Strange Top Search Queries

Sep 30, 2008

So I’ve been letting this site sit for a bit without many updates the last few weeks, other than a slight redesign. It’s mainly because I’ve been preparing for the arrival of my son, which looks to be tomorrow morning.

So to keep from letting my blog go stale, considering I might have a tough time writing new stuff in the upcoming weeks with a newborn, I thought I would throw out an easy post – not much thought or effort, and no research.

Tons of traffic come in to this site everyday through search engines. Lots of that traffic is coming to the right place and others are a long way off from where they should be. So here’s a list of some of the google search terms that I rank high for (top 10 in results). Some are funny, while others are kind of impressive:

  1. document getElementById – sweet.
  2. non-toxic bubbles – interesting. I mentioned that I should sell some non-toxic bubbles.
  3. sorry that you lost your files – which I haven’t yet…maybe I should do another backup tonight, just in case.
  4. expand collapse – cool.
  5. collapse art – what is this? I hope it doesn’t collapse.
  6. come to the source – ?
  7. “linkurl match” – I didn’t even know I mentioned that.
  8. blod work – not bad for a misspelling.
  9. art programs wont open – Won’t they?

Funny thing is, now that I’ve mentioned these terms again, I’ll probably get higher and higher in the list.

I’d love to hear what strange terms you all rank highly for. It might make for a good laugh, so please share.

Wish us the best tomorrow and over the next few weeks! See you on the flip-side.

Tags: design, life

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