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Best time to post in r/bigseo

The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.

Posts in r/bigseo are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 23 recent posts, an estimated 83% were still up about a day later.

Welcome! This subreddit was created with the intent to foster growth and knowledge about SEO. This is the largest and most reputable SEO subreddit run by professional SEOs on Reddit. We encourage you check the sidebar and rules before posting. See our full rules at https://www.reddit.com/r/bigseo/wiki/rules.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/bigseo

In our sample of 436 recent and top r/bigseo posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 1pm UTC, and are weakest around Monday 4pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 4, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.

Times in your timezoneUTC · GMT+0

Window 1
Wed around 1pm
avg score 91.5 · 2 posts sampled
Window 2
Wed around 5pm
avg score 44.5 · 2 posts sampled
Window 3
Fri around 4pm
avg score 29 · 2 posts sampled

Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.

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Estimated survival rate

83%

of 23 recent r/bigseo posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.

How this is measured

Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 2, 2026.

Strictness: ModeratePublic subText posts onlyFlair optionalSelf-promo bannedAI content banned

r/bigseo rules: what actually gets removed

Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.

1.Beginner content
Enforcement varies
Content that is unlikely to be useful to the experienced SEO professional. Homework and "help me with my interview" is included in this.
2.Low quality post or comment
Enforcement varies
Post contributes nothing of value and/or is blog spam that is UNLIKELY to help the average SEO professional.
3.This is not a news subreddit.
Enforcement varies
Do not copy and paste from blogs or news sites. This isn't a news subreddit. Mods may make exceptions around core updates and similar, but may also remove news links at their discretion.
4.Not about SEO
Enforcement varies
Post is not topical to SEO.
5.Sales, self-promotion, link-exchange, guest-posting offers, affiliate links
Enforcement varies
Offers of services (sale or free), for hire posts, link-exchange or guest posting is not permitted. Affiliate links are not allowed. No prospecting for work of any kind. No "free tools" or beta tests. We don't care about your ProductHunt launch. This includes "DM me for a link/help/to take a look."
6.No AI generated content
Enforcement varies
No AI generated content AI-generated posts are not permitted on this subreddit. It is okay to discuss AI tools, but do not post AI-generated text or images.
7.Clickbait
Enforcement varies
8.No Jerks. Don't be sexist, ageist, racist. We are an inclusive community.
Enforcement varies
9.Headline/Link Only Post
Removed by moderators
Posts that are a link or headline only are subject to removal. Put some effort into it, please.
10.Multiple posts in a day
Enforced automatically
Automod will remove posts if a user is posting multiple times in a day.
11.No link shorteners
Enforced automatically
Automod will slay you.
12.Posts must be in English
Enforcement varies
We understand that SEO and Reddit are global, but for purposes of engagement posts must be in English.

r/bigseo does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.

Can you self-promote in r/bigseo?

No. r/bigseo bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "Sales, self-promotion, link-exchange, guest-posting offers, affiliate links: Offers of services (sale or free), for hire posts, link-exchang". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.

r/bigseo by the numbers

Members: 141K
Active right now: Not public
Posts / day: 1; 18 comments / day
Community age: 13 years; since Mar 4, 2013

What a successful r/bigseo post looks like · 36 top posts from the last month
Median title length	Posts with a link	Posts with flair	Dominant format
65 characters	0%	47%	text posts

What gets removed in r/bigseo

Self-promotion
r/bigseo bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/bigseo publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
AI-generated content
r/bigseo removes content it judges to be AI-generated. Obvious AI phrasing in a draft raises removal risk even when a human wrote most of it.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.

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Subreddits like r/bigseo

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r/bigseo posting questions

Can I post links in r/bigseo?

No. r/bigseo accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.

Does r/bigseo require karma to post?

r/bigseo does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.

Can you self-promote in r/bigseo?

Is r/bigseo strict?

Moderate, by our estimate (39/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 12 rules, and its stated gates). About 17% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.

Does r/bigseo allow AI-generated content?

No. r/bigseo removes content it judges to be AI-generated. That includes obviously AI-phrased text even when a human edited it, so rewrite drafts in your own voice before posting here.

What is the best time to post in r/bigseo?

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 1pm UTC and Wednesday 5pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.

Why do posts get removed in r/bigseo?

The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 17% of r/bigseo posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.

Rules last checked Sep 2, 2026

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