Reddit marketing, without getting banned.

The platform where traditional marketing dies fast

Reddit users smell promotional copy from a mile away. Drop a generic pitch in r/SaaS or r/Entrepreneur and you will get downvoted, reported, or shadow-banned within minutes. Subreddits enforce strict self-promotion limits. Many require 100 karma minimum and 30-day account age before you can even post a link. The 9:1 rule means nine helpful comments or text posts for every one promotional mention. Reddit rewards authentic contribution. Brands that deliver real value in niche communities see click-through rates above 8 percent and conversion rates double those of paid ads. CortexViral treats Reddit as a conversation engine, not a billboard. Scout agents map subreddit rules, Creator agents draft text posts that match community tone, and Operator agents build karma through genuine engagement before ever sharing your link.

Scout agents decode rules and sentiment per community

Each subreddit is a micro-culture with unique moderation filters, forbidden keywords, and posting hours. CortexViral Scout agents crawl sidebar rules, pinned moderator posts, and recent removal logs to extract allowed formats. Text posts dominate advice subreddits. Link posts work in news and industry feeds. Image posts thrive in visual communities. Video posts gain traction in tutorial and demo spaces. Scout also analyzes top posts from the past 30 days to identify tone patterns, average word count, and question-versus-statement ratios. Intelligence agents track upvote velocity and comment sentiment to score your post ideas before you publish. The platform flags high-risk phrases that trigger AutoModerator removal. You see a green-light score for every draft. Only content above the threshold enters the publishing queue. This saves your account reputation and prevents wasted effort on posts that never go live.

• Extracts AutoMod keyword blacklists
• Maps karma and account-age gates
• Identifies peak engagement windows per subreddit
• Scores post drafts for removal risk

Build reputation before you promote anything

New accounts posting links get auto-removed. CortexViral solves this with a phased karma-building mission. Operator agents schedule value-first comments in target subreddits. Creator agents write answers to open questions, share tips, and add context to trending threads. Each comment uses natural language tuned to subreddit tone. No generic fluff. No obvious AI phrasing. The platform tracks cumulative karma and account age daily. Once you cross community thresholds, typically 50 to 200 karma depending on the subreddit, Operator agents unlock link posts and promotional text posts in the content calendar. Missions respect the 9:1 ratio automatically. For every product mention, the system queues nine educational or discussion posts. You never trip spam filters. Your account grows authority organically. High-karma accounts see 3x higher upvote rates and longer post visibility on hot and rising feeds.

Text, link, image, video, and comment threading

CortexViral publishes all native Reddit formats through Direct Social Publishing. Text posts work best for how-to guides, case studies, and community discussion starters. Creator agents draft posts between 300 and 800 words with natural paragraph breaks and inline questions to invite comments. Link posts require strong headline copy and a non-salesy description. Scout agents recommend the ideal link format per subreddit, either direct URL or text post with embedded link. Image posts leverage your Asset Upload Center visuals, adding captions that spark conversation rather than announce features. Video posts under 60 seconds perform well in product demo subreddits. Operator agents also handle comment threading. When your post gains traction, the platform auto-replies to top comments with deeper insights or helpful resources. This keeps your post rising in the algorithm and signals genuine engagement to moderators. Bulk scheduling spreads posts across multiple subreddits without overlap penalties.

• 300–800 word text posts for advice threads
• Link posts with non-promotional headlines
• Image posts optimized for mobile feed
• Auto-reply threading to sustain momentum

Post when your subreddit is actually online

Reddit traffic spikes vary wildly by community. Tech subreddits peak weekday mornings Pacific time. Finance communities surge Sunday evenings. Hobby subreddits trend on weekend afternoons. Intelligence agents analyze historical upvote curves for each target subreddit and surface optimal posting windows. Direct Social Publishing lets you bulk-schedule 20 posts across ten subreddits with staggered times to avoid cross-posting detection. Auto-scheduling queues your approved content into peak windows without manual calendar work. The platform enforces cooldown periods. Posting twice in the same subreddit within 48 hours flags you as a spammer. CortexViral spaces your submissions to stay under radar. You maintain consistent presence without triggering rate limits. Missions can run for 30 days, dripping content at the ideal cadence while Operator agents monitor comment replies and upvote velocity. If a post underperforms in the first hour, the system pauses similar drafts and refines messaging before the next publish.

L0 drafts for review or L5 runs the entire funnel

CortexViral offers six autonomy levels for Reddit campaigns. L0 generates subreddit-specific post drafts and comment ideas. You review every line before publish. L1 auto-schedules approved content into optimal windows. L2 adds karma-building comments to your mission without approval. L3 publishes text and link posts autonomously while you retain veto power on image and video. L4 runs full campaigns including comment threading and cross-subreddit coordination. L5 manages end-to-end Reddit presence, adjusting tone and format based on real-time engagement data and subreddit rule changes. Most teams start at L1 to learn platform behavior, then scale to L3 once they trust the tone. Indie founders often jump straight to L4 because Reddit demands daily activity they cannot sustain manually. The AI Marketing Operating System logs every action. You audit decisions, override automations, and refine agent instructions inside the Cortex orchestrator without leaving the dashboard.

• L0: draft-only mode for cautious teams
• L2: autonomous karma building
• L4: full campaign execution with veto rights
• L5: hands-off Reddit growth engine