Reddit is a social network, a community where users can browse between all the contents and have the option to submit links of the web or submit “self” posts that contain original user-submitted text.
The registered users may then vote the posted links “up” or “down” and the most popular links can reach the “Front Page“.
In addition, users can leave comments on the posted links and reply to other commentators consequently forming a vibrant community.
Think about Reddit as in the middle between Digg and StumbleUpon : it is not randomized like StumbleUpon, but it is not so influenced by the power of the users like Digg.
Reddit invites you to be active in the community, publishing high quality content that fits within the guidelines.
You can check the detailed guide to what Reddit recommend you to do and not to do here : Reddiquette.
Reddit is also unique, because as user, you can simply create your own topical section, for which to submit your links and comments.
Reddit offers additional sections called “SubReddits” that serve the same function as categories.
These communities are divided into several different topics, like “Pics” (pictures), “Cats”, “Politics”, “World News”, “Gaming”, “funny” and a lot more.
Reddit is a very smart community. You can check it reading the comments in the different posts and you will notice a very high level of intelligence. Certainly very different from what you can find in social networks like “MySpace” or “YouTube”, for example.
As Digg or StumbleUpon, you need to be careful about self-promotion : if you submit your content too often, Reddit will ban your submission or even your account.
First of all you have to sign up to Reddit, then start to be a part of the community, leave comments, submit useful links, ask questions and after a good time in which you are involved, you can think about insert your own links.
The perfect way should be that your friends or other users submit your sites.
Reddit employs a ”karma” reward system based on moderation for members that submit and comment on stories.
You will earn “karma” points commenting, submitting posts and being a part of Reddit.
In particular users gains one point of link karma when another user votes up their submission and loses a point when a user votes down their submission.
Individual comments may also be voted up or down by other users and result in a user’s comment karma.
Users stop losing karma after their submission reaches zero.
Have fun with Reddit !
October 6, 2011 at 8:39 am
Sure I’m going to consider that as part of my Internet marketing strategy. After all, I can see that you are well-experienced in this so it is never a bad idea to follow your advice.
Candice Michelle recently posted..Business Surveillance Systems
October 6, 2011 at 10:23 am
Hello Michelle,
thanks for your comment,
nowadays Social Media Marketing for a business is very important !
October 7, 2011 at 3:19 pm
Hi Erik,
I forgot to mention. If there is a possibility that our account will be banned due to frequent submission of content, then how many and how frequent should we only submit our content per day or per week. I will deeply appreciate it if you can help me with this.
Regards,
Candice
Candice Michelle recently posted..Business Surveillance Systems
October 7, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Michelle,
Reddit is an online community “pretty smart”.
I mean, if you read some comments or submissions, they are completely different from example, the comments and users you may find on YouTube.
So be sure to submit content that is relevant to the category.
In each category, or SubReddit, there are some moderators that will check manually every submissions.
Do not submit always the same site, if you do not want to get banned.
I do not think there is a fixed rule I can suggest you to follow,
but if you get marked as “Spammer”, your content will be
referred to as irrelevant and no longer visible.
Just enjoy the community !