Isn't every site one click away, unless the site is not in google's index? Hard to imagine someone who reads this site would not have their site in the index!

Ted so how are you gonna manage to get to your site in accordance with the rules? Please describe... remember, no typing in the search box...

I'm not sure how this works. Doesn't this mean we have to go through the Google Blog or something?

http://rgov.org/

There, now you can get it from:

Start: Google.com
1: About Google
2: Google Blog
3: Philipp Lenssen's Google Blogoscoped
4: Comments (for How Many Clicks From Google.com?)
5: http://rgov.org/

That's 5 clicks. I win :-D

I am zero clicks away (with a keyboard)... Ctrl+L,www.google.com,Enter,Ctrl+Tab,Tabx10,matt thompson,Tabx33,Enter,Ctrl+Tab

Now to figure out how to get to my site without one...

4

radioactiveyak.blogspot.com

1. more
2. Co-op
3. Other Resources
4. Cricket Subscription Links and Google Co-op

That's 4, I've got you beat :)

The rules say... "you are not allowed to type anything (or use other devices that let you input text unless the website itself provides them)" ... so strictly through hard-coded links.

1. more
2. google toolbar
3. test beta
4. gallery
5. blogs
6. my site

I think Phillip has us both beat – took 3 links to get to his site (see my first post).

I tie with Phillip at 3 clicks. About Google -> Google Blog -> Fury.com

Then again, it comes down to what you define as 'your site'. If I work on the Google home page, is my score 0?

Ryan:
> 4: Comments (for How Many Clicks From Google.com?)

But you typed your URL here... I think that doesn't count :)

> If I work on the Google home page, is my score 0?

If you're in the team actively working on the Google homepage I'd say you "own" it... by that definition I think you own at least Gmail :)

I'm not even going to post how many clicks it takes for me.... :-(

4 for me.

1. About
2. Google Blog
3. Search Engine Journal
4. Social Patterns

more > directory > recreation > humor > personal pages > C > candygenius.com

6 clicks but I'm there!

I'm covering for all our Top Forum Member :)-

Start: Google.com
1: About Google
2: Google Blog
3: Philipp Lenssen's Google Blogoscoped
4. Forum Link
[Scroll down]
5) top Member Links
6) Click on your respect handle :)-
7) click on results

I think this covers most of the folks in here :)-

2 (or 3 depending on how you count)

Click 1: About
http://www.google.com/intl/en/about.html

Click 2: Google Blog
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
--then listed in What We're Reading

Click 3: To reach the SEW Blog
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog

But this is more fun

Click 1: About
http://www.google.com/intl/en/about.html

Click 2: Press
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/index.html

Click 3: Milestones
http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate/history.html#2002

The SEW awards are listed in the 2002 section.

> If you're in the team actively working on the Google homepage I'd say you "own" it... by that definition I think you own at least Gmail :)

Fair enough, then I'm 2: Google.com -> more -> Gmail

Now if Gmail were made a tab I'd be 1. ;-)

Thanks, /pd... :-) I'm not so far away after all....

actually we all share the same "click" rank/rate --even though we may have different personnranks (yeah Phillips Alo'gs) or even number of posts!! :)-

we all are equal here!! LOL

1 – About Google
2- Google blog
3 – Archives september 2005
4 We got letters Google KAI baby boy named google

1 – About Google
2- Google blog
3 – Archives October 2005 / sorry archives october 2005
4 – We got letters Google KAI baby boy named google

Philipp 4 for my boy Oliver

1. more
2. Toolbar
3. Test Beta
4. Button Gallery
5. Blogs
6. GoogleWatchBlog

not bad ;-)

This site used to be like 8 on a search for "google"

if this were still the case one could just drag the "Google" from the bottom into the search box then click that result.

Also one could drag letters around and spell out your site name.

This is probably cheating though.

hey Jen , dont you think that you compress that to about 3 cliks ?

how can i do that?

P.S. My name is "Jens" ;-)

Aiming for the most :)

1 – "About Google"
2 – "Firefox w/ Google Toolbar"
3 – "Learn More: Firefox"
4 – "Extensions"
5 – "Firefox Add-ons"
6 – "Adblock"
7 – "The Adblock Crew"
8 – "http://adblock.mozdev.org"
9 – "Forum"
10 – "Memberlist"
11- "Total Posts"
12 – "Decending"
13 – "Sort"
14 – "Bene"
15- "http://bene.sitesled.com/adblock.htm"

/bene.

3 here :)

news
any link that says "ZDNet"
"Google" in the list of blogs

Jens I cant reproduce your steps.. :(- I dont see a hardlink titled "test beta"

"New! Test the latest Toolbar Beta", under the toolbar-download-button.

Five

1: About Google
2: Google Blog
3: Philipp Lenssen's Google Blogoscoped
4: About
5: windypundit.com (it pays to say nice things about Philipp)

Which site? I have so many, but all could be found by getting to Nathan's InsideGoogle and then branching out from there. So I'd say it's about 4, 5, or 6 depending on which of my sites I want to get to.

SEARCH ENGINES Web has Everyone Beat!!!!

Google Search Box is one of the many on the HOMEPAGE of the site

OH!...Search Engines WEB ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

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http://search-engines-web.com/

I don't suppose you count answers of mine at Google Answers? Even then, I have to click through to Google UK before I can click to Google Answers. The alternative is:

1. more
2. Directory
3. Computers
4. Programming
5. Languages
6. Eiffel
7. Object-Oriented language: Eiffel
8. Eiffel Software Directory (one of my sites)

Hang on, I can improve on my previous score by inserting a convenient link here:

http://roger-browne.com

Now it drops from 8 clicks to 6:

1. About Google
2. Google Blog
3. Philipp Lenssen's Google Blogoscoped
4. Forum
5. How Many Clicks From Google.com?
6. The link above.

Talk about a Heisenclick!

I can do in 11 clicks considering that i have to switch language / country i think its good enough :)

more > directory > World > Português > Regional > América do Sul > Brasil > Sociedade e Cultura > Páginas Pessoais > S > interney.net

I wonder how many clicks it would be if you didn't go through the google blog or any blog site.

To get to one of my sites it took about 8 from the more, directory.....

I'm now on a quest to figure out if it's even possible to get to my site without going through the Directory. (I probably wouldn't have thought of it if I hadn't read it above, so it feels like cheating).

Google.com Homepage
More >>
Google Directory
   /Computers
   /Internet
   /Web_Design_and_Development
   /Promotion
   /Weblogs/
SEO by the Sea
All About Content (me)

I should have learned this in high school: always check your work before you turn it in. Right after I posted the reply above, I came up with this:

Google.com Homepage
About
Google Blog
Search Engine Journal
SEO by the SEA

5 to my 'commercial site' ;) and 6 to my personal page.

start: www.google.com
1: more >> (http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/)
2: Directory (http://www.google.com/dirhp)
3: Food (http://www.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/)
4: Fast Food (http://www.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/Fast_Food/)
5: Fast Food Facts -mine! (http://www.foodfacts.info)
- – - – - -
6: To get to my personal hompage I can click on my name in the copyright at the bottom of Fast Food Facts.)

PS:
"Heisenclick!" wow, love that Roger!
and btw, great idea Philipp!

I'm not sure, but hopefully by posting this I'm a click or two closer.

http://www.marketersstudio.com

My website is usually one click away – simply type 'machet' and click I'm Feeling Lucky! and you should go to http://www.machet.com.au/

Hi Phillip,

First time to your blog. I was bit confused after reading this post. Its like going to my page without keyboard from google.com and signing into any google service right?

my blog is http://hetwaghela.blogspot.com, let see how much time it takes to reach me there. It seems miles away :)

Four on a good day * – e.g.:

0. Google – http://www.google.com
1. About Google – http://www.google.com/intl/en/about.html
2. Google Blog – http://googleblog.blogspot.com
3. Google Blogoscoped – http://blogoscoped.com
4. Tony Ruscoe's Blog – http://ruscoe.net/blog

* This currently relies on the "Google Video Ads Official" post being on the front page of this blog and also assumes you have a scroll wheel on your mouse to scroll down to it!

Otherwise... it's probably a six (continued from above):

4. Google Blogoscoped Archive – http://blogoscoped.com/calendar
5. Any number of posts with a "Thanks" to me! ;-)
6. Tony Ruscoe's Blog – http://ruscoe.net/blog

Thanks for the entry. It finally made me realize that I haven't done enough to make myself known in the net. I needed 10 clicks to get to my home adress – but not to my website, mind you. I just did the first step to changing that now and hopefully I will be able to find my way to my site much faster soon.

1. Click on "Groups" on the Google homepage
2. Click "Browse group categories..." in the "Find a group" box on the Google Groups homepage
3. Click the category "Arts and Entertainment"
4. Click on the language "Norwegian – Norwegian (Bokmål)"
5. Click the link to the group called "Runaround Film" (number four in the list)
6. Click the link to "http://www.runaroundfilm.no/"

Congratulations, you're there. In six clicks. Welcome to my Norwegian film production company.

that should be www.runaroundfilm.no, the link autoformatting messed that last url up a bit.

The google toolbar beta link only shows up if you're flying with IE. I looked for quite a while with Firefox to no avail. :)

For me it is the same as Tony outlined except you have to be more careful in choosing the post to make sure you get one with a link to me on it.

4 if I get very lucky.

1. Froogle
2. "A few of the items recently found on Froogle" – callaway vft irons
3. Stores: Golfballs.com
4. click any of the products

Otherwise I'm probably pretty much out of luck.

What about AdSense? "Ads by Google"

Six clicks from Google homepage:

1) "more >>"
2) "Directory"
3) "Home...Family"
4) "Family Websites"
5) "D"
6) "Danz"...www.danzfamily.com...first site shown due to relatively high PR 5

SCJM:
> if this were still the case one could just drag the "Google" from
> the bottom into the search box then click that result.

Now that's creative :)
I suppose by dragging individual letters you could spell something that takes you to almost any page... OK, let's call this cheating :)

Hello,

I got 6:

more – Directory – Deutsch – Wissen – Zeit – Kalenderrechnung

best greetings

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