http://blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/archive/2009/06/26/good-blogging-guide-did-i-get-onto-the-first-page-of-google.aspxOn Wednesday I wrote a blog post on how to improve your blog’s position in search engines , as part of my “Good Blogging Guide” series. It was all about search engine optimisation for blogs , and gave some simple to follow strategies. My goal was to demystifyen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/archive/2009/06/26/good-blogging-guide-did-i-get-onto-the-first-page-of-google.aspx#9807592Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:57:28 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9807592Grumbledook@mac.com<p>I have to admit that in a tweet when you originally blogged that you were doing this I joked about needing a guide for doign the same with Bing, but I have since thought a bit more ... why *am* I using Google all the time?</p> <p>So, from 1st July, I am going Google-free.</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/archive/2009/06/26/good-blogging-guide-did-i-get-onto-the-first-page-of-google.aspx#9808306Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:22:51 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9808306thommck<p>I hate to potentially burst your bubble but it looks like you are signed in to Google. This will personalise your search results based on previous habits/history.</p> <p>When I do a search it turns up on page 3. </p> <p>Bad Luck.</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/archive/2009/06/26/good-blogging-guide-did-i-get-onto-the-first-page-of-google.aspx#9808350Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:02 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9808350Rayfl<P>Hi Thom,</P> <P>I hadn't considered that. And although one of the searches is unaffected "Search Engine Optimisation for blogs", the other one "SEO in plain English" does indeed drop to page 3.</P> <P>I think my point is still valid, but not quite as strongly?</P> <P>And the search for "Good Blogging Guide", which is the term used across the series, still comes up on page 1, in positions 2, 3, 5 and 7!</P> <P>Ray</P>