Comments on: Making Friends With Google: Part 1 http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/ Artist & curator Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kirsty http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-98 Kirsty Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:12:35 +0000 http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-98 Thanks Leonardo, it didn't even occur to me to point this out because I do it automatically but I shouldn't assume that other people know to do this. Thanks Leonardo, it didn’t even occur to me to point this out because I do it automatically but I shouldn’t assume that other people know to do this.

]]> By: Leonardo http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-58 Leonardo Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:50:27 +0000 http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-58 Nicely done. Might I add if you put your name in quotes you will get a more direct search with less variations. Try a <b><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=%22leonardo+bjork%22&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B2GGGL_enUS205US205" rel="nofollow">Google search of "Leonardo Bjok"</a></b> Nicely done. Might I add if you put your name in quotes you will get a more direct search with less variations.

Try a Google search of “Leonardo Bjok”

]]> By: Kirsty http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-43 Kirsty Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:20:44 +0000 http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-43 Hi Tina, thanks for the link, I appreciate it. I've put up an articles page on the site so I can put all these articles together so people can find them in the future. Hi Tina, thanks for the link, I appreciate it. I’ve put up an articles page on the site so I can put all these articles together so people can find them in the future.

]]> By: Kirsty http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-42 Kirsty Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:18:38 +0000 http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-42 Wow, I just had a look, Milla - you're not kidding, are you! Ha, we're just a pair of old web-tarts... It's definitely a lot harder to find people on the basis of location and type of art because there's so much more competition, you're up against all the art projects and galleries as well as other artists. I've been wondering for a while if there isn't a need for small regional art hubs, i.e. a Bristol artists website, a South West artists hub etc I should research it and see what there is available locally. I know there are groups that organise along certain lines, such as genre or material used but they often seem to be exhibiting groups as well. Whereas, I think it would be good if there was a webpage where you could just put up a simple signpost and have it come up in Google when people were searching for artists by location. Doing something like that would be completely beyond me, mind you. Damn my brain and its constant ideas! I swear I'm going to have the words, "you know what would be a really good idea..." put on my gravestone! Wow, I just had a look, Milla - you’re not kidding, are you! Ha, we’re just a pair of old web-tarts…

It’s definitely a lot harder to find people on the basis of location and type of art because there’s so much more competition, you’re up against all the art projects and galleries as well as other artists. I’ve been wondering for a while if there isn’t a need for small regional art hubs, i.e. a Bristol artists website, a South West artists hub etc I should research it and see what there is available locally.

I know there are groups that organise along certain lines, such as genre or material used but they often seem to be exhibiting groups as well. Whereas, I think it would be good if there was a webpage where you could just put up a simple signpost and have it come up in Google when people were searching for artists by location.

Doing something like that would be completely beyond me, mind you. Damn my brain and its constant ideas! I swear I’m going to have the words, “you know what would be a really good idea…” put on my gravestone!

]]> By: Camilla http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-41 Camilla Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:56:36 +0000 http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-41 If they know my name then I am ALL OVER THE INTERNETS- like most of google is full of me- it's sickening really. But if they need to search for me on the basis of location and art then i'm nowhere, which isn't that much of a shock as i'm not really sure what I make anyway. If they know my name then I am ALL OVER THE INTERNETS- like most of google is full of me- it’s sickening really. But if they need to search for me on the basis of location and art then i’m nowhere, which isn’t that much of a shock as i’m not really sure what I make anyway.

]]> By: Tina Mammoser http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-39 Tina Mammoser Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:13:58 +0000 http://kirstyhall.co.uk/blog/2007/08/making-friends-with-google-part-1/#comment-39 Hi Kirsty, I put a link to your 'why artists should be online' article on the Etsy forums. Though I'm rather disappointed only 12 people thought it worth reading! But the forums there move very fast. I'm getting good results with your search suggestions but must look at Google Analytics and Technorati. Thanks for giving me more "to do" items. :) Tina. Hi Kirsty, I put a link to your ‘why artists should be online’ article on the Etsy forums. Though I’m rather disappointed only 12 people thought it worth reading! But the forums there move very fast.

I’m getting good results with your search suggestions but must look at Google Analytics and Technorati. Thanks for giving me more “to do” items. :)

Tina.

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