r/analytics: rules, audience and how brands can post there
286,680 members. Self-promotion allowed? No. Discuss techniques, not tools.
r/analytics is a community of about 287,000 members for web, data and business analytics. Its four rules ask you to share knowledge without linking your blog, and to discuss techniques rather than tools.
Paste your draft on the next page. We flag likely self-promotion and rule problems before you post.
- Members
- 286,680
- Self-promotion
- No. Discuss techniques, not tools
- Created
- 2010
- Checked
- November 7, 2026
What r/analytics is
Dedicated to web analytics, data and business analytics. We're here to discuss analysis of data, learning of skills and implementation of web analytics.
Analytics tools with a team that can answer technique questions without naming the product.
Can a brand post in r/analytics?
The Blog Spam rule asks users to share their knowledge without linking to their blog. The Advertising and Promotion rule says there are many great solutions out there and asks people to help each other with techniques rather than tools. Career advice goes in the stickied thread. The rules are short. They give no vendor route, no disclosure scheme and no promotion thread, so a software brand should assume any mention of its own product will be read as advertising. The workable way in is to answer technique questions in plain text, as a person, and let your post history do the talking.
What works
- Sharing knowledge in the comment itself instead of linking your blog
- Discussing techniques rather than naming tools, as the promotion rule asks
- Being helpful on practical questions, like the Excel threads among the top posts
- Asking career questions in the stickied thread
What gets removed
- Blog links
- Advertising and promotion of tools
- Career advice and interview help outside the sticky thread
- Rude posts
The rules, summarised
- 1. Be Nice
Be an adult, be nice.
- 2. Blog Spam
Please share your knowledge without linking to your blog.
- 3. Career Advice & Interview Assistance
Please limit these to the stickied thread. There are resources posted in the sidebar regarding certifications. Yes, we think analytics is worth getting into.
- 4. Advertising & Promotion
There are many great solutions out there. Let's help eachother with techniques rather than tools.
Source: the community's own rules page, read on November 7, 2026. Rules change, so check the page before you post. See also the 9:1 rule.
Frequently asked questions
Can I promote my analytics tool on r/analytics?
The Advertising and Promotion rule asks members to help each other with techniques rather than tools, and it offers no route for promotion. Treat any product mention as risky.
Can I link my blog on r/analytics?
The Blog Spam rule asks you to share your knowledge without linking to your blog.
Want help earning a place in r/analytics?
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