Part of the reason for making this blog was so that when I google myself (don’t sneer ~ you do it too) there would be some relevant results. You hear it all the time, people can google you and find out all about you.

Well, imagine my disappointment when the only google results for sean bennett weren’t related to me. Believe it or not but there are actually other people out there with the same name as me.

I don’t really want my innermost thoughts, secrets and embarrassing photos online but something would be nice.

And so I have set out to get the top google position for the search “sean bennett”. I know, it’s a pretty specific search term and not the same as the top result for iPhone but it’s a start.

Having said that, I am up against some pretty stiff competition.

Apparently, there is an American Sean Bennett who is a bit of a star in the classical piano world. I’m not going to link to any sites because don’t want to improve his google index but this guy is quite something. From his wikipedia page (yeah, he’s on wikipedia):

Sean Bennett (the piano guy, not me)

• born February 14, 1979 ha! got him beat on that point… if younger equals better
• He is a former child prodigy, he performed Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto at age 14 ah… that’s one to him
• He holds the distinction of being the only classical musician to have had a top ten selection on Download.com alright, he can play the piano. him: 2, me: 1
• He holds academic degrees from Harvard University and Cambridge University and by age 24 he had taught musicology, psychology, and neuroscience at both universities and researched linguistic sciences for Noam Chomsky at MIT. Are you serious!? I guess I still have two years to beat him on that one so I’ll call it a draw for now

Anyway, getting that number one spot on google shouldn’t be too hard. His site is pretty static and hasn’t got that much content (neither do I) but at least if I can keep posting regularly then I’ll bolt past him.

And then there is Sean Bennett, the technical author. He specializes in Heavy Duty Trucks, Medium and Large bore Diesel Engines, and Computerized Vehicle Management Systems. He has published some 20 textbooks…

What have I got? A humble little blog where I talk to myself.

They don’t stand a chance.

The offsets are purchased from CarbonNeutral.com.au who plant trees to absorb the CO² produced.

This option is quite popular with Cove customers and at the moment, Cove are giving away a few bikes as prizes for people taking up the option.

Hopefully, we’ll start to see carbon offsets become the norm with websites. Imagine if every website was carbon neutral. I don’t really know what effect it would have but, hey, every little bit counts.

From now on, my blog will proudly display the following banners. Can your site do the same?

Coincidence or a strange sign from supernatural sources.

Could be a sign. I mean, I  have had two ghosts visiting me lately while I’ve been trying to  get to sleep. [not really - but that would be spooky]

I guess no one will ever know. Just to be safe,  my next post isn’t going to have a  single G in it.

I guess I’ve always wanted to create my own website. The idea of etching out a small section of internet to claim as my own just seemed too cool and surely I can make a site worthy of existence.

Hey, I’m not trying to create the next big thing on internet here but I am confident that I certainly will have a site that is better than many, many of the sites that are out there now.

Now that I have begun my blog, what am I going to use it for? (btw, I talk to myself sometimes)

Well, I know that the average number of readers of a blog is one – the writer. Realistically, I can write whatever I feel like and no one will notice. Even though I have used my full name, I’m still pretty much anonymous considering the amount of people who will come across me and take notice.

If you are reading this, please prove me wrong and post a comment or contact me.

Ok, if no one is reading, then why am I writing?

I do consider myself to be an optimist and, as such, I have got to believe that someone will be interested in reading what I have to say. Also, while this post represents the beginning of my blog, it also represents the beginning of the next part of my life.

You see, the immediate future is going to be a period of great change for me. I have some goals and just putting them out there will make me more accountable to them. Because if I don’t follow through with what I set out to do then my failure will be on public record.

Once something is placed online, you really lose any control of it – it is out there and it isn’t going to respond to you calling it back.

Ok, wow, I wanted to say a bit more but I don’t want my posts to be too long so I’ll leave it there for now.