Anyone google their blogs??

jodi · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006, 07:13 PM

I have done this several times now and it always surprises me. Tonight I googled "Eckerds rebates" and, a few entries down, up popped mjrube's blog, following by MarianneJ, and then a few more entries down was one of my blog entries!

Does this freak anyone out just a bit, or do I just not get out enough?

PRICEPLUS · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006, 11:25 PM

It is interesting though!

I looked up my name and there was my blog. I never knew!

PrincessPerky · #3 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 05:38 AM

I have seen mine when looking at education stuff, and now that you bring it up Ill go search....

Heh, my blog is number one for my name, and Miclason's is second

course I highly doubt anyone is in the habit of google searching my name.....

err and if you do, please note not all people with the name are me!

Broken Arrow · #4 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 05:39 AM

Hmm. That IS interesting. Mine takes a bit more work, but it does eventually show up.

But it does the reference to my name, in wikipedia anyway....

Quote:

"Broken arrow is also a code word used to request close air support from all available aircraft when a ground position is in extreme danger of being overrun by enemy troops. This was last used in the Vietnam War, and is a plot element in movies such as We Were Soldiers."

Ima saver · #5 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 06:10 AM

How do I do it? Do we use the name on here, or our real name?

PrincessPerky · #6 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 06:14 AM

sheesh! I tried BA blog, broken arrow blog, I finally went to your blog to cut and paste some thing:
freeedooommmm

finally found it

PrincessPerky · #7 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ima saver

How do I do it? Do we use the name on here, or our real name?

Either if you want to see what comes up, unfortunatly my name is a porn movie, so I never google it, but oddly my screen name, a name more suited to porn IMO comes up as my blog! Maybe I should start a blog with my real name and try to reclaim it..... (there is also a book, main character has my first name, written by someone with my last name, so I really can't win!)

PrincessPerky · #8 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 06:29 AM

K ima I searched your name Imasaver

and you are famous! or quoted anyway cstore

"I always take home half my food from a restaurant and use it for lunch the next day," wrote someone who goes by the name "ImaSaver" in the online forum called savingsadvice.com. "I eat off the $1 menu at Wendy's."

Ima saver · #9 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 09:42 AM

Wow, that is neat, thanks princess!! (I don't know any porn star names)

Broken Arrow · #10 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrincessPerky

sheesh! I tried BA blog, broken arrow blog, I finally went to your blog to cut and paste some thing:
freeedooommmm

finally found it

Heheh, you're so silly. I had to type "savingadvice broken arrow" before it came up on the first page.

Still, I don't mind it at all. I don't care to be easily found. In fact, I'd much prefer if Google didn't spider it in the first place.

On the other hand, if you just put in "broken arrow", lots of things come up.

By the way, what this thing about you being in the *cough* adult entertainment industry? DO TELL!

greedy4chips · #11 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 12:14 PM

If you have a website or blog you definitely want to do a google, yahoo, MSN, etc search to see where you stand related to competition. Be sure to use phrases that are related to your blog like "Saving Advice" to find this site. (Porn sites are very good at utilizing frequently searched terms in their web page design to help drive traffic)

My poker site used to be rated #1 and #2 on Yahoo if you searched a specific phrase 'freeroll schedule' (I have however dropped some the last time I looked).

I find the key is to find popular terms that are near the top for your market. In my example 'Poker' is too popular and everyone uses it. Find something that less people search for like 'How to lose millions at Poker', but still has a lot of people using that term(s) to find information.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a never ending battle to get the best ranking. Something like 90% of all searchers never look beyond the 4th page of results and 80% never get past the 1st page.

Good luck in your efforts to be found and you will make moola!

jodi · #12 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006, 12:30 PM

Actually, when I started this post, I was referring more to unintentional googling of blogs! I was really surprised when mine popped up for "Eckerds rebates". Of course, after that, I had to go back and google variations of my name with "saving advice", "save money" etc. to see in how many other instances it pops up

Yeah, fun and freaky all at the same time. It is really making me wonder who might be reading my blog now...I felt a bit safer in the savingadvice community, but now I feel so...exposed!

Ima saver · #13 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 07:43 AM

You are safe with us Jodi!!

Broken Arrow · #14 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 07:55 AM

Yeah... we won't air your dirty laundry...

for a price.

Ima saver · #15 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 08:03 AM

Get the money in unmarked bills, put it in a briefcase and wait for our phone call. (lol)

LuxLiving · #16 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 09:05 AM

Do not try anything funny or you'll never see your Sunday coupon inserts again!

JanH · #17 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 09:15 AM

You guys make my day!

creditcardfree · #18 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 09:44 AM

I was googling for Pinecone to get the link for someone and Ima's blog referring to Pinecone showed up 1st or 2nd on the list. I was quite surprised!!

I have yet to start a blog so...not so famous yet. Although my real name shows up that I've written a children's book!! A little more benign than others here!! (And no I haven't written a children's book.)

jodi · #19 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 11:53 AM

Hey, remember, I'm sure I can find some dirty laundry on you all too...maybe not Ima, though, she's squeaky clean (at least in her blog!).

Broken Arrow · #20 (**permalink**) 10-04-2006, 12:26 PM

Hmm... could've sworn I saw some naughty pics of Ima back in the day from waitressfetish.com or something similar.