Promoting on r/SEO: Rules and What Gets Removed
r/SEO is a large subreddit for SEO news, case studies, speculation, questions, and experiences, aimed at site owners, people who manage SEO, and others interested in SEO.
499.1K
members
~11
posts / day
2008
created
9
community rules
Can you promote your product in r/SEO?
No, you cannot promote your product in r/SEO. Rule 6 explicitly says "No Spam, Self Promotion, Advertising, Brand Awareness etc," and Rule 2 says "Any posts or comments with links are automatically removed." The rules also ban soliciting and asking people to DM you in Rule 7.
The rules that cover promotion
Rule 6: No Spamming
"No Spam, Self Promotion, Advertising, Brand Awareness etc including branded content, news roundups, posting how-to guides, community promotion"
Rule 2: No Links Allowed
"Any posts or comments with links are automatically removed."
Rule 7: No Soliciting and "Asking to DM"
"No Soliciting and "Asking to DM". Asking people to DM you will get your post/comment removed and will likely get you banned after a few times"
Rule 8: No Blogs, No Guides, No News, No Apps
"This is a Q&A forum, not a blog platform."
Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 9 rules on Reddit
What gets removed
- Posts or comments with links are automatically removed
- Self promotion, advertising, brand awareness, branded content, news roundups, how-to guides, and community promotion
- Soliciting and asking people to DM you
- Posts not related to SEO, and low quality or repetitive posts
Safer ways to show up
- Ask SEO questions in a Q&A format
- Answer other people's SEO questions helpfully and respectfully
- Share your experiences without links
- Keep posts clearly related to SEO
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