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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.
A community to discuss Affiliate marketing (AM,) paid traffic, SEO, email marketing, and more. READ OUR WIKI: https://reddit.com/r/Affiliatemarketing/wiki/index
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.
- Window 1
Tue around 7pm
avg score 13.8 · 8 posts sampled
- Window 2
Sat around 6pm
avg score 25.5 · 2 posts sampled
- 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.
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.Karma Minimum
Enforced automaticallyUsers 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.You must join the sub to post or comment
Enforced automaticallyIn 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.Affiliate offers and Tools
Enforced automaticallyNo 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.Linking with referral tags (Spamming #1)
Enforcement variesLinking with referral tags and tracking codes is prohibited.
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.Selling to the Community (Spamming #3)
Enforcement variesDon'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.AMA - Ask Me Anything & Polls
Removed by moderatorsYou 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.ChatGPT/AI Posts
Enforcement variesDo 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
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 characters | 0% | 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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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.
Rules last checked Sep 2, 2026
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