Five of My Favorite Posts
I've been getting a fair amount of traffic after being mentioned on John Chow's front page, so I thought I'd write a post to introduce the new readers to my blog by showing 5 of my favorite posts. I believe these posts encompass what the main focus of my blog is. I love to write about interesting topics that relate to what I do online which is manage online communities and more recently - blog. So if you like these posts you should subscribe to my RSS feed or just come back for more. So without further ado here they are in descending order with number 1 being my favorite of course:
5. Is it worth the money to pay for a new blog design?
While I wrote this recently I think it's a good way to look at your blog and how serious you are about being successful. I just recently decided that I'm going to pay for a custom design and in fact I just heard back with a quote from Unique Blog Designs. The price tag is pretty hefty though, so it may have to wait until after Christmas 
4. John Chow effect on a top commentator
I did an experiment to see just how much traffic I'd receive by being on John Chow's top ten list of commentators and the results of this little experiment are actually pretty surprising. Check out the post to see what I mean.
3. Favicon's - use them to improve site branding and professionalism
Favicon's are easy to make and a great way to add a further layer to improver your branding and make your site look much better. Check out my post on how to make them.
2. Never give up on a publisher program if you're at first denied
My philosophy is that it never hurts to ask so why not ask if a publisher will manually approve you if you're at first denied? I've done this twice now and been accepted after calling them up to try and get in.
1. Finding time to work as a part time web publisher
For those of you that haven't read my about page yet, I've been a part time web publisher for nearly three years and got my start on the net with forums. The challenges we have as bloggers and web masters are much different than those of the big name bloggers that don't have to put in 8 hours before they can work on their websites. This post is about finding that extra time to get things done.
The focus of my blog is on my experiences as a part time web publisher and blogger. I share what has worked for me and what doesn't work. If these topics interest you subscribe to my RSS feed 
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Great articles Chris. I’ve just subscribed to your RSS feed.
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