parasite-seo

# SEO: Parasite SEO Guides parasite SEO (also "barnacle SEO")—publishing optimized content on high-authority third-party platforms (Medium, Reddit, LinkedIn, Grokipedia, etc.) to leverage their domain strength for rankings and backlinks, bypassing the need to build your own site's authority from scratch. **When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output. ## What Is Parasite SEO **Parasite SEO** = Placing content on high-authority platforms to leverage their domain strength for rankings and AI citation. Part of "Distributed Authority Engineering." Instead of waiting months for your own domain to gain trust, you publish on established platforms that Google already trusts. Content can rank on page one within days rather than months because Google crawls these platforms frequently and inherits their domain trust. **Best for**: Beginners testing niches; local businesses needing quick leads; demand validation; supplementing traditional SEO. ## Why It Works | Factor | Effect | |--------|--------| | **Domain authority** | Platforms (DA 90+) rank faster than new sites | | **Crawl frequency** | Google crawls Reddit, Medium, LinkedIn often | | **AI citation** | ChatGPT, Perplexity cite Reddit, Quora, wikis | | **UGC preference** | Algorithm updates favor UGC platforms as trustworthy | | **Technical ...