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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 180K 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, Ai, and Traffic. Common discussion themes are Self-Promotion and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention hosting and wordpress theme.

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Yearly: +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

Past year (monthly)

  • 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
  • Aug: 481 members

Themes

  • Self-Promotion
    6 posts in the past month
    1. I grew a brand new Pinterest account to 86k impressions and 1.4k clicks in 35 days. Zero paid tools.
    2. [CASE STUDY - First 6 Months] 1.3k$/month from a job board launched in January
    3. Built a 1,000+ article pop culture site with 1.4M Pinterest views. I'm getting married and switching careers, so I’m walking away
    #1
    Self-Promotion
    I grew a brand new Pinterest account to 86k impressions and 1.4k clicks in 35 days. Zero paid tools. · [CASE STUDY - First 6 Months] 1.3k$/month from a job board launched in January · 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
    6
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Built a spreadsheet sidekick for a Muay Thai gym — the coach went from hours of manual analysis to asking questions in 3 minutes
    2. Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue
    #2
    Solution Requests
    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
    2
  • Opportunities
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Follow up: window cleaner's site 4 months on. the AI search held, now he's turning work away...
    2. First real movement on a client site after 6 weeks - kinda modest but the shape is clean
    #3
    Opportunities
    Follow up: window cleaner's site 4 months on. the AI search held, now he's turning work away... · First real movement on a client site after 6 weeks - kinda modest but the shape is clean
    2
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. my niche site ranks top 3 for 40 keywords but gets zero mentions in chatgpt claude or gemini and i think this is the next traffic problem nobody's talking about
    #4
    Pain & Anger
    my niche site ranks top 3 for 40 keywords but gets zero mentions in chatgpt claude or gemini and i think this is the next traffic problem nobody's talking about
    1

Topics

  • Struggling
    7 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling
    7
  • Ai
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue
    2. My experiments with structured data and share of AI Voice.. (JOURNEY)
    3. Follow up: window cleaner's site 4 months on. the AI search held, now he's turning work away...
    #2
    Ai
    Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue · My experiments with structured data and share of AI Voice.. (JOURNEY) · Follow up: window cleaner's site 4 months on. the AI search held, now he's turning work away...
    7
  • Traffic
    6 posts in the past month
    #3
    Traffic
    6
  • Affiliate Marketing
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Affiliate marketing should not feel like learning ten side hustles at the same time
    2. I spent 3 years failing at online business before affiliate marketing finally worked
    3. Hey, is there anyone have knowledge of affiliate marketing
    #4
    Affiliate Marketing
    Affiliate marketing should not feel like learning ten side hustles at the same time · I spent 3 years failing at online business before affiliate marketing finally worked · Hey, is there anyone have knowledge of affiliate marketing
    6
  • Niche
    5 posts in the past month
    1. the biggest mistake i made starting out was picking a niche that was too big
    2. Built a niche affiliate site in Spain. 6 weeks in, made about €19. Now what?
    #5
    Niche
    the biggest mistake i made starting out was picking a niche that was too big · Built a niche affiliate site in Spain. 6 weeks in, made about €19. Now what?
    5

Flair

  • Case Study
    12 posts in the past month
    1. AI search isn't replacing SEO. It's making it irrelevant for half the sites I audit.
    2. I am building a tool site (month 18)
    3. How I went from 30 followers to almost 1,000 in LinkedIn in 10 weeks (the good and the bad)
    #1
    Case Study
    AI search isn't replacing SEO. It's making it irrelevant for half the sites I audit. · I am building a tool site (month 18) · How I went from 30 followers to almost 1,000 in LinkedIn in 10 weeks (the good and the bad)
    12
  • Discussion
    6 posts in the past month
    1. The fear of choosing the wrong path can keep you from testing any path
    2. My pages rank on page 1 and still barely get clicked. Went deep on the CTR problem past few days.
    3. Affiliate marketing should not feel like learning ten side hustles at the same time
    #2
    Discussion
    The fear of choosing the wrong path can keep you from testing any path · My pages rank on page 1 and still barely get clicked. Went deep on the CTR problem past few days. · Affiliate marketing should not feel like learning ten side hustles at the same time
    6
  • Question
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Should I just jump into it without perfecting the tools I and going to need and use?
    2. Built a niche affiliate site in Spain. 6 weeks in, made about €19. Now what?
    #3
    Question
    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?
    2
  • Resource
    1 post in the past month
    1. Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue
    #4
    Resource
    Built a free tool that connects Claude AI to your Google Search Console and ranks opportunities by estimated ad revenue
    1

Product recommendations

  • hosting
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend Hosting that is good please.
    2. What hosting do you recommend for less important sites?
    3. What Hosting Provider You Guys Recommend For My Niche Blog?
    #1
    hosting
    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?
    4
  • wordpress theme
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Can anyone recommend a fast e-commerce theme?
    2. 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?
    3. Can anyone a recommend an easy to set-up wordpress theme for a beginner?
    #2
    wordpress theme
    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?
    3
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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 180K 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.
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