Okay, that’s a fair question. There are a couple reasons. First, my site design is nowhere at the moment. It was never intended to be my remotely what my website would look like. Let me explain… in order for Google and other search engines to know you exist and to view you as a credible site, you need to be in existence for longer than a week or two. Sites that have been around for many years that may not be flashy, but just solid, are viewed in a much more positive light by search engines than those that have just popped up on the radar.
This translates into better results in searches, and that matters. When someone searches by my name, for example, now that my site’s been up for a few months, even though I have a minimal amount of content, Google has decided that I am a credible site. It helps that I have links to my site from a couple other good sites.
So last time I checked, I was the second result behind facebook when you search for Steve Millikan. UPDATE – as of July 2011 my site ranks ahead of the ubiquitous facebook, a gratifying development for my fledgling site.
The second reason is my site design hasn’t been given much thought, as both me and the guys who will probably build it have been pretty busy. Meanwhile, I’m building credibility and “page rank” until such time as I have a real site. With music. Not more music, music period. And I do have a lot of music I want to offer. All in good time, dear reader, all in good time.
As of today, July 15th – you are not the second search result behind facebook. You are the first one that shows up! Must feel good to outrank the book of faces.
That rocks. We’ll see if it’s permanent though – it’s not uncommon for Google to occasionally play musical chairs with search rankings; some think it’s to see how certain sites will perform if ranked higher. But I’ll take it!
I am familiar with a lot of the music you’ve done over the years. I’m wondering if you will be carrying Selah music anytime soon? Not the group from today, but of course the one you were involved with in the 70′s. I know the Selah 70′s album can be purchased somewhere. Did you guys ever make CD’s of those two studio albums – that first on with the burlap looking cover, and then the “With Clouds”?
I hope to be able to offer all the Selah music here in the near future. Matter of fact, there is a gentleman who has offered to donate $100 to Last Bell Ministries when the “With Clouds” album is available on CD, so there is impetus to get onto that project.
Didn’t you produce some music for Brent Henderson from Anderson? He used to be in a band years ago called Chapman-Henderson with Steve Curtis Chapman and Steven’s brother, and then I was thinking a few years later you did a record for him? Any idea where to find that recording? I know Brent does something now with a men’s ministry of some sort.
Yes, I think I produced 1 album and part of anther for Brent. I can’t remember exactly how that worked on the partial album…. the first one was done for the music arm of Radio Bible Class, Day Of Discovery. Speaking of Steven Curtis Chapman, I think he may have co-written one or two of the tunes on that record with Brent, but it’s a bit blurry – we’re probably talking about the early 90′s I’m thinking. And I have no idea if you can get a CD of that anywhere –
And yes, Brent is involved in a men’s ministry called Hunting Truth. I think he’s really found his niche – he loves what he’s doing and has a great influence for good on the lives of many men. There is a spoken word project (I guess that counts as another proect) I did for Brent that I believe you can download on the Hunting Truth website. I’ll have to double check that name.
Okay, it’s later, I checked, and it is huntingtruth.org
I used to work at Radio Bible Class, and i think i was a backup singer on one of your projects……….
Marty, what years did you work at RBC?