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Post from your own Reddit account

You don't need a Reddit account to start. Subgrow opens your subreddit and posts with a brand account we run for you. Connect your own account only if you want posts to go out under your own name.

First, check where your subreddit is

Open Subreddit in the left menu and look at Status.

Being set up
There's nothing for you to do yet. We create the subreddit with your brand's account and start posting once it's live. If you already made the subreddit yourself, invite the account named on that page as a moderator in Reddit's Mod tools, then press Check now. You can connect your own account once the subreddit is live.
Live
You can connect your own account. Follow the steps below; it takes about a minute.

Watch how (1 minute)

Step by step

  1. Open Subreddit

    In Subgrow, click Subreddit in the left menu.

    The Subreddit page in Subgrow, status Live

  2. Click “Connect your own Reddit account”

    Scroll down to Moderators and click Connect your own Reddit account.

    The Moderators section with the Connect your own Reddit account button

  3. Wait for the sign-in window

    A secure browser opens inside Subgrow. It takes about 20 seconds to appear.

  4. Sign in to Reddit

    Reddit may ask you to tick I'm not a robot. Then sign in with the Reddit account you want to post from. You type your password on Reddit's own page, so it goes to Reddit and never to us.

    Reddit's sign-in page open inside Subgrow

  5. Press Done

    Once you're signed in, press Done at the top right. Subgrow checks the account with Reddit, adds it and makes it a moderator of your subreddit.

    The Done button at the top right of the sign-in window

  6. Post as your account

    Your account now shows under Moderators. Click Post as u/yourname next to it. From then on, posts go out as you. The brand account stays on as a moderator, as a backup.

Good to know

  • To confirm everything works, press Check access now on the Subreddit page. It asks Reddit whether your account is signed in, in good standing, and allowed to post.
  • Use an account that has been on Reddit for a while. Reddit often hides posts from brand-new accounts for the first couple of weeks.
  • One Reddit account can belong to one brand on Subgrow.
  • If you see “We don't see a Reddit sign-in in that window”, open the window again and finish signing in before you press Done.
  • Stuck on “Being set up”? Email hello@subgrow.ai and we'll get your subreddit live.