Butt Scratching 101
Prior to last week, I used to get maybe 10-15 Google/MSN search hits per week, according to StatCounter. Last week and this week, I've been getting 15-20 per day, and I don't know why. I keep getting excited to find out that I got a new reader from Portugal, Poland, Japan, etc. On further investigation, I find that it's just someone else searching for info on "Steve Harvey's hair" or "Jem and the Rockers." My latest favorite is "butt scratching." According to Google, there are only a couple of sites that are more relevant to butt scratching than omarphillips.net.
Thanks Google, for helping me find my niche.
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To finish off the week, here's a recent real-life conversation with a reader:
Him: Omar, your blog is funny. You should do a podcast, I bet that would be funny too.
Me: You mean like a radio show type thing?
Him: Yeah.
Me: Have you ever heard me talk for more than a minute straight?
Him: ...I don't think so, no.
Me: (stares)
Him: Yeah, you're right. Stick to blogging.
Comments
Sarah said:
You talk with some of your readers?? Scary...
I said:
This particular person knows me in real life, so talking to them wasn't scary. What is scary is that people who know me in real life read my blog!
cadiz12 said:
yeah, that's always tricky. especially when you talk about them on the blog. you're smart to be concise in real life. wish i had that kind of restraint, but i'm a chatterbox.
RaJ said:
I have really mixed feelings about this. Search hits = good; search query of "butt scratching" = bad. Total = tension.
Wiggles were worse though. Way worse.
Glo said:
Omar. You've got to give up everything google. It'll make you crazy.
My jury is still out on people in reality knowing about blogland. Most of my friends are all about the cameos and whine if something they did or said *doesn't* make the blog. But it does get tricky when things are rougher or complicated in reality. Don't know therefore if it's better to be anon or not. Know you didn't ask, but opining anyway. 'Cause that's what I do.
at said:
well if you have an itch...then you gotta scratch it. If your itch is checking google for your status...I think there could be worse itches! lol
I said:
Hey, keep an eye on the hit counter, we're approaching 18,000! Let me know if it's you.
Lianne said:
Hey.. be grateful your name doesn't show up when you type in "peyote"
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=peyote+Lianne&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
nate said:
Your evil plan is working. You're now the #1 google result for "butt scratching."
Jay said:
Steve Harvey is bald!
Jay
Edgar said:
So, where's my butt scratching lessons? hehehe...