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Complete Guide to Avoiding Bans on Reddit
Over the past few months, I’ve been studying Reddit intensively and facing multiple bans and shadowbans for seemingly no reason. To prevent this from happening to you, I’ve developed an effective account warming technique.
Here’s the complete guide to keeping your account active and unrestricted.
1. Understanding CQS (Contributor Quality Score)
CQS is a key factor in your Reddit account’s reputation. It does not depend solely on upvotes received but rather on your overall activity.
Important CQS rules:
- Reddit values comments more than posts because mass-posting can be automated, while commenting requires real interaction.
- Accounts with many upvotes only on posts and no interaction in comments are suspicious and may get penalized.
- Giving upvotes doesn’t help at all in account warming. You can build a strong profile without giving a single upvote.
- If you want to give upvotes, do it minimally to avoid looking automated. For every 15 posts you view, give at most 1 upvote.
2. Be Careful with New or Purchased Accounts
New Accounts:
If you don’t have the budget to buy an account, you can create and warm up one yourself. The process is repetitive, but it works.
Warming-up schedule:
- Day 1: Just browse Reddit for at least 15 minutes. Do not interact.
- Day 2: Continue browsing for 15 minutes, but now you can comment up to 2 times and add a brief profile description. Follow up to 5 SFW (Safe For Work) subreddits.
- Day 3: Increase your time on Reddit and interactions. Comment 3 to 4 times, add a profile picture, and follow more subreddits. You can now enable NSFW.
- Day 4: Comment 4 to 6 times, follow more subreddits, and add a banner to your profile. Update your bio with something more detailed.
- Day 5: Comment 5 to 7 times and follow more subreddits.
- Day 6: Comment 6 to 8 times and follow more subreddits.
- Day 7: Comment 7 to 10 times and follow more subreddits.
You can speed this up to 3 days if you’re confident in your method, but 7 days ensure a solid and authentic history.
Purchased Accounts:
The quality of the purchased account can determine whether you’ll get banned or not.
Avoid accounts that:
- Have many upvotes only on posts and very few on comments.
- Haven’t engaged in comments for a long time.
Choose accounts that:
- Have recent comments (no more than 2 weeks old at the time of purchase).
Warming-up process for purchased accounts:
- If the account is from a different country, spend 3 days just browsing before commenting.
- Save posts and videos to mimic human behavior.
- If the account has recent activity, you can start commenting on day 3, gradually increasing engagement until day 5.
3. Daily Warming Routine
I know people making $25,000/month who lose accounts simply because they skip this step.
Reddit hates accounts that are only used for promotion, so you need to act like a regular user.
What you should do daily:
- Spend at least 15 minutes on Reddit.
- Comment regularly, but don’t overdo it.
- You don’t need to post—just engage in comments.
4. Posting (Avoid Looking Like a Bot)
If you spam posts (e.g., 10 in a row), Reddit will penalize your account.
Tips for posting safely:
- Leave gaps between posts (at least 3 minutes).
- Read each subreddit’s rules before posting.
- Avoid automated posting patterns—vary your content.
- Add captions that match your image or video to make posts more natural and engaging.
5. How to Check Your CQS
If you’ve read this far, congrats! Now you’ll learn how to check your CQS.
Simply search “CQS” on Reddit and look for posts with lots of comments.
Or, use this direct link:
If I missed any key points, let me know in the comments!
Over the past few months, I’ve been studying Reddit intensively and facing multiple bans and shadowbans for seemingly no reason. To prevent this from happening to you, I’ve developed an effective account warming technique.
Here’s the complete guide to keeping your account active and unrestricted.
1. Understanding CQS (Contributor Quality Score)
CQS is a key factor in your Reddit account’s reputation. It does not depend solely on upvotes received but rather on your overall activity.
Important CQS rules:
- Reddit values comments more than posts because mass-posting can be automated, while commenting requires real interaction.
- Accounts with many upvotes only on posts and no interaction in comments are suspicious and may get penalized.
- Giving upvotes doesn’t help at all in account warming. You can build a strong profile without giving a single upvote.
- If you want to give upvotes, do it minimally to avoid looking automated. For every 15 posts you view, give at most 1 upvote.
2. Be Careful with New or Purchased Accounts
New Accounts:
If you don’t have the budget to buy an account, you can create and warm up one yourself. The process is repetitive, but it works.
Warming-up schedule:
- Day 1: Just browse Reddit for at least 15 minutes. Do not interact.
- Day 2: Continue browsing for 15 minutes, but now you can comment up to 2 times and add a brief profile description. Follow up to 5 SFW (Safe For Work) subreddits.
- Day 3: Increase your time on Reddit and interactions. Comment 3 to 4 times, add a profile picture, and follow more subreddits. You can now enable NSFW.
- Day 4: Comment 4 to 6 times, follow more subreddits, and add a banner to your profile. Update your bio with something more detailed.
- Day 5: Comment 5 to 7 times and follow more subreddits.
- Day 6: Comment 6 to 8 times and follow more subreddits.
- Day 7: Comment 7 to 10 times and follow more subreddits.
You can speed this up to 3 days if you’re confident in your method, but 7 days ensure a solid and authentic history.
Purchased Accounts:
The quality of the purchased account can determine whether you’ll get banned or not.
Avoid accounts that:
- Have many upvotes only on posts and very few on comments.
- Haven’t engaged in comments for a long time.
Choose accounts that:
- Have recent comments (no more than 2 weeks old at the time of purchase).
Warming-up process for purchased accounts:
- If the account is from a different country, spend 3 days just browsing before commenting.
- Save posts and videos to mimic human behavior.
- If the account has recent activity, you can start commenting on day 3, gradually increasing engagement until day 5.
3. Daily Warming Routine
I know people making $25,000/month who lose accounts simply because they skip this step.
Reddit hates accounts that are only used for promotion, so you need to act like a regular user.
What you should do daily:
- Spend at least 15 minutes on Reddit.
- Comment regularly, but don’t overdo it.
- You don’t need to post—just engage in comments.
4. Posting (Avoid Looking Like a Bot)
If you spam posts (e.g., 10 in a row), Reddit will penalize your account.
Tips for posting safely:
- Leave gaps between posts (at least 3 minutes).
- Read each subreddit’s rules before posting.
- Avoid automated posting patterns—vary your content.
- Add captions that match your image or video to make posts more natural and engaging.
5. How to Check Your CQS
If you’ve read this far, congrats! Now you’ll learn how to check your CQS.
Simply search “CQS” on Reddit and look for posts with lots of comments.
Or, use this direct link:
If I missed any key points, let me know in the comments!
