Loft965.com head quarters is proud to announce that today a post headlined a Google topic on blog search. The biggest headline on the matter and it has to do with former Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole owning the show and being better, if we may say, than Lady GaGa during the Brit Awards 2010.
Ashanti attends a pre-Grammy Awards show and sports a little armpit curls, which we always love (no, for real).
We know you love this blog. You come everyday by the thousands.
Top 10 Kuwait Blogs in the World:
1- 248am.com 68,092
2- Loft965.com 212,939
3- zDistrict.com 247,540
4- Frankom.com 351,00
5- ilSul6ana.com 373,252
6- SomeContrast.com 569,120
7- 4thRingRoad.com 588,836
8- kuwaitpaperdump.com 596,987
9- Buzberry.com 606,637
10- ansam518.wordpress.com 636,523
We were getting a couple of hits coming in from 248am.com and were wondering what all the hoopla is about. It turns out that they featured an interesting post on the most-read Kuwaiti blogs (by way of Fereej). According to Alexa, which a great website to track the progress of blogs, Loft965.com is the 2nd most read Kuwaiti blog in the world. Yes, siree! And it is also the youngest blog in the top 10. Now, that’s something to be proud of. We already knew that though, but now it’s out in the open. When we started we wanted a worldwide audience and didn’t concentrate on the local and it’s paying off. It’s been a great 2009 for the Loft. And we can’t wait for 2010. Good times!
This Is A Gift To All Our Readers.
Ok, so we are OD-ing on Christmas posts, but we asure you our fascination is purely festive totally non-religious. It’s never religious here!
1. “Bulletproof” by La Roux
2. “Bad Romance” by Lady GaGA
3. “Make Me” by Janet Jackson
4. “Her Morning Elegance” by Oren Lavie
5. “Boat Behind” by Kings Of Convenience
6. “Paparazzi” by Lady GaGa
7. “Jealous Of My Boogie” by RuPaul
8. “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear
9. “Hurtful (Original Video)” by Erik Hassle
10. “You’ve Changed” by SiA Furler
We are truly flabbergasted at the amount of attention that our blog is getting. This past month was a record month for us. We managed to triple our numbers, become one of the most read blogs regionally and internationally and garner surprising offers from record labels, fashion houses and other businesses. We also started advertising, keeping in mind not to clutter the blog with unnecessary jargon. We truly appreciate all of this success and hope you keep liking what you see. This is not merely due to our team, but also from the encouragement from the readers. Thank you again and continue to support us:
Loft965.com has managed to notch up the best month for visitors ever in the history of the blog. September was sexually good to us. At any rate, we now made it easier for anyone on facebook to find us and read posts. Become our fans of facebook for updates and special offers.
It’s a good day for us here at the Loft965.com camp. We are celebrating our first anniversary. Yes, we are 1. It has been a year since we built this blog that started out with a simple concept but with high aspirations. A lot has changed since the inception of this blog. But, all-in-all it was a great journey and we’ve accomplished a lot.
We never wanted to be a local blog or a personal only-my-friends kind of blog. Also, we refused to use any from of advertising until this blog is up on its feet and successful. The mission was tough at first but we reaped the fruits of our labor later. Our growth rate as of now is 530%, which is more than what was planned. Originally, our game plan was to get a readership that will keep this blog afloat internationally. We have far surpassed that. Actually, we are overwhelmed by the response. We happen to be approaching our best month in numbers.
We are truly happy about what this space has become. Thanks goes out to the contributing bloggers, people who send us ideas, record labels who sent us free stuff, people who forwarded our posts, and everyone that pressed the “bookmark” button on us. You are muchly appreciated and we hope to keep amusing you with this blog for the second year. Thank you.
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As we approach our one year anniversary we get another nod from WordPress to close off a marvelous year of blogging. WordPress put up on of our posts on second place on the front page titled “Freshly Pressed.” This comes as a surprise because the post was an impromptu thing and didn’t have much text. But, the video was enough for words. Anyway, we are looking forward to the anniversary of the blog and we will give you the lowdown once we complete a year of existence.
For the fifth time in the 11 months of this blog we have been featured on the first page of WordPress. This is more than we expected for this young blog, but we’ll take it and love it. The blog reached another pinnacle day yesterday and it’s not stopping today. Our growth in the past 3 months has been at 420%, which is a the best gift you could give us. Anyway, thanks to everyone that keeps on coming back. A full analysis of the blog’s progress will be posted the day of the one year anniversary. Again, much thanks!
Ever since we got around 34,000 visitors about a month ago our daily unique visitors have tripled. Today, we got to another peak mainly due to the rumor that Amy Winehouse has passed away but also Mariah’s second single deserves a mention. This time around we managed to knock up our third busiest day ever and we are still going. So, we can’t fully report the number until midnight. Also, we got to the third most read post on WordPress (above). It seems that people still use the bookmark button. Thanks everyone, yet again.
We took a little break to honor Michael Jackson’s life and, also, because we happen to be in the our favorite city in the world. The big apple. The airport’s a good time for us to return. So, this is back in full force. We are still mourning Michael, but we will try to stay away from the gossip thats circulating around the Jackson name and just report and/or comment on the music and the legacy. Keep it coming!
In the 10 short months that we have operated and maintained this little blog, we have seen a constant rise in number. But, yesterday was a monumental day for the Loft965.com offices (Again, whatever couch I am on in whatever city I happen to be in). We usually get a nice hefty chunk of visitors for such a young blog. But, yesterday was one of the best days.
Yesterday Loft965.com got 32,875 unique visitors in a single day (June 17, 2009). That is due to three reasons. Firstly, the daily visitors that log in everyday or so, they are the platform and are predominant. Secondly, 2 recent posts that were very popular (this and this) and an old one that keeps bringing in people everyday (this). Thirdly, the mentions on ABC News, Twitter trends, numerous blogs, Google Blog Search Headlines and StumbleUpon. (Update: I am on the front page of WordPress Now as a “Hawt Post”).
Of course, much thanks to all the people that continuously visit, or RSS, because that is the platform from which I build. It’s my strongest base. Then to all the newcomers. I hope you like the blog. And if you do, bookmark it!
I have always been a fan of Global Voices as it offers a wide range of perspectives from different corners of the world in one organized slate served up for the reader. So, I am completely honored by the mention and hope that they keep on reading. The site featured my post on arabian feminism and language. Keep it rolling!
PopMuse is one of my favorite blogs on the internets. It’s fun, has a great amount of dance pop and is always new and fresh.
I sent my compilation Synthosium to him and I was surprised today when I saw it on the blog. I am very grateful and I hope all the readers like it. Click here to see the post. Exciting!
