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type, title, created, updated, tags, status, related, decision_date
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| session | Backlink Empire - Blog Posts, Karpathy Gist, GitHub Cross-Linking | 2026-04-10 | 2026-04-10 |
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2026-04-10 |
What Was Done
Blog Posts Created
Two blog posts written, deployed to Vercel, and submitted to Google Indexing API + Bing IndexNow:
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claude-obsidian-ai-second-brain - "I Turned Obsidian Into a Self-Organizing AI Brain"
- Focus keyword: "obsidian ai second brain"
- ~2,800 words, 5 repo images/GIFs, 3 SVG charts, 8 sourced statistics
- Images from
wiki/meta/in the claude-obsidian repo (graph view, wiki map, welcome canvas GIF) - Live: agricidaniel.com/blog/claude-obsidian-ai-second-brain
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claude-canvas-ai-visual-production - "Claude Code Just Turned Obsidian Canvas Into an AI Design Studio"
- Focus keyword: "obsidian canvas ai"
- ~2,500 words, 5 screenshots from repo, 2 SVG charts, 7 sourced statistics
- Images from
assets/screenshots/in the claude-canvas repo - Live: agricidaniel.com/blog/claude-canvas-ai-visual-production
Karpathy Gist Comment
Comment posted on Andrej Karpathy's LLM Wiki gist (gist ID: 442a6bf555914893e9891c11519de94f). Links claude-obsidian (358 stars), claude-canvas, and the blog post. Highlights hot cache, contradiction flagging, 8-category lint, and autonomous research loops as differentiators.
GitHub Backlink Empire (26 Repos Updated)
Phase 1 - API updates (no README changes):
- Set homepage URLs on 10 repos (on-page-seo, Keywordo-kun, claude-youtube, marketing-skill-pack, google-maps-scraper, claude-repurpose, claude-gif, claude-avatar, rankenstein-pro-latest, claude-canvas)
- Set topics/tags on 25 repos (grouped by category: SEO, content, marketing, obsidian, media, dev tools, n8n)
Phase 2-5 - README updates:
- Added standardized Author section to 25 repos with links to:
- agricidaniel.com/about
- agricidaniel.com/blog
- skool.com/ai-marketing-hub
- youtube.com/@AgriciDaniel
- github.com/AgriciDaniel
Rankenstein.pro backlinks (5 SEO-relevant repos only):
- claude-seo: "Publishing Pipeline" section
- claude-blog: "Publishing Platform" section
- on-page-seo: blockquote before Author
- Keywordo-kun: blockquote before Author
- marketing-skill-pack: mentioned in Author context
Verification Results
64/65 checks passed. 1 minor note: claude-obsidian uses footer-style attribution instead of formal ## Author heading (intentional - already had custom attribution).
Key Decisions
- rankenstein.pro placement: Only on SEO-relevant repos (5 of 26). Not spammed across video/image/dev tools. Keeps it natural.
- Karpathy gist tone: Technical, value-first. Led with the implementation, not marketing. Matched the collaborative tone of the comment thread.
- Blog keyword strategy: "obsidian ai second brain" (trending, moderate competition) and "obsidian canvas ai" (low competition, growing query). Both exploit competitor gaps - no existing article covers a specific tool in depth.
- Cover images: Used real repo assets (pixel-art covers, screenshots, GIFs) rather than stock photos. Converts better and is more authentic.
Numbers
- ~87 new backlinks from github.com (DA 96) to agricidaniel.com
- ~6 backlinks to rankenstein.pro
- ~25 backlinks to skool.com/ai-marketing-hub
- 22 total pages in sitemap (was 20 at session start)
- 15 total blog posts (was 13)
Workflow for Future Blog Posts
This session established a repeatable workflow:
- Explore repo thoroughly (features, images, stats)
- Keyword research + competitor analysis via web search
- Write blog JSON with HTML content, SVG charts, repo images
- Add to blogPosts.ts, sitemap.xml, llms.txt
- Build + prerender + deploy to Vercel
- Submit to Google Indexing API + Bing IndexNow
- Set repo homepage to blog URL
- Add blog backlink to repo README
- Update README with Author/community section