Create your account with a unique username and email. Don’t post immediately. Spend the first week browsing popular subreddits like r/askreddit. Upvote content you like and read the rules of 3–5 communities where you plan to participate. This makes your account seem more natural. If your account is under a week old, keep it simple. Find a large, uncontroversial “ask reddit” thread—like “What’s a simple pleasure?”—and leave a short, positive comment such as, “The smell of rain on hot pavement.” Do this just once a day. Once your account is over two weeks old and has some comment karma, you can participate more actively. Look for a rising post in a mid-sized subreddit (50k–500k members) you follow. Leave a helpful, detailed comment that adds to the conversation. To build post karma, cross-post your own original content—like a photo you shared in a small niche subreddit—to a larger, relevant community, but only if their rules allow it. Never link to external sites.…