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1st on Google – Week 21

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1st on Google - Week 21 - Google search results for Alan Reeves - 3rdWelcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google. This is the 21st update.  If you missed the any of the posts, you can find the first one here, 20th Week update here (last week), and the ones in between on my Project page. Below are the results as of Sunday, 6-17-12 (click here to do your own search):

  •  #3 – My LinkedIn profile (up 1 place from last week at #4)
  •  #11 – The About page on BlueCapra.com, with picture  (up 2 places from last week at #13)
  •  #31 – My BrandYourself.com profile (up 2 places from last week at #33)
  •  #34 – @bookwormlaser on Twitter (no change from last week at #34)
  •  #44 – My profile on Vimeo – check out my video series Can You Etch It (down 2 place from last week at #42)
This week I am at #3, up from past weeks and a tie for my highest ranking.  The first occurrence of a link that is pointing to one of my sites is #11.  Overall, my top 5 results increased 3 places with 2 of the top 5 results occurring in the first 25 places.  As a whole, I showed up 15 times in the top 100 search results, which is a new record.

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Have you read these posts?

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Time marches on.  Information comes and information goes.  While the newest information is often the most relevant, there is no denying the wisdom of the past.  Timeless, evergreen content is everywhere, you just have to find it.  There may be a few posts that are several years old that resonates with you so much, it changes your life.

If you are looking for life changing content, check out the blogs and content from these amazing people:

Seth Godin

Tim Ferriss

Dan Miller

Below are some posts you may have missed from this site.  Some are popular, but most are just personal favorites and in no particular order.  Thanks for reading

How to read a book

What’s Your Story?

Hiking and armadillo classification

Strive to be the best???

What are you complaining about?

Prejudice, being different, and what we tell our kids

The power of never and always

Creativity, Classical Music, and TED

1st on Google – Week 20

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1st on Google - BrandYourself profile of Alan ReevesWelcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google. This is the 20th update.  If you missed the any of the posts, you can find the first one here, 19th Week update here (last week), and the ones in between on my Project page. Below are the results as of Sunday, 06-10-12 (click here to do your own search):

This week I am up to #4, an improvement from the last several weeks at #5.  The first occurrence of a link that is pointing to one of my sites is #13.  Overall, my top 5 results decreased 13 places with only 2 of the top 5 results occurring in the first 25 places.  The BrandYourself.com profile I just created showed up at #33 which is a surprise as is @bookwormlaser on Twitter.  I was again surprised to see a post I wrote about my wife showing up at #57.  As a whole, I showed up 14 times in the top 100 search results, which is a new record by 2 places.

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My WordPress How-To: Top Commentators Widget

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If you have a website, chances are that you are trying to connect with people.  You publish some kind of content in the hopes that visitors will comment, chat, or interact with you in some way.  For many people, commenting on other sites is a way to expand their influence, attract new visitors to their own sites, and share their information.  A great way to encourage that behavior on your site is to reward those who interact with you and what better way to reward people than through DoFollow links.  If this sounds like a good idea, keep reading, the Top Commentators Widget is just what you need.

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1st on Google – Week 19

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Welcome back to my journey to being 1st on Google. This is the 19th update.  If you missed the any of the posts, you can find the first one here, 18th Week update here (last week), and the ones in between on my Project page. Below are the results as of Sunday, 06-03-12 (click here to do your own search):

  • #5 – My LinkedIn profile (no change from last week at #5)
  • #15 –  The About page on BlueCapra.com, with picture  (no change from last week at #15)
  • #30 – My profile on Vimeo – check out my video series Can You Etch It (down 1 place from last week at #29)
  • #31 – My Pinterest profile for Book Worm Laser & Design (down 1 place from last week at #30)
  • #32 – My personal blog, BlueCapra.com, with picture (no change from last week at #32)
This week I am back at #5, same as last week.  The first occurrence of a link that is pointing to one of my sites is #15.  Overall, my top 5 results decreased 2 places with only 2 of the top 5 results occurring in the first 25 places.  With the exception of two results, this week is pretty much the same as last week.  I showed up 11 times in the top 100 search results.

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