r/Freelancers for B2B sellers
74,932 members · rules and posts checked 1 November 2026
r/Freelancers is a community for freelancers with about 74,932 members. Selling is not allowed. The community treats advertising, self promotion, recruiting, and requests for freelancers as spam, and posting them can get you removed or banned.
Recent requests include recommendations for shared messaging tools, help with promotional videos, brand outreach support, feedback on freelance platforms, email verification tools, and ways to find international freelance work. Most of these are peers discussing and recommending things to each other, not people looking to buy from vendors.
Self-promotion: not allowed
Advertising and self-promotion are treated as spam and can lead to a permanent ban. Hiring posts, project briefs, recruiter activity, and requests for freelancers are also banned, and users may not move conversations into DMs.
1Follow ToS & Rediquette
Follow Reddit rules and avoid abusive or disruptive behavior.
2AI generated content
Do not post AI-generated content.
3Advertising
Do not advertise, self-promote, post referral links, or offer your freelance services.
4Recruitment
Do not post jobs, project briefs, hiring requests, or requests for freelancers.
5Unauthorized research and market validation
Do not run surveys, research, or market-validation posts without prior moderator approval.
6Acceptable languages
Post in English or Portuguese so moderators can review it.
7Moving into private channels
Do not invite users to DM or move conversations into private channels.
8No blogspam
Do not post blog-style promotional content or blogspam.
Summarised from the community's posted rules on 1 November 2026. Moderators change rules; read the current rules before you post.
What buyers ask for here
Sample requests from public posts, paraphrased and anonymised, found 1 November 2026.
- “Looking for a shared messaging tool that small businesses can use to manage one messaging number across a team.”
- “Needs help creating a promotional video.”
- “Seeking a brand-outreach partner to help find and contact brands for collaboration opportunities.”
- “Looking for feedback on whether a freelance platform is worth using to find design clients.”
- “Needs a reliable email-verification tool for a lead-generation project involving business contacts.”
- “Looking for platforms to find international freelance work from abroad.”
Of 175 recent posts we checked, 4% read as someone looking to buy or hire. How we collect this
Who it suits
Good for
- Freelancer productivity and project-management software
- Invoicing and payment tools for freelancers
- Freelance education and coaching
- Accounting, legal and contract services for freelancers
Less useful for
- Lead-generation services
- Recruiters and staffing firms
- Agencies or freelancers seeking clients through self-promotion
How to take part without getting removed
- Follow Reddit rules and avoid abusive or disruptive behavior.
- Do not post advertising, self promotion, referral links, or offers for your services.
- Do not post jobs, hiring requests, project briefs, or requests for freelancers.
- Do not run surveys, research, or market validation posts without moderator approval.
- Post in English or Portuguese.
- Do not ask people to move into DMs or other private channels.
What a good reply looks like here
Good replies here focus on helping the person. They share neutral experience or evaluation criteria and don't promote a product, service, job opportunity, or private contact channel.
Sample reply: If you need one messaging number that multiple team members can manage, compare options on shared inbox support, user permissions, message assignment, conversation history, reporting, and how well they connect with the tools you already use. It also helps to check what additional users cost and whether customers can reach you through the channels your business already uses most.
When to skip r/Freelancers
This community is not worth targeting if your goal is lead generation, recruiting, staffing, agency promotion, or finding clients through self promotion. Vendor promotion and outreach aren't allowed, so it is a poor fit for direct customer acquisition.
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