Friday
Mar262010
Pussy willows, or “here come the readers looking for something other than flowers”
Aside from the obvious, one of the interesting things I am learning about while bloggin' on the regular is the search terms people have used to find me here at M-Dashing. Now, as I get to know more about Search Engine Optimization and all that razzle-dazzle, I certainly try to use words (particularly in headlines and tags) that would best describe what I am writing about and also appeal to someone who would dig a blog like mine.
But, this blog is a blog, and I am someone who writes very much the way I talk. And that means that I sometimes sneak in terms (words like "cool-ass," or "bad-ass" or--okay, I guess just lots of "ass") that aren't as search-engine compatible to what this blog is all about.
That said, for the past few months, I've been keeping a running list of funny word combos that people have used to find me while Google-ing. The top term? Strangely enough, "NYC subway map." (Side note: WHY would you click on a link called "mdashing.wordpress.com" to find a subway map? Tourists!). Here is a list of a few of my faves:
- Marilyn Manson smells like children
- snowmen comedy
- sexy pickles
- letters out of teeth
- things that i found in my garbage
- baby hand tattoo designs
- waiting hand cream germany
- get down sassy
- hot-ass teens
- Kate Beckinsale bangs
- jar of jawbreakers
- helium balloon filling services
- witches teat
So anyway, the whole point is this: I found the flowers for this week’s One-Bouquet-a-Week Challenge at my local farmer's market. And those flowers are pussy willows. They are lovely, and interesting, and different than anything I've bought since I started this challenge (the "catkins," or the actual flower of this plant, are so cat-fur soft that I could spend hours petting them). But again, it's made of pussy willows. And "pussy willows" is made of the words "pussy" and "willows." And the more I repeat the word "pussy" in this post about pussy willows, the more people searching for that particular term will possibly find it.
I am fully expecting search-term hilarity to ensue. If it ends up being ridiculous-funny, I'll let you know. If not, just consider this a small lesson in SEO before your weekend gets started.
Happy Friday, pussy willows!
SPACE
Pussy willow photos © Amy Feezor, 2010
One-Bouquet-a-Week Challenge
Reader Comments (12)
Ehehehe.... Great post! Nice play on words. Who'd ever thought that "Marilyn Manson smells like children"?
I loved your "Eiffel towers".
Hi Amy,
Bob and I went to the same nursery school, if you can believe it. And we both have the same memories of the seasonal activities that nursery schoolers take part in. We remember that they had us pick pussy willows and forsythia from the woods behind the school in spring. Then we used the branches to make "art". We both love those memories, and love pussy willows!
Hilarious!!!
LOL! Looking at search terms is always a fun time. I can't wait to see what this post leads to.
When I tweeted about a blog post called "virgo porn" I was immediately followed by a bunch of porn sites. Fun times.
Perfectly awesome post, as always! And may I just say--LOVE the square vase you used for the pussy willows.
Have I told you that there is no flower market here in Calgary? It's entirely depressing. Flowers get shipped in from British Columbia and California and they can get very pricey. Most of the time I make due with supermarket tulips (this isn't exactly a complaint, I do love me some tulips). Anyhoo, I have major flower envy and adore your bouquet-a-week challenge!
Brooke--that is outrageous! Canada! One cannot live on tulips alone!
I was also perplexed by "sexy pickles"...that is just very unappetizing, if you ask me.
I love the last photo- that vase is beautiful!
Those pussy willows are so sweet! we had a tree in my yard growing up and I always loved them...come to think of it, I never see them anymore...thanks for sharing, great pix!
We used to have black pussy willow, -to add to the search terms. Lovely photos, by the way.
Ha! That's a great search term to add in--thanks, Angelia (thanks also for the comment about the photos. It was easy to take a pic of such a lovely subject. (: )
I heart this post. Beautiful and hilarious!