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r/bigseo: rules, promo tolerance & best time to post

open to promo (7/10) · tone: Pragmatic and technical—people ask direct implementation questions and share real problems without much small talk.

Can you promote in r/bigseo?

Relatively open: clearly-disclosed, genuinely useful product mentions are usually tolerated here — read the rules and stay helpful-first anyway.

r/BigSEO is a technical, implementation-focused community of SEO practitioners and ecommerce operators who reward hands-on problem-solving and tactical advice. The community tolerates and even welcomes vendor engagement (Ahrefs' recurring AMA is a tradition), but only when paired with genuine expertise and value-add. Moderators enforce norms lightly but expect genuine engagement; beginner questions are welcomed in dedicated megathreads, but low-effort posts elsewhere are likely ignored or removed.

• DO ask specific technical SEO questions with context (domain, issue, what you've tried)
• DO share real client or site scenarios for credibility
• DO participate in weekly megathreads for beginner/general help
• DO welcome vendor posts if they add value (Ahrefs tradition shows openness to tool makers)
• DON'T spam generic 'buy my service' posts without demonstrating expertise
• DON'T ask questions that suggest you haven't done basic research
• DON'T self-promote without contributing to the community first
• DON'T post duplicate questions across multiple threads

New to this? Read how to promote without getting banned and the Reddit self-promotion rules before you post here.

Best time to post in r/bigseo

Based on when this community's recent top & hot posts were created: 13:00–17:00 UTC · weekdays do best. Re-compute it live →

What this community complains about

Recurring pain points in recent threads — each one is a conversation your product might belong in:

• Ranking fluctuations and drops
• Technical SEO implementation (canonicals, robots.txt, schema)
• Internal linking strategy for ecommerce
• Local SEO and GBP management
• Indexation issues (indexed but not ranking)
• Client acquisition and pricing as solo freelancers

How locals talk

AEO/GEOSERPPDPschema markupcanonicalinternal linkingkeyword cannibalizationGSCranking droplocal SEO

Using a community's own vocabulary is the difference between reading as a member and reading as a marketer.

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