pm 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/Affiliatemarketing?

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 2% of r/Affiliatemarketing posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.

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