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“Thank's in advance. I am new to SEO. I have a new client, a tech consultancy with very low budget. I am wondering, reading this sub, if creating content on their forum, around Topic clusters, with 2 post average per week, is a good action to optimize their SEO? I am working on interesting topics, on site keywords and seo tags, backlinks, sources and FAQs. Should i keep this strategy, or instead publish only one human written content monthly with the same budget? submitted by /u/A”

“Service pages during build? That’s actually the part that saves you the most headache later. I’ve had sites where we wired the service page structure and internal links from day one, and rankings started taking off way faster than when we tried to bolt it on after launch. Planning SEO basics up front definitely beats “squeezing” it in afterwards.”

“I work in SEO for a company that provides Construction Finance, Project Funding, and Real Estate Funding for builders and developers. I've been analyzing a few competitors who are ranking on the first page for our target keywords. Surprisingly, some of them have almost 0 referring domains/backlinks , and their DR is also very low — around 0.1–2.7 , according to the SEO tools I'm using. This has made me a little confused about how I should approach backlinks and Domain Rating. Questions:”

“SEO usually requires a relatively long period of time. If the website you are building addresses the needs that other websites have also done, there will actually be quite a few websites competing with your newly created website. You need to enhance the weight of your website, such as optimizing your pages well and adding more relevant backlinks, etc.”

“Struggling to rank a brand new Adult SEO agency site (1 month in, ~100 visits total). Any tips for Adult niche SEO? I recently took on the SEO for a new website offering adult SEO services. I’ve been working on it for about a month now, but I’m hitting a massive wall when it comes to early ranking and traffic. Over the last 30 days, Google Search Console & Analytics are showing barely 100 total visits and to be completely honest, a good portion of that traffic is probably just me checking pa”

“I recently took on the SEO for a new website offering adult SEO services. I’ve been working on it for about a month now, but I’m hitting a massive wall when it comes to early ranking and traffic. Over the last 30 days, Google Search Console & Analytics are showing barely 100 total visits and to be completely honest, a good portion of that traffic is probably just me checking pages, testing, and refreshing preview links! SafeSearch & Categorization: Even though this is technicall”

Hi as the title says I am working on a ecommerce website for my business. I struggling with SEO part as the devs are not very familiar with SEO. It being a…

“I am a beginner trying to learn SEO, AEO and GEO. There is so much material out there and it's overwhelming. Can someone give me a proper approach to learn these skills? Thanks in advance :) submitted by /u/Unable_Necessary9859 [link] [comments]”

“I'm sorry to bother you, knowledge tycoons. I'm a newcomer in Hong Kong who has just been exposed to SEO for a year. I really want to know what to do for SEO from zero to one million website traffic to get an order? This is a post for help. I want to be a professional person and find a better job. submitted by /u/Downtown_Coffee_1668 [link] [comments]”

“So, got everything up and running, my ticketing app is being used by my employer and they are loving it. How does one even start to think about scaling it using SEO, how do I get more users to use it, should I just start spamming linkedin users ? Should I prepare documentation for it? I’m so lost. What are some ways to improve the marketing process? submitted by /u/TGHydra [link] [comments]”

“I do social/content for a med spa (Med Spa Studios) and want to help them get found more in organic search too, not just social. It's a local business, one location, competing with a handful of other med spas nearby. For local service businesses like this, what actually moves the needle most in your experience Google Business Profile optimization Local landing pages per service (Botox, facials, etc.) Reviews/citations Blog content targeting "near me" type searches Trying to priorit”

“About 2 months ago I posted here about our first attempts at SEO for our SaaS. We’re building an affiliate management platform for companies that want to run their own affiliate programs. Since then we kept publishing content, added more pages and submitted to several directories. A lot more pages started getting indexed(Around 30–40 pages). Last 28 days: 3.99k Google impressions 21 clicks 0.5% CTR Now around 200–250+ impressions/day But getting traffic isn't even the hardest part. We still”

“Hi! I have recently landed a client for finalizing its digital presence across different media platforms. What I am looking forward to is to rank it number one whenever someone searches about top hospitals in the locality. It should be on number one. The hospital doesn't rank anywhere near number one. I want SEO expert who can help me rank it within one month. The person should be Indian and I'm willing to discuss this further. The competitors do not have much of an SEO presence so this”

“In a world of budget concerns or just not enough time in the day to dedicate to marketing, how much do we use a heavy SEO route. I know for my product Ailevo, going the seo route and holding off on costly marketing was going to take some time to build since you need the days behind it to actually optimize, but once it does man, traffic can increase overnight. I think we also get through one hurdle and all of a sudden we can sit back and relax and watch the clicks turn Into sales and sales turn i”

“Im looking to learn SEO by starting my own website and trying to rank it. Just wondering if anyone else has done this and could recommend any types of websites or niches that would be good for this? submitted by /u/Educational_Poet_421 [link] [comments]”

“For a new category, I’d focus less on ranking for the product name and more on the problem or workflow around it. Look at what people already search for, then create content that explains the pain, compares existing solutions, and shows better ways to handle it. Reddit, Google autocomplete, and competitor content can help find real questions.”

“You mentioned your ultimate goal is building a product... SEO is a hard game. I spent 10 years doing it for reference. Local SEO is a solid business yes, but it puts you on a manual service treadmill. You will spend your months learning backlink outreach and local directory citations. None of that gives you a head start on building software. The AI automation route pays you to do research and development for your future product. Every time you build a custom receptionist or lead flow for a clien”

“I am a web developer who know only technical SEO, but I couldn't build a site with strong SEO traffic. Only SNS marketing succeeded. I'm wondering why. Am i doing something wrong ? Do you think it's worth hiring an expert for a short period to observe their process, or should I just keep studying and experimenting on my own? I noticed that i am spending a lot of energy on SEO recently, so I'm not sure which direction to take. submitted by /u/SuperWallabies [link] &#32”

“Consistent blog posts are good, it increases your domain authority and gets you more likely to be found by AI What else are they doing? Generating SEO landing pages? Do they send you what backlinks they are generating? Are you tracking what channel your form submissions come from? E.g you can track the first page a user lands on and if they come from direct/ organic/ social or paid. If 100% of your leads are organic then they are getting you a good return. ~$18k per month?”

“I pay about $1750 a month for seo for my website. Realistically its been about 8 months with them and have gotten decent results with a decent roi. But realistically I can’t tell if it would just be better to part ways and use some kind of seo tool to further progress my company. I just feel like its an expense that isn’t providing me tremendous value and I feel as if a lot of it could be automated. Id like to note that while there was a lot of initial set up from here on out I definitely don’t”

“Pretty sure someone or a group or a competitor is spamming my domain with backlink spam to damage my rankings or authority locally (small business). Will it work? Or can Google see through it? I read a lot of articles and most suggest to leave it alone and just continue business as usual. Is that the best thing to do? Anyone else experienced this? What did you do and did you notice rankings getting worse? It annoys me but so far our rankings aren't impacted. submitted by /u/Jeffr”

“Hello. I'm the only employee of my small company in a large American city. I have a website and all the social media platforms. I want more people to come to my website. How do I do that? Money, specifically spending it, is not so much the focus. The focus is it working, and, in second place, not being taken advantage of. With AI hitting, I am reading that SEO needs to be specifically tailored with that in mind; plus the rate at which the game is changing due to AI. Generally speaking, I don”

“I run a small local SEO / GEO agency. About 10 client engagements this past year. Cleaners, detailers, a trucking company, a photographer. How we got clients: a free visibility scan on our site, Loom video audits for cold outreach, and word of mouth after the first few wins. The scan was the whole trust moment. 30 seconds, they see their real score and that AI assistants recommend their competitor when someone asks "best detailer near me." Nobody argues with that screen. They book from”

“I’ll try to keep this short. Lately, I’ve become interested in SEO (I have a bit of experience with PPC and more with content creation/marketing), and I’ve started toying with the idea of learning more about it so I can (also) work in this field. Because of my background in marketing, people occasionally reach out to me because they need PPC or content creation services, and this time was no different, but SEO also came up as something they’d be interested in. In the meantime, I started building”

“I run a real estate brokerage that’s been investing heavily in SEO. We’re ranking around positions 9–15 for several high-intent terms with hundreds of impressions, Google/Gemini is citing our company in AI answers, we publish regularly, have strong reviews, real transaction volume, and get organic mentions/traffic from Reddit. The frustrating part is lead flow comes in waves. We’ll have periods where organic produces a lot of clients, then it stagnates even though rankings/visibility seem to be”

“https://preview.redd.it/6sdkygaklhlh1.png?width=1408&format=png&auto=webp&s=c5c13178f232b4600eb3bffb176d8030da444f2a Been working on improving my SEO all year. Finally taking off. Getting ready to improve product offering and conversion rate. Never stop trying guys!!! submitted by /u/jayokunle [link] [comments]”

So these launching sites are good only for SEO backlinks?

“What was the one thing that took SEO work from a part time job or interrest to being a full time career that pays you well? I'm curious to hear from those of you who do this on your own, and make over 80k/year. What helped you take it to the next level? Was it finding a particular client base? Was it some form of training? Was it a really great self marketing tool or plan? Hiring people to join your team? What sets you apart from others doing SEO? How'd you get there? submitted by”

“Recently, I had to build some links for a client, and my first priority was Web 2.0 or contextual backlinks. During the process, I found a relatively unknown and unpopular website with a Domain Rating of 39 and a Spam Score of just 1%. I randomly published a high-quality, well-optimized piece of content on the website. Within just 3 hours, the content was indexed by Google. What happened next was even more interesting. I had included my target keyword in the title of that content, and that keywo”

“When you look back at your old SEO projects and client, how confident are you in your predictions, and how accurate have your past estimates been? submitted by /u/mediamuesli [link] [comments]”

“I’m curious about what has actually worked for people here, rather than just the tactics everyone recommends. What’s one thing you’ve personally seen make a noticeable difference? submitted by /u/Defiant_Side828 [link] [comments]”

“If you're building a Micro-SaaS alone or with a small team, I don't think SEO needs to start as a giant content operation. I'd keep the first stage relatively simple. Start with the searches closest to your product. For example: Core product page What exactly does the tool solve? Use-case pages Different reasons people would need the product. Audience pages Who specifically uses it? Integration pages What other platforms or workflows does it connect with? Comparison/alternative pages”

“One pattern I keep seeing in SEO is businesses assuming they have a backlink problem simply because they're not ranking. Sometimes they do. But I'd check several other things first. 1. Search intent If Google is ranking comparison pages and you're trying to rank a basic service page, more links may not fix the mismatch. 2. Pages already close to ranking A page sitting around positions 8–20 may offer a faster opportunity than creating another article from zero. 3. Internal linking Imp”

“I’m looking for a good link-building service for a small SaaS project. Mainly interested in relevant links and quality placements rather than just getting a lot of backlinks. What services have worked well for you? submitted by /u/Previous_Dependent74 [link] [comments]”

“SEO is one of those things where everyone has their own playbook but honestly the fundamentals you listed are solid. A lot of shops skip the technical audit part and wonder why they're invisible The AEO/GEO angle is interesting, not enough people are thinking about how ai tools actually consume their content. structured data and clear answers to specific questions matter way more than they did 2 years ago what kind of results have you seen with the merchant center optimizations? thats an are”

“Hey everyone, I started working on SEO for the past two years. Since then, I have created niche websites, maybe more than 10, just to understand SEO and see if I can really overcome my failures. I messed up on one site with content, somewhere I only submitted 100 URLs, somewhere it was more than 20K. Hyperlocal intent, topical authority, TOFU, BOFU, MOFU, what not... LD+JSON, etc. Now, I am confident about what I am doing and am even getting clicks on one of my specific sites. But you know what?”

“Hello Folks, I have been using a specific SEO Web guy for 10 years but he is kind of a blackhole in terms of what he actually does and I am somewhat confused as to his performance. He gives very little reporting. I was approched by another organization that does the same thing except they provide mothly reports and seem a lot more transparent. They are also more than 50% less than my current guy. How can I determine who is going to be better for my company as I am not an SEO expert myself?”

“Hey everyone! I recently launched my SaaS and I'm now trying to improve its SEO. The website is brand new, so I know it will take time before it starts ranking. I'd love to hear some tips from people who have done this before. What would you recommend focusing on first? Are there common mistakes I should avoid? And what made the biggest difference for your SaaS when it came to getting organic traffic? Any SEO advice, resources, or personal experiences would be appreciated. You can be 100”

“Just thinking this through and would love some opinions. Local companies where I am are mostly small, so I’d rather target national companies. But the SEO provider market is insanely crowded, and specializing seems like one of the few ways to actually stand out. It would also make my own SEO much easier if I could target a specific niche instead of competing for broad SEO agency terms. The downside, do people actually care enough to search for something like SEO for bicycle manufacturers/ clothi”

“Yes I dont go for DA or DR I prefer relevant with real organic traffics. I prefer real website rather than built for links only. Market is full of link selling sites.”

“Has anyone used Scott Paxton SEO? Are they legit? I can’t seem to find reviews. submitted by /u/HandleMean2055 [link] [comments]”

“Im losing my mind trying to play by the rules with seo. Ive spent months writing blog posts and chasing backlinks only to watch my domain rating fluctuate like a total joke(10 to 8). It feels like an endless loop where the only people winning are link brokers charging crazy money. Meanwhile, new SaaS tools are coming up everyday. They clearly aren't chasing seo or backlinks could it be that they’re taking shortcuts? If its that, then what could be actual grey-hat growth hacks / loopholes / s”

“Looking for suggestions on literature that I can read about learning best practices for current SEO strategies. submitted by /u/Mysterious-King4692 [link] [comments]”

“I think one of the most frustrating things about SEO is that there is always something else you can work on. You check one thing and find another problem 😂 Technical SEO, content, keywords, backlinks, internal links, GSC… it never really ends. When I'm looking at a site that isn't getting the traffic it should, these are some of the things I usually check first: Are the important pages actually indexed? Any weird noindex/canonical issues? Are there pages competing with each other for th”

“This is definitely not my field, but I’d like to understand it better for the future. I understand the basic idea, but what actually makes a backlink more valuable than another? Is it primarily the authority of the website linking to you, relevance, the number of links, or something else? For example, if I publish an article on my website and then republish that same article on LinkedIn with a link back to the original article on my website, does that count as a backlink? Or is that doing someth”

“Hey guys, looking for some advice on what to ask/look for as I vet candidates for an SEO director role. We’ve been using an agency for the past 7 months and aren’t really seeing any results (and certainly not enough results to justify the price tag). Non-branded clicks are down across all page types (blogs, service pages, etc.), leads are down, qualified leads are down, etc. For the amount we pay this agency, we could hire an SEO director and a few people to work under her/him - so that’s the di”

“We get good positions and GEO visibility from India. US is always 2 pages back but recently picking up. My 8 year experience says, grow the backlink profile as its the weakest with a AS of 19. Direct traffic signals show India heavy company as most of our employees are from India. Content cant be localized much cause of the kind of niche we are in. Is backlinks the only trick in the sleeve to push this forward. What can I do to get US traffic/visibility fast. Traffic is really slow to come tbh w”

“I run StartupSubmit we submit founders' products to startup directories by hand so I've done this 150-200+ times now. The thing nobody tells you: bad directory submissions can actively hurt you , and most cheap "500+ directories!" services are doing exactly that. Here's how I think about it now. Source authority is the whole game. A backlink is only worth having if it comes from a domain with real authority. We only submit to directories in the DR 30-90+ range that's wh”

“Hello, Everyone here in SEO land! I am posting this for myself and all others who are in my shoes. Here's a little background info to paint the picture of the context of where I'm coming from: 1) Zero history and zero experience in this space called SEO. As of March 31, 2026 I had not ever heard of SEO and could not have even guessed what the acronym stood for. 2) Here to learn and have fun while learning. 3) My tech background ... well, I don't have a tech background ... I do know h”

“Running a small B2B video editing agency, bootstrapped, cash flow is tight so hiring an SEO agency or buying links is not an option right now. Here's my honest situation after auditing everything: Site is technically clean. All pages indexed, proper schema, fast, no manual actions, sitemap fine. Checked all of it multiple times. Content is decent. We have service pages, comparison pages, a blog cluster around AI search stuff, free tools. The free tools actually rank (top 10 for stuff like Yo”

“hey guys, I’ve just been starting SEO and I want to get the best tips of how you go from maybe keyword research to have finished article what do you take into account for an article to actually rank on Google and we’re getting some clicks impressions I just want the gold tips of what you guys are doing? That is getting results today with AIO GEO or whatever. I’ve just landed a client. I need to do as your for them and I really want to get them results and do the right thing so what do you guys s”

“I use my own SEO services based on my experience doing SEO for my ecomm sites and also sites of my clients. You can also learn SEO yourself by reading, implementing, testing and doing further optimizations.”

“Hello to all, I recenetly started learning SEO through a very cheap online course around March this year because I was somewhat interested in website ranking but mostly I wanted a career switch so I started learning through videos, and reels but this sub has been an amazing help overall, I landed a freelance client and was clueless how to navigate but trying my best, there are many challenges one of it was paid softwares, so my client was kind enough to get me ahrefs lite plan, I am learning it,”

“Been doing this long enough to know that a lot of "SEO work" is just busywork that feels productive but doesn't move rankings or revenue. Curious what this sub has found actually pays off relative to the hours put in. Could be content optimization, internal linking, technical fixes, keyword research, link building, whatever — genuinely want to hear what's worked for people, not the textbook answer. submitted by /u/alom_mredul [link] [comments]”

“Hello everyone, i have managed multiple websites in different niche over the last 4-5 years and i would say over 60-70% websites got good results by the work i have done, but then sometimes my mind get stuck with rhose 30-40% website where i have done everything from building good contextual backlinks to building proper content cluster like everything and every test and error yet it failed to go up, i understand niche wise strategy may change but then foundational and basic things stays almost s”

“I have a new website(1 month old), the impressions are increasing and what I've understood from this group is that we need to now get backlinks. A way to get them is creating good content, so plan to publish a report. We plan to create reports for local tradies businesses. Once we've created the content how do we go about reaching out to people to get backlinks. Trying to understand how we would get backlinks when we're not ranking? submitted by /u/Affectionate-Tea3834 [l”

“A good friend and I keep going back and forth on best SEO practices. I keep coming up with new ideas and hacks to maximize impressions, clicks, or CTR, and he keeps being skeptical and course-correcting whenever he feels I went too much. One of the suggestions I came up with a few weeks ago was translation. My website increased in pages. It went from 170 pages to around 500, and I added around 8 locales in the first wave, of course all translated by AI. The mistake that we picked up on in this o”

“honestly the only workflow thats worked at scale for us is targeting specific questions people actually ask. broad keywords never moved the needle. We pull those questions from search console and reddit threads in the niche. then claude drafts a straight answer in the first 100 words, i add one personal take or a stat i know is real, and we ship it. doing that daily matters way more than one perfect article. the thing we got wrong early was letting it write fluffy intros. skip the intro. google”

When does it matter if a link is weak or strong? Genuine question.