We’ve survived another year! Just like last year and the year before – we’re celebrating late again, but it’s better late then never. Admittedly, I only remembered this year because it’s so close to our anniversary – when I was trying to not to forget that, I had a nagging feeling I was forgetting something else.
The last year has seen exponential growth here on the HSB and in the past 3 years combined we’ve had 1,875 posts and 55,349 comments! Which, when compared to last years birthday stats of 1,234 posts and 39,148 comments shows just how quickly the HSB has grown.
- In the past year the HSB has:
- Had 641 posts & 16,201 comments
- Had 1,715,235 unique visitors (up from 1,188,805 last year!)
- Added additional reviewers.
- Recieved visitors from 195 countries/regions.
- Moved across country
- Attended Fiery Foods, Zest Fest & the Houston Hot Sauce Festival
- Made many friends in the fiery foods industry.
- & Pissed off god only knows how many people.

31 responses to “Happy 3rd Birthday HSB!”
Let me be the first to congratulate HSB on 3 years.
Hazzah! Long live the HSB!
Happy Birthday!
Re: & Pissed off god only knows how many people.
Erased (and then some!) by the countless good deeds you’ve done for many charities!
HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY HSB!!!!
Happy b-day HSB.
HSB piss people off?!? NAHHHH! That couldn’t be! lol
Happy 3rd Nick and the rest of the whole HSB family !!!
great accomplishment y’all. “any many more…………………”
Happy Birthday HSB!
Never fails that one will wonder what another year will bring. Almost scarey to think about.
Happy 3rd B-day HSB!
Wow, 1.7 million unique visitors and only 55K comments.
Thats alot of “quiet” people, and only 3.2% that comment. And thats only if we all only commented once. And we know that isnt true. ๐
Happy Birthday!
Happy B-Day! Nick keep up the good work. I love this place.
Happy B-day HSB! Thanks for all you’ve done spreading the word of our sauces and being a cool place to hang out!
Happy Birthday!!!
Really is a great blog. One I frequent many times a day! I have made a ton of friends here as well Happy b-day HSB!
Congrats and way to go. Wonderful source of information you have here and I appreciate all the time/effort that goes into it.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday HSB!!! You should be real proud Nick.
Happy B-day HSB!!!!
Happy Birthday HSB.
Happy Anniversery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats!! This is a great place to hang out! Thanks Nick!
Happy Birthday HSB, Great job Nick!!!
Thanks to the HSB, which was my portal into the hot food community, I have met and communicated with so many great people. Congrats Nick, keep up the good work! Next year we all hit the 2 million mark. ๐
Happy Birthday HSB!! Greay Job Nick
Congrats Nick! This little venture of yours has turned out a whole lot of new makers and wonderful sauces as well as informed the masses of those who were known to only a few. Keep up the good work!
Happy Birthday HSB…. Can we have a belated birthday party in New Mexico…. Birthday hats and all ๐ ??
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You mean drink beer? (GASP!)
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Who’s talking about beer? I think we should invite “Jack” to the party with his buddy “SoCo”.
Happy Birthday to all of us!!!
HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY HSB. I was glad to be able to meet alot you guys at the Zest Fest. Keep up the good work!!
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