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August 24, 2009

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I’ve noticed a slight increase in Google traffic this week as we made a push toward 250 articles. I suspect that 250 files (article + pages) may trigger Google to give you a bit more love. At this rate, we’ll have at least 3 unique visitors every day by the end of the year 😉

While I can sometimes sort of understand what Google is doing, I have some difficulty understanding what PEOPLE are doing sometimes.

In the aftermath of Google showing us a bit more love, the two most popular search terms over the weekend were:

• Johnny Goodman’s article, Live From the Solheim Cup
• A five month old article regarding How Many People Make More Than $250,000?

OK, these both make sense. Johnny’s article was very topical, and the article about how many people make more than $250,000 will be relevant as long as some politicians consider this to be a break point between those who are rich and those who are not.

So, you ask, what are some of the most commonly searched for articles, all time?

• What Are the Best Baseball Sites? – reviews of several baseball sites
• A Review of Librivox (a site that offers free audio book downloads for works in the public domain)
• Ferdinand The Turtle -a short story I made up while rocking my daughter to sleep one night. I also wrote a prequel later

The baseball article makes a lot of sense. It functions very nicely as portable baseball bookmarks file. Librivox was hot (OK, hot is an exaggeration, but definitely warm) for a few weeks and then suddenly dropped off for no apparent reason. Ferdinand the Turtle, however, has been a steady performer for several months. I honestly have no clue what these people are searching for. I suspect that they are not looking for a children’s story about a turtle who grows up to be king of Turtle Island (with the help of his trust gofer, Bob the Squirrel), but I may be wrong.

Are there some articles that I wish more people would be searching for? Definitely.

• Roth vs. 401(k) – compares the two retirement options under a couple of different scenarios
• My fictional account of Manny Ramirez signing with the Hanshin Tigers. I’m biased, but I think it’s funny.
• And, of course, the one that started it all – article 001 – my tongue in cheek Guerrilla Investment Advice

Apparently, however, more people are concerned about the exploits of Ferdinand the Turtle than a comparison of Roth vs. 401(k). And maybe that’s how it should be …

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