Can I mention my AI visibility tool in a post?
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r/AISEOforBeginners rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/AISEOforBeginners: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 8,206
- Verified
- October 11, 2026
- Category
- SEO operators, founders, and search marketers
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No Spam or Self-Promotion: Unlike other SEO subreddits flooded with commercial recommendations and affiliate links, r/AISEOforBeginners is strictly a spam-free zone. Do not promote your services, tools, courses, websites, or products. Users who post promotional content will have their posts removed, and repeat offenders will be banned without warning. This is a community for learning and sharing knowledge, not marketing.
- Maintain Respectful and Constructive Dialogue: The SEO industry is rapidly changing, and we understand people are stressed and uncertain about the future. However, aggressive behavior, personal attacks, and disrespectful language will not be tolerated. Keep your tone professional and supportive. Disagreements are fine, but hostility is not. Users who repeatedly violate this rule will be banned.
- AI SEO Discussion Only: This subreddit focuses exclusively on AI-powered search and SEO, including optimization for LLM citations (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, etc.), AI overviews, and generative engine optimization (GEO). For traditional search engine optimization (Google rankings, backlinks, keywords, etc.), please use r/SEO, r/bigseo, or other traditional SEO communities.
- No AI Slops: Posts that are obviously generated by AI/LLM models will be removed and users will be penalized. Keep discussions authentic - don't use AI to communicate with community members.
Works well
- A plain language question about how ChatGPT or Perplexity decides which businesses to cite, written in your own words
- A short writeup of something you tested with AI overviews or LLM citations and what you learned from it
- A beginner question about generative engine optimization that shows you read the community description first
- A discussion starter about how AI assistants summarize content differently from classic search results
- A helpful comment on someone else's post that shares your own experience without mentioning your product
Avoid
- Posting links to your own site, tool, or course, because “No Spam or Self-Promotion” removes promotional posts and bans repeat offenders without warning
- Dropping affiliate links anywhere, since the rules state they are strictly banned
- Pasting AI generated text into your post or comments, because “No AI Slops” gets those removed and penalized
- Writing about classic Google SEO topics like backlinks and keyword research, which “AI SEO Discussion Only” sends to other communities
- Getting sharp with people in the comments, because “Maintain Respectful and Constructive Dialogue” bans repeated hostility
- Dressing up a promo as a question or a case study, since the rule bans promoting your services, tools, courses, websites, and products in any form
What r/AISEOforBeginners Is For
This community is for people learning how to get their content cited and recommended by AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity. The people posting here are beginners and practitioners figuring out generative engine optimization, which the community calls GEO, plus optimization for LLM citations and AI overviews. The rules make it clear this is a learning and knowledge sharing space, not a marketing space. If your question is about classic Google rankings, backlinks, or keywords, the rules point you to traditional SEO communities instead.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
Four rules decide everything here, and all of them bite. “No Spam or Self-Promotion” says you cannot promote your services, tools, courses, websites, or products, and repeat offenders are banned without warning. “No AI Slops” removes posts that are obviously generated by AI models and penalizes the users who post them. “AI SEO Discussion Only” keeps the topic locked to AI powered search and generative engine optimization, and pushes traditional SEO talk to other communities. “Maintain Respectful and Constructive Dialogue” bans hostility and personal attacks even when people disagree about a fast changing industry.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine question or a lesson from your own hands on work with AI search. Write it yourself, in your own words, because the community removes obviously AI generated posts and penalizes the people who post them. Share what you observed when you tested how an AI assistant cites or recommends businesses, and ask the room what they are seeing too. Keep the topic inside AI powered search, like LLM citations, AI overviews, and generative engine optimization. If you have a website or a tool, leave it out of the post entirely, because promotion gets posts removed and repeat offenders banned without warning.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to get removed here is self promotion. Do not post about your tool, your service, your course, your agency, or your website, and do not share affiliate links, because the rules call them strictly banned. Do not paste AI written text into your posts or comments, even if you edit it a bit, because obviously generated content gets removed and users get penalized. Do not bring traditional SEO topics like backlinks or keyword rankings, because the community sends those elsewhere. And keep your tone calm and supportive, because aggressive behavior and personal attacks lead to bans for repeat offenders.
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Common questions about r/AISEOforBeginners
Can I share an affiliate link?
No. Affiliate links are strictly banned here.
Can I ask about backlinks or keyword research?
No. “AI SEO Discussion Only” covers optimization for AI citations and overviews, and sends traditional SEO topics to other communities.
Can I use ChatGPT to draft my post?
No. “No AI Slops” removes obviously generated posts and penalizes the people who post them.
Can I disagree with someone in the comments?
Yes. Disagreements are fine under “Maintain Respectful and Constructive Dialogue” as long as the tone stays professional and supportive.
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