CEBU, Philippines - A bunch of guys spreading the awesomeness that is Cebu: that basically describes Jeremie Lim, Jason Almendras and Carlo Villarica, the amazing trio behind a popular Cebuano website.
“We like to think of ourselves as an online magazine. We show what is cool in Cebu. This little island of ours has so much to offer,” said Villarica.
The website dubbed as ZeroThreeTwo.com, has been online since January of this year.
The website offers a wide array of topics – clothing lines, bands, artists, photographers, fashion designers, food, travel, charities and events.
Villarica said that they don’t have a problem getting topics for the website and that they are fortunate that people like reading the content.
“Of course, none of this would be possible without the blogging community. Through the site, we’ve met plenty of writers, photographers and bloggers. They’ve all helped by contributing content. In fact, we regularly ask people to email us if they are interested in writing,” shares Villarica.
The website carries the name, “ZeroThreeTwo”, for a reason. It is the area code for Cebu. The trio had an idea what the name and the brand needed to convey. The aim was to have a name that isn’t too obvious and it has to be cool. Also, the group made sure that the domain was still available.
Less than a year in operation, they have found their niche in the blogging scene and established a solid base of regular readers, with over 5,400 facebook likes, more than a thousand Twitter followers and over a triple-digit hits per day. They have also branched out through their sold-out merchandise – a proof that they have successfully infiltrated Cebuano pop culture.
“We hope to one day become everyone’s main source of finding cool stuff in Cebu,” states Villarica.
The next time you go online, be sure to check out zerothreetwo.com and together let’s show off Cebu! (FREEMAN)