This has been an interesting weekend. Often when I write here, I don't actual think of who will be reading it, outside of the search people. Yea, when I started this blog, it was really a place for my search marketing buddies to learn more about what is going on with me, on a more personal level. My other blogs were more business focused and I couldn't blog about personal matters. So I started this place to do so.
But over time, I learned that many others began reading this blog. Like who? Family of course, also current friends. But not only those people. Over this weekend, not only did I find out family and friends read it, others do also.
I have found out that possibly, soon to be family is reading my blog. I have found out that friends of my family also read it. I have found out that friends I have not seen in years are reading it. I have found out that friends of my wife's family children read it.
How do they find this blog? Word of mouth is the most obvious. But many are now finding it through my annoying Facebook updates. Others are finding it conducting random searches and landing on my blog, one such example is the [ashar fire]. Plus, I get a ton of random people who have no idea who I am but are very afraid of worms (trust me, if you haven't seen that post, click over, it is a hoot).
Anyway, this blog has turned out to be more then a personal log of stuff I like to document or a place for my search industry buddies to chat with me. It has turned into a family and friends newsletter and sometimes a community newsletter.
I am curious, how would you classify yourself. Take my poll below that asks you how you know me.
Please take the poll. I am very curious.


Comments
Barry,
While I did classfy myself as an "SEM" person in your poll, I have met you at least once and feel that we are friends on Twitter as well. So, it is not so black and white.
Posted by: Anita Cohen-Williams | May 27, 2008 11:33 AM
hmm, right, for this poll, consider yourself an SEM if you follow me on twitter, or if your a client or if you are a facebook user who is not a personal friend or family.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | May 27, 2008 11:35 AM
I don't see a category for "obsessive stalker", so I guess "SEM Person" will suffice...for now... [;-)]
Posted by: Winooski | May 27, 2008 11:36 AM
Hey mate... not too many friends... which amazes me.. will have to check back a little later.
Posted by: AussieWebmaster | May 27, 2008 11:54 AM
Give it some time. Only SEMs & SMOs get the immediate notifications via RSS or Twitter. Normal friends, I assume, read it once a day.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | May 27, 2008 12:00 PM
I would classify myself as stranger - I really don't remember how I discovered your blog - but I really like it. Been following it for a long time now.
This is an interesting poll. I think I'm going to try this on my own blog
Posted by: Jonathan | May 27, 2008 1:50 PM
Maybe I’m just an SEM person but I consider you a friend. :)
Posted by: Hawaii SEO | May 27, 2008 6:18 PM
Awww, yea, I feel the same way with many SEMs.
Posted by: Barry Schwartz | May 27, 2008 6:47 PM