Creating your own subreddit
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Phostose
Biggest thing since the wheel!
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand now I've done the same. /r/phostose will rule all!
LyfeWithDragons
Mother of Dragons...Wait...
I made one about three days ago. Haven't utilized it much until my accounts a bit older, and I've appeared to NOT be just advertising myself. xD
Technomania
its over 9000!
i made one and its very hard/easy to customize it. if you know how to do programing you can instantly be popular with redditors but if you dont you are stuck with default settings (no one likes default 
). the hard part is keeping it updated, people will do everything to spam your subreddit (youtubers) so that means wasted time unless you have a team of mods that might be 24/7. one more thing, dont make a boring subreddit (like a promotion of your self) no one likes that.
). the hard part is keeping it updated, people will do everything to spam your subreddit (youtubers) so that means wasted time unless you have a team of mods that might be 24/7. one more thing, dont make a boring subreddit (like a promotion of your self) no one likes that.
LyfeWithDragons
Mother of Dragons...Wait...
i made one and its very hard/easy to customize it. if you know how to do programing you can instantly be popular with redditors but if you dont you are stuck with default settings (no one likes default
Hey, it's you. You gave me the tip of making my own Subreddit, thanks. You didn't tell me about customizing it n' all that, good to know! Good thing I haven't used it yet, haha.
SomeGuyDude
Just some guy, dude.
I'm going to say something and then I'm going to contradict myself. But stick with me.
Unless you're using it SPECIFICALLY to facilitate a directly pathway for your already existing subscriber base to be able to chat with each other, and you have reason to believe there are enough of them who would use it, all it's going to leave you with is a wasteland at best.
I think people misunderstand what Reddit is. It's a community. Just like this place wouldn't particularly enjoy someone signing up solely to promote themselves (as per the introduction rules), Reddit does not particularly like it when people join up for the purpose of advertising themselves. Most subreddits ban users posting their own websites unless it's clear the content is intended to help the community. When subreddits do emerge, they're usually by fans of the topic.
Take a gander at the subreddits for Markiplier, PewDiePie, Smosh, Jenna Marbles, and JackSepticEye. Mark's is the most active and, as a man with nearly 6 million subscribers, he has about 20 people on there at a given time. The rest are in single digits, and these are the biggest channels on YouTube. The Game Grumps has an enormously active subreddit (including several oddly active offshoots of it), but they are a WILD anomaly.
Now, to play devil's advocate, it's always a good idea to make one just to prevent anyone ELSE from making one down the road. Even give it a little subreddit style just for the heck of it. Just remember that its primary purpose is security, and if a community migrates to it? Fantastic.
I've just seen far too many people try to make a subreddit and watch it collect dust.
Unless you're using it SPECIFICALLY to facilitate a directly pathway for your already existing subscriber base to be able to chat with each other, and you have reason to believe there are enough of them who would use it, all it's going to leave you with is a wasteland at best.
I think people misunderstand what Reddit is. It's a community. Just like this place wouldn't particularly enjoy someone signing up solely to promote themselves (as per the introduction rules), Reddit does not particularly like it when people join up for the purpose of advertising themselves. Most subreddits ban users posting their own websites unless it's clear the content is intended to help the community. When subreddits do emerge, they're usually by fans of the topic.
Take a gander at the subreddits for Markiplier, PewDiePie, Smosh, Jenna Marbles, and JackSepticEye. Mark's is the most active and, as a man with nearly 6 million subscribers, he has about 20 people on there at a given time. The rest are in single digits, and these are the biggest channels on YouTube. The Game Grumps has an enormously active subreddit (including several oddly active offshoots of it), but they are a WILD anomaly.
Now, to play devil's advocate, it's always a good idea to make one just to prevent anyone ELSE from making one down the road. Even give it a little subreddit style just for the heck of it. Just remember that its primary purpose is security, and if a community migrates to it? Fantastic.
I've just seen far too many people try to make a subreddit and watch it collect dust.