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Best time to post in r/SocialMediaMarketing
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/SocialMediaMarketing 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 233 recent posts, an estimated 100% were still up about a day later.
r/SocialMediaMarketing is a place for SMM professionals to share industry-relevant information, discuss best practices, and provide constructive critique.
The best and worst hours to post in r/SocialMediaMarketing
In our sample of 703 recent and top r/SocialMediaMarketing posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 2pm UTC (10 posts in that hour), and are weakest around Thursday 3pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Oct 20, 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 2pm
avg score 15.8 · 10 posts sampled
- Window 2
Tue around 3pm
avg score 11.2 · 11 posts sampled
- Window 3
Mon around 1pm
avg score 3.3 · 15 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
100%
of 233 recent r/SocialMediaMarketing 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 Oct 22, 2026.
r/SocialMediaMarketing 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 Civil.
Enforcement variesWhile disagreements are natural, we emphasize respectful and constructive interactions here. Personal attacks are not tolerated.
2.No Deceptive Promotion or Manipulation
Enforcement variesWe do not allow: • Coordinated or inauthentic activity intended to artificially boost a person, company, product, or service • Astroturfing, such as posing as a regular user to promote something for personal or financial gain If your comment history shows you plugging the same link or service over and over again with no other discussion, safely assume your post or comment will be deleted.
3.No Social Media Account Selling.
Enforcement variesThis is r/socialmediamarketing, not r/socialmediamarketplace. Anyone selling social media accounts here will be permanently banned.
4.Please keep Job Opportunities and Service Advertisements in their Monthly Threads.
Enforcement variesTo maintain the organization and focus of our community discussions, we require that all job opportunities and advertisements for social media marketing services be posted exclusively in the respective weekly threads.
r/SocialMediaMarketing 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/SocialMediaMarketing?
Only in the designated thread. r/SocialMediaMarketing restricts promotion to Monthly Threads (Job Opportunities & Service Advertisements); a standalone promo post gets removed. The sub's own wording: "keep Job Opportunities and Service Advertisements in their Monthly Threads". Post your promo there and keep regular posts value-first.
r/SocialMediaMarketing by the numbers
- Members
- 318K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 11
- 68 comments / day
- Community age
- 17 years
- since Jan 31, 2009
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 characters | 33% | 0% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/SocialMediaMarketing
Self-promo outside the designated thread
Promotion is only allowed in Monthly Threads (Job Opportunities & Service Advertisements). A standalone promo post gets removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/SocialMediaMarketing publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
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/SocialMediaMarketing posting questions
Can I post links in r/SocialMediaMarketing?
No. r/SocialMediaMarketing 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/SocialMediaMarketing require karma to post?
r/SocialMediaMarketing 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.
Is r/SocialMediaMarketing strict?
Relaxed, by our estimate (12/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 4 rules, and its stated gates). About 0% 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.
What is the best time to post in r/SocialMediaMarketing?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 2pm UTC and Tuesday 3pm 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/SocialMediaMarketing?
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 0% of r/SocialMediaMarketing 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 Oct 20, 2026
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