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Firas 🦋
@firas.blue
👨‍💻 Indie Hacker
✍️ Blog Publisher
📸 Photography lover
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Sharing insights on #SEO, #AI, and #Tech #Startups.
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The web publishing and seo folks starter pack is here!

Who should I add? Tag them or ping me if you want to be part of this.

go.bsky.app/SBeQvfH
Replit by @amasad.bsky.social is mindblowing 🔥 I just built this small app to help my toddlers write numbers. It took me under 5 minutes from start to finish.. ON MY PHONE!
February 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
No shit Sherlock 🧐

Let's investigate further... Oh yes, I found it!
It's your fault a**eholes!!! ✨
December 27, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Is this guy here? 🤔
December 27, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Like an ant scrambling to rebuild its home after being stepped on, a small website trying to grab Google's attention after falling off the company's search algorithm can feel helpless ...

www.cnet.com/tech/service...
Google Search Changes Are Killing Websites in an Age of AI Spam
Google's major search algorithm updates this past year have left many smaller websites with no other choice than to lay off staff. The internet is worse for it.
www.cnet.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Do you have the same issue? It was ok this morning, and now I'm seeing this.. 😫

Many people are reporting the same thing on X and reddit, I hope it's a bug and not Meta going after links in 1st comment and other techniques to get engagement and clicks...
December 4, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Excellent article from Kyle on the state of Google search and how Google is killing independent travel publications.

Worth the read!
viatravelers.com/how-google-s...
The Death of Authentic Travel Content? How Google's Algorithm Decimated Our Travel Publication
Google is not your friend when it comes to transparency and unbiased travel research.
viatravelers.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:50 AM
I just broke up with NodeJS.
Going back to good old PHP for my small projects.
Feels like a fresh n stable breeze 😇
November 30, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Reposted by Firas 🦋
“Unlike the super-optimized algorithmic drivel that we usually see on social media, BlueSky can serve up deep intellectual and academic content... It has been a breath of fresh air to learn something when you open up the app, rather than …rage-bait from a lowest common denominator troll.”
November 29, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Beautiful ❤️
November 29, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Google really can't detect spammy AI content... or they don't care anymore.

The serps are full of spams lately..

But at least the bad evil indie publishers got shadow-banned, right? 😮‍💨
November 29, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Reposted by Firas 🦋
You shouldn't ask "Can I build this?"

You should ask yourself: "Can I sell this?"
November 27, 2024 at 7:23 PM
"A mix of intellectual musings and optimistic entrepreneurship, sprinkled with a dash of dad jokes."
😂😂

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November 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Love this metaphore
Twitter is American Idol and Bluesky is karaoke with your friends. 🎤
November 28, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Reposted by Firas 🦋
Twitter didn't gain relevance by being the biggest platform, it gained relevancy through the quality of the content and individuals. The main goal for everyone here should be to encourage global defender, media, and establishment accounts to transition to #BlueSky. That'll provide legitimacy.
November 28, 2024 at 10:39 AM
- Zero to One
- Fastlane Millionaire
- Atomic Habits
- The subtle art of not giving a F
- Steve Jobs.
- etc...

They're all excellent books, but try to diversify outside of these kind of bubbles.
November 27, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Google Is Destroying Small Sites While Big Publishers Dominate with Repetitive Content by @masabdf.bsky.social

Insightful read about the state of Google SERPs 👌
Google Is Destroying Small Sites While Big Publishers Dominate with Repetitive Content
The title might seem like clickbait, but trust me, it’s not. Creating and scaling a blog in 2024 feels impossible. Sure, a particular community might disagree, but if you ask them which blog they b…
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November 27, 2024 at 12:19 PM
The web publishing and seo folks starter pack is here!

Who should I add? Tag them or ping me if you want to be part of this.

go.bsky.app/SBeQvfH
November 27, 2024 at 8:41 AM
I read on the other app that some people are attacking independent publishers and small bloggers for not revealing their brand or linking to their site.

The claim? They're niche site spammers in disguise.

But here's the thing: privacy doesn’t equal spamming. Let’s break this down. 🧵
November 26, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Be kind and thoughtful, and the people on this platform will give you more than what you expected ❤️
November 26, 2024 at 6:48 PM
November 26, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Reposted by Firas 🦋
I don't think people will go back after this.
November 25, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Everyone should read this 👇
Let's make Bluesky a better place for indie founders.

It's a fair criticism that Starter Packs were a great marketing strategy.

That once the novelty wears off, Bluesky might go downhill just like Threads.

And to prevent that, we need to put effort to nurture the community ↓
November 26, 2024 at 9:20 AM
We're finally more than 10 people in the #dotBlue Movement! We're then able to create a dedicated Starter Pack 👇
go.bsky.app/K3Fhs4v
November 25, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Wow, my followers growth graph looks good here!

https://blueskycounter.com/firas.blue
November 25, 2024 at 2:13 PM
I compiled a starter list of members of the #dotBlue Movement 😉

bsky.app/profile/fira...
November 25, 2024 at 10:22 AM