Googling Yourself
Posted on Monday, January 21st, 2008
Come on, everyone has done it, putting your own name into Google to see what appears in the results or whether your blog is first. OK, so maybe I have had a slow Sunday as I come to write this, but I am pleased with my current results in the world’s biggest search engine. For a start I have had the top results for searches for Phil Nash for quite a while now, however there is a greater prize at stake. Taking the top spot for just a first name is quite a challenge and something I (quite excitingly!) find myself moving closer to every time I check.
So, I am even more pleased to say that I am one of the top 100 Phils in the world according to Google, appearing at 69 on Google.com, 32 on Google.co.uk and number 8 on Google.co.uk when searching for “pages from the UK”. To make it to the top will be tough, I will have to beat Phil Collins, the UK number 1, and Dr Phil for the coveted spot on Google.com, but I reckon I have time on my side and the patience!
Of course, the real aim is to to achieve something that amounts to high levels of geek cool like Matt Mullenweg’s business card (which reads “1. Go to google.com 2. Type in “Matt” 3. Press “I’m feeling lucky”).
One day I will have that! One day!
Have you googled yourself lately?
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1January 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Neil Says:You’re doing well to be in the top 100.
I’m going to struggle to get anywhere near the first page for “neil”, but at least I’ve managed to relegate the spoof ‘Boldybuilding Meetup’ profile which one of my funny guy University friends set up a couple of years back.
I find it interesting when MyBlogLog records people hitting my site after Googling for my full name! Have you ever had that?
2January 22nd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Phil Says:Hi Neil,
Never give up on the front page, you’ve got the added bonus of “neil” in your URL, so there’s plenty of hope!
I’ve had 6 visits from searches for my full name in the past month, according to Google Analytics (unless they were all me). I find that it is probably an endorsement of your personal brand when people search for you rather than your site.
3January 22nd, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Neil Says:Thanks for the motivational comment. I’ve re-aligned my goals and I’d now like to beat Neil Armstrong at the very least.
I just made friends Google’s number 2 Neil, although I have no idea if that will help in my endeavor.
Keep us all updated on how the quest for the front-page pans out. There should be a site devoted to people taking their name up in the search rankings!
4January 22nd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Phil Says:Ha, well good luck yourself, I’ll see you at the top!