How do SEO agencies hijack Reddit for startup founders?
SEO agencies have cracked a sneaky way to hijack the platform for their startup founder clients. And once you see it, you’ll never unsee it.
Here’s the play:
They post a question in a niche subreddit:
“What’s the best [service/product] for [pain point]?”
The community floods the thread with answers.
They get organic, high-trust engagement.
After 2-3 days, post authors edits the thread.
Add their client’s website as one of the “suggested options.”
Drop a subtle, non-pushy recommendation.
Boom. Backlinks, traffic, and credibility without spamming.

Reddit Posts for SEO
Why does this work?
Reddit threads rank in Google SERPs.
That means free SEO juice and referral traffic from a platform that’s notoriously hard to crack.
How can you use this?
Reverse-engineer it for your startup.
Monitor Reddit for industry-specific keywords and join existing conversations (without being shady).
Engage first, then drop value-packed content that links back to your site.
Reddit is an underpriced growth engine.
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