So, today I was skimming through my stats on my blog. I don't look at this often, because I write for myself and to remember little things that happen through the year, so I don't really care how many people read along.
However, I noticed I've been getting a lot of hits from google lately. Strange... so I went to there, and googled "girl meets life". If you do the same, you'll notice the first thing that comes up is not my blog.
Then this sequence of thoughts went through my head...
Crap. Someone else has the same blog name as mine.
Wait. Crap... what if she thinks I copied her?
Oh, crap. What if she copied me?
So I clicked the link...
And saw she's way cooler than me. She has a "dot com". And followers and sponsors. And lots of comments. And even a facebook page. Crap, again.
We're total opposites... she's single and a city girl, and, well y'all know me already.
After skimming through the page, it looks like it was originally "girl meets health" and then she changed it to "girl meets life" in 2010. I remember when I was originally creating my site and trying to figure out a name, talking about it with my best friend (January 7, 2008 to be exact) and finally deciding on it.
What now? Do I keep the same name... change it... fall off the face of the blog-earth...... ugh.
I'm bummed.
3 years ago
LOL! Just so you know I am now on my third blog name.
ReplyDeleteThe first was called "Trying Out Happy" and the second was "Singing at a Stoplight" and now "A Day in Mollywood"
Well, guess what? I was getting a lot of hits from google. Turns out there is a girl named Molly Wood. She's a radio personality. I'm just waiting for her to check out my blog and then contact her lawyer :/
I seriously had no idea that she existed. But a lot of people at BlogHer were calling me Molly Wood. I wondered if they thought she was me?
There's nothing wrong with a change though. Especially if you come up with something pretty clever!
I changed blog names just because my first blog name didn't fit anymore. Nothing wrong with change...just don't go away!! :)
ReplyDeleteI just noticed the other day that another "La Buena Vida" has cropped up on Google....and she's a photographer, lol. I'm sticking to my darn name 'cause I was there first!
ReplyDeleteI saw you stand your ground, hold fast, keep your name, you had it 1st :) Besides, all of us who love you follow you!
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