Today, I realized that this site, Candy Addict, ranks #2 (behind Wikipedia) on Google when you search for the word candy. Well, #2 and #3 if you count the sub-entry too). Last time I looked we were #12. I am shocked, amazed, and excited about this. It just blows my mind that in less than two years we have become popular enough to gain the #2 ranking for candy with Google. That was never my intention when I started this site. I just wanted to write about candy and hoped that more than my immediate family and friends would read the site.
Do me a favor, will you? Google for the word candy and leave a comment that tells me what position Candy Addict first shows up and where you are located (city/state/country) - it seems to vary by locality - I’m just curious. Thanks!
Also, thanks so much to all the people that have linked to the site, told their friends about the site, and that keep coming back day after day! We couldn’t have done it without you.
Same as in your screenshot from Houston, TX for a user logged in to Google Accounts!
September 15th, 2007 at 2:35 amCongrats on the Google ranking! I live in Los Angeles and when I Googled you, your site came up third after two imdb listings for movies named Candy.
September 15th, 2007 at 2:37 amI live in Washington and your site also came up third after two imdb sites.
September 15th, 2007 at 2:43 amI googled you from Japan…and you come up 15th
September 15th, 2007 at 5:47 am#2, NY, NY. congrats!
September 15th, 2007 at 7:12 amI googled ‘candy’ here in the UK using the UK version of google (.co.uk) and you came up 69th. The Wikipedia candy was fourth.
P.S. Loving the site! Makes great light reading… and makes me hungry…
September 15th, 2007 at 7:16 amI’m in Ontario, Canada and you came up #16
September 15th, 2007 at 7:17 amGoogled you from Estonia and you came up #16
September 15th, 2007 at 8:04 amThere are ways for you to find out your placement from different countries… you can proxy using some open proxy IP address and just http://www.Arin.net to find out where that address is, then http://www.WhatIsMyIP.com to verify it is stripping out your IP and using their own at the proxy. Then go to Google and search out your placement.
There is another way… but this is not guaranteed to be as accurate. Replace the country code on this link with whatever country code you want Google to show results for:
September 15th, 2007 at 8:45 amhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=GGGL%2CGGGL%3A2006-30%2CGGGL%3Aen&gl=uk&q=candy
(notice the country code is “gl=xx” near the end or the URL)
The above country code I used is UK.
#2, Harrisburg, PA. Nice!
September 15th, 2007 at 8:55 amI’m in the Kansas City area and you come up #2 (and #3 with the sub-entry) when I Google you.
September 15th, 2007 at 9:30 amWooHoo! Thanks everyone. So it looks like we’re #2 in the US. Much farther back elsewhere.
Thanks!
September 15th, 2007 at 9:41 amBrian
Numver 2, Grand Rapids, MI
September 15th, 2007 at 10:07 am#3 after wikipedia and IMDB.
September 15th, 2007 at 11:05 amBartlett, TN
2nd for links. First was the wikipedia. 4th if count the two links at the top for paid spots.
Charlotte, NC USA. Cookies scrubbed daily from google
September 15th, 2007 at 4:31 pmLondon,England here.
September 15th, 2007 at 4:47 pmSorry but you came up 17th here.:(
#6 in north dakota
September 15th, 2007 at 7:00 pmBehind c*ndyw*rehouse x2, flickr (!?), c*ndyst*nd, and wikipedi*
you came up third for me, after wiki, and some site for bulk candy.
September 15th, 2007 at 8:51 pmnicely done.
Oh, I am from Lancaster, PA.
#2, after candywarehouse.com! You go!
New Port Richey (near Tampa), FL
September 15th, 2007 at 11:09 pmYou’re 5th in Burlington, KY after 2 entries for Wikipedia and 2 from the IMDb. (And one sponsored link that I didn’t count at the top.)
My anti-spam word was yummy.
September 16th, 2007 at 9:00 amyour site came up third in williamston MI (close to lansing) congrats
September 16th, 2007 at 2:31 pmYou came up 4th here in Rhode Island.
Thanks for the work you do. Always an entertaining read!
September 16th, 2007 at 5:44 pmI am in Atlanta and you came up #7, but the top 2 slots were highlighted, so maybe you are #5 .. not sure why those sites are highlighted.
September 16th, 2007 at 6:07 pm#13 here in the philippines
September 17th, 2007 at 1:54 amYou are number 13 in Australia. Love the site by the way. Hope you can take the time to visit my blog at: http://www.only-cookware.com/blog/
September 17th, 2007 at 5:56 am#2 behind candywarehouse.com; hebron, KY, USA
September 17th, 2007 at 8:44 amI’m near Cleveland Ohio, and the listings go as such:
“Candy” (the movie), then a sub link for it.
Then the Wikipedia entry for candy,
then your site.
When I yahoo search, it comes up as #49.
September 17th, 2007 at 10:04 amFrom Toronto, Ontario, Canada - #35 (middle of page 4)
September 17th, 2007 at 11:05 amI’m from Philadelphia PA, and you came in 4th after the two imdb links and then the wikipedia entry.
September 17th, 2007 at 2:12 pmI get 2 IMDb results, then Wikipedia then you.
September 17th, 2007 at 4:18 pmweird…i’m in ontario, canada too and you came up # 35. Maybe google is screwy?
September 17th, 2007 at 6:17 pm#13 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
September 18th, 2007 at 12:38 amCame up as #2 in Columbus, Ohio!
September 18th, 2007 at 11:40 amNumber 4 from california
September 18th, 2007 at 12:13 pmApex, North Carolina.
2nd on google. ^^
September 18th, 2007 at 3:25 pmFlorida here - number 2 on Google - after wikipedia…Candy direct was a spomsered link so I didn’t count it :o)
September 18th, 2007 at 3:48 pm26th for me from Australia
September 18th, 2007 at 8:02 pm#2 in NJ
September 19th, 2007 at 10:59 pm#4 on the list (not counting the sponsored link) in Seattle, WA. Behind candywarehouse.com, candydirect.com, and the Wikipedia entry.
September 20th, 2007 at 7:04 pmHey there
i live in norway and at google.no you come up as nr. 36 
November 28th, 2007 at 9:28 pm