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Best subreddits to find customers for online courses
Reddit hates being sold a course and loves being taught something — the entire playbook lives in that gap. Learners in topic subreddits ask "how do I actually get good at this?" every day, and course creators who answer with a real lesson outperform any ad. Sell the transformation in public; the curriculum sells itself in private.
Thousands of self-taught learners ask which resources are worth paying for at every skill level.
Learners compare methods and courses openly, and switching costs are low.
Students seek structured systems — exactly what a well-designed course packages.
Aspiring artists explicitly discuss which paid courses and curricula deliver.
Self-improvers ask for systems and skill-building recommendations continuously.
Practitioners discuss course platforms and instructional formats — useful for B2B and cohort products.
Professional course builders trade platform and pedagogy recommendations.
Members ask which skills and programs actually moved their business forward.
People retraining for remote careers evaluate paid learning paths.
A community explicitly skeptical of gurus — winning credibility here converts your hardest audience.
How to engage without getting banned
- Teach your best lesson free in a long-form post; the comment section becomes your waitlist.
- Never link a course landing page unprompted — offer the syllabus when someone asks what you recommend.
- Address the "course guru" objection head-on with outcomes and refund terms; Reddit's default is skepticism.
- Find your topic's dedicated learning subreddit and become its most useful regular before mentioning your product.
Frequently asked questions
Why does Reddit react badly to course promotion?
Years of get-rich-quick course spam trained communities to downvote it reflexively. You bypass this by demonstrating teaching quality in public, so buying becomes the reader's idea.
Which subreddits allow course links?
Most topic subreddits allow resource recommendations in context, especially when others ask. Check each sideboard for "no self-promotion" rules and use weekly promo threads where they exist.
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