One million visitors and bento contests
Posted By Biggie On July 14, 2008 @ 1:10 pm In admin | 24 Comments
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1. Milestone
Today is a big milestone day for this blog: One million visitors and three million page views since Lunch in a Box started here at its own domain thirteen months ago, in June 2007 (source: SiteMeter)! Now that’s nowhere near the size of food blog giants like [2] Simply Recipes or [3] 101 Cookbooks, but I’m content with my first blogging foray. A big thanks to everyone for tuning in and sticking around as I worked out the technical kinks over the last year. [4] Bento lunches are becoming more popular and mainstream; it’s an exciting time to be blogging about them. To commemorate my 1,000,000-visitor mark, I’ve created [5] a page for community announcements of packed lunch blog events & contests. Details below.
2. Bento contest and blogging events
For all of you who take photos of your lunches and put them up somewhere on the web, I’ve put together a [5] Lunch Blog Event page where I’ll link to current contests and blogging events specifically focused on packed lunches. Think of it as a miniature version of [6] Is My Blog Burning focused solely on packed lunch events. If you run a contest or blogging event for packed lunches of any kind (bento box, Laptop Lunchbox, thermal lunch jar, Tupperware, brown bag, etc.), let me know via e-mail at lunchinabox (AT) gmail (DOT} com and I’ll update the page. Regular lunch-packers can check this page to stay up to date with the latest lunch blogging events.
We’ve got one new bento contest in addition to the ongoing [7] Wholesome Lunchbox event over at Coffee & Vanilla. To commemorate her 100th bento lunch, “Bento Pet” of [8] On a Bento Frenzy is holding a contest for “regular people packing regular bentos” (not kyaraben food art), and she’s put together a nice stash of bento gear as a prize. The entry deadline is July 29, 2008; check out the [9] contest and prize details for your chance to win free bento supplies. ([10] I’m also attending the BlogHer ‘08 blogging conference in San Francisco this weekend, and attending a restaurant meet-up of food bloggers on Sunday.)
3. BlogHer ‘08
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I’ll be attending the BlogHer ‘08 blogging conference here in San Francisco starting this Friday, July 18. If you’re a food blogger attending the Birds of a Feather food session, moderator Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen has [12] assigned some homework and planned [13] opportunities for food bloggers to get together during the conference. This includes a Sunday get-together at a local restaurant for all Bay Area food bloggers who might not necessarily be attending the conference. I should be along for the whole ride, so I look forward to meeting people in person.
I haven’t sat down yet and seriously thought about the homework assignment of a ten-word description for my own blog, but I still have four days, right? Flirting with disaster, I’m initially drawn to: “Lazy mom packs box lunches and freezes stuff for later.” What’s that you say? Still needs polishing? Hmmm… 
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[1] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/2668309537/
[2] Simply Recipes: http://www.elise.com/recipes/
[3] 101 Cookbooks: http://101cookbooks.com
[4] Bento lunches are becoming more popular and mainstream: http://lunchinabox.net/2008/06/11/newsweek-are-bento-lunches-a-trend/
[5] a page for community announcements of packed lunch blog events & contests: http://lunchinabox.net/links/lunch-blog-events/
[6] Is My Blog Burning: http://www.ismyblogburning.com/
[7] Wholesome Lunchbox event: http://www.coffeeandvanilla.com/?p=1429
[8] On a Bento Frenzy: http://onabentofrenzy.blogspot.com
[9] contest and prize details: http://onabentofrenzy.blogspot.com/2008/07/bento-pets-bento-competition.html
[10] I’m also attending the BlogHer ‘08 blogging conference in San Francisco this weekend, and attending a restaurant meet-up of food bloggers on Sunday.: http://lunchinabox.net/2008/07/14/one-million-visitors-and-bento-contests/#more-437
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[12] assigned some homework: http://www.blogher.com/food-and-drink-bloggers-heres-your-homework-blogher-08
[13] opportunities for food bloggers to get together during the conference: http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2008/07/blogher-conference-08-comes-to-san.html
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