Anyone here using Reddit + Quora to twist AI retrieval yet?

[OwenSEO]

Alright boys, what’s really going on here?

Been messing with Reddit + Quora mentions for the last few weeks and… yeah, something’s off.
LLMs are sucking this stuff up like it’s gospel.

Not backlinks.
Not SEO signals.
Just random people talking, and the models treat it like “community consensus.”

Here’s what I’ve been doing:

• drop a couple casual mentions on Reddit
• answer a few Quora questions like a normal human
• stack 2–3 replies that kinda agree
• wait a bit
• check ChatGPT / Perplexity / Claude / Gemini

And BOOM — the AI starts repeating the exact angles from those threads.

Like:

• “X is good for ___ use-case”
• “Y is a solid alternative to Z”
• “Some users say ___”

Bro… I was those users.

LLMs don’t care.
They slurp it right into the embeddings like it came from Moses.

Stuff that actually hit:​

• real-sounding accounts (don’t care about age, just don’t look like a bot)
• short comments, not essays
• mentioning the brand next to bigger competitors
• realistic “I tried it for a project” talk
• normal disagreement/agreeing — 2–3 replies tops
• staying inside active subreddits/Quora spaces

Stuff that flopped hard:​

• promo garbage
• SEO-sounding sentences
• dead communities
• anything that “looks like SEO”
• linking out
• vote pushing

LLMs don’t fall for “SEO content.”
But they absolutely fall for low-effort human chatter.

Reddit = sentiment + vibes
Quora = structure + comparison charts
LLMs combine both → answer shifts

It’s like…
Google rankings don’t move.
But the AI’s interpretation of the brand moves a LOT.

So yeah, this feels like a wide-open lane right now.

Anyone else playing with this?​

What results are you getting?
Anything crazier than this?

Because if Reddit + Quora are influencing the embedding layer this easily…
2026 is gonna be wild.

 

[shijin]

Yup, I’ve noticed LLMs trust Reddit threads more than real reviews, wild how easy it is to tilt the narrative.

 

[Furious Man]

LLMs aren’t “ranking” brands they’re just reflecting public chatter so when you seed realistic conversations on Reddit/Quora, you’re basically shifting the perceived sentiment, not the model, which is why it feels like influence but is really just the AI summarizing the vibes it sees.

 

[SEO Intelligence]

Yep, you’re not imagining it, LLMs treat Reddit/Quora chatter like “social proof,” so subtle, natural mentions can shift brand sentiment way faster than backlinks ever could. Quiet hands win here… the louder you try, the harder it flops.

 

[DroidFarmer]

interesting info, warming up my first reddit account now, will add quora and have a try

 

[RapidWorkers]

Alright boys, what’s really going on here?

Been messing with Reddit + Quora mentions for the last few weeks and… yeah, something’s off.
LLMs are sucking this stuff up like it’s gospel.

Not backlinks.
Not SEO signals.
Just random people talking, and the models treat it like “community consensus.”

Here’s what I’ve been doing:

• drop a couple casual mentions on Reddit
• answer a few Quora questions like a normal human
• stack 2–3 replies that kinda agree
• wait a bit
• check ChatGPT / Perplexity / Claude / Gemini

And BOOM — the AI starts repeating the exact angles from those threads.

Like:

• “X is good for ___ use-case”
• “Y is a solid alternative to Z”
• “Some users say ___”

Bro… I was those users.

LLMs don’t care.
They slurp it right into the embeddings like it came from Moses.

Stuff that actually hit:​

• real-sounding accounts (don’t care about age, just don’t look like a bot)
• short comments, not essays
• mentioning the brand next to bigger competitors
• realistic “I tried it for a project” talk
• normal disagreement/agreeing — 2–3 replies tops
• staying inside active subreddits/Quora spaces

Stuff that flopped hard:​

• promo garbage
• SEO-sounding sentences
• dead communities
• anything that “looks like SEO”
• linking out
• vote pushing

LLMs don’t fall for “SEO content.”
But they absolutely fall for low-effort human chatter.

Reddit = sentiment + vibes
Quora = structure + comparison charts
LLMs combine both → answer shifts

It’s like…
Google rankings don’t move.
But the AI’s interpretation of the brand moves a LOT.

So yeah, this feels like a wide-open lane right now.

Anyone else playing with this?​

What results are you getting?
Anything crazier than this?

Because if Reddit + Quora are influencing the embedding layer this easily…
2026 is gonna be wild.

Low effort real comments on Reddit and Quora shape AI embeddings crazy fast while promo and SEO sounding stuff flops hard

 

[itsme75]

This is so interesting, I definitely have been seeing the same for Reddit. I’m curious for Quora, how many accounts/answers are you doing this in a day/week? And are they only newer questions or even the older ones?

 

[cristib7]

I felt this. Spent 3 weeks building an "automated empire" that made $4.23 before getting banned. The learning experience was worth more than the money but still, humbling moment for sure.
Thats why I'm trying to actually understand the SEO fundamentals now instead of just throwing scripts at things and hoping something sticks