Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
Can you promote on r/passive_income?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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What its rules say about promotion
All referral links must have a disclaimer
This sub is to discuss and inspire each other. Not profit from getting people here to click on your referral link. All referral or affiliate links on low effort posts will be removed. If you do include a referral link, you must clearly label it with a disclaimer. The following have been brought up many times. If you have a unique insight or method, please post. But we don't need any more referral links to these sites. - Honeygain - Robinhood / Webull - Swagbucks - Anything to do with Tai Lopez
Content must be relevant to Passive Income
Examples of non-passive income: gig economy work, surveys, referrals, casinos, sign up bonuses, etc
Mods may remove content at their discretion
There are certain types of posts that do not serve the community (e.g. A.I. generated spam masquerading as advice or a guide, and adult content including pornographic material or selling pictures of any body part) that mods may remove at their discretion.
No scams or illegal activity
If you promote a scam or illegal activity its an instant ban.
Software or paywalled content
Any post promoting software or paywalled content must be relevent to passive income and provide value to the reader. It must also include a free trial. The free trial must be mentioned in the post. Any exceptions to this rule must be pre approved by mods.
What its rules say about AI and bots
Mods may remove content at their discretion
There are certain types of posts that do not serve the community (e.g. A.I. generated spam masquerading as advice or a guide, and adult content including pornographic material or selling pictures of any body part) that mods may remove at their discretion.
All 10 rules of r/passive_income
- All referral links must have a disclaimer
This sub is to discuss and inspire each other. Not profit from getting people here to click on your referral link. All referral or affiliate links on low effort posts will be removed. If you do include a referral link, you must clearly label it with a disclaimer. The following have been brought up many times. If you have a unique insight or method, please post. But we don't need any more referral links to these sites. - Honeygain - Robinhood / Webull - Swagbucks - Anything to do with Tai Lopez - Don't be a jerk
Not going to force you to bow and curtsy. Just don't be a jerk. Make a friend! - Content must be relevant to Passive Income
Examples of non-passive income: gig economy work, surveys, referrals, casinos, sign up bonuses, etc - No vague posting
No vague posts about opportunities or direct/implied DM requests for basic info. Answer questions in the comments section or your post. Not following this rule will result in a ban going forward. - No begging for money
No begging. There are other subs that cater to users in need. - Mods may remove content at their discretion
There are certain types of posts that do not serve the community (e.g. A.I. generated spam masquerading as advice or a guide, and adult content including pornographic material or selling pictures of any body part) that mods may remove at their discretion. - No identity fraud
Attempting to solicit or offering to purchase KYC verified accounts is prohibited. - No karma farming
Karma farming is prohibited per Reddit's ToS. This will result in an instant ban and be reported to admins. - No scams or illegal activity
If you promote a scam or illegal activity its an instant ban. - Software or paywalled content
Any post promoting software or paywalled content must be relevent to passive income and provide value to the reader. It must also include a free trial. The free trial must be mentioned in the post. Any exceptions to this rule must be pre approved by mods.
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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