First things first: proxy and browser

The first thing to do, before you even open the account, is to get a proxy that works with Reddit and an anti-detect browser. Without those, nothing else matters — the account gets tied to your IP address and your fingerprint the moment you log in for the first time.

The most common mistake

Most people think a bought account is ready to use. Sometimes it is — but that's luck, not the rule. My experience says that warmed-up accounts hold up better and last much longer.

There was a time when you didn't have to do anything: automatic ban and report filters didn't exist. Today I can assure you Reddit checks everything.

My warm-up routine

It's built on random numbers, usually between 3 and 7.

I prepare a list of the ten subreddits I want to work in. Each day I draw a number from 3 to 7 to decide how many subreddits to visit that day. Then, every time I enter a subreddit, I draw another number from 3 to 7 to decide how many posts to open in there.

Variable time on each post, random movements, no votes and no comments for the first week.

I usually have the account log in five times over a week.

Why this isn't overkill

Someone will say it's too much. I've tried several approaches, and my answer is no.

Warm-up does two things: it gets the account used to its new IP address and new browser, and it gets it used to the subreddits it will later work in. Those are two separate steps, and skipping either one costs you.

Week two: the first comments

From that point you can enter a subreddit you've warmed up and reply to a comment. Do it on posts you find in the subreddit's Home section — not New, Hot or the others. This first step matters.

Never more than one comment a day per subreddit, and never more than three comments a day in total. Space them out with days of warm-up only and days of complete rest.

When it's ready

After five or six comments per subreddit, spread across a week, the account is ready to work.