Follow Up to Getting Found in Search Engines Post

Posted by Donna on December 13, 2009 under Analytics and Monitoring, Annoucements, Mentions, blogging, search engines | Be the First to Comment

Happy weekend. Just a quick hit here. I was looking at my Google Analytics report for Social Media for Writers to see where traffic is coming from. There were a few other blogs that have posted about this blog, so I was very happy to see that. There is such great sharing happening today because of technology.

There was a blog, Laptop Guy Unplugged (www.laptopguy.blogspot.com) which has a post about me, “Google Analytics and Finding Smart Friends“! I mean, about me, as in Donna Talarico not about this blog. First, flattered. But why I am sharing this is because it’s a perfect example to illustrate how ranking well for your own name helps people find you. I blogged about that just a few days ago with the post, How Writers Can Dominate Search Engine Results: 5 Steps to Owning Your Personal Brand. (Of course, this is only a good thing IF you want to be found, I suppose.) Audrey, who wrote the post, was searching for “social media for writers” and she found the blog. But then, she was curious about me, and well, I’ll just let her post tell the story:

This post just fascinated me. See how you can just get a little lost online making connections? It’s incredible. I also LOVE that she gave a shout out to The Office. I also take comfort in knowing that I am not the only Google Analtyics nerd who loves to not just look at data, but follow it, too.

For tips on how writers (or anyone) can rank better, please see my post. And, the funniest thing of all, is that her post is about Google Analytics. That’s exactly how I found out she wrote about me and Social Media for Writers. Perhaps my next post will be on how writers can use Google Analytics.