MANUAL

far.hn GAME PAK

FARHAN BOYInstruction Booklet

Illustrated portrait of Farhan Srambiyan: curly hair, round glasses, a moustache and a big smile

FARHANFarhan Srambiyan — designer turned SEO

FB-KZD-001Kozhikode, Kerala

Read this firstFARHAN BOY

Thank you for picking up the far.hn Game Pak.

Please read this booklet to get the most out of your visit to Farhan's place. Everything inside the game is also written down here, in plain text, in case you'd rather read than play.

  1. Hello
  2. Controls
  3. Characters & places
  4. QUESTS · Building things
  5. JOURNAL · Writing
  6. LIBRARY · Books
  7. BAG · Gadgets
  8. DOMAIN MART · Domains
  9. STREAK · Habits
  10. Communities & As seen on
  11. LINK · Say hi
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The story so farFARHAN BOY

hello · നമസ്കാരം · مرحبا · नमस्ते

I'm Farhan Srambiyan, a designer turned SEO, based in Kozhikode, Kerala. Currently leading SEO at Acodez IT Solutions, CPO at visibility.so, and a Product Expert at the Google Search Central Community. I write here about SEO, product building, productivity, and design.

Name
Farhan Srambiyan
Class
Designer turned SEO
Home
Kozhikode, Kerala
Leads SEO at
Acodez IT Solutions
CPO at
visibility.so
Product Expert
Google Search Central Community
Books
15
Posts
10
Products
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How to playFARHAN BOY

Controls

ButtonKeyboardWhat it does
+ Control Pad↑ ↓ ← → or W A S DWalk around. Move the cursor in menus.
A ButtonZ Space (Enter in menus)Check whatever you're facing. Confirm.
B ButtonX Esc BackspaceGo back. Hold it while walking to run.
STARTEnterOpen the menu: STATS, QUESTS, JOURNAL, BAG, SHOP, STREAK, LINK, SAVE.
SELECTShiftChange the screen colours.
VolumeMMute or unmute. Click the wheel on the side for louder or softer.

On a phone, use the buttons on the console. Click the power switch, the screen or any key to switch it on. You can change the shell colour too.

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Who you will meetFARHAN BOY

Characters & places

  • FARHANThat's you. Curly hair, round glasses. Walk up to anything and press A.
  • GOOGLEBOTA friendly crawler who lives in the room and knows every corner. Talk to him for hints.
  • THE CRABLives on the beach. Walks sideways.

In the room

The PC holds QUESTS. The notebook is the JOURNAL. The bookshelf is the LIBRARY. The calendar keeps the STREAK. The gadget drawer is the BAG. The TV shows where Farhan has been featured. The phone and the framed portrait are worth a look too.

On the beach

Step on the mat by the door. Outside you'll find the DOMAIN MART, a red post box, the community notice board, a lighthouse and the Arabian Sea.

Badges

There are 8 badges: QUEST, BOOK, INK, FLAME, GEAR, COIN, STAR and MAIL. Check things around the room and the beach to collect them all.

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Menu · QUESTSFARHAN BOY

Building things

Whether it's a product, a tool, or a solution to a stupid problem I'm facing.

  • Active2026

    heyflare

    A self-hosted, HEY-style email client that runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers. Screen first-time senders, read a calm unified Imbox, and let a built-in AI agent triage and draft for you.

  • Beta2026

    visibility.so

    An agentic SEO platform for hybrid teams. Orchestrate AI agents for technical audits, content, and link building alongside human teams.

    “my most ambitious bet so far”

  • Active2024

    n8nCopilot

    An automation assistant for n8n workflows with intelligent shortcuts. Build, optimise and debug complex logic faster.

  • Beta2025

    keep.domains

    Domain management for professional investors — one calm dashboard to track and monitor large collections.

  • Active2024

    LLMs.txt for WordPress

    A WordPress plugin that generates and maintains llms.txt files, so your site keeps up with how AI crawlers read the web.

Abandoned quests

“still live, just stopped maintaining — most are open source, feel free to fork & run with it”

All projects on far.hn →

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Menu · JOURNALFARHAN BOY

Writing

Thoughts on SEO, product building, productivity, and design.

  • Nov 2025SEOPinned

    Google Search Central Deep Dive Asia 2025, Bangkok

    I traveled solo for the first time to attend Google Search Central Deep Dive Asia 2025 in Bangkok. The experience boosted my confidence and deepened my passion for SEO and AI.

  • Aug 2026ProductivityNew

    The One Note Method

    Every productivity method looks great in a video. Then you actually try it, and by 10am you're switching between four apps just to stay “organized.” That switching is the real productivity killer.

  • Aug 2026SEONew

    Open-Source SEO Audit CLI

    do-audit is a free, open-source command-line tool that runs a complete SEO audit of any website and produces a client-ready HTML report. No dashboard, no login, no monthly bill.

  • Jun 2026Productivity

    How I Track My Habits Automatically

    Tracking habits is even harder than building them. So I automated it with the Apple Shortcuts app and Cloudflare Workers.

  • Apr 2026Productivity

    My OpenClaw Use Cases

    A Mac mini M4 sitting on my desk, always on — running scheduled operators that do more work than I do most mornings.

  • Apr 2026SEO

    Agentic SEO Is the New SEO

    A practical look at Agentic SEO, Visibility.so, and the internal outcomes that led to a successful public launch rollout.

  • Dec 2025Product

    Why keep.domains?

    We built keep.domains to solve our own headaches, and we hope it helps you manage your portfolio with peace of mind.

  • Dec 2025Design

    Why Mobile Menus Belong at the Bottom of the Screen

    Mobile menus work best at the bottom of the screen because they're easier to reach, faster to use, and better aligned with how people hold their phones.

  • Nov 2025Product

    WordPress Websites Using AI

    I build WordPress sites without coding. A local site in WordPress Studio, then Claude Code designs and builds the whole thing as a custom theme.

  • Nov 2025Productivity

    How I Stopped Drowning in Digital Clutter

    Turning off app alerts didn't solve my problem. Getting a second phone with no notifications gave me more time and peace.

All writings on far.hn →

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Menu · BAG · BooksFARHAN BOY

I love reading.

Mostly non-fiction, sometimes whatever looks interesting. Pick a book for my notes.

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Menu · BAG · GadgetsFARHAN BOY

I love gadgets.

I can't stop buying them. Good tools make better work, right?

  • iPhone 15
  • Mac mini M4“best desk decision I've made”
  • MacBook Air M1
  • iPad Air
  • Apple Pencil
  • AirPods Pro 3
  • Apple Watch SE“quietly changed my daily routine”
  • MX Master 2S
  • BenQ 27"
  • Rapoo E9050L
  • SanDisk SSD
  • Claude“changed how I work, completely”
  • Things 3
  • HEY“changed how I deal with email”
  • Figma
  • Notion
  • Voicenotes
  • Aside

Check out my collection →

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Menu · SHOPFARHAN BOY

Domain investing

I collect domains the way others collect sneakers.

Interested? Reach out at hey@far.hn.

Browse my portfolio →

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Menu · STREAKFARHAN BOY

Tracking habits

I love creating new habits. To feel accountable, I built this page.

  • 95days showing up
  • 26longest streak
  • 3current streak

Read how I track these automatically → · All habits

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The notice board · The TVFARHAN BOY

Communities

I love WordPress and actively take part in its community. I go to meetups, speak at WordCamp, and volunteer at WordCamps. I'm also a Product Expert at the Google Search Central Community, where I help people with SEO issues and Google Search Console.

“where I learned the most”

As seen on

  • Smashing Magazine
  • Databox
  • Search Engine Roundtable
  • HeroPress

Good corners of the web →

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Menu · LINKFARHAN BOY

We're only a few km away

— drop me an email and I'll buy you a drink.

Have an SEO question? Ask my AI assistant, trained on my knowledge.

Free SEO audit. Tell me your website and I'll run a full audit on it. No cost, no catch. Get the audit →

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