After trying to post on a reddit two times this week they sent me a freaking warning about not doing self promotion but actually contributing to their community .. So yeah
Oh, also I would like to add that Reddit wasn't a very effective place, atleast for me, to gain subscribers.
So, I got curious about Reddit, so I peaked around the site, read the rules, liked what I saw and made an account. I haven't had time to actually be active (since I'm working and I made the account yesterday), but I already have the feeling that people are approaching this medium wrong.After trying to post on a reddit two times this week they sent me a freaking warning about not doing self promotion but actually contributing to their community .. So yeah
Posting, upvoting, downvoting, reacting, engaging in discussions. It means to actually get invested in the community, instead of just using the forums to post your own thingsWhat does "Contribute to the community" mean? Like post reply in the subs where you are trying to post your videos?
Reddit makes it harder for you to engage since they have the awful thing they call 'Reddit Karma' and I am yet to wrap my arround its mechanics.So, I got curious about Reddit, so I peaked around the site, read the rules, liked what I saw and made an account. I haven't had time to actually be active (since I'm working and I made the account yesterday), but I already have the feeling that people are approaching this medium wrong.
It is not a site for promotion. It is a forum. And every forum has a community. I've been a big forum user for the past 12 years and forum communities are a thing in itself.
Approach Reddit the same way that you should approach this very forum, YTtalk. Use it to ask help, to provide help and to talk about your interests. Along the way people might check out your channel, or you will be able to post a link or mention your video. I looked up subreddits for TV shows I like and the sport I do (HEMA). Connect over similar interests, not focussing on subs and views, but with networking in mind. Build a community, that's what forums are for