Here in Wordpress, you log in, and it takes you to the “dashboard” page, where you can choose from all kinds of things — writing your entry, editing it, adding links, changing already loaded ‘themes”, activating/deactivating plugins, etc. Also on this page, is a list of my last 10 entries, how many entries I’ve done and how many comments I’ve received. There is also a list of people who have “linked” to this blog.
I look at the list, and I can’t help myself. I go check them out. 95% of them have just joined one of the blogging groups I’m in — Christian Women Online, Blogging Chicks, Thursday 13…. So, they aren’t linking to me specifically — its just a “guilt by association” kind of thing. I’m on the blogrolls of all these other groups, and thats why it shows up as being linked by them.
Another 5%, will change their layout, and re-load their blogrolls, so that shows up again, as “being linked’.
AND…every once in awhile, I will find an actual, honest to goodness, link to specifically me. Like When Sandy thanked me for helping her with her layout. Or when CWO featured me as the “blog of the month” awhile back.
Imagine my surprise when I checked this link and found THIS. Even though he’s basically used my own words, I was impressed. I found it to be an interesting blog all the way around, but then, at this point, I was probably a little biased. But I was still impressed.
You are getting famous..Just like me when I actually found myself on GOOGLE!! wow I figured..I have finally ARRIVED!! smile!!
Comment by Sandy (75 comments.) - Sunday, August 27, 2006 3:39 pm
Well, well, well!!! That IS a surprise!! Making an impact, I see? Keep it up!! You impact more people in more ways than you realize!!!
Comment by The Bubble - Sunday, August 27, 2006 5:10 pm