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 181K 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 Looking For A Partner. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention hosting and wordpress theme.
On Reddit
181K Members
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +15K members
Growth: +8.9% / 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: 12K 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
+12K new
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 979 members
- Sep: 574 members
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
August 2026
+979 new
September 2026
+574 new
Themes
- Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Is travel affiliate even worth it anymore
- All my organic traffic and growth is gone after august 17th ? how about you ?
- I measured 100 of my own comments to find out why people kept calling them AI. It was not the writing style.
#13Pain & AngerIs travel affiliate even worth it anymore · All my organic traffic and growth is gone after august 17th ? how about you ? · I measured 100 of my own comments to find out why people kept calling them AI. It was not the writing style. - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- Where did you find your best SaaS affiliates?
- You need qualifying sales to unlock PA-API and current prices to get the sales. How did you get through that window?
- I spent months optimizing pages Google didn't even know existed (so I built a tool to fix it)
#23Solution RequestsWhere did you find your best SaaS affiliates? · You need qualifying sales to unlock PA-API and current prices to get the sales. How did you get through that window? · I spent months optimizing pages Google didn't even know existed (so I built a tool to fix it) - Self-Promotion2 posts in the past month
- Update: Had 0 conversions 5 weeks ago, now I have 3 paying customers
- Just launched... today! Let's see what happens.
#32Self-PromotionUpdate: Had 0 conversions 5 weeks ago, now I have 3 paying customers · Just launched... today! Let's see what happens. - Money Talk2 posts in the past month
- FINALLY made my first 10$ from my passive income project
- Started a "passive income" side business on Amazon KDP. Here's the honest breakdown of what's actually passive and what isn't.
#42Money TalkFINALLY made my first 10$ from my passive income project · Started a "passive income" side business on Amazon KDP. Here's the honest breakdown of what's actually passive and what isn't. - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- What should be the customer acquisition strategy for my new startup.
#51Advice RequestsWhat should be the customer acquisition strategy for my new startup.
Topics
- Struggling7 posts in the past month#17Struggling
- Content4 posts in the past month#24Content
- Looking For A Partner3 posts in the past month#33Looking For A Partner
- Blogging3 posts in the past month#43Blogging
- Tool3 posts in the past month
- I spent months optimizing pages Google didn't even know existed (so I built a tool to fix it)
#53ToolI spent months optimizing pages Google didn't even know existed (so I built a tool to fix it)
Flair
- Discussion7 posts in the past month
- The fear of choosing the wrong path can keep you from testing any path
- What should we do with r/juststart?
- Affiliate marketing should not feel like learning ten side hustles at the same time
#17DiscussionThe fear of choosing the wrong path can keep you from testing any path · What should we do with r/juststart? · Affiliate marketing should not feel like learning ten side hustles at the same time - Case Study6 posts in the past month
- AI search isn't replacing SEO. It's making it irrelevant for half the sites I audit.
- I analysed 2,891 Pinterest pins. Titles starting with a number got 2.9x more saves and 30% fewer clicks.
- Kept getting verification requests until I stopped using dedicated mobile proxy
#26Case StudyAI search isn't replacing SEO. It's making it irrelevant for half the sites I audit. · I analysed 2,891 Pinterest pins. Titles starting with a number got 2.9x more saves and 30% fewer clicks. · Kept getting verification requests until I stopped using dedicated mobile proxy - Question2 posts in the past month
- Where did you find your best SaaS affiliates?
- What should be the customer acquisition strategy for my new startup.
#32QuestionWhere did you find your best SaaS affiliates? · What should be the customer acquisition strategy for my new startup.
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 181K 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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- Visitors /mo (+22%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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