r/socialmedia for B2B sellers
2,122,256 members · rules and posts checked 17 October 2026
r/socialmedia is a community for professional social media work and industry topics, with 2,122,256 members. Sellers can take part by sharing expertise and joining discussions. Direct promotion, advertising, service pitches and traffic-driving links are not allowed.
People here often ask for recommendations on social media tools, analytics, content creation, video editing, automation and social media management. Some ask about hiring help or finding collaboration partners.
Self-promotion: strict
Direct self-promotion, advertising, traffic-driving posts, and product or service pitches are not allowed. Sellers can participate by sharing knowledge and discussing work, but hiring and service-related offers belong in the weekly hiring thread and promotional links are prohibited.
1Professional discussion
Keep posts focused on professional social media work and industry topics.
2Be civil
Be respectful and avoid personal attacks or harassment.
3Don't be lazy
Provide enough context and detail when asking for help or advice.
4This is not a help desk
Do not use the subreddit as support for account recovery, verification, bans, or platform-specific fixes.
5Self-promotion
Do not self-promote your agency, product, service, course, newsletter, tool, or channels, and do not drive traffic to them.
6Spam/advertising or click bait
No advertising, spam, repeated promotional posts, or clickbait.
7No posting petitions or surveys
Do not post surveys, questionnaires, research-response requests, or petitions without mod approval.
8Job posts go in the weekly megathread
Hiring posts, freelance gigs, internships, and service offers must go in the weekly hiring thread.
9No buying or selling accounts, likes, engagements etc.
Do not buy, sell, request, or promote followers, engagement, accounts, or growth services.
Summarised from the community's posted rules on 17 October 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 17 October 2026.
- “Looking for a tool or code that can automatically repost the same Facebook post repeatedly.”
- “Seeking an app to analyze and sort Instagram followers into lists based on follower counts.”
- “Looking for recommendations for video editing software.”
- “Seeking a tool that creates a social media strategy and generates content from business inputs.”
- “Seeking a tool that creates a social media strategy and generates content from business inputs.”
- “Looking for a wireless microphone under about $50 for social videos and computer use.”
- “Looking for a tool that sorts a Facebook page's posts by likes or engagement for competitor analysis.”
- “Considering hiring a social media manager to improve posting consistency and personal brand activity.”
- “Looking for a tool that sends people a link automatically after they comment a keyword.”
- “Seeking a social media management partner for referral or collaboration opportunities.”
Of 158 recent posts we checked, 7% read as someone looking to buy or hire. How we collect this
Who it suits
Good for
- Social media management agencies
- Social media software and analytics tools
- Content creation and video production services
- Marketing consultants focused on social platforms
Less useful for
- Follower-buying or engagement-boosting services
- General consumer products unrelated to social media work
- Broad self-promotional campaigns
How to take part without getting removed
- Keep your contributions focused on professional social media work and industry discussions.
- Be respectful and avoid personal attacks or harassment.
- Give useful, detailed answers instead of low-effort comments.
- Do not promote your product, service, agency, course, newsletter, tool, or channels.
- Do not post advertising, spam, clickbait, or traffic-driving links.
- Keep hiring, freelance, internship, and service-offer discussions in the weekly hiring thread.
What a good reply looks like here
Good replies here are educational, specific and unbiased. Help the person solve the problem and explain the tradeoffs, and don't mention or pitch your own product or service.
Sample reply: If you want to repost the same Facebook post repeatedly, look for a scheduling or automation solution that supports recurring publishing. Before you set it up, check whether repeated reposting fits your goals, since audiences may react differently to duplicated content over time. If you're building it yourself, a simple script that republishes content on a schedule can work, as long as it follows Facebook's current platform requirements and account policies.
When to skip r/socialmedia
This community is usually not worth your time if you want direct lead generation through promotion. Self-promotion and advertising are not allowed, so it is also a poor fit for follower-selling, engagement-boosting services, unrelated consumer products and broad marketing campaigns.
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