Built a tool that finds keywords your competitors rank for that you don't — would love feedback from this community

I run a small SaaS and wanted to grow organic traffic without paying $140/month for a tool I'd use 10% of.

So I built WriteGap. Here's what it does:

Competitor gaps: finds keywords your competitors already rank for that you don't.

Unclaimed keywords — keywords related to your product that have real traffic but nobody owns page 1 yet. First good article wins, and keeps winning.

Quick wins: connect Google Search Console (optional) and it finds keywords you already rank for on page 2 (positions 11–20). Easiest traffic gains you'll ever get ;) it suggests some improvements.

You pick your languages. You get 3 article opportunities per language per week. One click generates a full draft.

Still pre-launch, not selling anything yet. Just want to know what this community thinks. Is the keyword discovery logic sound? What would make you trust or distrust something like this?

Landing page at writegap.com, waiting list if you're interested.
I am also looking for testers, you won't have to pay ;)

As an SEO professional, I’m really curious to know your journey. How did you land your very first SEO project through freelancing, referrals, LinkedIn, cold outreach, or something else?

And once you got the project, how long were you able to retain that client? Would love to hear honest experiences from fellow SEO professionals.

Sharing knowledge always helps people who are struggling with the same phase in their journey.

From u/lilray on X (via GlennGabe) - thanks for sharing

As of May 7, 2026, FAQ rich results are no longer appearing in Google Search. We will be dropping the FAQ search appearance, rich result report, and support in the Rich results test in June 2026. To allow time for adjusting your API calls, support for the FAQ rich result in the Search Console API will be removed in August 2026.

As this sub and many of our related experts that we share, like u/jakehundley - Mod of r/agency - a great sister sub to r/SEO and r/SEO_Digital_Marketing - this isn't surprising.

As we said - Google doesnt actually read FAQ Schema anyway - because less than 0.001% of site qualify

I’ve been doing SEO and noticed cold outreach response rates are getting worse. Curious how agencies and freelancers are getting consistent SEO clients now.

Are you relying more on:
• Local SEO
• GBP optimization
• LinkedIn outreach
• Reddit marketing
• Content marketing
• Referrals

Would love to know what’s actually working right now because “send 100 cold emails” feels dead unless your offer is insanely good.

this is my website : https://iunitconverters.net/

this is my website : iunitconverters.net

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SXO: Search Experience Optimization
HEO: Hybrid Engine Optimization
VSEO: Video Search Engine Optimization
GEO: Generative Engine Optimization
AEO: Answer Engine Optimization

At this point, it feels like every new behavior, platform, or SERP feature gets turned into a “new discipline” …

I’m not saying the ideas behind them are all wrong.

But is this really helping anyone?

For most clients, it just makes SEO sound more complicated than it needs to be. For most practitioners, it feels like we’re constantly renaming the same core principles.

Maybe I’m being cynical, but it feels like the industry is addicted to renaming things so they sound new.

I originally built KeywordKick because I got tired of switching between GA4, GSC, rank trackers, audits, and competitor tools just to figure out what was happening.

You can connect everything in one place, track rankings, run audits, monitor competitors, and ask questions like:

“Why did traffic drop?”
“What should I fix first?”
“Which competitor is growing fastest?” or more complex questions...

There’s a fully free account right now if anyone wants to test it and give feedback.

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Any SEO tool free to optimize a site??

Lately this sub has had a lot of posts about web traffic dropping noticeably. The diagnosis usually go to algo updates, lost rankings or competitors. But AI traffic barely comes up as a possible cause and I wanted to understand why.

What seems off to me is that SEO professionals already know customers are shifting from search engines to LLMs. They also know GA4 can't track agents server-side, so traffic from LLMs is basically invisible. But tracking that traffic still doesn't seem to be something people do. Why is that?

I built a server-side tool to measure it: arrivl.ai. Below is a screenshot of the dashboard showing AI agent traffic on our own site.

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Does this matter to anyone here? or is it still too early to care?

How do you guys write SEO content,i have been using AI and i think it's not a good.

Which tools are good for SEO content that can rank and convert.

AI-generated answers seem to reward brands that already have strong reputations online. If a company has years of positive mentions, reviews, and educational content available across the web, AI systems may view that brand as more trustworthy and reliable. It feels like businesses now need to think not only about marketing, but also about building a long-term digital reputation that AI tools can recognize easily.

Hi everyone.

I'm learning SEO, i have a little confusion and i need you insight on it.

Is it necessary to attach Schema codes when you are using Yoast SEO as you SEO plugin in WP.

I’ve been deep-diving into SEO changes over the last 18–24 months, especially after the Helpful Content Update (HCU), the rise of Reddit visibility in SERPs, and the rollout of Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE).

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One thing is becoming very clear:

Traditional SEO strategies (thin content scaling, keyword stuffing, even basic affiliate blogs) are losing stability fast.

A few key shifts I noticed while analyzing multiple niches:

• Reddit and UGC platforms are now consistently ranking on page 1, even for “expert-level” queries
• Google seems to be prioritizing real user discussion + engagement signals over polished SEO content in many SERPs
• A lot of niche sites saw sharp drops post-HCU and still haven’t recovered
• SGE is reducing click-through rates by answering queries directly in the SERP layer
• Backlink-heavy strategies alone are no longer enough without strong topical relevance + intent matching

At the same time, I tested a different approach across several small projects (Etsy listings, niche blogs, and affiliate pages), focusing less on “SEO tricks” and more on structural ranking behavior.

Based on that, I compiled everything into a structured SEO ebook.

It is not theory-based — it’s based on what I actually observed across SERPs.

Inside I cover:

1. SERP decomposition strategy

How to break down the first page properly (not just look at keywords, but understand why Reddit, forums, or weak pages are ranking over authority sites)

2. Intent-layer keyword targeting

Instead of normal keyword research, I focus on:

• informational vs discussion intent separation
• identifying SERPs where Google prefers UGC
• finding “weak authority gaps” in Reddit-dominated queries

3. Post-HCU content structure

What changed in content evaluation:

• why “well-written” content is not enough anymore
• how Google classifies helpfulness signals at page level
• how to structure content to avoid being filtered out

4. Hybrid ranking strategy (content + UGC signals)

How I combine:

• blog content
• Etsy SEO pages
• forum-style content patterns to align with how Google now interprets “real value”

5. Backlinking in 2026 (context > quantity)

Why most backlink strategies fail now:

• irrelevant links are heavily devalued
• topical clusters matter more than domain authority alone
• internal linking structure often outperforms external spam links

6. Why many sites are stuck after HCU

From what I tested:

• some sites are not “temporarily dropped” but reclassified
• recovery is not just content updates — it requires structural realignment of topical authority

I’m not claiming this is a “magic system” or shortcut — it’s just a breakdown of patterns I kept seeing while testing SEO across different platforms.

If anyone here is still trying to build traffic-based income (blogs, Etsy, affiliate sites), I’m open to discussing what’s working vs what’s completely dead now.