Capstone 1: Reddit Authority Account
Goal: Build one disclosed, karma-legitimate Reddit account recognized as a credible voice inside 3-5 ICP subreddits, the foundation every other capstone in this stage depends on.
Prerequisite stages: 01-stage1-foundations.md (account setup, karma mechanics, ethics line); 03-stage3-humanized-content-community.md (voice and disclosure norms).
Weekly milestones
- Week 1: audit or create the account; write a disclosed bio; establish a karma baseline snapshot.
- Week 2: 20+ genuinely helpful comments logged across 3 anchor subreddits.
- Week 3: first original post published; daily engagement in at least 2 live threads.
- Week 4: authority self-audit, check for moderator recognition, tally community karma per subreddit.
Deliverables: dated account audit, a 20+ entry comment log, one original post with its full engagement metrics, a written authority self-assessment naming which subreddit(s) you're recognized in.
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Profile completeness and disclosure (bio, history match the person behind the account) | 20 |
| Community karma earned (per-subreddit, not just sitewide) | 25 |
| Comment quality, specific and non-generic, per Singlegrain's community-karma standard | 25 |
| Consistency (daily-cadence log, no dead weeks) | 15 |
| Ethics compliance (single account, no alts, disclosed affiliation) | 15 |
| Total | 100 |
Claude workflows: draft comment replies inside your Stage 6 "Reddit Marketing Ops" Project using the few-shot intent-scoring prompt pattern; run every draft through the humanizer skill before posting.
Tools: Claude Project with knowledge base from Stages 1 and 3; native Reddit search; a spreadsheet karma tracker.