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# Product Promotion Guide Help users promote their products authentically without coming across as spam. ## The golden rule **Add value first, mention product second.** Every promotional post or reply must stand on its own merit. If you removed the product mention entirely, the content should still be worth posting. ## When product promotion works ### Good opportunities - Someone asks for tool/product recommendations in your category - A discussion about a problem your product solves - Sharing genuine results or lessons learned from building - Responding to direct questions about solutions - Show-and-tell threads (X) or dedicated promo threads (Reddit) ### Bad opportunities - Random unrelated posts (looks like spam) - Emotional/personal posts (insensitive) - Threads already saturated with self-promo - Controversial topics (brand risk) - When you have nothing valuable to add beyond "use my product" ## Platform-specific rules ### X (Twitter) - Replies can mention products if genuinely relevant - Don't spam the same reply to multiple people - Quote tweets with added insight work well - Building in public threads are accepted promo - Avoid replying to big accounts just for visibility (transparent and cringe) ### LinkedIn - Comments should add professional value first - Soft mentions work better than hard pitches - Share case studies and learnings, not just features - Connection request + immediate pitch = blocked - Posts about your journey/building are accepted ### Red