r/ecommercemarketing

Community Overview

About r/ecommercemarketing

Real ecommerce marketing tactics from people who run stores. No courses, no agency pitches, no "5 tips" posts. Share what you did, what happened, and what the numbers looked like. Store owners, in-house marketers, and practitioners sharing strategies that actually work. Set your user flair to show your status and revenue band.

The community at a glance

r/ecommercemarketing is a Subreddit for E-Commerce with roughly 49K members. It has been around since 2017. It uses a forum format for communication.

Roughly 12K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ecommerce, Ads, and E Commerce. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention ecommerce courses, live chat software, and reporting tool to measure the performance of facebook ad creatives.

On Reddit
Established 2017
49K Members

Community Features

This community has a forum

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +12K members
Growth: +31.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2019: 1K members
  • 2021: 6K members
  • 2023: 9K members
  • 2024: 11K members
  • 2025: 12K members
  • 2026: 10K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Dec: 1K members
  • Jan: 1K members
  • Feb: 1K members
  • Mar: 1K members
  • Apr: 747 members
  • May: 605 members
  • Jun: 642 members
  • Jul: 787 members
  • Aug: 862 members
  • Sep: 1K members
  • Oct: 982 members
  • Nov: 282 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    8 posts in the past month
    1. How do you separate a winning product from a winning discount?
    2. What’s harder to deal with: overstock or stockouts?
    3. Question: Paid media is not working
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How do you separate a winning product from a winning discount? · What’s harder to deal with: overstock or stockouts? · Question: Paid media is not working
    8
  • Solution Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. 90 days of testing AI creative against our normal process, here's what the numbers did
    2. quick question about proxyshard residential pool
    3. Hiring a top-tier AI-native Video Editor for a DTC supplements brand.
    #2
    Solution Requests
    90 days of testing AI creative against our normal process, here's what the numbers did · quick question about proxyshard residential pool · Hiring a top-tier AI-native Video Editor for a DTC supplements brand.
    6
  • Self-Promotion
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I got sick of "black-box" pricing tools guessing my margins, so I spent the last few months building an auditable PriceOps platform. Need 10 store owners to break it.
    2. I built a skincare product around a problem I personally have after running but I’m not sure I’m explaining the problem the right way
    3. I’m preparing to launch my website and need a few people to test it before launch.
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    I got sick of "black-box" pricing tools guessing my margins, so I spent the last few months building an auditable PriceOps platform. Need 10 store owners to break it. · I built a skincare product around a problem I personally have after running but I’m not sure I’m explaining the problem the right way · I’m preparing to launch my website and need a few people to test it before launch.
    3
  • Opportunities
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Q4 preparation isn't just about inventory, campaigns, and budgets. Your data needs a little preparation too.
    2. Weekly Thread: What's Working Right Now? (Week of )
    3. 2 Shopify stores, 1 warehouse - how should we structure CS + fulfillment?
    #4
    Opportunities
    Q4 preparation isn't just about inventory, campaigns, and budgets. Your data needs a little preparation too. · Weekly Thread: What's Working Right Now? (Week of ) · 2 Shopify stores, 1 warehouse - how should we structure CS + fulfillment?
    3
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What’s the most annoying report you have to create every week?
    2. JewelsMars has been an absolute nightmare — order stuck for days with ZERO communication
    #5
    Pain & Anger
    What’s the most annoying report you have to create every week? · JewelsMars has been an absolute nightmare — order stuck for days with ZERO communication
    2

Topics

  • Ecommerce
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Do you actually use all the data your ecommerce tools collect?
    2. What’s the hardest ecommerce number to get a clear answer on?
    #1
    Ecommerce
    Do you actually use all the data your ecommerce tools collect? · What’s the hardest ecommerce number to get a clear answer on?
    14
  • Ads
    5 posts in the past month
    #2
    Ads
    5
  • E Commerce
    4 posts in the past month
    #3
    E Commerce
    4
  • Marketing
    4 posts in the past month
    #4
    Marketing
    4
  • Customer
    3 posts in the past month
    #5
    Customer
    3

Product recommendations

  • ecommerce courses
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Best paid Ecommerce courses from 2023. for cheap📚🔥
    2. Best paid ecommerce courses from 2023. for cheap📚🔥
    3. Best Ecommerce courses in 2023. 📚 - check my comment
    #1
    ecommerce courses
    Best paid Ecommerce courses from 2023. for cheap📚🔥 · Best paid ecommerce courses from 2023. for cheap📚🔥 · Best Ecommerce courses in 2023. 📚 - check my comment
    5
  • live chat software
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for the best live chat software of 2024 to add to my website. Any tips?
    2. Looking for the best live chat software of 2024 to add to my website. Any tips?
    #2
    live chat software
    Looking for the best live chat software of 2024 to add to my website. Any tips? · Looking for the best live chat software of 2024 to add to my website. Any tips?
    2
  • reporting tool to measure the performance of facebook ad creatives
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What's the best reporting tool to measure the performance of Facebook ad creatives?
    2. What's the best reporting tool to measure the performance of Facebook ad creatives?
    #3
    reporting tool to measure the performance of facebook ad creatives
    What's the best reporting tool to measure the performance of Facebook ad creatives? · What's the best reporting tool to measure the performance of Facebook ad creatives?
    2
  • up-sell or cross-sell tools
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Help, what up-sell or cross-sell tools would you recommend?
    2. Help, what up-sell or cross-sell tools would you recommend?
    #4
    up-sell or cross-sell tools
    Help, what up-sell or cross-sell tools would you recommend? · Help, what up-sell or cross-sell tools would you recommend?
    2
  • etsy tools for sellers
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Top 10 Best Etsy Tools For Sellers
    2. Top 10 Best Etsy Tools For Sellers
    #5
    etsy tools for sellers
    Top 10 Best Etsy Tools For Sellers · Top 10 Best Etsy Tools For Sellers
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/ecommercemarketing for?
Best for E-Commerce enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/ecommercemarketing free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/ecommercemarketing have?
Roughly 49K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/ecommercemarketing on?
r/ecommercemarketing runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/ecommercemarketing cover?
On the Hive Index, r/ecommercemarketing is organized under E-Commerce.
How do I join r/ecommercemarketing?
You can join r/ecommercemarketing by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the E-Commerce communities like?
Communities for e-commerce operators covering Shopify, Amazon, dropshipping, and direct-to-consumer brands. Slack is popular for DTC and platform-specific groups, while Discord has communities for Amazon sellers and general e-commerce strategy. One of the more active business topics on the site.

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