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r/seogrowth rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/seogrowth: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.

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Current public stats

Members
83,529
Verified
September 27, 2026
Category
SEO operators, founders, and search marketers

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Rule summary

  • No personal attacks: It's OK to criticize someone's business, marketing, SEO, whatever else. Picking fights with people, though, is a no-no
  • No spam: This one's straightforward - don't spam your website / content links on the sub. You do that, you get banned.
  • No blatant self-promotion: Posts made for the direct purpose of selling your products/services will be removed
  • Don't share generic content: Want to share a blog post you just write? Make sure it's something new and interesting. No one cares about "top 5 benefits of SEO" or "how to do on-page SEO" - that's been done before. If you have something unique to say, though, like a personal account, case study, etc. Then you're welcome to submit your post as a self-post and include a SINGLE link back to your blog
  • Self posts only: Want to share a post you just wrote? Repurpose it so that it fits natively on this sub and submit it that way. You may include a SINGLE link back to the original post on your blog.

Works well

  • A case study written as a full self-post, walking through what you did to grow traffic and what the results were, with one link back to the original at the end
  • A personal account of an SEO experiment that failed or surprised you, told natively in the post rather than teased from your blog
  • A specific lesson from growing your own website, with numbers and details that make it new rather than another generic SEO guide
  • A question asking the community how they would approach a real SEO problem you are facing on your site
  • Honest criticism of a marketing tactic or approach, aimed at the idea and not at any person

Avoid

  • Dropping bare links to your website or blog posts, which the “No spam” rule says gets you banned
  • Writing a post whose whole purpose is to sell your product or service, which breaks “No blatant self-promotion”
  • Pasting a blog article into the sub unchanged instead of repurposing it, which breaks “Self posts only”
  • Including more than one link back to your blog in a self-post, since the rules allow a single link
  • Posting generic topics like basic on-page SEO guides or listicles of SEO benefits, which “Don't share generic content” calls out by name
  • Starting fights or attacking people personally, which breaks “No personal attacks”

What r/seogrowth Is For

This is a community for people growing blogs, websites, and businesses through SEO. The description points newcomers to a pinned starter guide, so the room expects beginners as well as people who have been doing this for years. The rules tell you who posts here: folks sharing case studies, personal accounts, and tips about growing traffic. It is a working community for SEO practitioners, not a link dump. If you run a website or a business and you care about search traffic, this is your room.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

Five rules decide whether your post survives here. “No personal attacks” means you can criticize a business, a marketing approach, or SEO tactics, but you cannot pick fights with people. “No spam” is the blunt one: spam your website or content links and you get banned. “No blatant self-promotion” removes any post made for the direct purpose of selling your products or services. “Don't share generic content” kills tired topics like basic on-page SEO guides or listicles of SEO benefits, and asks for something unique like a personal account or a case study. “Self posts only” requires you to repurpose your blog post so it fits natively on the sub, and it allows a single link back to the original on your blog.

What To Post

Write your post directly for this sub as a self-post, not as a link with a headline. The best shape here is a personal account or a case study: what you tried, what happened, and what you learned, with real numbers if you have them. The rules explicitly welcome this kind of unique content and allow a single link back to your blog inside the self-post. So put the full story in the post itself, keep the link as one small extra at the end, and make sure the post stands on its own without anyone needing to click. Before you post, ask yourself if a reader who never visits your blog still gets something useful.

What To Avoid

The fastest way out is spamming your website or content links, because the “No spam” rule says that gets you banned, not just a removed post. Posts written to sell your products or services get removed under “No blatant self-promotion”. Generic content gets removed too, so skip the recycled listicles and beginner explainers that have been done a hundred times. Do not paste a blog post in as a link post, because “Self posts only” requires native self-posts. And keep criticism aimed at ideas and businesses, never at people, per “No personal attacks”.

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Common questions about r/seogrowth

Can I share my own blog post here?

Yes, but only as a native self-post with something new and interesting to say, and with a single link back to your blog.

Can I just drop a link to my site?

No. The “No spam” rule says spamming your website or content links gets you banned.

Can I promote my product or service?

No. Posts made for the direct purpose of selling your products or services will be removed under “No blatant self-promotion”.

How many links can I include?

One. The rules allow a single link back to the original post on your blog.

How do I share content without getting removed?

Repurpose it so it fits natively on the sub as a self-post, and make sure it says something unique rather than repeating well-worn SEO advice.

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