My Blog Posts Rank Within Top 5 in Google Search Results Consistently Over Time and Where Results Number in the Millions

Yesterday, I went roaming thru my blog post stats and found some very nice ranking results. Like I'm ranking posts in the top 3 out of millions in Google search results, and with posts that have staying power (they're old and still rank high.) So, please forgive my intrusion into the usual theme of this blog, but I'm republishing my post from yesterday on my Writer-Lawyer blog here on Everyday Simplicity (and on Backseat Lawyer and Rebecca Kennedy, too) as an experiment - to see what happens, stat-wise ....

This afternoon, I stopped to check the stats for my personal blogs and found some nice ranking results. I do this a lot, but today I actually stopped to make a little tally.

I've listed some of them here, and these searches are accurate as of today's date - using only Google. I have results in Yahoo, Bing, Ask, AOL, etc. but I chose only to check Google Search Results and only through the past couple of days ranking results as recorded by StatCounter. For some, I saved the ranking search results in OneNote, but this got to be time-consuming so I didn't do this for everything on the list.

And while I write professionally for several blogs/blawgs, these ranking results are only for my personal blogs - as well as a little tidbit at the end where I blogged for a couple of friends and kept track on StatCounter for them, too. No waiver of client confidentiality here.

The biggest search result?
ranking 2 out of 1.75 billion for a two month old post

1,750,000,000 and my post ranks number two, after being published in June 2009 (see no. 1 under Backseat Lawyer).

The second largest search result?
ranking 3 out of 77 million for a 3 year old post

77,300,000 and my post ranks number three, after being published in August 2006 (it's three years old) (see no. 5 under Rebecca Kennedy's Blog).

Oldest post still getting strong results?

The 2005 post that still ranks no. 7 out of 23,400,000 -- see no. 4 listed under Rebecca Kennedy's Blog.



Google Search Results - Backseat Lawyer Blog Post Ranking Examples

1. my post is ranking no. 2 out of 1,750,000,000 (yes, that's billion) for the search "how will michael jackson death affect his life insurance pay out"- I published it on 06/28/09;

2. my post is ranking no. 1 out of 5,120,000 for the search "casey anthony employment universal"- I pubished it on 08/09/08;

3. my post is ranking no. 8 out of 2,620,000 for the search "billings murder fla" - I published it on 07/23/09;

4. My post is ranking no. 5 out of 1,320,000 for the search "jose baez", published on 01/15/09; and

5. the same post regarding "jose baez" is ranking no. 3 out of 894,000 for the search "jose baez bio" - I published it on 01/15/09.

Google Search Results for Rebecca Kennedy's Blog Post Ranking Examples

1. my post is ranking no. 3 out of 49,700,000 for the search "thriller vs. mystery"- I published it on 11/24/06;

2. my post is ranking no. 1 out of 33,200,000 for the search "how to write a book in six weeks"- I published it on 09/16/06;

3. the same post as above is ranking no. 2 out of 28,300,000 for the search "how to write a book in two weeks"- I published it on 09/16/06;

4. my post is ranking no. 7 out of 23,400,000 for the search "book length in words" - I published it on 12/14/05; and

5. my post is ranking no. 3 out of 77,300,000 for the search "what is isbn?" - I published it on 08/12/06.

Google Search Results for Everyday Simplicity Post Ranking Examples

1. my post is ranking no. 3 out of 30,400,000 for the search "cleaning burnt pans" - I published it on 01/11/06;

2. my post is ranking no. 2 out of 19,200,000 for the search "tips for surviving a depression" - I published it on 11/28/08;

3. my post is no. 1 out of 1,200,000 for the search "coca cola made with sugar" - I published it ranking n 04/10/09;

4. my post is ranking no. 2 out of 1,480,000 for the search " becoming an ex-patriate" - I published it on 01/16/06, and if you take out the hyphen to create the word "expatriate" in the search, then the post becomes no. 2 out of 640,000;

5. my post is ranking no. 4 out of 4,300,000 for the search "products made from petroleum" - I published it on 06/15/07.


And I did a quick check for other blogs ....

Google Search Results for Jean Jennings' Blog
(Jean's blog is dormant but it's still getting some great results for her.)

1. my post is ranking no. 2 out of 5380 for the search "Bexar County Jury Duty," and ranking no. 4 out of 59,200 for "San Antonio Jury Duty" ... the post was published 07/07/08 and while these aren't high volume searches, Jean gets steady traffic from a targeted group -- she's a practicing criminal defense/CPS attorney in San Antonio, Bexar County;

2. my post is ranking no. 2 out of 3,220,000 for the search "san antonio jail visiting hours" - published 08/02/08, another targeted group for Jean's local criminal defense practice; and

3. my post is ranking no. 6 out of 2,510,000 for the search "search warrant examples" - published 08/09/08.

Google Search Results for Judge Tom Rickhoff's Blog
(Judge Rickhoff's blog was recently reactivated after being dormant for an extended period of time)

1. my post is ranking no. 1 out of 458,000 for the search "Not Forgotten Coalition" - published 04/25/06.
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Free Iced Mochas at McDonalds; Starbucks and the Home Office

I'm a bit late to the game on this one, but McDonald's will give you a free 8 ounce Iced Mocha (or a 7 oz hot one, if you want) both this Monday and the next, from 7 am to 7 pm. The promo ends August 3rd.

I suppose this may apply only to participating restaurants, so check for the free promo posters at your local McD's, or look online at McDonald's McCafe site.

Have I tried 'em? Yep. Pretty darn tasty.

A medium iced mocha costs you $3.01 at McDs for regular price, that's including tax here in Texas. They're cheaper than Starbucks and I liked this version just fine.

Of course, free is better. I'll get a small one for free on Monday.

And no, I won't buy any mocha, anywhere, everyday. However, it's a nice treat or a nice break when you need one.

Do I pick one over the other?

No. Starbuck's costs more. But I walk into Starbucks, and I stay awhile. I work, I read. I'm in an oasis for a bit.

McDonald's is cheaper. Tasty, too. But I drive thru here: this is still KidMecca, not a place where I'd open up my netbook and set to typing.

I Won't Give Up Starbucks - It's an Oasis

So, I justify the higher price of a silly cup of coffee at Starbucks to the entire experience: I'm not just buying the coffee, I'm off someplace else, for a little while. With nice music, nice smells, and other folk doing the same thing. It's a stress reliever and it helps my productivity. Really important to have an oasis or two when you work out of a home office.

I read somewhere that George Stephanopoulos used to write those presidential speeches at a Starbucks down the street from his office. Bet he considered the oasis as part of the price of his cup o'joe too.
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Watch This on Canada's Health Care

Thanks to Robin Lee Hatcher for sharing this video. It's worth the 20 minutes to watch this video, in its entirety, as part of your personal research on whether or not the U.S. should have socialized medicine.
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Daily Dose of Caffeine May Cure Alzheimer's

Here's an article for you: Daily Dose of Caffeine May Cure Alzheimers, Scientists Find.

And while this is good news if you're wanting reasons to justify your Starbucks purchases, it's not so good for your previous dedication to that daily glass of red wine. Oh well.

Heck, maybe it's better to be safe rather than sorry. Coffee AND wine? Problem solved.
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HULU Keeps Getting Bigger: ABC starts today

ABC content starts arriving on Hulu this week, which means that lots of relatively recent TV shows are going to be available for viewing -- joining lots of other stuff that you might find interesting, as well as at the right price (free).

What else is at Hulu? Just now, they were showing the following as their most popular movies (there are lots of movies there):

Virtuality
Benny & Joon
The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three
The Last Of The Mohicans
Prelude To A Kiss

They've also got classic TV shows, trailers and clips, and informational videos. Close captioning is available, too.
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Personal Post: MothBalls for the Mysterious Guest

We have a mysterious guest here in the garage. He's been here about a week.

That's when the dogs first starting going nuts, sniffing the outside wall of the garage - as well as inside, where cardboard boxes are stacked and there's a couple of old window screens lined up against the back.

Of course, the first thing I thought was RATS.

EWWWWW.

This made sense, because the little old man next door (we've nicknamed him Thomas Pinchon, and for all anyone knows, he IS) loves to feed the birds. He's 112 and has the skin to prove it. Long white hair and beard. A real sweetie, and from what I can tell, the only exercise he gets is roaming his front yard and back, dispensing seed and water for his little feathered friends.

Which I assume he then watches from his window for a good part of his day. At 112, this is a good life, you know.

But I've learned that rats love bird seed better than birds do, and I'm think that in the Rat World, Thomas Pinchon is busy each day replenishing the Rat Feeders with sunflower seeds and such.

So, rats made sense. Until the rug moved.

Two days ago, right before the holiday, I was standing outside watching the dogs and testing the heat (it really was hot ... we were over 102 at that point). And then, I heard a huge noise and when I investigated, things had changed in the garage.

A big cardboard box had fallen because a big, rolled up tapestry rug had been pulled right into it. A big, heavy, wrapped, tied, too-heavy-for-one-person-to-pick-up rug. Moved. A significant distance.

Either I'm hosting SuperRat or something else is out there. A Monster of some sort.

Big Hint. It's bigger than a rat.

Plus, the dogs will not jump out of the car until I walk all the way around it, and then only if I stand right by them. And, they won't go in the car without looking underneath it.

Another Big Hint. It's bigger than a rat and it's been underneath my car at some point.

Ewwwww.

Possum? Raccoon? Skunk? Cat? Snake? Elf?

I don't want to put poison out. That's too dangerous. So, here's what I've done. I've thrown mothballs all around that wall where the boxes are and the dogs were sniffing.

Why? Mothballs put off fumes. Nasty fumes that rodents and such don't like and I don't believe cats or possums or raccoons will eat. Because maybe it'll make the Mysterous Guest leave, and find someplace else to escape the noonday heat.

At least, I hope so. I'm feeling pretty hopeful right now.
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Update: Should You Pull Your Money Out?

Last September, shortly after the FDIC Chairwoman's press conference announcing 117 banks were on the FDIC Watch list, I wrote about whether or not we should feel comfortable with our money in the bank - especially as we become more and more a cashless society, using debit cards and credit cards for even the smallest purchases. That article had lots of details that I'm not going to repeat here, but it's worth a re-read if you're interested in this sort of thing.

That post got lots of traffic, I got lots of emails, and it also appeared in several publications. And, today, when I read the news that last Friday, five more banks were closed across the country (bringing the total to 45 closures so far this year), I thought I'd look into this issue a bit more. And here's what I've found.

1. The Coming Depression has links to sources relaying the following info: Panasonic is ordering its employees back to Japan by September 2009, and US Embassies are being told to gather enough local currency to cover their operations for a full year.

2. The FDIC has an online list of banks which have failed since October 1, 2000. By my count from this list, as of today, this totals:

Oct to Dec 2000 - 2
2001 - 4
2002 -11
2003 - 3
2004 - 4
2005 - 0
2006 - 0
2007 - 3
2008 -24
Jan - June 28 - 45

That's right. Forty-five banks so far this year, and we're only half-done with 2009.

3. Back in March, the Senate Banking Committee Chairman was moving to get the FDIC a line of credit totalling $500 billion for its DIF. DIF, meaning the Depositors' Insurance Fund, which covers depositors when banks go belly up - insuring accounts up to a certain amount ($100K, $250K in some instances). If the FDIC doesn't have the money to cover its insurance protection promise, that's a cause for concern and obviously it didn't appear to be on solid ground back in March.


4. This week, we come into the end of the second quarter of June, and banks will have to file quarterly reports with the feds. The FDIC is getting an emergency "assessment" from banks to boost its DIF based upon numbers showing in these quarterly reports. Banks have until September to pay the FDIC this assessment.

5. What's the most stable currency in the world? Yep, someone studies that - in fact, they have turned it into a reputable business. EWI, or Elliot Wave International, is the largest market forecasting company in the world and it issues its determinations of the most stable currencies worldwide, using eight (8) factors. So far, EWI is finding these as the top four:

Swiss Franc

Singapore Dollar

New Zealand Dollar

US Dollar.

5. Of course, there's lots and lots of talk (and TV commercials) about gold as the safest currency. I think I saw G. Gordon Liddy as the spokesman for one of these gold vendors recently ....

6. And, then there's the recognition that a dollar is only a method of exchange. If things were to get so bad that banks didn't have cash to hand out, would it mean that your sawbucks were worth more because cash could not be had (depends upon the government printing press, now doesn't it) or would it mean that your buck was worth less because there were so many dollars on the books?

For many people, the answer to this is to stockpile goods that in a crisis would be practical for exchange. Everything from food items, to batteries, to ammo.

So, bottom line, should you pull your money out? I don't have a clear answer on that one, but I'll keep looking. Meanwhile, what does your gut tell you to do?
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Take a Minute for Susan Boyle - Amazing Encouragement, Wonderful Video, You Are Going to Love Susan Boyle

I would post the full video here, but it's been right-protected at YouTube, so you will have to click HERE to go watch this amazing, wonderful event.

Please do this.

On this Easter Sunday, when so many things seem so dark and so many are scared and skittish, it will warm your heart and encourage you -- may God bless Susan Boyle for what she has done for so many of us, by having the courage to do what she did.

Amazing performance. Amazing event. A true gift to us all, in so many ways.

Please go watch this.
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You Can Buy Coca-Cola Made With Sugar NOT High Fructose Corn Syrup: Buy Kosher Coke

Here in San Antonio, we're lucky to be close enough to the Mexican border that we can get our hands on Coca-Cola made in Mexico, where they don't put high fructose corn syrup in their product. Yep, in Mexico they use sugar -- just like our good old American cokes had in them until the 1980s. (Locals, you can get Mexican Coca-Cola anytime at Central Market.)

However, during Passover, everyone in the US gets a break. Because Coca-Cola actually distributes a Kosher version of Coca-Cola that is made with sugar, not HFCS. Here's how you can tell which bottles are with sugar, and why you should care.

First of all, high fructose corn syrup is bad for you -- no matter what their advertising campaign is telling you -- so that's a given, you should avoid it. But for Coke aficionados, it's more than that.

Coca-Cola made the old-fashion way just tastes better. Sugar in the soda gives it a slightly different bang for your buck. Give it a try -- just look for the Coca-Cola bottles with the YELLOW cap.

News reports are that it's "flying off the shelves." Maybe you better hurry.
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I Cooked a Pork Tenderloin ($1.79/lb) - Here's How

Pork tenderloin was cheaper than chicken at the store today, so I bought one. I've never been a big pork fan, but I may change my mind. This was very easy to cook, didn't take long, and it turned out fabulous.

This video shows how to cook a tenderloin -- and I like this video because she did what I did: I just put that baby in the oven. No throwing it into a frying pan first to get some saute action going. No sirreebob and I don't think foregoing that step was a problem at all.

Tex-Mex hint on leftovers: take a corn tortilla, put in some pork, a couple of avocado slices, some cilantro, and some shredded cabbage. Fabo taco. Addicting. Truly.
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