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r/indiebiz
Allows a post about it on its stated conditions“A Reddit for small businesses, independents and startups to offer and share services, products, resources, and insight.”
Independent businesses and startups share tools and resources, so your app-building platform fits as a resource for businesses developing software.
Rules read Oct 4 · its rules on Reddit
r/Businessowners
Allows a post about it on its stated conditions“If you have a website/company that needs promoting feel free to toss out the name and link long as it respects the rules.”
Members discuss business tools and operations, so your platform is relevant to owners building apps for their businesses.
Rules read Oct 4 · its rules on Reddit
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We looked Excalibase up from your post in r/SaasDevelopers (examples-jfp7kx46kb.apps.excalibase.io). Not yours? Look up your own product (the kind, local and service businesses, is our guess).
6 communities’ rules allow a post about it.
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Excalibase is an open-source platform as a service with databases, generated GraphQL and REST APIs, realtime, storage, functions and app containers.
r/indiebiz 42,007 members
It allows a post about it on its stated conditions
Why it fits: Independent businesses and startups share tools and resources, so your app-building platform fits as a resource for businesses developing software.
What it expects, an opening angle, what gets it removed
- What it expects
- Your post should be a self post describing the platform, with a title tag such as [RESOURCE] or [INTRO]. Include your location if the business is regional.
- An opening angle
- Introduce your free beta through the feedback board example and explain which parts of its backend the platform supplies.
- What gets a post removed
- Spam or MLM promotion would break its rules; a bare-link submission would also miss its self-post guidelines.
Its rule, word for word:
“A Reddit for small businesses, independents and startups to offer and share services, products, resources, and insight.”
- “Please make a self post describing your business, services and products, and where you are located (if your business is regional).”
- “Please use the following tags in your titles to help clarify your post: [INTRO] [OFFER] [NETWORKING] [RESOURCE] [REQUEST]”
- “NO MLM POSTING AT ALL”
Rules read Oct 4 · its rules on Reddit
r/Businessowners 37,504 members
It allows a post about it on its stated conditions
Why it fits: Members discuss business tools and operations, so your platform is relevant to owners building apps for their businesses.
What it expects, an opening angle, what gets it removed
- What it expects
- Keep your post about business ownership, explain your goals and specify the feedback you want. Include any required access code, and purchase instructions if you ask for a purchase.
- An opening angle
- Explain how your platform puts an app beside its database, and ask owners building software what is unclear in the first-use experience.
- What gets a post removed
- Reposts, low-effort or AI spam, survey forms and content unrelated to business ownership would break its rules.
Its rule, word for word:
“If you have a website/company that needs promoting feel free to toss out the name and link long as it respects the rules.”
- “If you want opinions on your business, product, or website post with context.”
- “Tell us your goals and what kind of feedback you want.”
- “If you link something that requires a code or number put that number in the thread.”
and 10 more in its rules
- “Give clear instruction on how to make whatever purchase you're asking.”
- “The only rules that really matter are:”
- “No spam.”
- “If you post something let it have at least a week to cycle through before you repost it.”
- “No rude or offensive language that would put down another company here, you can settle your personal disputes away from this sub-reddit.”
- “Business related topics- News can go in the Business sub-reddit.”
- “Honest business practices please.”
- “If you're caught soliciting for a shady or questionable business trying to phish or scam any of the Reddit community you will reported to the BBB and removed from this sub-reddit.”
- “Craigslist deals are to only be posted on Monday.”
- “Any posted on other days will be deleted.”
Rules read Oct 4 · its rules on Reddit
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r/smallbusinessesowners 12,389 members
It allows it on its set day · for your kind of product
“Self-promotion (your brand, product, socials, links) is allowed only on Wednesdays and Fridays.”
The rule goes on:
- “Post on other days will be removed”
- “Be transparent + add value (no spam or link dumping)”
- “This keeps the community useful, not promotional.”
- “If you are promoting only one product in the form of discussion, it will be considered as a promotion.”
- “Asking for a review or a feedback can be considered as a non promotional post”
Other requirements in its rules:
- “All posts must be original and tailored for this community.”
- “Use the Correct Post Flair”
- “Please use the most relevant flair for your post before publishing.”
All 6 of its rules for posts, word for word
- No personal commitments or posts No personal remarks or comments about anyone in the comments or posts.
- Brand and self promotion only on Wednesdays and Fridays of every week Self-promotion (your brand, product, socials, links) is allowed only on Wednesdays and Fridays. Post on other days will be removed Be transparent + add value (no spam or link dumping) This keeps the community useful, not promotional. If you are promoting only one product in the form of discussion, it will be considered as a promotion. Asking for a review or a feedback can be considered as a non promotional post
- No Cross-Posting allowed Cross-posting from other subreddits is not permitted. All posts must be original and tailored for this community.
- Use the Correct Post Flair Please use the most relevant flair for your post before publishing. It helps keep the community organized and makes it easier for other small business owners to find discussions, give advice, or discover opportunities.
- No selective outrage about a person or a product Criticism and disagreement are allowed, but responses must remain meaningful and constructive. Repeated personal bias, bad-faith targeting, or agenda-driven outrage without substance is not encouraged.
- sidebar This community is for small businesses, enterprises, solo-owners and freelancers to connect, share and communicate.
Rules read Oct 5 · its rules on Reddit
r/indiebiz 42,007 members
It allows a post about it on its stated conditions · for any maker's project
“A Reddit for small businesses, independents and startups to offer and share services, products, resources, and insight.”
Its conditions, word for word:
- “Please make a self post describing your business, services and products, and where you are located (if your business is regional).”
- “Please use the following tags in your titles to help clarify your post: [INTRO] [OFFER] [NETWORKING] [RESOURCE] [REQUEST]”
- “NO MLM POSTING AT ALL”
All 1 of its rules for posts, word for word
- sidebar * ###PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING All submissions related to small and independent businesses are welcome, although the moderators reserve the right to curb spamminess as needed. Please keep the following guidelines in mind: - Please make a self post describing your business, services and products, and where you are located (if your business is regional). - Please use the following tags in your titles to help clarify your post: [INTRO] [OFFER] [NETWORKING] [RESOURCE] [REQUEST] - ###NO MLM POSTING AT ALL Sorry guys, plenty of other places for that. - As always, please follow Rediquette * ##Join the IndieBiz Like Flood! Visit our Like Flood post, add your links, and plus, follow, and like everyone else's! ##Wants & Needs Need a product or service for your business? Have a product or service that someone is asking about? Post your Wants & Needs, and anyone who can help will respond! ##IndieBiz Social Links Google+ Facebook * ##Related Subs Startups & Entrepreneurs /r/Entrepreneur /r/dotcom /r/startups /r/VentureBiotech /r/equity_crowdfunding Internet Resources /r/SEO /r/webdesign /r/freelance /r/wordpress /r/wordpresshelp /r/webdev Networking /r/guestblog /r/indiebiz Business General /r/Business /r/SmallBusiness /r/Marketing /r/consulting * Want to be a Moderator? Message the mods.
Rules read Oct 4 · its rules on Reddit
r/Businessowners 37,504 members
It allows a post about it on its stated conditions · for any maker's project
“If you have a website/company that needs promoting feel free to toss out the name and link long as it respects the rules.”
Its conditions, word for word:
- “If you want opinions on your business, product, or website post with context.”
- “Tell us your goals and what kind of feedback you want.”
- “If you link something that requires a code or number put that number in the thread.”
and 10 more in its rules
- “Give clear instruction on how to make whatever purchase you're asking.”
- “The only rules that really matter are:”
- “No spam.”
- “If you post something let it have at least a week to cycle through before you repost it.”
- “No rude or offensive language that would put down another company here, you can settle your personal disputes away from this sub-reddit.”
- “Business related topics- News can go in the Business sub-reddit.”
- “Honest business practices please.”
- “If you're caught soliciting for a shady or questionable business trying to phish or scam any of the Reddit community you will reported to the BBB and removed from this sub-reddit.”
- “Craigslist deals are to only be posted on Monday.”
- “Any posted on other days will be deleted.”
Other requirements in its rules:
- “Posts must be related to business ownership only.Includes operations, marketing, finance, hiring, management, tools, entrepreneurship etc”
All 7 of its rules for posts, word for word
- Stay on topic Posts must be related to business ownership only.Includes operations, marketing, finance, hiring, management, tools, entrepreneurship etc
- No Reposts allowed No reposts are allowed in this sub
- No low-effort or AI spam posts
- Be respectful and professional No harassment, hate speech, or personal attacks. Keep discussions civil and constructive.
- Ask for feedback the right way If you want opinions on your business, product, or website post with context. Tell us your goals and what kind of feedback you want.
- Any type of survey forms are not allowed Post containing any survey forms or asking community to fill a survey, will be removed immediately.
- sidebar So this is a very simple concept: If you own a business, promote for a business or would like to become part of a business you can post here. This goes for commercial or mom and pop shops. I'd like to get a weekly spotlight on small businesses as well. If you have a website/company that needs promoting feel free to toss out the name and link long as it respects the rules. The only rules that really matter are: 1. No spam. If you post something let it have at least a week to cycle through before you repost it. 2. No rude or offensive language that would put down another company here, you can settle your personal disputes away from this sub-reddit. 3. If you link something that requires a code or number put that number in the thread. Give clear instruction on how to make whatever purchase you're asking. 4. Business related topics- News can go in the Business sub-reddit. 5. Honest business practices please. If you're caught soliciting for a shady or questionable business trying to phish or scam any of the Reddit community you will reported to the BBB and removed from this sub-reddit. 6. Craigslist deals are to only be posted on Monday. Any posted on other days will be deleted.
Rules read Oct 4 · its rules on Reddit
r/small_business_ideas 32,754 members
It allows a post about it on its stated conditions · for any maker's project
“You may add one link to your business in CTA of your text post.”
Its conditions, word for word:
- “Avoid excessive self-promotion.”
- “If you share your content, make sure it adds value and is not purely promotional.”
- “Assign the appropriate flair to your post to help categorise content effectively.”
Other requirements in its rules:
- “Ambiguous or clickbait titles may be subject to removal.”
- “Assign the appropriate flair to your post to help categorise content effectively.”
All 17 of its rules for posts, word for word
- Be Respectful: Treat others with respect. No personal attacks, offensive language, or disrespectful behaviour.
- Relevance is Key Posts should be directly related to small business ideas. Off-topic posts may be removed.
- Rule for Self-Promotion Avoid excessive self-promotion. If you share your content, make sure it adds value and is not purely promotional. You may add one link to your business in CTA of your text post.
- Quality Content Only Ensure that your posts contribute valuable information, insights, or discussions. Low-effort or duplicate content may be removed.
- No Illegal or Unethical Ideas Do not share or endorse illegal or unethical business ideas. Keep discussions within legal and ethical boundaries.
- Be Descriptive with Titles Use clear and descriptive titles for posts. Ambiguous or clickbait titles may be subject to removal.
- Respect Privacy Do not share personal information about others without their consent.
- No Low-Quality Advice Provide thoughtful and constructive advice. Avoid generic or low-quality responses.
- Use Flairs Appropriately Assign the appropriate flair to your post to help categorise content effectively.
- No Shaming or Discrimination Do not engage in shaming, discrimination, or any form of prejudiced behaviour. This includes but is not limited to race, gender, or socioeconomic status.
- Report Unwanted Content Use the report feature to bring attention to any posts or comments that violate the rules.
- Follow Reddit Guidelines Adhere to the overall rules and guidelines set by Reddit. This includes no illegal content, no doxxing, and respect for intellectual property.
- Feedback Constructively If providing feedback, ensure it is constructive and helps the poster improve their idea.
- No Low-Effort Posts Low-effort posts, memes, or content that doesn't contribute meaningfully may be removed.
- Moderator Discretion Moderators have the right to enforce rules at their discretion for the overall health of the community.
- posting guidelines Submission text
- sidebar Sidebar
Rules read Oct 4 · its rules on Reddit
r/Entrepreneur 5,284,251 members
It allows it in its designated weekly threads · for any maker's project
“Free offers and promotions belong only in the designated weekly threads.”
Its conditions, word for word:
- “No dropping URLs, asking users to DM you, telling people to check your profile, or offering private resources.”
- “No crypto or investment pitches.”
- “You must participate in the comments of other posts on this subreddit before posting yourself.”
and 3 more in its rules
- “Engage meaningfully first and get to know the community.”
- “Always message the mods and ask permission first.”
- “Do not use this community to sell, promote, recruit, hire, job-seek, solicit investment, or drive traffic to your profile, company, or external content.”
Other requirements in its rules:
- “Posts must be specific, practical, and grounded in real entrepreneurial effort. “How do I make $X?” or get-rich-quick style posts will be removed.”
- “Posts must be original to this community.”
All 6 of its rules for posts, word for word
- No promotion, sales, or solicitation Do not use this community to sell, promote, recruit, hire, job-seek, solicit investment, or drive traffic to your profile, company, or external content. No dropping URLs, asking users to DM you, telling people to check your profile, or offering private resources. No crypto or investment pitches. Free offers and promotions belong only in the designated weekly threads. Violations may result in a permanent ban.
- Civility and inclusivity Be civil and professional to those around you. Personal attacks, hostility, harassment, discrimination, or unprofessional conduct are not tolerated. Treat others like colleagues. If someone is abusive, report them. Do not escalate or engage.
- Posting requirements and contribution standards You must participate in the comments of other posts on this subreddit before posting yourself. Engage meaningfully first and get to know the community. Posts must be specific, practical, and grounded in real entrepreneurial effort. “How do I make $X?” or get-rich-quick style posts will be removed. Low-effort, vague, diary-style, or purely opinion-based posts are not a fit here.
- Original and human content only Posts must be original to this community. Do not repost content from blogs, other subreddits, or duplicate common threads. AI-generated posts or comments are not permitted. If your content is generated by AI, it may be removed and may result in a ban.
- AMAs must be approved Amas requests can be sent directly to modmail. Users must have a positive history of contribution on Reddit, have a story to tell that would specifically appeal to the subreddit, and meet our posting standards. In your message to the moderation team, please detail how your AMA will uniquely benefit the community.
- posting guidelines Please review our rules in full before posting. If you violate them, you may get a permanent ban. Always message the mods and ask permission first.
Rules read Sep 26 · its rules on Reddit
r/smallbusiness 2,544,713 members
It allows it in its weekly Promote-your-business thread · for any maker's project
“Promote your business in the weekly Promote-your-business thread only.”
Its conditions, word for word:
- “No business promotion posts are allowed.”
- “You can mention your business in a relevant reply to a post or comment in other threads when relevant to the conversation but deliberate abuse of this exception to promote will be recognized and removed.”
- “We are not here to help your SEO, promote your product, or provide an audience for your unsolicited advice or stories.”
Other requirements in its rules:
- “No links, product recommendations, unsolicited advice, blog content, or SEO shaping.”
All 5 of its rules for posts, word for word
- Post only questions about small business. r/smallbusiness is a question and answer subreddit. You ask a question about starting, owning, and growing a small business and the community answers. Exceptions None, no exceptions. Note: You can post own experience in the *new* weekly stickied or pinned share-your-experience thread.
- No links, product recommendations, unsolicited advice, blog content, or SEO shaping. We are not here to help your SEO, promote your product, or provide an audience for your unsolicited advice or stories. As of June 2026 product mentions will be removed from new posts or comments if they appear directly or indirectly promotional. Exceptions Unsolicited advice (best practices, stories, lessons) are allowed in the stickied post dedicated to them. Surveys related to small business are allowed as posts providing they are from academic sources and pre-approved
- No business promotion posts No business promotion posts are allowed. Promote your business in the weekly Promote-your-business thread only. Exceptions You can mention your business in a relevant reply to a post or comment in other threads when relevant to the conversation but deliberate abuse of this exception to promote will be recognized and removed.
- No personal attacks.
- No market research posts - not for developing apps, not for AI, not for business offerings Posts asking about "pain points" or trying to find a problem to solve aren't the focus of our sub and those posts will be removed. Our deep library of past posts are your guide to what everyone needs if you are willing to search and analyze. Academics may contact the mods to discuss exceptions for academic research.
Rules read Sep 26 · its rules on Reddit
Written for Excalibase from what you wrote on Reddit and these communities’ saved rules. Rules change: read each community’s current rules before you post.
All of them on our local and service businesses list.
A missing rule is not permission, and a community's current rules always win.
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01 · Tell us what mattersYour business. Your voice.
Tell us who you help and what you want to say. Choose links or no links, company mentions or none, and your authorized Reddit account or one we arrange.
02 · Leave the work with usResearch. Write. Publish. Reply.
We find relevant communities, check their rules and take part in useful conversations. Your links appear where they are appropriate and allowed.
03 · Change direction anytimeJust tell your employee.
Use your workspace to request a new focus, adjust the tone or update your offer. Your directions guide the next work, with published activity recorded for you.
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We research the conversations, write the posts and handle the replies.
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Starter
$199 / 30 days
Research, writing, publishing and replies.
Your workspace. Your direction.
Growth
$599 / 30 days
Research, writing, publishing and replies.
Your workspace. Your direction.
Scale
$1,099 / 30 days
Research, writing, publishing and replies.
Your workspace. Your direction.
A contribution is a verified published post, comment or reply. Drafts and failed attempts do not count. Contributions share one allowance across your 30-day campaign; daily averages are a guide, subject to suitable conversations and community rules.
One payment. No automatic renewal. Setup does not use up your 30 days. Applicable tax may be added.
Pay and share your business details on our checkout page. We follow up within 12 hours to finish setup. Service terms
What you are hiring us to do
Useful work.
From the first search to the next reply.
Research the right conversations
We look for communities and discussions relevant to your business, read their current rules and identify where you can contribute something useful. We skip conversations that do not fit.
Write for your business
Your brief supplies the offer, audience, voice and facts. We write helpful original posts and comments that address what people are discussing, with a relevant business mention or link where allowed.
Publish and keep the record
We publish through the agreed Reddit account within your directions. Your workspace records verified publications and their links. A draft, a search or a failed attempt does not use your allowance.
Follow the conversation
We answer substantive responses, clarify what you offer and keep useful discussions moving. Research and four campaign reports are included alongside your combined post, comment and reply allowance.
An example, not a customer result
A bookkeeping business, in a useful conversation.
Someone asks how to keep track of unpaid invoices. Your employee could explain a practical way to organize them, mention your service if it fits and the rules allow it, and answer a follow-up question. Your brief decides whether that answer names your business or includes a link. We do not promise that it produces a lead or sale.
Choose what you need
Get the plan.
Or have us do the work.
The free Reddit plan
Use the lookup here to see relevant communities, their quoted rules and the conditions for posting. You can also request the researched plan by email. It is a starting point for work you choose to carry out; requesting it does not start a paid campaign or authorize us to publish for you.
Open the free lookup →Your managed AI employee
Hire ThreadFox to research, write, publish and follow up for one business over 30 days. No customer AI subscription, software installation or computer left running is needed.
- Starter: $199 for 300 combined posts, comments and replies.
- Growth: $599 for 1,200 combined posts, comments and replies.
- Scale: $1,099 for 2,400 combined posts, comments and replies.
One payment plus applicable tax. No automatic renewal. Suitable opportunities and community rules determine the mix; daily figures are averages, not guaranteed daily minimums.
Choose your employee →A clear start after payment
- Share your name, business, email and optional details on the secure checkout page.
- Within 12 hours, we send follow-up questions or let you know an account is ready, with the option to start.
- We agree the brief, account access and start date. Your 30 days begin after setup; payment alone does not mean posting has started.
Use an account you authorize us to operate, or ask us to arrange and manage one for the campaign. We verify access before starting. Never send passwords or login codes in your brief.
One place to give directions
Your private control panel accepts plain-English requests. Change the audience, tone, offer, links or company-name preferences, and review the recorded work there.
“Focus on independent shops. Keep the replies useful and leave out links.”
A request is saved first and reviewed before the new direction is applied. You can pause upcoming work. Community rules and truthful affiliation still govern what we publish.
If suitable opportunities or account access prevent delivery, we report the gap. Undelivered work remains subject to the campaign terms and refund policy.
A little more clarity
Your employee.
Your questions.
What is Reddit, and why would my business use it?
Reddit is a collection of communities where people ask questions, compare products and look for help. ThreadFox finds conversations that fit your business and contributes something useful, so people can discover what you offer.
Do I need to install anything or pay for AI?
No. ThreadFox runs the service. You provide your business details and direction. You do not need a Claude or ChatGPT subscription, software installation or a computer left running.
Does every post link to my business?
You choose whether we use links and company mentions. We include them where the conversation and community rules allow. Some useful contributions work best without a link; we do not force promotional links into communities that prohibit them.
Whose Reddit account do you use?
Your authorized account, or a ThreadFox-arranged account agreed during setup. We confirm account access, community suitability and your instructions before starting.
What happens after I pay?
Share your name, business, email and brief on our checkout page. We follow up within 12 hours with any questions or the next setup steps. Your 30-day campaign begins after setup, not while we arrange access.
Can I change what my employee is doing?
Yes. Send directions from your customer workspace. Update your audience, offer, tone, links or priorities, and follow the work there.
Is the free plan really free?
Yes. Look up communities on this page without buying anything. You can also request the researched plan by email. Hiring ThreadFox to carry out outreach is a separate purchase.
What if I already bought the toolkit?
Your purchase still has its own access and terms. Recover your existing purchase here, or contact support@threadfox.vip for help.