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 510K 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 94K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling With Seo, Seo, and Having A Hard Time. 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: 67K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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
- Aug: 8K members
- Sep: 2K members
Themes
- Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- I’ve tried SEO tools and AI agents, but traffic is still near zero. What am I missing?
- Need help with pricing Quotation as a Growth Consultant
- Is there a free keyword tool?
#15Solution RequestsI’ve tried SEO tools and AI agents, but traffic is still near zero. What am I missing? · Need help with pricing Quotation as a Growth Consultant · Is there a free keyword tool? - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- Help me I am scared
- Google wiped out 99% of our impressions in two weeks. No manual action, every page passes URL Inspection, recrawled pages didn't come back
#22Pain & AngerHelp me I am scared · Google wiped out 99% of our impressions in two weeks. No manual action, every page passes URL Inspection, recrawled pages didn't come back - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- First attempt at SEO to improve our organic results. Thoughts on this strategy?
#31Advice RequestsFirst attempt at SEO to improve our organic results. Thoughts on this strategy?
Topics
- Struggling With Seo27 posts in the past month#127Struggling With Seo
- Seo7 posts in the past month#27Seo
- Having A Hard Time7 posts in the past month#37Having A Hard Time
- Struggling With Local Seo5 posts in the past month#45Struggling With Local Seo
- Struggling To Find An Seo Job4 posts in the past month#54Struggling To Find An Seo Job
Flair
- Help21 posts in the past month
- SEO yt video recommendations
- Is "TOPIC CLUSTER" actually different from "HUB and SPOKE," or is it just the same thing with different names?
- Almost 40% MoM growth, but feeling stuck (100k+ monthly impressions)
#121HelpSEO yt video recommendations · Is "TOPIC CLUSTER" actually different from "HUB and SPOKE," or is it just the same thing with different names? · Almost 40% MoM growth, but feeling stuck (100k+ monthly impressions) - Discussion4 posts in the past month
- Is this a realistic SEO workload for one person?
- URL Hierarchy for Topical Authority
- What is your SEO audit workflow?
#24DiscussionIs this a realistic SEO workload for one person? · URL Hierarchy for Topical Authority · What is your SEO audit workflow? - Debate3 posts in the past month
- X blowup: Client says SEO agency did nothing, SEOs divided. Who's right
- Whose website got crushed by the Google spam update? Rankings dropped? 😂📉
- This is a DA=44 site. This is why DA has been rednered pointless
#33DebateX blowup: Client says SEO agency did nothing, SEOs divided. Who's right · Whose website got crushed by the Google spam update? Rankings dropped? 😂📉 · This is a DA=44 site. This is why DA has been rednered pointless - Google News2 posts in the past month
- The Google News Tab Content Disappearing !!!
- Google Trends Explore Page Adds Filter By Category
#42Google NewsThe Google News Tab Content Disappearing !!! · Google Trends Explore Page Adds Filter By Category
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 510K 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
- 16
- Views /mo (+45%)
- 10
- Visitors /mo (+11%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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