Over the last few days, I’ve had at least three conversations with various people about the search terms people use to find our blogs. Most of the time, I win. This is largely because people insist on Googling “transvestite panda cub” and winding up on this picture:
I wonder if the zoo knows?
However, I want to give the internet a chance to beat me. If you have a blog that tracks search terms, and you have a term or two that you think is a real winner, post it in the comments below. You can submit as many as you want, but they must all be real search terms used to find your blog.
Most bloggers announce a giveaway at the point. As in, “if your search term beats mine, I’ll send you this!” For those of you who read this blog regularly, you’ll already know that isn’t going to happen. I don’t have anything to give away (except for a VHS copy of Dinotopia, and I’m not sure there’s anyone out there who wants that).
But what I can do is write. So, I offer this: I will write a short story using the best three search terms submitted by you, my dear readers, as central plot points. (This idea comes from a conversation on Twitter a few days ago, in which the viability of a children’s book about transvestite panda cub with self-esteem issues and misadventures with Spanx was discussed. Sadly, that book may never see publication.)
So, here’s how this will work. Post your favorite weird search term in the comments below, or tweet them to me @kdidd. Next Thursday, 7/26, I’ll put up a poll of my 10 favorites. You’ll have a week to vote. On August 2nd, I’ll announce the winners (and try to convince someone to take Dinotopia off my hands). On August 9th, I’ll post the story.
Start posting those search terms. Someone found my blog this morning by searching “how to stop bugs from eating my brain.” The bar has been set high, ladies and gentlemen, the bar has been set high.
Losing My Cents 