How to post in r/SEO without getting banned
Can you promote your product in r/SEO? Rarely: you earn mentions by being the most useful answer. No tool spam. Recommendations are accepted when they're disclosed and clearly the best answer.
What r/SEO is
Search-engine-optimization practitioners. Skeptical, expert audience that punishes tool-dropping. But the right recommendation in a real answer carries weight, and these threads rank.
How to show up without getting removed
- 01Answer with a method, not a link; mention your tool as one option, disclosed.
- 02Share original data/experiments. The fastest way to earn trust here.
The rules that get enforced
- 01No self-promotion / tool spam.
- 02No link-building requests.
- 03Back claims with evidence.
Summarised from the community's public rules (reviewed June 2026). Always confirm the live r/SEO rules before posting; mods update them.
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