Stack Overflow is a question and answer site for programming, part of the wider Stack Exchange network. Answers are judged on whether they solve the question. The site has clear rules on self-promotion: mentioning your own product can be acceptable when it genuinely answers the question, but you must disclose your affiliation, and answers that exist mainly to promote something are removed.
Finding questions where your tool belongs
Search for questions that describe the problem your tool solves, not just questions that mention its category. Requests for tool recommendations are generally off topic on Stack Overflow itself; Stack Exchange has a separate site, Software Recommendations, where they are on topic and have their own rules.
A practical approach
- Read the help center on self-promotion. Stack Overflow's help center explains when mentioning your own product is acceptable and requires you to disclose affiliation.
- Answer the question as asked. Write a complete answer that solves the problem, with code or steps where relevant.
- Mention your tool only when it is part of the answer. If your tool is a genuine solution, explain how to use it for this case, not just that it exists.
- Disclose your affiliation in the answer. State plainly that you built or work on the tool.
- Do not repeat the same answer. Avoid posting near-identical answers that promote the same tool across many questions.
How Distrarc helps on Stack Exchange sites
When it fits your product, Distrarc searches Stack Overflow and other Stack Exchange sites (for example Software Recommendations or Web Applications) and returns relevant questions with a link, the date and the reason they fit. Reply drafts answer the question first and include a disclosure; you adapt them to the site's format and post them yourself. Distrarc never posts for you.
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