Mar
15
Please Help Me With My Decision
Can you help me with this please?
I’m in a quandary. The name of this blog needs to change, in my opinion. Let me tell you why, then please answer my question to help me move on.
Reasons To Change The Blog Name
- Relevance. All the best advice says that my blog’s name should reflect what I write about. “The Blind Leading The Blinds” is a sort-of catch-all title, but doesn’t have any relevance any more. Originally this blog was going to incorporate our Roman Blind service, but that venture has its very own website and I don’t write about it much here.
- SEO. Ths isn’t such a big deal for my personal blog, but it would be better if I stood a least a chance of being found based on what’s actually going on on this blog. The current name is less than useful in that respect. I get search hits based on post titles, but a bit of search synergy (I’m copyrighting that phrase right here and now) would be nice.
- Adsense. I have an Adsense account linked to the site. If you know Adsense, you’ll know that it serves up adverts based on what’s on the site… so primarily it serves up ads for rival companies to our aforementioned Roman Blinds site! No matter how you look at it, this is a bit rubbish, isn’t it? Also, irrelevant ads are a total waste of page space, so I want relevant ads. A relevant name would help. If I get his bit right, some of you will click on the ads occasionally, and the objective of having AdNoSense in the first place can be met: earning a few pennies to pay for hosting.
This Is The Bit Where I Hope You Will Help
Will you answer me two questions please?
- Should I change the name of my personal blog?
- Do you have any (repeatable) suggestions, based on the objectives I’ve rambled about above?
I can’t promise to use your ideas, but rest assured that I will consider every idea you share. Some of them won’t be considered for very long though 
I’d really appreciate your input.
Tags: Blogging, Resolutions
just make it “Phil’s Ramblings” or something along those lines..
From your post above I think it’s a good idea to change the name. What about a cheesy pun around your name Phill/Fill? ‘Phill Your Boots’ etc…
There is no obvious solution due to the range of topics you cover, although ‘Phil’s Ramblings’ does seem to fit!
I’m trying to remain tight-lipped but I can see a micro-trend already. Thanks gents! Good point about the range of rambling. Any more for any more?
you could of course name it after an online aversion to a village in Saddleworth..
Phill e-Delph fear.
Tsk tsk boys, suggesting he use my title and change the beginning
Seriously though, the ‘ramblings’ part of my title is cos i do that – literally in terms of walking, and in that there’s nothing I won’t witter on about on it.
Sadly I can’t make any suggestions. I had enough problems trying to work mine out.
Ok, what about ‘Phill’s monthly Cycles’ ?
Ha ha, are you suggesting that I’m a girl? Or more literally that I’m crap at getting on a bike, I suppose! I think your name is safe Lost, inasmuch as I don’t ramble in the perambulation sense, just the writing.
I’m just suggesting you need to change your blog name. Period.
Oh dear.
bloody comments!
Lol @ Rooley
Phill Micrack?
Phill Of Sh*t
or my final suggestion:
“Connell: Home Of The Podge Bellied Diabetic”
This kind of blog is like a red rag to a bull for @joby!
I can’t call my blog “Phill of Sh*t” man, this is a family show! Ha ha, no matter how much I like it.
Loving the ideas so far though.
Phills Poppycock
Phills Roughhouse
Phills Flirts
or how about Phills Patois?
irresponsiphillity?
PiPhill
phill-istines beware?
phill ‘er up?
Pi-Phill – like that. I can remember an old teacher alling me a Phillistine and thinking himself brilliantly hilarious. He was, of course.
phill’s fairly fatuous facts
Well your blog is nonsense, and piffle is apt
actually I did enjoy Phill yer boots
put a smile on my face anyway. I think Philllllllll should come to the dark side and entitle it “NotTheConnell” I told you I was going for world domination.
hmmm. Suggestions… I have none. how about “cycling bloggers suck” then have a pic of joby as your header?
Ha ha, much as I sympathise with your efforts to rule the world, I’m not sure I should be your first disciple
I think the Phill Yer Boots quote will find its way there…
I have never had an original thought ever. So Phill, I’ll sit back and watch the ideas role in and marvel at people’s inspiration.
Clive, your honesty is refreshing.
I’ve got some good ideas from this lot so the inspiration is appreciated. I’ve been thinking about stuff like Feedburner issues too, but I think it’s going to be ok.
Whoooooah Carrie?
I only suck t*tties
Phill Yer Boots
Is my personal favourite m8
The only one I cud think of was
Phill de de Phill de da
Ha ha. I like Phill Yer Boots too, but I don’t think it will work from an AdNoSense point of view. I’ll end up with a load of Ugg ripoff merchants. I think my decision has been made, and it’s been a lot of fun, not least upsetting Mr Slide:)
Mwhahaha – what have you decided on?
Damn – didn’t think it would moderate – damn your pesky blog
Ha ha ha ha hahahahahahahah Very good sir.
Indeed.
I do bet its pretty annoying though if the people you follow don’t twitter much and your feed is pretty much x has commented on this, y has commented on that.
I agree. I’ve said previously to Austin that Commenta would be better if it limited posts to, say, 5 per half hour or something. Less of a pain in the bum when a flurry of comments comes in. If such a plugin comes to my attention I’ll use it, anyway. Probly.
Am sure you could change the code a little to do something like that – you just need to read an entry in a table and increment it by one – and when it hits its peak, then it won’t send any more.
Errr, oooh kayyy. Let me know when someone clever does that then.
Maybe you, ounds like you have a handle on it mate. Write a new plugin you genius.
Oi.. quit the identity theft.
Hang on.. now I’m cluttering my own twitter feed. DAMN.
He he he see how easily you fall into Joby’s master plan? Mwauhahahaha.
Mwauhahahaha indeed…