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Hey everyone, I wanted to share a small SEO and building win that surprised even me. I've been working on a project hosted on a simple subdomain ( .lovable.app ), and for one of my target keywords, it managed to climb all the way to #3 on Google , sitting right behind the official Colombo Stock Exchange website ( cse.lk ). For a long time, people told me that doing SEO on a free/subdomain platform is practically useless and that you can't compete with massive institutional domains. But by focusing heavily on on-page relevance, structured content, and matching user intent, it actually worked out. Here is a quick look at what I learned from the process: Don't sleep on on-page optimization: Even if domain authority is low, making your content precisely match what people are searching for can close the gap. Targeting the gaps: Official sites like cse.lk have massive authority, but sometimes their layout or specific user queries leave room for a cleaner, faster, more direct tool. The subdomain hurdle: Yes, building backlinks and authority is harder on a subdomain compared to a custom root domain, but high relevance can still push you up the SERP. I’m currently trying to figure out the best way to do off-page SEO and build sustainable traffic from here without getting buried by spam filters. If anyone wants to check out the app or see how it looks, you can find it here: https://cash-div.lovable.app/ Would love to hear from other indie hackers or SEO folks, how do you usually tackle off-page SEO for smaller apps or subdomains?   submitted by   /u/Known-Shame-3097 [link]   [comments]

  • 情报分类：商业与市场研究
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  • 发布时间：2026/10/4 15:14:43