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Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blogging Awards
I spent last weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to attend the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blogging Awards thanks to Air Asia X. It was an amazing opportunity to see a new country as well as meet many Australian and international bloggers.
Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards 2011
I was overwhelmed this morning to receive a phone call from the Nuffnang team to inform me that Sea Of Ghosts is a finalist for the 2011 Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards in the “Best Fashion Blog” category. It’s an extraordinary honour as Nuffnang is an international network which means finalists are located from several countries across the Asia-Pacific region – not just in Australia.
I began blogging in 2008 and it’s been a very personal journey. I’ve never considered myself a fashion authority or someone with enviable style; quite the contrary. In many ways Sea Of Ghosts is the open diary of a girl who never felt comfortable in her own clothes until she had a good hard look at who it was she wanted to become and how she had to dress to be that person. I am growing into my own style more and more every day and it’s been amazing to have so many people just like me in the world follow and participate in that conversation.
I like to consider Sea Of Ghosts as a niche style blog and I acknowledge that it doesn’t always appeal to the common blog consumer. There is no overflow of unattainable luxury goods. No victory rolls or cherry red bicycle. No colour blocking or ultra-short denim cutoffs. No street style or party photos. No Starbucks takeaway cup.
Recently, independent trend forecasting agency Editd conducted a study into Australia’s “top blogs” for industry publication Ragtrader. Editd analysed a number of important metrics, including frequency of posting, page ranking, how engaged the blogger’s audience is and how influential they are via follows, referrals, links and mentions. I was surprised and delighted when I found out that their data placed Sea Of Ghosts first.
The reality is that the Sea Of Ghosts readership is vastly smaller than many of Australia’s most iconic fashion blogs and it receives less industry exposure — but the conversation that you and I share in this niche environment has authenticity and integrity.
And that’s the craziest, most humbling thing I can think of. It’s something I value very, very much.
If the conversation means as much to you as it does to me, I would deeply appreciate your vote. To support Sea Of Ghosts in the 2011 Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards simply visit awards.nuffnang.com/votes from 9am on Tuesday 15th of November and choose Sea Of Ghosts in the ”Best Fashion Blog” category.
Voting closes at midnight, November 27th.
Bitter Sweet Symphony
With the addition of my tumblr to my social media repertoire, the subsequent slow-down in blog content was a natural side effect. Developments in my life are causing a shift behind the scenes, and I’m hoping to be able to exploit these changes by offering (less frequent) better quality blog content that will work in harmony with the visual stream of inspiration I blog (and reblog) on tumblr.
I’ll talk more about the changes as they progress. In the mean time, please enjoy the track that I named my tumblr after.
Sink Or Swim
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You may remember I recently blogged about PRIVÉ, the online designer sales store. As it’s my policy to have full disclosure with my readers, I wanted to divulge that although that post was not sponsored - PRIVÉ saw the post and have now become an affiliate advertiser with Sea Of Ghosts as you can see from their banner in my sidebar.
Their upcoming sales this week include Tara Jarmon and French Connection. They are members only but you can join instantly by following my referral link.
SEX × VIOLENCE × MELODY × silence
I’ve joined tumblr… check it out.
