A lot of authors, artists, and bands are creating their own websites these days, only to find that… whoa… Google isn’t showing their page.
I’ve been blessed and cursed with a one-of-a-kind name, so getting BlaiseLucey.com to the top of Google wasn’t that difficult. I also basically blog for a living, so that helps.
The truth is that it can be nearly impossible to get your name to the top of Google if you’re John Smith, instead of Blaise Lucey. Just remember that the fans searching for you know that, too, and they’re likely to give you the benefit of a third word (“John Smith author” or “John Smith Band Boston”).
Here are the four things you have to do to get your personal website to show up in Google:
Don’t feel like you’re out-of-the-loop if you haven’t heard of Google+ — practically no one uses it.
