Community Overview
About r/juststart
A community about affiliate marketing, search engine optimization and related topics. Learn what works, what doesn’t and what’s new through real experiences from both beginners and experts. We welcome and encourage posts from anyone, but please review our rules before posting.
The community at a glance
r/juststart is a Subreddit for Marketers and SEO Specialists with roughly 179K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 10th largest community in the SEO topic page.
Roughly 15K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Content, and Affiliate. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention hosting and wordpress theme.
On Reddit
179K Members
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +15K members
Growth: +9.3% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2017: 9K members
- 2018: 9K members
- 2019: 26K members
- 2020: 31K members
- 2021: 21K members
- 2023: 46K members
- 2024: 14K members
- 2025: 9K members
- 2026: 10K members
2017
+9K new
2018
+9K new
2019
+26K new
2020
+31K new
2021
+21K new
2023
+46K new
2024
+14K new
2025
+9K new
2026
+10K new
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 894 members
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 764 members
- Nov: 1K members
- Dec: 1K members
- Jan: 1K members
- Feb: 1K members
- Mar: 2K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 1K members
- Jun: 1K members
- Jul: 1K members
August 2025
+894 new
September 2025
+1K new
October 2025
+764 new
November 2025
+1K new
December 2025
+1K new
January 2026
+1K new
February 2026
+1K new
March 2026
+2K new
April 2026
+2K new
May 2026
+1K new
June 2026
+1K new
July 2026
+1K new
Themes
- Self-Promotion6 posts in the past month
- I grew a brand new Pinterest account to 86k impressions and 1.4k clicks in 35 days. Zero paid tools.
- Just launched my first iOS app — first 2 monthly subs and 6 yearly trials
- Built a 1,000+ article pop culture site with 1.4M Pinterest views. I'm getting married and switching careers, so I’m walking away
#16Self-PromotionI grew a brand new Pinterest account to 86k impressions and 1.4k clicks in 35 days. Zero paid tools. · Just launched my first iOS app — first 2 monthly subs and 6 yearly trials · Built a 1,000+ article pop culture site with 1.4M Pinterest views. I'm getting married and switching careers, so I’m walking away - Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- Starting a finance-niche SEO/content agency — what do finance professionals actually look for when hiring a marketing agency?
- Seeking feedback from ServiceNow/Maximo consultants on a billing automation MVP
- Finally Tried Building a Small Tool Site — Some Things I Wish I’d Known
#24Advice RequestsStarting a finance-niche SEO/content agency — what do finance professionals actually look for when hiring a marketing agency? · Seeking feedback from ServiceNow/Maximo consultants on a billing automation MVP · Finally Tried Building a Small Tool Site — Some Things I Wish I’d Known - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- I rebuilt my window cleaner's website. three days later he texted me "the phone won't stop ringing". Here's what i actually did.
- Built a spreadsheet sidekick for a Muay Thai gym — the coach went from hours of manual analysis to asking questions in 3 minutes
- Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue
#34Solution RequestsI rebuilt my window cleaner's website. three days later he texted me "the phone won't stop ringing". Here's what i actually did. · Built a spreadsheet sidekick for a Muay Thai gym — the coach went from hours of manual analysis to asking questions in 3 minutes · Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue - Pain & Anger4 posts in the past month
- Crickets from every credit card affiliate program I've applied to, what am I missing?
- I spent 3 years failing at online business before affiliate marketing finally worked
- After 3 years of failing at online business, I finally found something that works!
#44Pain & AngerCrickets from every credit card affiliate program I've applied to, what am I missing? · I spent 3 years failing at online business before affiliate marketing finally worked · After 3 years of failing at online business, I finally found something that works!
Topics
- Struggling7 posts in the past month#17Struggling
- Content4 posts in the past month#24Content
- Affiliate4 posts in the past month
- Built a niche affiliate site in Spain. 6 weeks in, made about €19. Now what?
#34AffiliateBuilt a niche affiliate site in Spain. 6 weeks in, made about €19. Now what? - Looking For A Partner3 posts in the past month#43Looking For A Partner
- Traffic3 posts in the past month#53Traffic
Flair
- Case Study13 posts in the past month
- Spent an hour on the Sticker Mule affiliate leaderboard. The earnings gap is wild.
- Week 1 update: 0 to 43 AI citations on a dead domain. Bing is outperforming Google by a wide margin.
- I am building a tool site (month 18)
#113Case StudySpent an hour on the Sticker Mule affiliate leaderboard. The earnings gap is wild. · Week 1 update: 0 to 43 AI citations on a dead domain. Bing is outperforming Google by a wide margin. · I am building a tool site (month 18) - Discussion8 posts in the past month
- I grew 2 faceless YouTube channels to 238k and 271k subs — here is what actually works and what YouTube is quietly penalizing and Ofcourse I earned 20$ from both
- 5 sites, 4 months, $2.50 in the bank- Discussion
- 4 months in, 250 posts across 5 niche affiliate sites, made $2, and just spent the weekend rebuilding all 5 frontends from scratch. Here’s where I’m at.
#28DiscussionI grew 2 faceless YouTube channels to 238k and 271k subs — here is what actually works and what YouTube is quietly penalizing and Ofcourse I earned 20$ from both · 5 sites, 4 months, $2.50 in the bank- Discussion · 4 months in, 250 posts across 5 niche affiliate sites, made $2, and just spent the weekend rebuilding all 5 frontends from scratch. Here’s where I’m at. - Question3 posts in the past month
- Teen working on SEO to save family business
- Should I just jump into it without perfecting the tools I and going to need and use?
- Built a niche affiliate site in Spain. 6 weeks in, made about €19. Now what?
#33QuestionTeen working on SEO to save family business · Should I just jump into it without perfecting the tools I and going to need and use? · Built a niche affiliate site in Spain. 6 weeks in, made about €19. Now what? - Resource1 post in the past month
- Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue
#41ResourceBuilt a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue
Product recommendations
- hosting4 posts in the past month
- Recommend Hosting that is good please.
- What hosting do you recommend for less important sites?
- What Hosting Provider You Guys Recommend For My Niche Blog?
#14hostingRecommend Hosting that is good please. · What hosting do you recommend for less important sites? · What Hosting Provider You Guys Recommend For My Niche Blog? - wordpress theme3 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a fast e-commerce theme?
- I'm looking at starting a website to sell digital products (ebooks and a course) but I'm having decision paralysis on picking out a template. Which WordPress template do you recommend?
- Can anyone a recommend an easy to set-up wordpress theme for a beginner?
#23wordpress themeCan anyone recommend a fast e-commerce theme? · I'm looking at starting a website to sell digital products (ebooks and a course) but I'm having decision paralysis on picking out a template. Which WordPress template do you recommend? · Can anyone a recommend an easy to set-up wordpress theme for a beginner?
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/juststart for?
- Best for Marketers and SEO Specialists enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/juststart free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/juststart have?
- Roughly 179K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/juststart on?
- r/juststart runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/juststart cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/juststart is organized under Marketers, SEO Specialists.
- How do I join r/juststart?
- You can join r/juststart by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Marketing communities like?
- Marketing is one of the bigger topic areas on the site, with communities covering pretty much every corner of the discipline: SEO, paid, content, social, growth, and everything in between. Most of the action happens across Discord and Slack, with some solid independent forums in the mix too. If you are looking to sharpen your skills, swap tactics, or just talk shop with other marketers, there is a lot to dig into here.
Monthly Stats
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- 6
- Visitors /mo (-60%)
- 0
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