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 521K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Programmatic SEO communities list. It is the 4th largest community in the SEO topic page.
Roughly 90K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling With Seo, Seo, and Struggle. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Pain & Anger. 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: 78K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 5K members
- Nov: 1K members
Themes
- Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- First website ever, launched ~2 weeks ago, virtually zero traffic. What are realistic expectations?
- What's the going rate to have a website built for good SEO?
- How else can I fix my website?
#13Solution RequestsFirst website ever, launched ~2 weeks ago, virtually zero traffic. What are realistic expectations? · What's the going rate to have a website built for good SEO? · How else can I fix my website? - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- I don't know what i did on 19oct that it fell so bad !!!
#21Pain & AngerI don't know what i did on 19oct that it fell so bad !!! - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- Google is showing my website's page titles but absolutely no meta descriptions or snippets – what could be causing this?
#31Advice RequestsGoogle is showing my website's page titles but absolutely no meta descriptions or snippets – what could be causing this?
Topics
- Struggling With Seo25 posts in the past month#125Struggling With Seo
- Seo9 posts in the past month
- I’ll do a AEO and SEO for a business
#29SeoI’ll do a AEO and SEO for a business - Struggle5 posts in the past month#35Struggle
- Having A Hard Time5 posts in the past month#45Having A Hard Time
- Struggling With Local Seo5 posts in the past month#55Struggling With Local Seo
Flair
- Help4 posts in the past month
- The Google rating of a website (sandbox), how to escape it?
- I don't know what i did on 19oct that it fell so bad !!!
- What are you changing on pages to survive AI Overviews?
#14HelpThe Google rating of a website (sandbox), how to escape it? · I don't know what i did on 19oct that it fell so bad !!! · What are you changing on pages to survive AI Overviews? - Google News3 posts in the past month
- Google value plunges by $500bn as its own AI search hits ad sales
- Google Confirms: Search Can Temporarily Protect Important URLs From Dropping Out Of The Index
- Google Business Profiles Manage Offers
#23Google NewsGoogle value plunges by $500bn as its own AI search hits ad sales · Google Confirms: Search Can Temporarily Protect Important URLs From Dropping Out Of The Index · Google Business Profiles Manage Offers - Discussion3 posts in the past month
- Planning to switch from Ahrefs to Ubersuggest, good idea??
- How do charlatans rank?
- Google reward AI content or not. here is what I tested. (hypocrisy)
#33DiscussionPlanning to switch from Ahrefs to Ubersuggest, good idea?? · How do charlatans rank? · Google reward AI content or not. here is what I tested. (hypocrisy) - News1 post in the past month
- OpenAI Creating ChatGPT Tools For Business For Analytics & Citations
#41NewsOpenAI Creating ChatGPT Tools For Business For Analytics & Citations
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 521K 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.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors /mo (+80%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (0%)
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