New look here. Playing around with some TypePad stuff that I haven’t played with before, just so that I can stay on top of one of the market leaders in the blogging space. The other guiding principle is that I am looking to simplify my life by migrating my blog back to something that I originally intended it to be – more of my version of an electronic newsletter and a way for people to get info about me and for me to share info in niche areas. This is in contrast to something where I am trying to both grow the reader base (which has stalled out somewhat) and follow cultural norms on blog format. Going to a stock template so there less technical stuff to mess with, and this may be at the expense of readability. If it hurts readability too much, I may move to 2-column format instead of 3-column. This may mean ditching some of the sidebar stuff that is traditional to blogs – my visible blogroll links have already disappeared.
With the new look, I am also trying to make some adjustments in my professional life (no plans to leave 21Publish). Not comfortable with disclosing specifics here, but all of my clients now know that I am transitioning out of certain projects in hopes of concentrating on new things which have not yet been determined. Could be non-profit, commercial, consulting, or venture-related. The future isn’t written yet, but I need to consolidate my efforts. Feel free to contact me if you have thoughts.