Dec 15 2006
Everybody’s makin’ it big but me
Well I paint my face with glitter just like Bowie does
And I wear the same mascara that Mick Jagger does
And I even put some lipstick on,
But that just hurt my dad and mom
Everybody’s makin’ it big but me
There’s nothing like a Dr Hook lyric to kick off a blog post. But what am I on about?
Kate posted at the end of October about getting to the top spot on Google. Looking quickly down my Blogroll, Owen, Simon, Simon, Ian, Alex, Lydia, Chloe - not to mention pretty much all the H&K Collective Conversation bloggers - each and every one of them, when you type their name into Google, has their blog as the top search result.
Today I’m just thrilled about being at number five. It’s the highest I’ve been and, given that I’m about to take some time off for Christmas, I doubt I’ll get much higher any time soon.
I’m not bitter either. It’s not my fault I have the same name as a Broadway actor and a one-time Governor of Virginia. Number five’s good enough for me.
Not sure when I’ll be back - I’m out of the office, bar the odd fleeting visit, between now and January 4th. I suspect I’ll sneak the odd post in between now and then, though.
Happy holidays.
Not to brag or anything but some of us have both short and long versions of our names, both of which are top of the google scale of appreciation…
Have a cool yule and other festive sentiments.
Seasons greetings - glad you didn’t mention my Hamlet site from 1998.
I have a VERY common name. I use a screen capture of a google search on my name to demonstrate how google ranks blogs more highly when I’m showing people the benefits of blogging.
Have a great break.
I might have top spot now, but I still bear the childhood scars from having a surname pretty much at the end of the alphabet!
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And seriously, how many Owen Lystrups could there be out there?
Not many, because I’ve already looked.
Have a great break, James.
You’re #1 in my book.
I never thought I had a common name, until I noticed a Hollywood director with the same name a few years ago. His credits include Cat Baillou and the Twilight Zone. That’s good company to keep.
All well and good but what about when you see other bloggers’ sites up there on a google ranking because their blog has your name in it…. *oh the shame*
Merry Chrimbo!
Thanks, guys - Merry Christmas to you too.
I briefly hit number four in the Google rankings yesterday, and I’ve a screencap to prove it.
Today I’m back to number five. And the guys sanding the floors on our top floor put a nail through a water pipe, trashing one of the first floor ceilings, and now there’s no cold water in the first floor bathroom … you have to laugh :D
hehe - if it wasn’t for Paul D Gilbody (senior vice president of Bay State Savings Bank) I’d have the whole first page of google. I’ll settle for the top 8 entries just now.
Mind you - I do have a ridiculous surname…
Happy New Year Jim. Will be in touch re. UGM re-union : )