It’s Nice to Know You’re Interested

Posted by Chris Berry on August 12, 2008 in Writing and Blogging

When I started this blog back in March, a Google search for Chris Berry produced over 400,000 results, but to find one that actually referred to me I had to scroll through 21 pages of references to other guys named Chris Berry. It’s a much more common name than I ever imagined. Today the same search puts me on page 1, just behind a guy who plays something called the mbira. I might not take away his top spot anytime soon, but so far I’ve moved ahead of a professional golfer, a basketball player, a couple of website designers, several real estate agents, and the general manager of a radio station in Washington, DC, all named Chris Berry.

The traffic on my site is still pretty modest, but my Alexa ranking is also on the way up. It’s basically a meaningless measure and my current ranking is pretty pathetic, but it’s up a whopping 6,418,374 spots in the last 3 months. Based on my most recent weekly rankings, it should go up another million spots or so in the coming weeks. It sounds pretty impressive, but all it really means is that I started out in the toilet. Even so, moving up on a worthless scale is always more fun than moving down.

I’ve been doing my best to keep up with two blogs lately, and I’ve had several other folks ask me to write a variety of pieces. I’m working on a regular column that will be appearing soon in a new local publication, and Hank Bostwick at the Star City Harbinger has asked me to contribute to their site as well. I’ve been putting him off for weeks, but I finally posted something over there today. It’s nice to know that a few folks out there are actually interested in what I have to say. Now if I could only find a job!

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1 Comment on It’s Nice to Know You’re Interested

By Jeff St Real on August 12, 2008 at 5:29 pm

Chris, you made some great points about Countryside. I was thinking of that topic for my next Circle bit. Every six months or so I toss out a civic minded piece, although I know that’s not my strong suit.

Anyway, I agree, either chunk it up or commit to it, and do it quickly. I’d like to see a true “municipal” golf course that is more affordable and accessible, much like Salem’s. Growing up in Poughkeepsie I had a course where I could play for $1 until I was 16. If not for that, I’d probably never have played the game.

Please feel free to share your thoughts. Without your comments, I'm just some guy talking to myself. Let me know if I'm right, wrong, or completely full of sh*t.

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