long term success with reddit - pubcon 2015
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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
Brent Csutoras | Long Term Success with Reddit
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