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How come Lemmy rarely shows up in internet search results? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 3 days ago by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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I'm curious as to why Lemmy rarely shows up in search results on the main internet even if there is a post related to the search input. I've only ever seen a Lemmy result if Lemmy is specified. Is this because we're still relatively small or some other reason?

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[–] CrackedLinuxISO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Depends on the search engine you use. I started giving Kagi a try and it has options to increase visibility of fediverse content in your searches.

I'd guess it's a mix of fediverse being a poor fit for ad-oriented SEO and relatively low adoption.