It takes 3 hours for Google to index Reddit content.

It takes 7 hours for Google to re-rank Reddit content based on a combination of upvotes, replies it deemed as “answers”, and awards given to the post/top comment.

With the right keywords and opportunity, ranking on Google is super easy.

This post ranked #1 for H1B Eb1A cybersecurity in less than a day.

If you do it right, you get these awesome combos like one below.

Reddit thread: top answer pitching the brand.

Immediate next link is the branded link.

Google isn’t that smart, they just pick the thread with the most answer to be the top one when keywords are mostly the same.

BUT one thing i’ve seen Google start doing is prioritizing threads with Reddit awards. This is a pay to play.

$0.025 per gold, 15 to give basic gold $0.375 for a boost. For comparison, this buys you about 20 upvotes on the black market. So if you need to buy more than 20 upvotes, buying gold might be a better trade.

More evidence of it working: