When is it safe to use upvote botting?

[Mazana]

Hi. I run an agency, and I am really looking to get into Reddit as the results can be quite amazing if done well, but upvote botting have been a bit of an issue so far.

We have good account suppliers and a good warm-up strategy and generally don't have to deal with bans. Then we tested an upvote bot that is of high quality, but the account was suspended after 4 days or so.

I'm very much certain that this ban occurred due to this account being rather new and only having a couple thousand karma points. We also abused the upvote bot a bit. We bought like 20 upvotes at a speed of 12 upvotes per hour. We made a lot of variation. Some had 14 upvotes, some had 25 upvotes. Varying speeds as well. Almost every upvoted post was flagged by Reddit's system after 4 days, even the ones with 10 upvotes.

I know it's possible to abuse upvote bots quite a lot without getting banned, but it seems this requires a decently established account, and of course some knowledge on when to use the bot and how many upvotes to buy, and at what speed. So, do you have any tips you're willing to share about upvote botting, and when accounts are generally ready for it? When does Reddit's system stop being so suspicious of an account? Thank you!

 

[CanuckSEO]

I'm very much certain that this ban occurred due to this account being rather new and only having a couple thousand karma points. We also abused the upvote bot a bit. We bought like 20 upvotes at a speed of 12 upvotes per hour. We made a lot of variation. Some had 14 upvotes, some had 25 upvotes. Varying speeds as well. Almost every upvoted post was flagged by Reddit's system after 4 days, even the ones with 10 upvotes.

What size subreddits are you posting in? If it's a small one where most posts get 1-5 upvotes and less than ten posts per day, you'll stick out like a sore thumb and get the account banned.

 

[Mazana]

What size subreddits are you posting in? If it's a small one where most posts get 1-5 upvotes and less than ten posts per day, you'll stick out like a sore thumb and get the account banned.

I usually post in subreddits with decent upvote potential, and they usually range between 100K-500K members. My goal with using the bot, is to get to 200 or so organic upvotes, by boosting it with 20-30. It worked out really well, until they were spotted.

 

[Shawerma]

Hi. I run an agency, and I am really looking to get into Reddit as the results can be quite amazing if done well, but upvote botting have been a bit of an issue so far.

We have good account suppliers and a good warm-up strategy and generally don't have to deal with bans. Then we tested an upvote bot that is of high quality, but the account was suspended after 4 days or so.

I'm very much certain that this ban occurred due to this account being rather new and only having a couple thousand karma points. We also abused the upvote bot a bit. We bought like 20 upvotes at a speed of 12 upvotes per hour. We made a lot of variation. Some had 14 upvotes, some had 25 upvotes. Varying speeds as well. Almost every upvoted post was flagged by Reddit's system after 4 days, even the ones with 10 upvotes.

I know it's possible to abuse upvote bots quite a lot without getting banned, but it seems this requires a decently established account, and of course some knowledge on when to use the bot and how many upvotes to buy, and at what speed. So, do you have any tips you're willing to share about upvote botting, and when accounts are generally ready for it? When does Reddit's system stop being so suspicious of an account? Thank you!

It depends on how strong your account is. You can give it a try and spam upvote a strong Reddit user, you will find that they are not getting banned. On the other hand, if you do the same to a weak account, it will get banned within a day

 

[Mazana]

It depends on how strong your account is. You can give it a try and spam upvote a strong Reddit user, you will find that they are not getting banned. On the other hand, if you do the same to a weak account, it will get banned within a day

What would constitute a strong account in your opinion?

 

[Spicy Chromosomes]

Honestly, not even manual upvote is safe with a newly created account...Reddit is very strict, I wouldn't rely on bots

 

[p67]

Your account’s standing is the most important factor. Old aged account can get botted upvotes easier than new accounts.

A trick I learned for comment karma, if your post is near the top of a thread that is gaining traction quickly, then use the upvotes for the thread OP, meaning that the thread will become more visible and therefore so will your top comment = more comment karma.

 

[Mazana]

Your account’s standing is the most important factor. Old aged account can get botted upvotes easier than new accounts.

A trick I learned for comment karma, if your post is near the top of a thread that is gaining traction quickly, then use the upvotes for the thread OP, meaning that the thread will become more visible and therefore so will your top comment = more comment karma.

That's a great tip, thank you!

 

[Mazana]

Honestly, not even manual upvote is safe with a newly created account...Reddit is very strict, I wouldn't rely on bots

Many other agencies use botting and stay relatively safe, and I know the accounts they use are fairly well established. I'm just trying to figure out when exactly an account becomes well-established, if that makes sense. Like do you think there's a specific value of post history, karma, account age, etc. that makes Reddit perceive an account as established, and therefore lessens the restrictions?

 

[shijin]

Timing matters. Upvoting a post immediately after posting looks inorganic. Let it sit, get some organic traction, then boost.

 

[Kenobii]

It's not that easy and worth your time. Better to spend your time on something else.

 

[Mazana]

It's not that easy and worth your time. Better to spend your time on something else.

It's definitely worth my time. I want to monetize Reddit, and upvote botting makes that a whole lot more likely. I just need a good bot, which is hard to find. And then I just need to know when exactly an account reaches a point in which an organic looking bot won't get it suspended. Do you think a 50K karma account would get suspended from minimal and realistic botting?

 

[jd.the.man]

Account age, account karma, and subreddit size / activity play a large role. Thats all i can tell you