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r/SEO

The SEO Authority

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The leading authority on all things SEO: AI SEO, GEO, LLM SEO, Technical SEO, Content SEO and SEO Architecture. Bring your ideas, problems, thoughts, questions, issues and we'll work it out together. A helpful and thoughtful community for site owners, people who manage SEO and everything in between.

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r/SEO rules (9)

  1. 1
    Follow Reddit Content Policy

    All members should familiarize themselves with the Reddit Content Policy: https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy

  2. 2
    No Links Allowed

    Any posts or comments with links are automatically removed.

  3. 3
    No Work Offers

    This is not a job board. This is not a recruitment tool. Please don't make posts or comments where you are looking to hire someone for SE, testers, reviewers, link exchanges, employment or freelance jobs, paid or unpaid,

  4. 4
    Must be related to SEO

    Posts must be related to search engine optimisation, even just adjacent. For example if the entire post is around PPC, there are better subs for your post.

  5. 5
    Communicate kindly

    We must foster a healthy environment for all members. Disagreements will and should happen, but as long as everyone handles it respectfully and openly, there shouldn't be any problem.

  6. 6
    No Spamming

    No Spam, Self Promotion, Advertising, Brand Awareness etc including branded content, news roundups, posting how-to guides, community promotion

  7. 7
    No Soliciting and "Asking to DM"

    No Soliciting and "Asking to DM". Asking people to DM you will get your post/comment removed and will likely get you banned after a few times

  8. 8
    No Blogs, No Guides, No News, No Apps

    This is a Q&A forum, not a blog platform.

  9. 9
    No Low Quality Posts, Case Studies etc

    Repetitive Questions, for example, where to get free backlinks or roasting sites, how SEO has changed etc - will be removed

Reddit-wide rules (3)
  • · Spam
  • · Personal and confidential information
  • · Threatening, harassing, or inciting violence

What to know before posting in r/SEO

r/SEO has near-zero tolerance for backlink begging, guest-post requests, or anything resembling link-scheme participation — these are removed within minutes and result in fast bans for repeat violators. Tool promotion is allowed but heavily scrutinized: the subreddit rewards original SEO experiments and tool comparisons backed by data. Generic 'how to do SEO' posts get downvoted by the experienced audience. Technical SEO questions and Google update analyses are the consistent winners.

This commentary is based on observed moderation patterns and community behavior — the authoritative rules are the numbered list above, pulled directly from r/SEO's moderators. Have questions about how rules work across Reddit? See the main tool page for FAQs.

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