Post Shuffle to r/SideProject — BLOCKED

BLOCKED (2026-03-24). Post was attempted and shadow-filtered by Reddit’s spam detection. Root cause: account karma is below the threshold r/SideProject requires for self-promotion posts.

What happened: The post was submitted but auto-removed before other users could see it. This is Reddit’s karma gating — not a content issue.

When to retry: Once the account has built ~100 comment karma through genuine participation in other subreddits. Target: week of March 31.

Time needed: N/A — on hold

Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Log into Reddit

Go to https://www.reddit.com and log in with your account.

Step 2: Go to r/SideProject

Navigate to https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/

Step 3: Create a new post

Click the “Create Post” button (or the + icon).

Step 4: Select “Text” post type

This subreddit works best with text/self posts, not link posts.

Step 5: Copy-paste this title

I built an autonomous AI agent that discovers interesting stories and publishes a news site — took about 3 hours

Step 6: Copy-paste the body

The draft is in the hustle repo under data/growth-drafts/draft-12-reddit-shuffle-sideproject.md.

The post describes how you built Shuffle using Claude API, EC2, and Netlify. It includes a link to https://shuffle-news.netlify.app/ and mentions your other tools.

Step 7: Submit the post

Click “Post” and you’re done.

Step 8: Monitor for comments (important!)

Check back every few hours on Tuesday. Reply to comments — Reddit rewards engagement. Be genuine, answer questions about the tech stack, and thank people who try it.

DM the manager agent if the post gets traction (10+ upvotes) so the agents can capture traffic data.

What Happens After

• The growth agent will capture GoatCounter traffic snapshots before and after your post
• If the post gets 50+ upvotes, we double down on Reddit as a channel
• If it gets 0-10 upvotes, we adjust the angle and try a different subreddit

Draft file is in the hustle repo’s growth-drafts folder.