About r/seo
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.
The community at a glance
r/seo is a Subreddit for SEO Specialists and Programmatic SEO with roughly 518K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Programmatic SEO communities list. It is the 4th largest community in the SEO topic page.
Roughly 91K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling With Seo, Seo, and Having A Hard Time. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention seo tools and seo courses.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 6K members
- 2014: 6K members
- 2015: 7K members
- 2016: 8K members
- 2017: 13K members
- 2021: 134K members
- 2023: 70K members
- 2024: 104K members
- 2025: 86K members
- 2026: 75K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 7K members
- Dec: 7K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 8K members
- May: 8K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 8K members
- Aug: 8K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 4K members
Themes
- Advice Requests11 posts in the past month
- How can I learn SEO?
- How to improve domain authority?
- Question about AI crawlers and robots.txt
#111Advice RequestsHow can I learn SEO? · How to improve domain authority? · Question about AI crawlers and robots.txt - Solution Requests4 posts in the past month
- Which tool is better?? Is it Semrush or Ahrefs?
- Does having a cookie banner actually mean your site is compliant?
- Why is Google not indexing all of my pages?
#24Solution RequestsWhich tool is better?? Is it Semrush or Ahrefs? · Does having a cookie banner actually mean your site is compliant? · Why is Google not indexing all of my pages? - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- My website has been up for years, tried several seo methods but nothing seems to work. Pages are indexed on Google, but may 1 or 2 impressions per month max.
- My site’s index count used to be around 7,000 pages, but it has been steadily dropping and is now down to 2,000. I have no idea what the issue is; I ran a crawl and received an excellent score, and I’ve been addressing the issues flagged by Google.
- My site lost 97% of impressions overnight (Oct 11) with no code changes — anyone seen this?
#33Pain & AngerMy website has been up for years, tried several seo methods but nothing seems to work. Pages are indexed on Google, but may 1 or 2 impressions per month max. · My site’s index count used to be around 7,000 pages, but it has been steadily dropping and is now down to 2,000. I have no idea what the issue is; I ran a crawl and received an excellent score, and I’ve been addressing the issues flagged by Google. · My site lost 97% of impressions overnight (Oct 11) with no code changes — anyone seen this?
Topics
- Struggling With Seo27 posts in the past month#127Struggling With Seo
- Seo8 posts in the past month
- Thoughts on Chiang Mai SEO Conference for an introverted, non-native English speaker
- What are the entry level jobs in SEO?
#28SeoThoughts on Chiang Mai SEO Conference for an introverted, non-native English speaker · What are the entry level jobs in SEO? - Having A Hard Time7 posts in the past month#37Having A Hard Time
- Google6 posts in the past month
- Did Google change the algorithm? very weird trend on my impressions and clicks
- Why is Google not indexing all of my pages?
- LinkedIn company page not indexing on Google
#46GoogleDid Google change the algorithm? very weird trend on my impressions and clicks · Why is Google not indexing all of my pages? · LinkedIn company page not indexing on Google - Struggling With Local Seo5 posts in the past month#55Struggling With Local Seo
Flair
- Help24 posts in the past month
- How can I learn SEO?
- Question about AI crawlers and robots.txt
- Is there a search engine that you can actually get back niche content from?
#124HelpHow can I learn SEO? · Question about AI crawlers and robots.txt · Is there a search engine that you can actually get back niche content from? - Discussion9 posts in the past month
- Cloudflare's pilot with OpenAI hints that ChatGPT's search index won't lean on links as much as Google does
- Company is asking me to make changes on their staging site during the interview process
- Which SEO company in India actually delivers results? Need genuine recommendations
#29DiscussionCloudflare's pilot with OpenAI hints that ChatGPT's search index won't lean on links as much as Google does · Company is asking me to make changes on their staging site during the interview process · Which SEO company in India actually delivers results? Need genuine recommendations - Tips2 posts in the past month
- Is keyword stuffing still hurting SEO in 2026?
- I developed a 100% Free SEO Analyzer that fully audits your website in seconds.🚀
#32TipsIs keyword stuffing still hurting SEO in 2026? · I developed a 100% Free SEO Analyzer that fully audits your website in seconds.🚀 - News1 post in the past month
- Third-Party Google Rank Tracking Not Fully Working Now
#41NewsThird-Party Google Rank Tracking Not Fully Working Now - Debate1 post in the past month
- Will websites cease to exist?
#51DebateWill websites cease to exist?
Product recommendations
- seo tools7 posts in the past month
- Help finding best tools for multiple Local Service company sites on Wordpress
- Best tool to figure out how my competitors have better rankings than me?
- What is the best free tool to analyze server logs and check for insights?
#17seo toolsHelp finding best tools for multiple Local Service company sites on Wordpress · Best tool to figure out how my competitors have better rankings than me? · What is the best free tool to analyze server logs and check for insights? - seo courses4 posts in the past month
- What in-person SEO courses do you recommend?
- What in-person SEO courses do you recommend?
- What SEO-adjacent course/subject do you recommend?
#24seo coursesWhat in-person SEO courses do you recommend? · What in-person SEO courses do you recommend? · What SEO-adjacent course/subject do you recommend?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/seo for?
- Best for SEO Specialists and Programmatic SEO enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/seo 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/seo have?
- Roughly 518K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/seo on?
- r/seo 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/seo cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/seo is organized under SEO Specialists, Programmatic SEO.
- How do I join r/seo?
- You can join r/seo by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the SEO communities like?
- Communities for SEO practitioners at every level, from technical audits and link building to content strategy and AI-driven search changes. Slack is a major platform here, with some well-regarded independent forums and Discord communities in the mix. Good for staying current on algorithm updates, sharing wins, and getting feedback on specific site challenges.
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