WebSEO Club · How We Work Together
Community Rules
Bring your website, share your ideas, and find people to work with. Give other members the same honesty, respect, and consideration you’d expect from them.
Introductions · Link Exchanges · Content & Services · Report a Problem
The Rules at a Glance
- Be honest about your website, role, and offers.
- Post in the right place. Avoid duplicate promotions and bulk DMs.
- Agree before acting. A link, follow, or favour needs mutual agreement.
- Keep your commitments. Communicate when plans change.
- Respect privacy. Keep private messages and project details private.
- Report problems privately with the relevant messages and details.
01 · INTRODUCE YOUR PROJECT
Give Members More Than a URL
A link on its own leaves everyone else to do the detective work. Explain what your website covers, who you are, and what you’re looking for so another member can recognise a suitable collaboration.
Include in Your Introduction
- Website name and URL.
- Main topics and language.
- Your role: Owner, employee, freelancer, or representative.
- What you need: Backlinks, contributions, feedback, or collaborators.
- What you can offer in return.
Keep Your Post Updated
Update your existing introduction when your project or availability changes. Don’t create repeated posts for the same website just to push it back into view.
If you represent several websites, say so. Be clear about which sites you own and which you manage for someone else.
Keep Promotions in the Right Channels
Share your website, articles, and opportunities in the appropriate area. Posting the same offer across several discussions buries other members’ contributions and makes the community harder to browse. The same applies to private messages. Contact someone with a relevant proposal, give them time to respond, and respect a no. Unsolicited bulk messages, repeated pitches, and tagging people just to get attention aren’t welcome.
Be Honest About What You Can Arrange
Don’t claim to own a website you don’t control or offer a placement you can’t arrange. If approval from a client or editor is needed, explain that before another member starts doing the work. Represent website metrics, screenshots, and examples of previous work accurately. Don’t hide important conditions or promise rankings to win someone’s agreement.
02 · BACKLINKS & COLLABORATIONS
Agree First. Add the Link Second.
“Let’s exchange” starts a conversation, but it doesn’t settle the details. Read the proposed pages and agree on what each person will do before either of you edits or publishes anything.
Your Collaboration Checklist
| Agree on | What to clarify |
|---|---|
| The pages | Which page will contain the mention, and where will it link? |
| The contribution | A link insertion, guest article, quote, or resource mention? |
| The wording | What anchor text and surrounding copy are acceptable? |
| Link attributes | Which attributes, such as nofollow or sponsored, will the link use? |
| Timing | When will each person complete their part? |
| Duration and changes | How long is the placement agreed for, and how will changes be communicated? |
Keep free backlink exchanges separate from paid service offers. Don’t agree to an exchange and introduce a fee after the other member has completed their part.
Nobody owes you a backlink because you added theirs. Get their agreement first, and don’t treat silence as acceptance.
Make the Placement Relevant
Explain how your resource fits the subject and what it adds for the reader. Being in the same community isn’t a reason to squeeze an unrelated link into an article.
Website owners have the final say over what they publish. Don’t pressure someone into awkward anchor text, unrelated content, or a recommendation they aren’t comfortable making.
Keep Your Side of the Agreement
Complete your contribution within the agreed timeframe. If you can’t, tell the other member instead of leaving them to chase you.
Don’t quietly remove or change an agreed placement while expecting theirs to stay untouched. Websites change, but a message explaining what happened is a reasonable courtesy.
03 · CONTENT, SOCIALS & SERVICES
Promote Your Work. Give People a Reason to Respond.
Share an article, ask for feedback, or invite members to connect on your social profiles. Explain what you’ve posted and the response you’re looking for instead of dropping a link and expecting everyone to work it out.
Welcome Here
- Specific requests for article or website feedback.
- Invitations to contribute a quote or example.
- Relevant articles and social posts shared for discussion.
- Voluntary follows, shares, and thoughtful comments.
- Honest accounts of what you’ve tried and learned.
Not Welcome
- Repeated promotions across unrelated discussions.
- Pressure to like, follow, or leave positive comments.
- Fake reviews, invented testimonials, or bot engagement.
- Someone else’s work presented as your own.
- The same article offered as exclusive to several members.
Support should be something members choose to give. Don’t ask someone to pretend they’ve used a product or service, and make sure you have permission to use any material you contribute.
Paid Services: Verified Sellers Only
Members with the Verified Sellers role may present their paid services in the designated area. If you’d like to offer writing, design, SEO, or other services, contact the moderation team about that role before advertising. Explain the scope, price, delivery expectations, and what the client will receive before accepting work. Keep pitches out of unrelated discussions, and don’t turn a request for advice into an unsolicited sales message.
Respect the Person and Their Privacy
You can question an offer, disagree with an idea, or decline a collaboration without making it personal. Insults, harassment, threats, and repeated unwanted contact aren’t acceptable.
Don’t publish private messages, contact details, account information, or confidential project material without permission. If those details are relevant to a report, share them privately with the moderation team.
04 · HELP & MODERATION
Something Gone Wrong? Let’s Get the Details.
Start With the Other Member
For a missed or changed agreement, explain what doesn’t match what you discussed. Include the relevant page, what was promised, and what needs correcting. Give the other person a reasonable opportunity to reply. If you can’t resolve it, contact a WebSEO Club moderator privately in Discord. For suspected scams, threats, or harassment, report the issue directly you don’t need to confront the person first.
Keep reports private instead of starting a public pile-on. Share the relevant context and leave out unrelated personal details.
What to Include in Your Report
- Who is involved: Their Discord username or profile.
- The relevant pages: Website and article URLs, where applicable.
- The agreement: Messages or screenshots showing what was discussed.
- What happened: The issue and any steps you’ve taken to resolve it.
How Moderation Works
Depending on the issue, moderators may request a correction, remove a post, restrict access, or remove a member. Serious abuse, scams, and repeated violations can lead to removal without a warning. Members remain responsible for the collaborations they agree to. Moderators can review conduct within WebSEO Club, but membership or a seller role doesn’t guarantee another person’s work, payment, or delivery.
Help Us Keep This Worth Joining
You should be able to introduce your website, ask a question, and discuss a collaboration without being spammed or pushed into something. These rules are here to protect that experience for everyone.
If you’re unsure where to post or whether an offer belongs here, ask a moderator. We’d rather help you get started than leave you guessing.