I won the “Best Business Blog” category at the 2009 South African Blog Awards!
Over 4000 blogs were nominated in this year’s awards, and over 25 000 people voted.
I also scored some free goodies with the award, including:
- A subscription to the Sunday Times (I still love reading the newspaper in print as a special treat, so this is a super prize for me);
- A subscription to Encyclomedia (a PR match-making tool that helps local businesses get press releases out to the right journalists);
- 12 SA Blog Awards branded Kika-sacks (I’ll use one of them next time I hit the beach and give the rest away with reckless abandon); and
- ”Black Bottle” whisky (I don’t drink alcohol, but will keep it for cooking).
As much as I enjoying getting free stuff, by far the most enjoyable part of the experience has been all the congratulatory messages I’ve received on Twitter, Facebook, Email and SMS. Thanks everyone 
This award and the whole experience of winning it is very encouraging for me as a blogger.
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An email from Jon Cherry I thought I should share:
The 2008 South African Blog Awards is scheduled for its annual process of nominating and voting in February and March. The awards team would like to publicly present this year’s process to all interested parties on Wednesday 23 January at 17h30 on the outside deck of Cafe Neo in Mouille Point, Cape Town.
Anyone with an interest in how this year’s awards will work is more than welcome to attend. Please note that this is your opportunity to voice your input about the awards process. We’re doing this in order to finalise the system in a public forum.
If you cannot make the presentation and feel strongly about the awards format, please arrange for representation to be there to express your opinion.
 I’ve accepted the invitation from Jon and the volunteer organizing committee to be the “Independent Awards liaison”. In other words, if you have any issues with the way the awards are being handled then post your comments on my blog and I will take it up with the committee.
I’m not otherwise involved in organizing the awards, so please spare your vitriol. Also, by accepting this responsibility I’m not in the running for any awards (and neither are any of the organizing committee people).
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