startdrawing.org officially launched in Feb 2007. For the first month, we were hit by 10,000 visitors. Within 3 months, the site was already accessed by a total of 100,000 visitors from around the world. Currently, startdrawing.org is viewed by an average of 3,000 visitors daily. startdrawing.org was interviewed by the following:

The Little Entrepreneur
[Awesome Insights into Asian Artists & Marketing in the Artworld]

Liberation
[Read Original Interview in French]
[Read Translation in English]
[Original Transcript of Interview] startdrawing.org was recommended and featured by the following sites:

"A tremendously rich source of articles and links to artists either working in Asia or of Asian descent living elsewhere ... If you like the mix on Lines and Colors, and Drawn!, I think you'll appreciate the nice stew of styles, genres, and approaches in contemporary Asian art that the blog's creators, Josef Lee and Sam Lay (a.k.a. JunMing), are constantly cooking up."
Lines and Colors

"Maybe the best asian illustrators portal I’ve ever seen. Highly recommended!"
NTMY - Nice To Meet You

"With daily updates of amazing art, this site is one you will definitely want to bookmark for future reference. One of the best portal sites i’ve come across!"
Design Federation

"Kinda like Drawn, but focusing on one continent where a lot of exciting things are happening."
Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog

"Run by Josef Lee and Sam Lay (a.k.a. JunMing), StartDrawing.org features a beautiful collection of Asian illustrators of all types. Each entry is short and to the point, yet filled with a ton of references on each artist, not to mention many huge, juicy desktop-worthy images. It’s like a constantly updated professional art exhibit."
Japanator - Anime & Manga Community

"Here's a great site for keeping up with new artists in Asia. I have been blown away by the quality and diversity of style of the artists they feature ...Beautiful stuff. I can't wait to see what they post twice."
Creative Creativity: Things Of Interest to Creative People

"Startdrawing.org has listed some of the most interesting and upcoming illustrators and artists in Asia and showcases their works on the website. This is seriously the place to visit if you have any remotest interest in art and illustration."
artmgs

"Startdrawing is a site dedicated to some of the newest and most beautiful art coming out of Asia today. They are doing their part in encouraging creative works and action. Its more than worth the time…go get lost for a while."
The Family Blog

"If you're trying to understand the direction of change, watch what artists are doing. That's why (this) site ...is helpful and intriguing. Startdrawing.org is curated by Singaporean artists Josef Lee, a designer / illustrator and Sam Lay (a.k.a. JunMing), a cartoonist."
Virtual China

"Startdrawing.org is an Asian drawing portal that seriously rocks."
Ample Sanity