r/seo

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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 500K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #4 in the Programmatic SEO communities list. It is the 4th largest community in the SEO topic page.

Roughly 93K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling With Seo, Seo, and Having A Hard Time. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention seo tools and seo courses.

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Established 2008
500K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +93K members
Growth: +22.8% / year

Member 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: 57K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 7K members
  • Sep: 8K members
  • Oct: 6K members
  • 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

Themes

  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. SEO writing is going to be the death of me
    2. Any store owners here? Do you have issues with scaled content abuse?
    #1
    Pain & Anger
    SEO writing is going to be the death of me · Any store owners here? Do you have issues with scaled content abuse?
    2
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Any free tools are available for checking keyword ranking in the USA from the UAE?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Any free tools are available for checking keyword ranking in the USA from the UAE?
    1
  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Looking for advice implement next js for SEO
    #3
    Advice Requests
    Looking for advice implement next js for SEO
    1

Topics

  • Struggling With Seo
    27 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling With Seo
    27
  • Seo
    9 posts in the past month
    1. How should we launch LLM SEO alongside traditional Google SEO?
    2. SEO experts: What's one seemingly minor thing content writers should understand that makes a huge difference in your work? Somethings they ignore but u know they matters!
    #2
    Seo
    How should we launch LLM SEO alongside traditional Google SEO? · SEO experts: What's one seemingly minor thing content writers should understand that makes a huge difference in your work? Somethings they ignore but u know they matters!
    9
  • Having A Hard Time
    7 posts in the past month
    #3
    Having A Hard Time
    7
  • Struggling With Local Seo
    5 posts in the past month
    #4
    Struggling With Local Seo
    5
  • Struggling To Find An Seo Job
    4 posts in the past month
    #5
    Struggling To Find An Seo Job
    4

Flair

  • Help
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Google indexing but not showing my recent websites
    2. Writing for humans or google ?
    3. Should backlinks point to my homepage, service pages, or location pages?
    #1
    Help
    Google indexing but not showing my recent websites · Writing for humans or google ? · Should backlinks point to my homepage, service pages, or location pages?
    6
  • Discussion
    3 posts in the past month
    1. I think we can rank more easily in LLMs and AI Overviews if we create an llms.txt file and implement a strong internal linking strategy.
    2. One GSC query, 5,075 impressions, 0 clicks, position 6. What is Google actually counting here?
    3. SEO experts: What's one seemingly minor thing content writers should understand that makes a huge difference in your work? Somethings they ignore but u know they matters!
    #2
    Discussion
    I think we can rank more easily in LLMs and AI Overviews if we create an llms.txt file and implement a strong internal linking strategy. · One GSC query, 5,075 impressions, 0 clicks, position 6. What is Google actually counting here? · SEO experts: What's one seemingly minor thing content writers should understand that makes a huge difference in your work? Somethings they ignore but u know they matters!
    3
  • Google News
    1 post in the past month
    1. Google Search Console Generative AI Performance Report Rolling Out To More
    #3
    Google News
    Google Search Console Generative AI Performance Report Rolling Out To More
    1
  • Rant
    1 post in the past month
    1. SEO writing is going to be the death of me
    #4
    Rant
    SEO writing is going to be the death of me
    1
  • Question
    1 post in the past month
    1. How should we launch LLM SEO alongside traditional Google SEO?
    #5
    Question
    How should we launch LLM SEO alongside traditional Google SEO?
    1

Product recommendations

  • seo tools
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Help finding best tools for multiple Local Service company sites on Wordpress
    2. Best tool to figure out how my competitors have better rankings than me?
    3. What is the best free tool to analyze server logs and check for insights?
    #1
    seo tools
    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?
    7
  • seo courses
    4 posts in the past month
    1. What in-person SEO courses do you recommend?
    2. What in-person SEO courses do you recommend?
    3. What SEO-adjacent course/subject do you recommend?
    #2
    seo courses
    What in-person SEO courses do you recommend? · What in-person SEO courses do you recommend? · What SEO-adjacent course/subject do you recommend?
    4
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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 500K 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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