#web 2.0 sites list

[olderthannetfic]

As one of your younger followers I’m surprised that blogs are. . . New? Newer than I thought at least. I guess I always misunderstood what Web 1.0 really was (I grew up web Web 2.0) and I always thought that, outside of informational topics, a big feature of Web 1.0 would be people talking about their lives and interests — tho granted with little to no communication/replies from others. Huh, TIL.

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Yeah, things really changed a lot and perhaps even more quickly than now at some points in the internet's development.

At the start of the 90s, it was all Usenet groups and service providers with their own forums you could only see if you had that service.

Free e-mail addresses became a thing in the mid 90s. Prior to that, it was all paid stuff like AOL, and prior to that, it was your university or IT job e-mail with your actual name in it. There were very few services, paid or otherwise, that provided you with an e-mail and access to the internet generally: it was all about selling access to a given company's proprietary hangout. There were some. My e-mail is from one. But that wasn't the norm.

(And, of course, prior to like 1995, "the internet" did not by default mean the web. Now, everything is the web or a web interface for your e-mail or something.)

When eGroups and Onelist and then Yahoo Groups arrived, it really changed things for fandom because you could run your own mailing list without knowing technical things. Some of the action drained away from Usenet to mailing lists.

Fandom dipped its toes into blogging sites immediately, but the giant wave of people getting Livejournals wasn't until 2003. I had one in 2002 through a friend, and it really wasn't this big fandom thing at the time. Some time around 2002/early '03, fans started trying to round up invite codes and get their favorite writers on there, and then LJ dropped the need to pay or have a code, and the flood away from mailing lists began.

(I guess web-based forums go in here somewhere, but I wasn't as active on them.)

In some ways, Discord is more like fandom on the early internet than either the LJ era or Tumblr eras were/are.

Most of the 90s stuff was more topic-specific. People socialized because people are people and frequently off-topic, but you were hanging out in The Place For Anime Fanfic or something, not so-and-so's personal diary with a comments section.

[the-timewatcher]

A disgruntled Tumblrina (gender-neutral) made a website and why you should too.

Or "reject social media, return to personal websites".

PART 1: THE PART WHERE I CONVINCE YOU TO MOVE TO PERSONAL WEBSITES

So, the Web 2.0 social media infested landscape seems to be crumbling before our very eyes. Reddit's leadership is increasingly greedy, Twitter is sinking under the weight of Elon's massive, yet increasingly fragile ego, Tumblr is slowly turning into another lifeless corpo-fest, complete with the layout, Instagram continues to be vapid and soulless and Facebook seems to be going the way of MySpace.

(feel free to check the alt text on these, btw)

In these troubling times, where everything looks the same and you're expected to be milked for every dollar you're worth, what is a disgruntled Internet surfer such as yourself to do? Move to an untested alternative that's bound to get overrun by fascists thanks to poor moderation? Stay the course on the sinking ships you're used to?

Well, what if I told you that we've solved this problem way back in the 90's and early 2000's and were merely duped by the Big Zuck into forgetting our legacy? What if there was a cure for the sanitized, dull social media hellscape?

It takes a bit of work, when compared to just using a social media site, but even if your particular use case makes switching difficult (ex. an artist looking to promote their work), it's still a good secondary option to consider.

The core appeal is the ability to customize and individualize, make a corner of cyberspace unabashedly yours,

It can also be an exciting avenue of creative expression, giving whatever you want to say a unique coat of paint,

Most website hosting services are a bit more lax about what you can do on them, due to changes in the profit structure (rather than depending on advertisers and investors, they either have a premium option to give supporters perks, have another product, or, in the case of paid services, you renting that space IS the product),

If you want your website to be more accomodating and accessible, you don't have to file tons of feedback - do it yourself,

If you'd like to connect with other webmasters and promote each other's websites, we have webrings - sets of circular links that connect websites with something in common, be it a topic, aesthetic or friend group,

You're less likely to have your stuff purged by an ill-advised change in policy (especially if you have a backup of your files somewhere),

The more people do it, the less power those massive social media corpos have over the internet,

It can be a load of fun!

If I have you convinced, keep reading into part 2. If you just wanna see what I did, skip to part 3. If neither, feel free to continue scrolling. I won't hold it against you. You'll be missing out, that's all.

PART 2: SO, YOU WANNA MAKE A WEBSITE!

Good choice, here's some resources!

sadgrl's absolute beginner's guide to Neocities - what it says on the tin!

W3Schools - a more in-depth tutorial site, a learning resource so excellent it substituted for what I was supposed to learn in technical highschool (because our teacher just told us to go on W3Schools instead of teaching us shit)

A list of free layouts for your website - whether to use as a base to learn from or to simply take for yourself,

Neocities - the posterchild for free website hosting for personal websites. Doesn't allow video or audio, but you can get around that by linking those files from elsewhere. Beginner-friendly to a fault - once you have an account just drag and drop your files in,

Gitlab (& Gitlab Pages) - a more advanced option, but it has a few advantages of its own. Gitlab is a website hoster second and a version control service first - which is programmer speak for "keeps track of changes in your code and stores a backup of it online". it helps a lot when working on multiple devices or co-writing with a friend. And secondly, you can use Gitlab Actions to automate putting your website up (even on Neocities, like I do!)

My askbox - I am not joking, if you have any questions about any of this, I'd love nothing more than to help you out!

But with most of my indie web propaganda out of the way, it's time.

PART 3: Welcome to Timewatcher OS.

Of course, because I couldn't be normal when it comes to making a website, I had to turn it into a fake operating system. Each subpage is an "app", opened in a separate embed window. It has unlockable wallpapers (no pay2win, prommy). There's bideo games on it! I even made a music player for it so I can share my incongruent music tastes!

Like I said in my Tumblr bio, if I ever go radio silent for more than a month, it means I've gotten fed up with this hellsite and moved to my own homepage permamently. And I highly advise you make an option like this for yourself too! Lastly, if any of y'all would like to start a webring, do let me know in the askbox - I'm down to manage it if I'm not alone in there.

Anyways, I hope I convinced you to make a website, or at least check out some of the cool sites you've been missing out on! Hope to see you on the Old Web!

[howtohidethat]

Hi! This will be a blog dedicated to making sure everyone has the best fandom experience possible.

It can be really uncomfortable to come across certain ships, tropes, kinks and fetishes. I frequently suffer from that problem.

Unfortunately, the way the internet and apps work now (commonly referred to as Web 2.0) means a lot of things are served up to us based on what the code "thinks" we want to see. (This is commonly referred to as "an algorithm" but that's just a word for any set of instructions for a program.) This means that people who are just going about their business and properly tagging their fanworks will often have their work served to people who do not want to see it.

Luckily, a lot of sites have started offering filters or ways to remove the chance of encountering things you don't like.

Here are a few common sites mute/block pages

Tumblr Content You See

X (Twitter) Mute/Block Menu Mute Keywords Search Result Moderation

BlueSky Moderation

Wattpad Adjusting your Content Preferences Guide to Muting a User

AO3 (Archive of Our Own)

How to Mute a User on AO3 (Muting is for when you don't want to see their stories, whereas Blocking is for when you don't want them able to comment on yours) Create a Site Skin Skins FAQ Guide to making Site Skins Permablocking Specific Tags - Site Skin by Eli0t Premade Permablock Tag List Resource ✅RECOMMENDED How to Use Filters to "Exclude" on AO3 (If you have a lot of exclusions and you don't want to re-enter them every time, try Bookmarking the page after you've entered all your tags. It saves them all!!!) Highly useful AO3 CSS Accounts

@highlight-ao3-tags ✅RECOMMENDED (this is a really useful easy beginner way to make your own skin! You just fill in the spreadsheet, and it generates the CSS code FOR YOU. No messy coding required!)

@ao3css Wonderful blog that takes questions about different AO3 CSS questions. Great resource for when you're looking how to do stuff.

[timriva-blog]

Trump 2.0 : interdire de dire pour mieux empêcher de penser

Le New York Times a compilé plus de 200 mots que la nouvelle administration Trump aimerait bannir des documents et sites web officiels, dont « femme », « racisme » ou encore « pollution ». Des mots liés au genre, aux minorités sexuelles ou ethniques, ainsi qu’au changement climatique. Cette liste bouleverse la communauté scientifique et universitaire mondiale, mais les attaques sur la langue font…

[murielcook]

stealing this list of early web & 90s inspired sites & adding a few of my own here:

🖥️ http://ita.toys

🖥️ http://syntaxmag.online

🖥️ http://dirt.fyi

🖥️ http://biter.ph

https://mutterbutter.neocities.org/main/

https://y2kstardust.neocities.org/home

https://sweetcharm.net

https://virtual-milk-2000.neocities.org

The original links (💻) feel, imo, less inspired by actual web 1-2 and more inspired by the print pubs of the same era. BUT it is impressive and deserves to be explored and shouted out.

a beautiful website in the late 90s would have likely been forced to about 600-700px wide reading area to ensure compatibility not w mobile, w small desk/laptop screens, bc we didn't have responsive sizing yet. layouts were often achieved with painstaking image slicing positioned with tables. exotic fonts were more rarely used bc css didn't support font sharing and it ate bandwidth. midi soundtracks fell in and out of favor & were scene dependent.

css animation wasn't a thing, and javascript was if you know you know. So gifs and sometimes flash were more common (flash being more 2.0 imo). Raw, boxy, grey element styling often poked through on forms and buttons etc. tho it was popular to color/style scrollbars for a bit

The 4 I picked hew closer to memory. They are all very high effort and maximalist examples tho. A new wave of the older form.

It's good I love this!!

[woolieshubris]

every time you open a web 2.0 site u get bombarded with like 40 billion fucking popups telling u to accept cookies and sign up for mailing lists and to make accts and to turn off adblock and to sign up for their app. if u want my data you'll have to buy it from facebook fuckin cheapskate.

[fereldanwench]

so i finished my lost rewatch last week, but i have this problem in which i often cant just let a show end and i have to immediately restart it, which means I'm watching s1 again lmao

s1 i think will always have comfort show status in the spirit of the x files or roswell--i had the box set in college, and i pretty much always had it on when i was chilling in my bedroom. plus the star wars RPG i was really involved with at the time also had a lot of lost fans (soooo many face claims were actors from the show), which added to a fandom coziness

anyway, i just really like having it on in the background

but this also means i have Thoughts of varying import and controversy so under the cut it is

there have been a lot of jokes over the years about how oceanic flight 815 had a ridiculous amount of hot people on it, which is true, but i feel like shannon and boone are like a time capsule of early aughts hotness which i find kind of fascinating. shannon especially--tall, skinny, blonde, tan, square face--she is like the epitome of what was supposed to be hot for young women in 2004. which, uh, as a curvy brunette teen i thoroughly resented and probably contributed to some of my disdain for the character at the time lmao

still not really a huge fan of her character, though, even with that envy and contempt long behind me. and i will never understand what sayid sees in her--sayid has always been a fave, and i liked the scenes with him and shannon bc he's such a romantic and i love that about him, but i just have a hard time believing he'd be attracted to her personality-wise

i actually noticed there seems to be a little bit of chemistry between him and kate early on, which, yanno, she's obviously got her hands full with jack and sawyer, but i was like hmmm, that could be an interesting dynamic to explore. I'm not invested enough to read lost fanfic but if i was, that'd probably pull me in

i've also found myself liking claire a lot more now, although i will always find emilie de ravin's voice SO grating. and it's not the accent--her (bad) American accent in roswell didn't help either. she just sounds like she's always 3 seconds away from sobbing and i just wanna tell her to take a deep breath

i was always on the fence about charlie, and while there are things about his character i find sympathetic (namely his struggle with addiction), I've decided i don't like him lmao I've teared up quite a bit during my rewatch, and i remember crying when he died in s3 when it aired, but it did nothing for me this time around

you know what does make me tear up every single time despite knowing it's doomed (or maybe bc i know it's doomed)? the scene when they get michael's raft into the water in s1. hits me every time

i watched a video recently that showed the top googled shows over the past 2 decades or so, and while i was never super involved in the lost fandom, it did occur to me when i saw it listed as the number one show for a while that i think lost was probably the last major fandom to enjoy a pre-social media community. i mean it was like right on the cusp of web 1.0 and 2.0: a lot of the social media juggernauts like facebook and twitter would launch while it was on air, but i think most of the community still existed on personal sites and forums

[leipua]

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[athelind]

I answered <tumblr>, because LiveJournal is generally considered to predate the advent of Web 2.0 social media.

Oddly, I experienced more of a sense of actual community and camaraderie on LiveJournal, AOL forums, UseNet and even '90s-vintage mailing lists than I've ever managed to find on the "social media" sites.

That includes this one, as much as I love my moots -- and a significant number of my mutuals are people I've known since LJ and UseNet.

(If Discord is considered "social media", does that mean IRC would be, too? What about MUCKs?)

*for our purposes, a youtube account only counts if you’ve used it to post videos.

reblog for reach/bigger sample size!!

[lonita]

No Logo

Reading Infinite Jest for a book club.

Many of the sites linked in this post no longer exist, at least not in the form they did when this was first written.

No matter where I go, or what I look at, something in my surroundings will have been appropriated by branding of one kind or another. Hell, they even use crop circles to make brand logos. I also noticed when the last phone book came out, for example, that people were so desperate to use it for adspace/visibility, that a company name was stamped on the edges of the book itself.

I have a long list of adjec(exple)tives at the ready that detail precisely what I think of this sort of rampant branding, so I've got to be honest and tell you that when I saw this article over at Jason Kottke's blog, that talked about the Metro Transit Authority in New York selling naming rights to subway stops, my anti-branding nerve twitched like a caffeine addict denied access to the only Tim Hortons in town.

In Infinite Jest we have time designated by corporate sponsorship: years with names like "The Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment". Companies are so desperate to gain that extra inch of mindspace from consumers, that they buy time - literally. It might seem arbitrary and confusing, but so are the numerics of years really. They follow on from one number to the next numeric in line, but they are more or less an arbitrary choice started from an equally arbitrarily chosen point in human history.

This brand ubiquity, so dominating that not even the most avid troglodyte could escape from it, reminded me of Naomi Klein's No Logo, which, amongst so many other things, discusses the effects that this sort of globalisation has on human culture. It details, in specific, how some of the more well-known brands in the consumer world do not even make their own products anymore. These companies are merely names that buy the product from unnamed manufacturers; and, as the NY Times article says in regards to the subway stops, "Once upon a time, geographic relevance determined a station's name, but now, the authority says it is open to any naming agreements that can raise revenue for its transit system, including ones not directly tied to location."

Names no longer stand for anything but names.

I feel trapped by this globalisation of brand. I feel trapped in such a way that I cannot breath. Everything is being packaged, logoed, and shipped by a brand. (I once had to transcribe some conference speeches that dealt specifically with branding, and inspiring consumer confidence in a product by branding everything right down to the method of shipping.) I feel trapped by the idea that no matter what human creation comes to the fore, someone is going to brand it, corporatise it, turn it into some shiny Web 2.0 feature-pretty-fest that looks like community but is really just a thinly veiled attempt at homogeneity or population dumbdown. Remember, kids - a stupid populace is a controllable one.

If you're old enough you remember the plaid bondage-style gear that some of the old-skool punks would sport back in the day; stuff they picked up at junk shops, made themselves, stole, but in no fashion did they head down to the mall to purchase this gear from the local Wal-Mart. These days, you can. I saw a kid just a couple of weeks ago wearing what looked to be a very expensive pair of plaid trousers with punk slogans embroidered on them in shiny metallic lettering. Mommy did not knock that together for you during your early-80s Mohawk phase when you were heading out for a night's skanking to The Specials. (See, once upon a time skank was a dance popular amongst those into ska and two-tone music. It was not synonymous with "ho". And damn it, I could skank in a pair of Docs right along with the best of 'em.)

Everything can be packaged, and is being packaged, even the things that would have once railed against it with the most force.

The over-branding, the globalisation, the pre-packaging of human culture, in some quarters at least, is helping to create a very incapable populace, one that may not be capable of choosing even the simplest things for itself without a little nudge from the outside. If you think I'm overreacting, take a look at this. It looks like help, but it's someone else making choices for you. You could so easily slip some extremely pointed suggestions into the answer queue on that one.

Addendum:

Can't decide if this is another one of those sites that merely looks like help, but is just another way to coddle a lazy populace, or if it might have some useful purpose. Must say that it smells an awful lot like a quiz show lifeline.

Yet another site that might only look like help.

2025 05 24: For the record, I loathed Infinite Jest.

[manojnegiseoexpert]

How to Achieve Featured Snippets and Position Zero in Google

The promised land of search engine optimization (SEO) has always been to attain a Position Zero on Google, also termed a Featured Snippet.

Within the search engine results page (SERP), being ranked at the first position even before the first organic rank could result in enormous traffic and set up the domain authority.

What is a Featured Snippet?

A featured snippet is an extract of an answer that is summarized and taken directly from an internet page and displayed in the top part of a Google search in a box. It tries to respond to the query of a user efficiently. There are the types of featured snippets:

Paragraph snippets (most common): Short text answers.

List snippets: Numbered or bulleted steps or lists.

Table snippets: Structured information in tabular form.

Video snippets: Typically from YouTube, answering “how-to” or demo queries.

Why is Position Zero Important?

Securing Position Zero offers multiple benefits:

Increased visibility and click-through rates (CTR).

Higher brand authority and trust.

Voice search dominance, since many voice assistants use featured snippets for answers.

According to SEMrush, featured snippets get over 8% of all clicks, and in many cases, steal clicks from the #1 organic result. This makes them a prime SEO target.

Key Strategies to Achieve Featured Snippets

1. Target Question-Based Keywords

Featured snippets often appear for queries that start with:

“How to…”

“What is…”

“Why does…”

“Best ways to…”

Use tools like Answer the Public, SEMrush, or Ahrefs to discover commonly asked questions in your niche.

2. Provide Clear and Concise Answers

Answer the user’s query in the first 40–50 words of your content. This is typically the snippet length Google prefers. Be direct, avoid fluff, and use simple language.

Example: If targeting “What is Web 2.0?”, write:

Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of internet-based services that emphasize user-generated content, usability, and interoperability. It includes platforms like blogs, social media, and wikis.

3. Use Proper Formatting

Structure is key. Google’s algorithms scan your content for formatting cues:

Use H2 and H3 tags for subheadings.

Utilize bullet points and numbered lists for steps or grouped ideas.

Embed tables for statistical or comparative data.

This makes it easier for Google to pull structured data into a snippet.

4. Optimize Existing Content

Use Google Search Console to identify pages that already rank in the top 5 positions. These pages are more likely to be chosen for featured snippets.

Update those pages with concise summaries, FAQs, and better formatting to increase your chances of getting promoted to Position Zero.

5. Use Schema Markup

Implementing structured data like FAQ Schema, How-To Schema, or Article Schema helps search engines understand the content better and increases the likelihood of snippet selection.

Use Google's Structured Data Testing Tool to validate your markup.

6. Focus on Authoritativeness

Google prioritizes sites with expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness (E-A-T). To build authority:

Publish high-quality, well-researched content.

Get backlinks from reputable sources.

Keep your content updated regularly.

7. Include Visual Content

Sometimes, snippets include images. Adding relevant and well-labeled images to your content can enhance your visibility.

Use descriptive alt text that matches the snippet's context and target keyword.

How Web 2.0 Platforms Can Help

Publishing on Web 2.0 platforms (Medium, Blogger, WordPress) will help you rank faster, especially targeting long-tail and low-competitive keyword positions. The domain authority is high on such platforms, assisting in facilitating the quick indexing of new content.

Here’s how to leverage Web 2.0 for Position Zero:

Write niche-specific, question-based articles.

Include keyword-rich titles and H2s.

Cross-link your articles for internal relevance.

Share on social media to increase engagement.

Even if your main website is new or has low authority, these platforms can help you build credibility and generate initial traffic.

Example: Applying Featured Snippet Strategy for Digital Marketing

Let’s say you're targeting the query "What are the best digital marketing strategies?" A snippet-worthy answer would be:

The best digital marketing strategies include SEO, content marketing, social media marketing, email campaigns, and pay-per-click advertising. Each strategy helps attract and engage target audiences online.

By structuring your content this way and embedding it in a larger, value-packed article, you significantly increase your chances of being featured.

As a side note, companies that offer digital marketing services in India often use these tactics to help clients secure Position Zero across various niches.

Final Thoughts

To gain a featured snippet, more than just great content is needed; it is about the structure, accuracy, word choice, and intent of the user.

Through the use of the above-mentioned techniques and taking advantage of Web 2.0 tools, you can skyrocket your positioning in the Google search engine.

Start by identifying snippet opportunities in your niche, craft high-quality content that answers key questions, and present it in a clear, structured format. With consistent effort, Position Zero is within reach.

[ganeshkulariya]

Off Page SEO Strategies for New Websites: From Zero to Authority

Launching a new website can feel like shouting into the void. You’ve built something great, your content is live, and your on-page SEO is solid—but the traffic just isn’t flowing. This is where off page SEO techniques become your secret weapon. They help establish your site’s credibility in the eyes of search engines by earning backlinks, building mentions, and generating buzz. If you're wondering how to improve off page SEO and gain that essential trust factor, this guide walks you through beginner-friendly strategies to start building your domain authority from scratch.

Why Off Page SEO Matters for New Websites

When search engines like Google determine where your pages rank, they don’t just look at what's on your website—they also evaluate how others perceive your site. That's the essence of off page SEO strategies: increasing your visibility and reputation through activities that happen outside your own domain. For new site owners, it’s a foundational part of growth and a proven path from zero traffic to brand authority.

Build with Brand Mentions and Trust Signals

Before you chase backlinks, think about trust. Off Page SEO Sites are most effective when your site already has consistent branding across the web. Start with these essentials:

Create consistent NAP (Name, Address, Phone number) info across Local SEO Sites.

Submit your site to Directory Submission Sites relevant to your niche.

Get listed on free backlinks sites with a good reputation.

Engage on Q&A Submission Sites like Quora or Reddit to gain trust and visibility.

These foundational tasks send positive signals to both users and search engines, contributing to better rankings over time.

Guest Posting: Authority Through Contribution

One of the most scalable off page seo techniques is guest posting. It involves writing valuable content for established blogs in your niche in exchange for a backlink. This isn’t about spamming low-quality platforms—it’s about strategically placing your voice in front of targeted audiences.

Use vetted guest posting sites that align with your niche and have high domain authority. Not only does this increase traffic, but it also positions you as a thought leader. Many Best SEO practices still place guest posting at the top of the authority-building list.

Here’s what to look for when targeting guest post opportunities:

Relevance to your industry

Active readership and engagement

Editorial guidelines that favor high-quality content

Avoid sites that sell links outright, as they can harm rather than help your SEO.

Web 2.0 and Article Submission: Don’t Skip These Classics

Despite being older methods, Web 2.0 Blogging Sites and article submission sites are still effective when done correctly. Platforms like Medium, Tumblr, and WordPress.com let you create content-rich profiles that can link back to your site.

The trick is to make sure the content is:

Original (not copy-pasted from your blog)

Informative and engaging

Properly linked with context to your main site

While many overlook free backlink submission sites, combining them with a consistent content strategy can help diversify your link profile.

Visual SEO: Tap into Image and Video Submissions

Don’t underestimate the value of visual platforms. Submitting your original graphics and infographics to image submission sites like Pinterest, Flickr, and Imgur can help you earn DoFollow backlinks sites 2025 are beginning to prioritize. These visuals not only attract backlinks but also drive direct traffic.

Make sure your visuals include:

A clear filename with keywords

Alt text for accessibility

A backlink in the description wherever possible

Combining image marketing with blog content boosts your discoverability on both search engines and visual platforms.

Forum Participation and Q&A Engagement

For niche websites, joining conversations in active communities can bring real value. Participate in relevant forums and Q&A Submission Sites to:

Answer questions

Link back to relevant blog posts

Build long-term authority

This is one of the most natural off page seo strategies because you're adding value before dropping links. Choose threads that relate to your services or content. Over time, this can lead to organic backlinks and direct site visits.

Citations, Reviews, and Local Trust Boosters

Especially if you offer website and SEO services your local reputation matters. Boost it by:

Submitting your site to Local SEO Sites

Encouraging customers to leave reviews on Google and Yelp

Keeping your business info consistent across platforms

These local trust signals can support your broader backlink profile and are often overlooked in off page seo checklists.

What Makes High-Quality Backlink?

When evaluating a potential link source—whether it’s from Directory Submission Sites or guest posting sites—check:

Domain Authority (DA): Preferably above 30

Relevance to your niche

Traffic stats and engagement metrics

DoFollow vs. NoFollow balance

Referencing a high DA backlink sites list before outreach can save hours of wasted effort and keep your strategy aligned with Best SEO Company standards.

Off Page SEO Checklist for Beginners

Here’s a simplified off page seo checklist to follow:

Claim your business on local directories.

Engage on forums and Q&A Submission Sites.

Start with free article submission sites and Web 2.0 Blogging Sites.

Create compelling visual content for image submission sites.

Reach out to relevant guest posting sites.

Track backlinks using tools like Ahrefs or SEMrush.

Regularly update listings on Directory Submission Sites and Local SEO Sites.

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[beyondthisdarkhouse]

God, this part...

But I feel like an asteroid. I feel like the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. I was very, very guilty for years. I had to go to extensive therapy because I was like, “oh my god, I, Lochlan O'Neil, single-handedly destroyed fandom culture?”

She didn't she didn't she didn't. That wasn't it. She wasn't an asteroid.

She was the first skater that fell through the ice of Web 2.0.

I was also a teenager who found an amazing world, and My People, and friends I'd still talk to every day, on the internet. I spent years getting my mother to let me go to conventions and meet friends in distant cities. I started ambitious internet communities I didn't have the experience or skills to bring to fruition. I don't think there was a lot of difference between us, in a lot of ways. It's not that I was somehow smart or skilled or suave and she wasn't. She didn't have some awful planet-killing stink or velocity that she brought to the show.

The difference was this:

In 1994, when the Endless September began and the Internet felt perpetually full of stupid newbies, there were 20 million people online.

In 2001, when I got my first LiveJournal account, there were 500 million.

In 2012, when she joined Tumblr, there were 2.43 billion.

When I started out, and you joined a new messageboard or chatroom or mailing list, you had to introduce yourself to the community. Except in the biggest of websites, people expected to log onto the internet, read through all the new things that had been posted to their local bit of it, and then log off again. Older members took it upon themselves to greet the newbies and answer any questions they might have, directing them to the relevant community FAQs. People would say things like, "Oh yes, I remember you. This is only your second Thursday with us, right? I hope you have fun!"

I joined an Internet full of adults who got online through their jobs or their universities, one of the first wave of kids allowed to roam free. And the proportion of adults to kids kept steadily changing, but until DashCon, I don't think people understood how much. I remember a discussion that happened in early 2000s slash fandom, where the very true observation was made that in particular artistic ways, we had all agreed to suspend shame, which created a unique kind of space. As a community we could all admit that we were there to be embarrassingly enthusiastic in unusual ways about absolute nerd shit, and we understood that it wasn't life or death, it wasn't rocket surgery, but it also wasn't going to get broadcast onto the clouds and our bosses didn't know who we were. Everyone was (willing to act like) an adult, and we could hold the circle and create safety there.

That felt like a lot of geek spaces, then. Anime conventions, science fiction conventions, furry conventions, videogame stores, D&D meetups. Images were bulky and pixelated, video incredibly hard to move. When you got to a con, it was like a brief oasis of Weird that sheltered you and screened you from view, and you ended up volunteering because the weary, cynical, intelligent, kind people in the con ops office looked like you were throwing yourself in front of a bullet just for offering to run a clipboard down to the other end of the hotel for them.

The ice was thick enough to skate on. The circle was strong enough to let you be brave and funny and silly and free, and you could buckle down with some friends and clean all the trash out of the ballroom by 11am on Sunday, and you'd see everyone next year.

The bubble was going to burst, but nobody seemed to worry about it.

Things were changing fast for fans, all kinds of fans, in the early 2010s. Conventions that used to get news coverage like "Local Freaks Weird Out Hotel Employees: This Weekend Only" to "#Cosplay: The Hottest New Trend" and from Geocities sites that shut down if you exceeded your page visits for the month to AO3 getting 10 million pageviews a week.

It was great. We could conquer the world together. We could stay safe and together and the circle would hold.

And then the ice broke open and Lochlan fell through. Right through the bottom of that goddamn ballpit into freezing arctic sea. Right into years of people sorting through the churned ice of the wreck, taking years to come to the realization that there really had not been ANY goddamn adults in the room making sure things were okay. The community had not actually failed so much as never been formed in the first place.

Because as it turns out, group-bonding techniques that work for 100 or 1000 people do not work for 10,000. Or 100,000. Or one million. Or one billion.

That line about agreement to suspend shame sticks with me all these years after because the defining feature of post-Dashcon Tumblr has been shame. And scorn, contempt, derision, and hatred. Cringe, in short, and kys. Exactly the kind of bullshit I saw every day in junior high school, and ran to the Internet and fan conventions to get away from.

I got the kind of community and mentorship and support that have made fandom a refuge and a resource my whole life. Lochlan O'Neill didn't. Not because there was anything worse or dumber or less experienced about her.

Because a system built in the 1990s was incapable of bearing the stress of a load fifty times bigger than what was already "way too full."

Just because I'm from one generation, and she's from another.

It was not her fault.