Thread by @blakeaburge

Reddit has 430 Million monthly users.

It's the 7th most visited site in the US & 19th in the world.

It'd be nice if you knew how to use it.

Here's Reddit 101: 🧵

First: What is Reddit?

Billed as "the front page of the internet" – Reddit is a melting pot of many things...

•Forum
•Social network
•News aggregator & more

Even for experienced users, It's tough to know where to begin.

Read on...

Do you need an account?

That depends.

If you're window-shopping and not quite ready to dive into the comments or post your own content, the answer is no.

On the other hand, if you're ready to up the ante & get involved, you'll need an account for that.

Super Simple:

OK, you've decided to take the plunge and set up an account.

Congratulations, you're a "Redditor"

Now what?

It's time to find your favorite topics:

With over 130K communities known as "subreddits," there's something for everyone.

Find yours:

Home->Top Communities->Click

Posts:

Alright, you're getting the hang of this!

Let's join the discussion.

We'll cover posting your own content first.

You can share text, images, video, web links & more.

•Note: Some subreddits only allow certain types of content.

Watch & learn: 👇🏻

Comments:

Get your popcorn ready 🍿

We're just "here for the comments"

I love reading them too.

But what if you want to throw in your own 2 cents?

It couldn't be easier to add to the conversation.

Check it out:

Upvotes / Downvotes:

These serve a few different purposes.

The basic premise? The best rise to the top.

Think of it like scoring:

Upvotes add while downvotes deduct from an individual post's "score."

The more points, the higher the post ranks.

Find them here:

Sorting:

In a sea of content, it's nice to be able to sort by the things you actually want to see.

Reddit allows sorting via the following options:

•Hot
•New
•Top - (My favorite) 👇🏻

You can specify a specific time frame for the popularity of posts within a given subreddit.

Reddit Karma:

Accounts on Reddit are anonymous.

With this in mind, Reddit uses what is known as "Reddit Karma"

A system for establishing the credibility of users.

2 kinds:

Post Karma - Earned from upvotes on your posts.

Comment Karma - Earned from upvotes on your comments.

Not sure where to begin?

Here's a few of the best subreddit's to get you started from my friend @SahilBloom:

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