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May 31st, 2010 by wendyshannon

7/5/2010

When I started WithaSouthernTwist.com on July 22, 2009 I made a commitment to myself and my readers that I would produce a fun e-magazine about one of my most beloved regions of the country, the South, through newsworthy stories and personal experiences. As we celebrate the first year this entire month I thought it would be fun to share some fun facts about the site.

Did you know?

  • Stories are posted DAILY except weekends and holidays in the categories of Food, Restaurants, Travel, For Your Home, Shopping and Just for Fun. That’s over 235 stories to date.  
  • All stories are archived on the site for easy reader reference in the above categories and there’s also a handy Search box to find previous stories.
  • The site had four featured writers over the last year and I’ve realized that my readers do enjoy hearing from other people besides myself so this will increase in year two.
  • With a Southern Twist is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/withasoutherntwist and currently has a milestone of 125 great fans. Keep ‘em coming.
  • With a Southern Twist is on Twitter at www.twitter.com/asoutherntwist which also has a direct feed to the home page of the site. I tweet on subjects that complement the categories of stories featured on the site.
  • With a Southern Twist also posts its food stories on www.foodbuzz.com.
  • Our Top Five With a Southern Twist stories the first year based on our largest daily Web site hits were as follows:
  1. Woodfire Grill Hosts BBQ & Beer Event for Fourth Celebration
  2. Sweetwater Brewery Tours
  3. Pantygram your Valentine
  4. A B&B with a Woman’s Southern Touch
  5. Empower a Young Woman with a Prom Dress
Wendy and her husband, Tim, entertaining alfresco. 

Wendy and her husband, Tim, entertaining alfresco.

Over the course of July we’ll be celebrating our first year of publication. At this time I’d like to the following people that truly assisted me this last year: Tim, my husband for being so supportive and all my friends and family for believing in me and encouraging me to pursue my talents and passions through this venue. My mom and dad for digging up and sending me old photos to share on the site, Alison Duncan for designing a great With a Southern Twist logo and business cards (everyone loves them), Thomas Duncan, my Web programmer, for all his time and patience as we created the initial site to all the enhancements and upgrades over the year. Thanks to Diane Mitchell for being my first Facebook fan and getting the fan base growing, Asheley Morris for getting me over the social media network hurdle, Kelly Wisecarver and Louisa Liss for your invaluable feedback, the many businesses and companies that have hyperlinked from their site to mine, and for all the companies that sent products for me to test or to do fan giveaways. And to everyone that impacted me and the site in so many different ways this last year…Thank you. So here’s to another exciting year at With a Southern Twist.5/31/2010

Enjoy your Memorial Day. In remembrance of this day, I would like to thank all the men and women that have served our country so we can have and enjoy the freedoms we have today. Since I come from a military family I’d like to especially thank my dad (retired Navy who served 22 year including a stint outside of Vietnam), my Uncle Jerry (ex-Marine who was called to Vietnam) and my maternal grandfather (who served in the Army during the Korean War).    

3/28/2010

Follow asoutherntwist on Twitter
You can now follow With a Southern Twist on Twitter.

3/10/2010

With a Southern Twist makes John Kessler’s Food & More favorite Atlanta Bloggers list on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s AccessAtlanta.com.  

3/1/2010

With a Southern Twist joined Facebook. Become a fan. Visit the site at www.facebook.com/withasoutherntwist

12/23/09

During the holidays we will not be publishing new stories from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Day. We’ll begin the New Year on January 4. Happy Holidays and thanks for your continued readership and support. 

11/24/2009

We will not be publishing stories over the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. Have a blessed Thanksgiving holiday and we’ll be back Monday, November 30.

11/18/2009

With a Southern Twist introduces a fun favicon (favorite icon) that’s displayed in the domain address line and when your save With a Southern Twist as one of your Favorites.

9/8/2009

We introduced our new and improved Web site and e-newsletter design with our newly developed tagline “Good living in today’s South.” We also added the capability to share the site with a Friend via ”Email” as well as to add the site as your “Favorites” directly from the With a Southern Twist Home page.

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With a Southern Twist is all about good living in today's South. A true Southerner, the author's passions include food, home design, travel, restaurants, shopping, and entertaining. It is a fun e-magazine about one of her most beloved regions of the country, shared through personal experiences.