Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
Can you promote on r/UpworkOfficial?
Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.
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A place for freelancers and clients to connect, share experiences, and discuss online work and freelancing. Learn from the community and grow together. For account specific support issues, please visit https://support.upwork.com/
What its rules say about promotion
No Spam or Self-Promotion
Unsolicited self promotion is not allowed. You may share your profile URL or proposal text only for critique and feedback in designated weekly feedback threads. Self promotion outside of those threads will be removed. Discussion based posts may reference external content only if they add genuine value and are not promotional. Pricing discussions are allowed, advertising your own services is not.
No Advertising, Recruitment, or Blogspam
This subreddit is not for promotion, recruiting, or lead generation efforts. Advertising, job posts, project briefs, calls for freelancers, beta testers, alpha testers, surveys, research recruiting, referral links, blogspam, service promotion, and traffic driven content are not allowed. This includes tools, courses, communities, newsletters, blogs, or products promoted through advice, research, analysis, or platform feedback.
Advertising and Recruitment
All forms of advertising and recruitment are prohibited. You may not post referral links, promote services, or advertise rates. This includes job postings, project briefs, or calls for freelancers. Violations fall under Zero Tolerance and result in a permanent ban. You may talk about pricing, how to choose prices for your projects, and brainstorm ideas on what to bill clients.
All 13 rules of r/UpworkOfficial
- Be Respectful and Kind
Treat everyone in the community with respect. Personal attacks, insults, harassment, discrimination, bad faith arguments, inflammatory replies, and hostile or dismissive behavior toward users, moderators, or people trying to help are not allowed. Disagreement is fine, but keep it civil, professional, constructive, and focused on the topic rather than the person. - Follow Reddit and Upwork Policies
All posts and comments must comply with Reddit’s Content Policy, Reddiquette, and Upwork’s community standards. Violations or repeated disregard for these rules may lead to content removal or bans at moderator discretion. Ref: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy https://www.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439 https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500007566821-The-new-starter-s-guide-to-being-safe-and-successful-on-Upwork - Stay On Topic
Posts and comments should relate to freelancing, hiring, remote work, or the Upwork platform. Off-topic discussions may be removed to keep the subreddit focused and useful. - No Spam or Self-Promotion
Unsolicited self promotion is not allowed. You may share your profile URL or proposal text only for critique and feedback in designated weekly feedback threads. Self promotion outside of those threads will be removed. Discussion based posts may reference external content only if they add genuine value and are not promotional. Pricing discussions are allowed, advertising your own services is not. - No Support Requests
This subreddit is not a replacement for Upwork’s official support channels. For account, payment, or verification issues, please contact Upwork Support. For support please use: https://support.upwork.com/ - No Advertising, Recruitment, or Blogspam
This subreddit is not for promotion, recruiting, or lead generation efforts. Advertising, job posts, project briefs, calls for freelancers, beta testers, alpha testers, surveys, research recruiting, referral links, blogspam, service promotion, and traffic driven content are not allowed. This includes tools, courses, communities, newsletters, blogs, or products promoted through advice, research, analysis, or platform feedback. - Protect Personal Information
Do not share private or sensitive data, including client names, contracts, screenshots of messages, or personal details. Posts containing such information will be removed for safety. - Make your feedback count!
Honest feedback is welcome here, whether positive or negative. Keep discussions focused on ideas, policies, and experiences. Personal attacks, harassment, hate speech, or targeting individuals will not be tolerated. - Advertising and Recruitment
All forms of advertising and recruitment are prohibited. You may not post referral links, promote services, or advertise rates. This includes job postings, project briefs, or calls for freelancers. Violations fall under Zero Tolerance and result in a permanent ban. You may talk about pricing, how to choose prices for your projects, and brainstorm ideas on what to bill clients. - Acceptable Languages
Content must be in English to allow proper moderation. Posts in other languages may be removed. - Moving Into Private Channels
Do not invite or direct users to DM you. Taking discussions off Reddit (to DMs, emails, or external links) is strictly prohibited to protect community members from scams. Report any unsolicited DMs immediately. - No Unsupported or Misleading Platform Claims
Posts or comments that include false, misleading, unverifiable, or off-topic claims about Upwork, freelancing, or hiring practices may be removed. Personal research, aggregated data, screenshots, charts, scraped information, AI analysis, or personally collected samples of data may not be used as proof of broad claims about Upwork, freelancing, hiring, proposals, Connects, contracts, clients, freelancers, or platform behavior, even when framed as research, advice, statistics, or feedback. - Duplicate Content
If something gets posted twice by accident, we may remove the extra copy and leave the original up.
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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