A year ago, CTR died. After working on it endlessly for a year it became too much of a time sink and we weren’t able to continue it. Since then, circumstances have changed, lives have evolved, and I’m in a position where I am able to revive the site. Like a phoenix from the ashes,
I noticed a huge spike in traffic to this site today, in lieu of the #LondonRiots. Whilst we don’t use the site anymore, I just wanted to make this post so people are able to keep up to date with the news as best as possible. Here’s a few resources to keep track of all
In the first installment of our Discover London series we’re taking a look at a new coffee house, just opened up on Goodge Street – vida e caffe. The South African owned chain with Portuguese heritage has recently opened up it’s second store on our small island, and we were invited to go and check
The Telegraph recently worked with Peer Index to analyse and rank the best UK fashion insiders on Twitter. PeerIndex ranked people by 3 key metrics: Authority: how well does a person resonate with their audience, and the world at large? How likely are they to say or share things other people will find interesting? Audience:
After a week of fierce competition, our Farfetch.com competition has finally come to a close. First of all, thanks to all of those who entered. It was great to see all of the CTR community competing, and some people put a lot of effort in, so thanks to: – Sam – Ben – Oscar -
In the past few months we’ve been growing steadily in traffic, and quite a few people have asked why we haven’t attempted to monetise the site yet. It’s simple enough to stick a few Google Ads around the site, and watch the pennies roll in, but we’re firm believers of promoting the user experience as
It’s a bit of a landmark for us today, being our 100th day since we re-launched the blog under it’s current branding. We’ve managed to write over 200 posts in that period, which has been a bit of a struggle at times due to work and education, but we’ve made it! As you may or
As you may have seen on the Control The Riot Facebook Page or the post we published, we’ve been looking for a female fashion blogger to join our ranks. It’s with great pleasure we can finally announce our latest addition to the team, Lauren. Lauren is an avid social media aficionado, and a keen fashionista.
Our first month since launch is drawing to a close, and I personally think it’s been pretty successful. Since BTE4 we’ve expanded our horizons massively whilst retaining a clearly defined focus and content strategy. Our brand image has developed massively, and we’re beginning to really work out where we fit into the bigger picture of
We’re rapidly approaching our first month since the relaunch, and it feels like it’s been a year. We’ve already put up over 70 posts, covering a wide range of different fields, and content has been moving quickly. It’s time for our second fortnightly recap, reminding you of all the best stuff the last 2 weeks
