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I've always wanted to join Reddit mainly because most of the fresh dank memes are there but I was afraid it might distract me from doing anything important so I kept postponing it.

It was until my boyfriend @acidyo convinced me to join Reddit under my awesome username [@metallicake](https://www.reddit.com/user/metallicake). I was like ok, just gonna check the memes and stuff. Never planned to post or comment anything. 

It was until OCD launched their [OCD Sharing is Caring Initiative](https://steemit.com/ocd/@ocd/o-c-d-sharing-is-caring-initiative), which encourages Steemians to share their Steem posts on Reddit, that I decided to post my art on Reddit and hopefully get their attention and share my Steem profile with them (to increase Steem's visibility). I posted my ["Repressed Memories"](https://steemit.com/art/@hiddenblade/repressed-memories-or-oil-painting) painting on the subreddit [r/art](https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/) as an image. I just thought if you post direct links on Reddit, it won't get as much attention compared to an image file. Besides, this subreddit has a rule that it should be a direct image/video file.

I originally posted my Steem post URL in the comment section, just trying to get the Redditors to visit my Steem post for the concept. Unfortunately, this subreddit doesn't allow any links so the bot automatically deleted my comment. I was like, okay, if they are interested with my works they will visit my profile and see my Steem link there anyway. :D

2 hours later, I already got 300 upvotes and it rapidly increased to 7k in just a few hours. I got a lot of comments and messages. 

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Because I hate posting screenshots, here is a drawing of a conversation of me and @acidyo about me becoming a Reddit thot.

![image0 2.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/hiddenblade/qUz3NPxa-image0202.jpg)

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My notifications were kinda bombarded with comments, which was nice. It was the top post in that subreddit for a few hours. After a day, it reached 11.4k upvotes. Of course, I have to brag. XD

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As I said earlier, I hate posting screenshots but now's an exception. :p
### You can visit the Reddit post [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/comments/ciulca/repressed_memories_by_vyankka_me_oil_on_canvas/).


![3.PNG](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/hiddenblade/Zb50yULw-3.PNG)

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My karma went from 63 to 5k real quick. @Acidyo and an anonymous user gave me Gold Award which makes my account Premium. 2 anonymous users gave me a Silver Award. :D

![image0.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/hiddenblade/FSdDdExJ-image0.jpg)

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I gained a few followers on Instagram too!

![image0 1.jpg](https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/hiddenblade/gkarHzN2-image0201.jpg)

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## Sharing Steem posts on Reddit and other social media sites

When I first started on Steem, my goal was just to be *hidden* and not share my Steem links to others outside the platform. But now, we should all stop hiding and share our Steem links. That's the goal, right? 

I think Reddit is a good platform to share our photography, art, and other shit. I stumbled across a few authors who joined Steem cos of Reddit. So, these efforts are worth it. 

Well, I hope this inspired you even just a bit. Join [OCD Sharing is Caring Initiative](https://steemit.com/ocd/@ocd/o-c-d-sharing-is-caring-initiative) too as it rewards you with Steem for sharing posts on Reddit. I suggest you do the same thing as I did as well (Posting a direct image/video in subreddits and post the Steemit link in the comments). Of course, be mindful of each subreddit rules. If they don't want links to be posted, it should be respected. We don't want them to think Steemians are messy after all, right? Or are we actually messy? HMMMMMMM. :p

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So let's bring the Redditors to Steem! :D

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