Small Space Living: Update, Google Love #2

I have posted in the past about my Google search position rank. I have to say that I am not a web designer nor do I have any great understanding of HTML. I am aware of the fact that Google uses algorithms to determine page rank, but my knowing of said algorithms does in no way make me an expert.

As a recap, I should say that I usually go to Google once per week and type “small space living” and look at where I am. So I have been here posting away and over the last month I have watched my search rank go form first page to second page and back to first. Today I wake up searched “small space living” and Bam! I am number one.

Well more correctly, I was number one. A few hours later, HGTV, apparently suffering greatly just behind the tyrannical force of my little blog, somehow managed to get back ahead of me. But I am pleased to see that without paying for any sort of listing or Google insertion I have been able to not only compete with, but also beat out much larger companies that use the term “small space living”.

So thanks to all of you who read and subscribe. Also super big thanks to any of you how have linked or mentioned Small Space Living on your blog. Thanks!

Small Space Living Hits 100 Subscribers!

100 Subscribers!

Just some personal business — I noticed this morning while doing my ritualized Small Space Living maintenance that I had reached 100 RSS scribers. In this world of giant web sites and really big blogs it may seem like a small number, but it’s a big deal for me.

100 has been a goal of mine since. I added the RSS Chicklet to Small Space Living. If you don’t use RSS feeds, you should. It’s a nice way to have information you care about delivered to you. It’s likely your browser already has the ability to collect your subscriptions.

So if you have scribed, a great big thanks! If you have not, click the little orange button and help get me to 200.

Small Space Living: Personal Update, Google Love

I know. I know. Two personal updates in one seven-day period is a bit much. Having said that, I hit another personal milestone today.

Once a week, usually on the weekend, I head to Google and type “small space living”. I have been watching my accent starting about five pages back. So this week I officially hit the top ten. I am in fact number nine.

I also think it is important to note that this was done without paying for any insertion services. I’m number nine due to indexing and links. So a great big thanks to everyone who has linked Small Space Living, also a big thanks all of you who read, and comment.

I know number nine is not number one, but for a blog that went public on February 1, 2008, I’m happy with nine. I’ll brag more when I hit the top five…

Small Space Living First Month Update

Somehow the first 30 days of Small Space Living are gone. All in all it was a good first 30 days. I am not the top rated blog on Technorati, yet, but all kidding aside February looked like this.

33 posts in 29 day (my goal was one a day)
3,460 unique visitors (about 119 per day)
7,006 page loads (241 per day)

This being my first attempt at the wonderful world of blogging, I feel encouraged by those numbers.

A few thanks are in order. Thanks to everyone who visited, and a huge thanks to everyone who commented on my posts. If you were one of the people who talked about Small Space Living on your blog or linked me — a great big thanks, it means a lot.