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Can you promote on r/sweatystartup?

Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.

A hub for entrepreneurs of regular old fashioned businesses.

What its rules say about promotion

No blatant self plugging.
Add value and start a discussion, blatant self plugging is not tolerated. Don't care if it's "free". If you have a course or ebook for sale, you're in the wrong place.
All 7 rules of r/sweatystartup
  1. Be ready to answer follow up questions.
    Ask us a question in this sub and you'll get great advice. But don't ask and then disappear. Be ready for follow up questions as we try to help!
  2. Stay on topic.
    Entrepreneurship of all kinds with a skew towards service based entrepreneurship.
  3. No blatant self plugging.
    Add value and start a discussion, blatant self plugging is not tolerated. Don't care if it's "free". If you have a course or ebook for sale, you're in the wrong place.
  4. The business must be sweaty
    Pressure washing and pool cleaning: Sweaty iPhone games, clothing brands and crypto: Not sweaty
  5. Bragging/clickbait
    No bragging posts. Sure it's great that you hit $XYZ in revenue in ZYX months. Don't lead off with clickbait.
  6. No software or websites posts or comments
    Any talk of software or websites is no longer allowed on /r/sweatystartup. There are better places on Reddit or the internet for such discussions.
  7. No politics
    No politics

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