Before Thirty

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Friday, September 08, 2006

Search Engines

My 'stat counter' thingy for my site can tell me which sites people have come from in order to get to mine, how many visitors I've had in the last hour, what countries people have come from to my site etc etc.

One of options is to view what keywords people put in to the search engine to bring up my site. They normally include "before thirty", "things to do before I die", "middlesbrough application letter" and general stuff like that. I had a quick look at the keyword thing today and found that someone had entered:

"things to do when you are single in norwich"

This phrase, typed in to Google, had somehow brought up my site and the person then clicked the link. This brings to mind many important questions.

1. Did the person believe that there would be websites dedicated to single-based activities in Norwich?
2. What is it about my site that Google think would satisfy a single person from Norwich?
3. Was the person adequately entertained by my site and therefore didn't need Norwich any more?
4. Most importantly, what do you do if you are single in Norwich?

9 Comments:

Anonymous Ian said...

http://www.soccer-weblog.com/50226711/steve_gibson_best_chairman_ever.php

Just did my own google search.

Got this.

Pure Class.

Ian

2:01 PM, September 13, 2006  
Anonymous Ian said...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boileau

and this as well.

Wikipedia is the biggest online encyclopedia, the public suggest topics that should be included that you can search for.

Ian

3:03 PM, September 13, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I notice you are also using Google's ADSENSE to advertise & promote your site!
I guess it gets you to the top of the Google searches, but this is normally for people selling a product or service.
You selling your soul?

9:48 AM, September 14, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

i am a real life sorcerer, and i like to watch 7up adverts, dance with blind mice and one day, i plan to invade manchester, just to shave that fella off shameless' beard off! I can read a magazine if i want to, i choose to look at the pictures, and my cape is made of broom sticks! I want you to know that!

1:02 PM, September 14, 2006  
Blogger beforethirty said...

"i am a real life sorcerer, and i like to watch 7up adverts, dance with blind mice and one day, i plan to invade manchester, just to shave that fella off shameless' beard off! I can read a magazine if i want to, i choose to look at the pictures, and my cape is made of broom sticks! I want you to know that!"

Okaaaaaayyyy....

2:28 PM, September 14, 2006  
Anonymous Ian said...

Why does none of that suprise me???

3:54 PM, September 14, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congrats - U got a Page Rank from Google!

6:17 PM, September 14, 2006  
Blogger london_fox said...

John, what happened to the post on the intrepid fox?

2:33 PM, September 15, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What do people do when they are single and in Norwich? - the clue is in name of the city....(K)nickers off ready when I come home......shag of course, usually a near neighbour and produce some very wierd kids;)

I have to use a cover name now to avoid getting lynched when I go back to that wonderful place. Good luck by the way with the marathon - Madelaine

10:08 PM, October 20, 2006  

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