Google Searches: if you look, you will find

Posted: April 25, 2012

So you may or may not know this, but Google KNOWS.  Google knows what you search for and reports that data back to website owners.  It also follows where you click from one site to another, documenting your path.  It's actually kindof eerie how MUCH they know!!  So everyday I get a list of all the search words/phrases/gibberish that people searched for on Google who then ended up at my blog.  Most are normal, "no sugar sweet life" or "no sugar blog" or "no sugar recipes" etc... but there are a few that just make me LAUGH!!  Enough so that I am going to share with you my favorite Google searches (so far) that landed people to this site.

Top 12 Google Searches to No Sugar Sweet Life:

1) lbs of fat (in various poundage - 1, 4, 5, and 25 were the top choices). I guess if I've lost 50+ pounds, I've also lost 1, 4, and 5... yes.

2) busy no life.  thanks for rubbing it in!

3) cool pendant lights.  weird that my weight-loss blog that happened to have ONE mention of pendant lights out of 100s of posts would land someone here! But I do have some pretty SWEET pendants.  Thx mom!!

4) babies asian.  hahahaha!!! yes, my baby is 1/4 asian.  But this Google searcher was sent to this post about broccoli babies & asian salmon :)  Probably not what they were expecting.

5) kale shirt.  Ummm, I'd rather eat my kale than wear it.

6) extra fat on hip.   guilty! as evidenced by this post.

7) joke vitamins.  LMAO!!  What are these?  Where can I get some?  Will they make me funnier?

8) keep your mouth shut quotes.  WHAT?!?!  I had to Google this one myself to see what was up... it seems I elaborated on a pet peeve of mine in this post -"Better to just keep your mouth shut than to promise something you don't intend to do. Q is for a quote..."  Ah.

9) girl at phone fail.  No, more like girl at computer using Google search fail.

10) make 4 thing you can weigh with a scale.  Huh?

11) make me a perfect lunch.  Yes, ma'am... I'm on it!

And my #1 search phrase: 12) Pink Kale Juice.  Evidently I created something very special!

BUT, no matter how you found me, I'm so glad you did!!

Questions:

  1. What's your favorite search phrase from above?
  2. Ever searched for something only to end up somewhere totally random?? Do tell :)

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Comments

Submitted by Lindsay @ Lindsay's List - April 25, 2012 - 10:14am

I always love to see what people search for!! Some of them just BAFFLE me!

Submitted by kelly - April 25, 2012 - 10:18am

Hey Lindsay - Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and commenting :) I feel so special!! I hope you have a GREAT day and I look forward to meeting you sooooooon. Yay BLEND!!

Submitted by Lauren @ Oatmeal after Spinning - April 25, 2012 - 1:52pm

Lol! I've gotten some CRAZY ones before and I have no idea how they are linked to my page.
I get a lot for Bodypump and "is it okay to eat oatmeal after a workout." For a while I kept getting "Draw Something Hair Gel" and "My Bunions."
The weirdest one I remember was "girl do you like your toes sucked."
Ummm... whhaaaa?
How did we live before Google??

Submitted by kelly - April 30, 2012 - 9:51pm

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Submitted by JoAnna - April 26, 2012 - 12:00am

Ah, I should have realize Google was tracking my every move, but I actually found this blog through another blog. I wonder what people might be saying about me... I'm willing to bet not too much, haha. How do you go about figuring out what searches bring you to your site anyway?

Submitted by kelly - April 30, 2012 - 9:52pm

go to google.com/analytics. I'm not sure how to set it up though, b/c my hubby did it for me!!

Submitted by V - April 26, 2012 - 9:19am

I love it! Especially the Babies Asian one.

Submitted by Rachel - April 26, 2012 - 10:31am

That's great. Thanks for sharing these. I love when bloggers post their top google search phrases. My weirdest one was "pregnant juice".

Submitted by Heidi Nicole - April 27, 2012 - 12:20am

Those searches are so interesting! Do you have a plugin that sends the emails/compiles the info? If so, which one?

Submitted by kelly - April 30, 2012 - 9:53pm

I use Google Analytics (google.com/analytics), and have a mobile app for my android phone.

Submitted by Corrie Anne - May 2, 2012 - 12:32am

Haha. I get sooo many Googles in for Sanya Richards Ross whom I name dropped once. Crazy, right? Whatever it takes! Lol.

Submitted by erin - May 14, 2012 - 3:13pm

That is HILARIOUS!
Can you please tell me how you get google to send you those? I would love to read mine. :) Thanks so much! LOVE YOUR BLOG!

Submitted by kelly - May 14, 2012 - 3:16pm

I use: www.google.com/analytics. It's free. But my way-more-techy-than-me-hubby set it all up for me. So I'm not *really* sure how hard it is to set-up. Let me know if you try it!

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