Comments on: I didn’t win in the SA Blog Awards 2009! http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/ Through My Own Eyes Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Vote for DChetty.co.za in the 2010 SA Blog Awards! | DChetty http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Vote for DChetty.co.za in the 2010 SA Blog Awards! | DChetty Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:38:00 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-2760 [...] SA Blog Awards time again & for those who remember last years competition, I did not win in either of the two categories that I was nominated in. This year, I am nominated in only one category, Best Science & [...] [...] SA Blog Awards time again & for those who remember last years competition, I did not win in either of the two categories that I was nominated in. This year, I am nominated in only one category, Best Science & [...]

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]]> By: Birgit-Muellerson http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Birgit-Muellerson Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:46:00 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-1023 Great idea, but will this work over the long run? Great idea, but will this work over the long run?

]]> By: DChetty http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-824 DChetty Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:55:12 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-824 @arthur charles van wyk - I agree, just by being a contender, I have managed to increase my credibility. Thanks for the support, it's very much appreciated. Let's hope that I can live up to Rockstar standards :) @Chris - No problem mate, you did an awesome job and the very least that I can do, is express my gratitude! @islandchic - My biggest fan! Thank you SO SO much for always standing by me and supporting my blog. No-one else has campaigned as much as you did for the blog awards, not even the other contenders ;). You simply are the greatest... thank you! @Ash - Thanks man! It's a pity that the Sunday Times article happened AFTER the awards, but you are right, the awards are supposed to help generate awareness of the talent that we have in the community and hopefully it has assisted my credibility in the industry! @Yaarik - Thanks mate! And thanks for becoming a regular supporter of my blog! @arthur charles van wyk – I agree, just by being a contender, I have managed to increase my credibility. Thanks for the support, it’s very much appreciated. Let’s hope that I can live up to Rockstar standards :)

@Chris – No problem mate, you did an awesome job and the very least that I can do, is express my gratitude!

@islandchic – My biggest fan! Thank you SO SO much for always standing by me and supporting my blog. No-one else has campaigned as much as you did for the blog awards, not even the other contenders ;) . You simply are the greatest… thank you!

@Ash – Thanks man! It’s a pity that the Sunday Times article happened AFTER the awards, but you are right, the awards are supposed to help generate awareness of the talent that we have in the community and hopefully it has assisted my credibility in the industry!

@Yaarik – Thanks mate! And thanks for becoming a regular supporter of my blog!

]]> By: Yaarik http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Yaarik Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:18:56 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-816 Yep! Good luck for the next one Dee! Yep! Good luck for the next one Dee!

]]> By: Ash http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-814 Ash Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:07:19 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-814 Well done man. You may not have won but to be nominated for two awards is already a great achievement for your blog. Not to mention the article in The Times. You came up against three of the hardest working bloggers that I know so theres no shame in being runner up. Hopefully I can manage to get a nomination for my blog next year...baby steps :) Well done man! Well done man. You may not have won but to be nominated for two awards is already a great achievement for your blog. Not to mention the article in The Times.
You came up against three of the hardest working bloggers that I know so theres no shame in being runner up.

Hopefully I can manage to get a nomination for my blog next year…baby steps :)

Well done man!

]]> By: islandchic http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-812 islandchic Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:36:07 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-812 No arguments about it, you are a winner already! Being nominated in the best new blog as well as best science & tech blog within a year from you starting point is quite an achievement. You did have a fair chance of winning and i bet you will do much better next year. The arthur here has mentioned, the nominations itself has increased your credibility and exposure to the community, which would give you better leverage from now on. You have done an amazing job and i'm super proud of you! Rock on baby! No arguments about it, you are a winner already! Being nominated in the best new blog as well as best science & tech blog within a year from you starting point is quite an achievement. You did have a fair chance of winning and i bet you will do much better next year.

The arthur here has mentioned, the nominations itself has increased your credibility and exposure to the community, which would give you better leverage from now on.

You have done an amazing job and i’m super proud of you! Rock on baby!

]]> By: Chris http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-811 Chris Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:57:41 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-811 Hi there, Best of luck for next year am sure you will make it :) Also thanks for the post and kind words on the Blog Awards Awesome blog man Chris Hi there,
Best of luck for next year am sure you will make it :)
Also thanks for the post and kind words on the Blog Awards
Awesome blog man
Chris

]]> By: arthur charles van wyk http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-810 arthur charles van wyk Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:53:47 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-810 My take on this is that the mere nomination has given you extra marketing leverage in the tech community. It has also put your name out to people that had previously not known about you and what you do. That nomination alone has endowed you with ROCKSTAR status. And it has taught you that you'll now have to work extra hard if you're really keen on whipping Chris next year. ROCK ON ! My take on this is that the mere nomination has given you extra marketing leverage in the tech community. It has also put your name out to people that had previously not known about you and what you do.

That nomination alone has endowed you with ROCKSTAR status.

And it has taught you that you’ll now have to work extra hard if you’re really keen on whipping Chris next year.

ROCK ON !

]]> By: DChetty http://dchetty.co.za/2009/04/i-didnt-win-in-the-sa-blog-awards-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-808 DChetty Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:34:45 +0000 http://dchetty.co.za/?p=806#comment-808 @ChrisM - Yup, I am pretty satisfied with just being a contender actually. I wouldn't like to win Best Tech only because you are not running next year, I would appreciate the competition... it makes the achievement of beating you SO much more valuable! @onelargeprawn - It is a popularity contest, though I would like to think that those who nominated me and those who voted, did so because they felt that I was deserving of the title. Next year, I will bring a bigger fight! ;) @Su - Wow, thats the first time I'd let someone get away with calling me a loser! ;) There is no point in being uptight about losing, the competition was well run, I did my best, but clearly someone else did a better job. All that I can do, is make sure that next year I have the other nominees killed off in "freak accidents" before the awards :) Thanks for visiting and I hope that you stick around. @ChrisM – Yup, I am pretty satisfied with just being a contender actually. I wouldn’t like to win Best Tech only because you are not running next year, I would appreciate the competition… it makes the achievement of beating you SO much more valuable!

@onelargeprawn – It is a popularity contest, though I would like to think that those who nominated me and those who voted, did so because they felt that I was deserving of the title. Next year, I will bring a bigger fight! ;)

@Su – Wow, thats the first time I’d let someone get away with calling me a loser! ;)
There is no point in being uptight about losing, the competition was well run, I did my best, but clearly someone else did a better job. All that I can do, is make sure that next year I have the other nominees killed off in “freak accidents” before the awards :)

Thanks for visiting and I hope that you stick around.

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