Monetize a SFW subreddit

I have a SFW subreddit with 10k members it does about 170k-200k visitors per month, I'm not sharing the niche but it's a very popular one and will continue to grow. I have done 0 monetization on it so far but want to do so within the next couple of weeks

The subreddit is the biggest online community in the niche, so I have a huge reach and influence. Very important and influential people lurk in my community and some have even dm'd me, I'm hoping to reach the first page of Google by next month and hopefully things should speed up.

Does anyone have any advice on how I can monetize this niche? I can provide services or sell software to my community; however, I am unsure about the best approach. As everyone knows mods cant monetize subreddits, so I was thinking of creating a free offer(tool or service) collecting emails and linking my paid offer on my free offer website to monetize my audience.

What I can share about my audience:
-Majority 1st world English speakers
-Mix of consumers and business owners(perhaps 50/50)
-Business owners have money to spend
-I have associated discord with 2k members
-I've had several dm's by people looking to partner with my to promote their services or tools
-I've had dm's from very influential people in the niche
-100% SFW

Has anyone done this successfully? If so, any advice?

I have the ability to basic tools in my niche with programming



I don't want to monetize my discord

Create your own site or youtube channel and promote it within the subreddit.
 
One of the most powerful ways you can monetize an SFW subreddit that caters to a specific niche is to do content partnerships.

What this means is that you look for brands that are trying to break out in your niche, and do information campaigns for them.

I'm not talking about ads where you talk about a product you're promoting.

That's too transparent and a lot of people on Reddit are basically trained since Day One to be suspicious of any kind of self-promotion.

Producing and posting such blatant ads are not gonna help you.

Instead, establish partnerships based on raising awareness regarding problems that the product you're promoting solves.

This way, the information, the helpfulness, the utility, and if I dare say it, the compassion that this content represents, helps support a solid brand.

Think along these lines.

I know it takes a little bit more doing.

It definitely takes a little bit more sensitivity to your audience's needs.

But it's definitely worth it if you want to build a subreddit that will stand the test of time along with a matching income stream.
 
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