Happy Birthday, Signature9!
A year ago today, our first post appeared – a list of influential fashion blogger Diane Pernet’s 9 signature lifestyle items. Since then, we’ve seen the Style99, the only objective ranking of fashion and beauty blogs, grow into an industry reference mentioned by the Daily Beast, WGSN and many of the bloggers appearing on the list (thank you!). We delayed the latest published ranking in anticipation of a forthcoming change that will allow more blogs than ever to be included, and the companies that have supported the rankings to get more information more quickly.
And though many people got to know Signature9 for our coverage of fashion and style, I’m happy to say that our tech and lifestyle posts have also been some of our most popular. In the past year, we’ve seen a total of more than 560,000 visits, over 1 million pageviews and if you’re into that kind of thing, over 19 million hits. No, it’s not anything record breaking, but we started with realistic expectations and I’m truly excited that 60,000 of you find our coverage of lifestyle topics interesting enough to continue visiting this site each month.
To celebrate our birthday, we want to have some ice cream. Tweet “Happy 1st” @Signature9 with a link to your favorite post, or post a link to your favorite Signature9 article on our Facebook page, and we’ll send a gift card for a Coldstone Creamery signature ice cream creation to 9 people selected at random.
We’ve got big plans for our 2nd year, and hope that you’ll be part of it.
– YM Ousley, Publisher and Founding Editor
Some of the most popular pieces from our first year
iPhone4 vs. Droid Incredible vs. Evo 4G: Feature by Feature Comparison
Troy Polamalu Gets a Hair Raising $1 Million to Protect His Locks
Dr. Lyle Evans Brings Mad Men Into the Modern Age
Old Navy Extends Store Hours for 2010 Flip Flop Sale
Lady Gaga’s Alejandro Video Credits and Controversy
AT&T vs.Verizon vs. T-Mobile vs. Sprint: The Smartphone Network Comparison
Yum! National Donut Day 2010 Means Krispy Kreme and Dunkin Donuts Freebies
Where the Wealthy Shop Online [Infographics]
