r/localseo for brand marketing: what AI answers cite and where we have posted
CommunityMentions has placed 90 verified comments in r/localseo for 10 brands, starting Dec 2025. AI answers cited its threads under 50 times in the answers we tracked, so its AI numbers are left out.
90
verified comments we placed
38,947
members at last check
The r/localseo threads AI answers cite most
| Thread (from its link) | Times cited |
|---|---|
| I cannot afford screamingfrog any cheaper | 2 |
| How to outrank competitors in local seo | 1 |
| Semrush vs brightlocal or any other for local seo… | 1 |
| People using expensive platforms like birdeye or… | 1 |
| What has changed most about local seo in 2026… | 1 |
Counts are how many tracked answers linked each thread.
Our verified comments in r/localseo
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Verified comments placed | 90 |
| Brands they were placed for | 10 |
| First placement | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Busiest month | May 2026 (29 comments) |
| Median comments in the thread when we posted | 13 |
Reading the r/localseo numbers
Under 1% of the 370 comments we scanned in r/localseo contained a link, so a comment that names a brand without linking is the norm here.
Of 2,281 posts we sampled in r/localseo, 6% linked out to another site.
It is #91 of the 211 subreddits where we have placed 50 or more verified comments, 0.2% of all our verified Reddit comments, and #8 of the 23 marketing and sales subreddits listed on this site by that count.
The subreddit had about 38,947 members when we last checked it.
Before you post anything yourself, read the rules of r/localseo; moderators change them. For how these threads reach answers, see the AI search guide.
Frequently asked questions
Do AI answers cite r/localseo?
Rarely in our tracking: r/localseo threads were cited fewer than 50 times across the 66,986 AI answers we tracked, so we do not publish its AI numbers.
How many comments has CommunityMentions placed in r/localseo?
90 verified comments for 10 brands, starting Dec 2025.
Similar marketing and sales subreddits
| Subreddit | AI citations | Our verified comments | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| r/CRM | under 50 | 88 | 48,675 |
| r/RecruitmentAgencies | under 50 | 88 | 15,018 |
| r/analytics | under 50 | 93 | 268,120 |
| r/b2b_sales | under 50 | 75 | 27,597 |
| r/hubspot | under 50 | 71 | 20,532 |
| r/salestechniques | under 50 | 68 | 61,927 |
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Method
Counts come from CommunityMentions' AI-answer tracking and delivery database; anything under 50 shows as "under 50". The page text is generated from those counts. Full method.
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