Freelance, design & dev

r/forhire stats

r/forhire has 697,248 members and gets about 37.8 new posts a day. The best time to post is Wednesday around 4pm US Eastern.

Members
697K
Posts per day
37.8
Avg comments
3.5
Created
2009

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Best time to post on r/forhire

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

  1. #1

    Wed 4pm

  2. #2

    Fri 6pm

  3. #3

    Wed 6am

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Top posts this month

Who buys on r/forhire

People hiring developers, designers and writers, and freelancers swapping clients and referrals.

Useful for web designers, web developers, copywriters, graphic designers, videographers, UX designers, app developers, WordPress developers, virtual assistants, Excel and spreadsheet consultants and video editors.

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Common questions

r/forhire has 697,248 members, read from Reddit on October 27, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Wednesday around 4pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 37.8 new posts a day, and a new post averages 3.5 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/forhire for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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