Can I link to my SEO tool in r/SEO?
No. Links are automatically removed, and app or brand promotion is high risk.
Subreddit guides
r/SEO rules, stats, and what to post
A current Rankhog guide to r/SEO: what the subreddit is for, rules, posting standards, and what works 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
- 483,352
- Verified
- May 26, 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 links allowed: Posts or comments with links are automatically removed.
- No work offers: Do not hire, recruit, ask for testers, exchange links, or seek paid or unpaid work.
- Must be related to SEO: Posts need to relate to search engine optimization or a close adjacent topic.
- No spam or self-promotion: Brand awareness, advertising, branded content, news roundups, guides, and self-promotion are high risk.
- No blogs, guides, news, or apps: The subreddit is a Q&A forum, not a blog platform or app promotion surface.
Works well
- Specific SEO questions about indexing, technical issues, content strategy, AI search, architecture, or measurement.
- Context-rich troubleshooting with site type described without dropping a link.
- Operator lessons where the value is in the process, not a branded asset.
- Questions that can be answered publicly without DM or audit requests.
Avoid
- Links, app launches, guides, blog posts, and brand awareness.
- Hiring, tester requests, link exchanges, and DM asks.
- Generic AI SEO commentary with no concrete problem.
- Case-study bait or low-quality repeated questions.
What r/SEO Is For
r/SEO is a high-value community for search operators, site owners, and founders working on visibility. It is not a place to seed links.
What Works On r/SEO
Good posts describe the SEO problem clearly enough that readers can answer without opening your site: platform, page type, crawl issue, SERP behavior, timeline, and what changed.
What To Avoid
Avoid links, product mentions, guides, app launches, link exchange asks, and DM requests. Those patterns conflict with the subreddit purpose.
Rankhog Notes
Use Rankhog to turn a link-dependent draft into a self-contained SEO question. For the broader strategy beyond this subreddit, start with the Reddit SEO guide.
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Common questions about r/SEO
Can I ask for an SEO audit?
A public troubleshooting question can work, but links, hiring, tester requests, and DM asks are risky.
What works best in r/SEO?
Specific SEO problems with enough context to answer without visiting a site.
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Use these audience lists to decide whether r/SEOis the best fit for your Reddit SEO plan or just one supporting community.
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