And that’s no headache…

Many of you know that in the summer of 2003 I started a little website all about migraine and headache.  As a migraineur myself (yes, it’s a real word – someone susceptible to migraine attacks), I wanted to use it to force myself to keep up with the latest research, and hopefully help others by presenting information in plain language.  And, it was a success, and I’ve learned a lot.

The site is hosted by SiteBuildIt!.  SBI! is not just a host, it’s an incredible set of tools and guidance that allows you to build a site without having to know how to "speak geek".

 If you are interested in something (dogs, WWII airplanes, the Gospel of John, chocolate, 4th century dresses, basketball,music) and if you can express yourself in words somewhat, you can build a site that gets traffic.  SBI! users have been so amazingly successful that 62% are in the top 3% of all sites on the ‘net (measured by how much traffic they get).

SBI! has had a "results" page that shows sites on a variety of topics that are in the top 1%.  There are now hundreds, and so they can only list a few.  And guess what?  Relieve-Migraine-Headache.com finally made the list!  Today it’s in the top 0.7% bracket.

I’d like to say this is because of my brilliant webslinging skills, but the biggest factor was probably just following the step-by-step advice from SBI!.  If you’re thinking of building a 5 page family site with photos of the kids, maybe SBI! isn’t for you.  But if you’d like to share something you’re interested in, or you’re thinking of promoting your business or starting one, or you want to share a passion with the world, or develop a hobby, SBI! is the place to go.

You’ll find Relieve-Migraine-Headache.com about halfway down in the Health & Medicine section.

(The title of this post has a double meaning.  Not only am I talking about the success of the website, it’s a subtle reminder that migraine is not just a bad headache, but a neurological disease that may or may not include a headache as a symptom.  If you didn’t know that, you should visit the website too, and take the quiz!)