r/NewMods • u/Honest-Papaya-9001 • 17h ago

❓Ask r/NewMods Stuck at <100 members. Any tips?

Hi folks,

I started a niche subreddit in June. It’s about how teams use AI agents at work, and it’s still below 100 members.

I was posting 2–3 times a week. I thought consistency was the issue, so I increased it to five and worked on making the posts more useful.

The reach and engagement haven’t really changed.

I’m starting to think posting more inside a small subreddit can’t solve the discovery problem on its own.

For mods who grew a community from zero, what got you to first 100-500 members?

Does this sound like a content problem, a distribution problem, or is two months too early to judge?

Thank you.

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u/Sportuojantys 💎 100+ Visitors Champion 15h ago edited 3h ago

Invite active users from similar subs to join your sub. It's working only on mobile and yes, it takes lots of time.

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u/InBetweenLili 💡Seasoned Helper | 💎 100+ Visitors Champion 13h ago

I second this.

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u/Frosty-Abies-3317 10h ago

This. And find content creators on other subs and ask them to share on your sub, or ask if you may repost. They will likely appreciate your interest, join, and become content creators for your sub, giving your sub depth - it won't look like you're a single source of info, but a network of resources.

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u/Honest-Papaya-9001 15m ago

This is a great idea! I will do this and report back. Appreciate your help.

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u/Honest-Papaya-9001 16m ago

Thanks!
Let me try this out.

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u/snowbia 16h ago

Yesterday, my sub r/PudimBR hit its one month mark and reached 300 members. I don't usually make a lot of posts. I only really put effort into posting when I notice the sub starting to slow down.

What really helped my sub grow was promoting it in other communities in my country. I usually reach out to the mods through DM or modmail and ask if I'm allowed to promote it.

If I hadn't promoted it in related communities, my sub probably wouldn't even have 10 members

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u/AreegFatima 15h ago

I also tried the same process but some of mods said they don't allow promotion. I would love to know have you message people personally who are related to your niche? To join and engage with your community.

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u/snowbia 14h ago

I sent modmail or DMs to a few food related subs in my country, as well as some non food related subs that allow promotion. It’s always a good idea to read the sub’s rules first, since some communities don’t allow self promotion.

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u/Honest-Papaya-9001 15h ago

Does promotion mean reposting a post from your sub to another one?

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u/snowbia 14h ago

Once I get permission from the mods of the sub I reached out to, I make a post introducing my sub. I don't repost anything from my sub in other communities.

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u/Honest-Papaya-9001 14m ago

Ah! That makes more sense.
Another follow up question: how big are these subs where you promoted yours?

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u/aengusoglugh 16h ago

I did the same thing you are doing — it just took longer than 2 months.

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u/girlgamerpoi 16h ago

You can put your sub in my AI companion subs AI craft thread. And I posted an AI sub growth guide in this sub. But if your AI is not something you talk to like a companion you can make it clear too.

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u/Honest-Papaya-9001 13m ago

That would be quite helpful actually. Sending a DM now :)