There’s a fun Listography going on over at Kate Takes 5 this week, where bloggers are doing posts about the top Keyword Searches that have led readers to their blog. I’ve never done a listography entry before, but this seemed like a nice easy one to start with (much less daunting than the 5 Worst Dates posts that folk were doing last week…).
Excluding variations on my name, DorkyDad’s name, and the blog name, my top 5 searches are as follows:
1. Older Husband. Hmmm, what a shocker! That’ll be because of this post, which was originally published in the family section of the Guardian. I’ve been so touched by all the lovely comments on it, and I’m really chuffed by the number of people in similar relationships who have read it and said that it has been helpful.
2. Kids Photography. Well I’ve posted about kids a few times, and posted about photography a few times, but the only article on here which is about kids photography is this guest one from Sylwia Presley, which came about as a result of the BritMums blog swap. So thanks Sylwia and thanks BritMums!
3. Slam Poetry. I think I’ve got DorkyDad to thank for this one, with all his guest posts during the Slam Poetry World Cup.
=4. Being an Uncle and Lentil Quiche. Two more guest posts that have proved very popular. One is a wonderful post about being an uncle by my friend Adam Ramsay (who also blogs political stuff over at Bright Green), and the other is a delicious lentil quiche recipe from my friend April.
5. Peppa Pig. The number of people searching for Peppa Pig related terms online is very reassuring. Good to know I’m not the only one with an obsessed toddler… I wrote about Peppa Pig back in July. It’s now October, and the love for her is still strong in this house…
Some of the other, stranger terms that people have searched for and ended up on here are:
Sweaty the Jester * you say tomato i saw tomartato * foil wrapped sandwich * it’s all about the dorky dorky dorky * your difficult tim * perfect travel sandwich * i eat peppa pig for breakfast * mum in graffiti * my husband + mini skirt * drinks named after sharks * the perfect raccoon * old letters from paris lovers * ways to rejuvenate a midsize town * child fingers stuck in freezer * i’m in love with ben and jerry’s * fashion disasters for teens * is it dorky to take my boyfriend a flower at the airport * paris in fancy letters * what is night gatoring
The perfect raccoon? Is there such a thing?? How intriguing! I love all these keyword searches posts, they’re very very amusing 🙂
They’re brilliant aren’t they – I’ve been reading loads of the others and they’ve all made me laugh. Not too sure about the perfect raccoon! Young wrote a kids poem called ‘The Perfect Sea Island night’ which mentioned a raccoon in it, and I wonder if someone read it once and then tried to find it again but got a bit confused!
Thanks for commenting 🙂 x
Gosh people search for some weird things. I loved your guardian article when I read it first time. Glad I cam leave a comment this time
Ooh off to read about slam poetry, sounds fab!
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It’s less violent than it sounds! xx
Oh fantastic – too many good ones to choose from. Wonder if she took that flower to the airport in the end…
I hope so! Think that’s very cute and not at all dorky 🙂 x
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