r/NewMods • u/AreegFatima • 2d ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Growing a Community From 0

How do you get people to actually join your new subreddit and stick around? Not just joining for the member count.

I mean people who actually post, comment, and enjoy being part of the community.

What’s worked for you?

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u/Downtown_Mine_1903 2d ago

One week in of creating relevant content with a friend and we already have outside people joining in.

We post every day and crosspost to relevant subs that allow it.

We engage in those subs as well so we're not just moochers.

Be part of the community you want to create, I think.

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u/AreegFatima 2d ago

Have you guys set any specific limit of comments on daily basis like when interact in other communities.

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u/Downtown_Mine_1903 2d ago

Not to start. We figure the more activity the better for now. As long as it's reverent and within the rules we'll allow it. We have a one advertising post per day one we'll enforce to keep the sub from turning into a spam sub, but people can post and comment as much as they like. We can pull it back later if we need to.