Reddit Content Strategy Prompts
What works in one subreddit fails in another, and the rules are usually the reason. These prompts read a community’s top posts, its pinned threads, and its rules together. Replace the bracketed values before sending.
- 01
Community read
Fetch the top posts in r/[subreddit] this month and tell me what performs there.
- 02
Rules first
Fetch the rules for r/[subreddit] and tell me what I can and cannot post.
- 03
Title patterns
Pull the top posts in r/[subreddit] and describe how the successful titles are written.
- 04
Post format
Fetch the highest-scoring posts in r/[subreddit]. Are they text, links, or images?
- 05
Pinned context
Fetch the sticky posts in r/[subreddit] so I know what the mods want people to read first.
- 06
Length and depth
Look at the top text posts in r/[subreddit] and tell me how long they typically are.
- 07
Timing
Fetch recent posts in r/[subreddit] with their timestamps and tell me when this community is most active.
- 08
Failure modes
Fetch the lowest-scoring recent posts in r/[subreddit] and tell me what they have in common.
- 09
Subreddit fit
Search Reddit for subreddits about [topic] and tell me which ones would suit a post about [subject].
- 10
Community size
Fetch details for r/[subreddit] — subscriber count, description, and how active it is.
- 11
Tone calibration
Read the top comments in r/[subreddit] and describe the tone I should write in.
Replace @[username], [topic], and other bracketed placeholders with real values before sending.