I get around 300 visitors a day and I still get comments only from a few. Now’s your chance to shine and show yourself. Gather up some courage to say hello.

Tell me a bit about yourself- who you are, where you’re from, what you do, what you like the most and what you would like to see on this site. This can encourage me to also post more frequently

This will also help you to get to know some of the other lurkers and will even give you a few hits to your site if you have one

For those of you who do not know what a lurker is, let me help by saying that a lurker is a person who reads discussions on a blog or other interactive system like chat room or forum , but rarely participates by contributing their comments.

Comments from all visitors are welcome

Another BIG step in the journey today.

I finished 2nd place in the Audio competition, which put me into the Finals! Now 9 other finalists and I will battle it out at Bix.com until Saturday, Oct. 14.

It’s now more important than ever to vote! If you haven’t done so already, please go to www.Bix.com and vote for your favorite!

If you want step-by-step instructions with screenshots, just click here.

Thanks so much! You guys are the best.

-ND

OK, so American Idol was a bust. 9 hours waiting in line in the August heat only to be told you’re not the right demographic they’re looking for this year! But all is not lost!

The second chance contest ends Sept 30. You can help Nick fund his journey by voting for him online. It only takes 3 minutes, it’s very easy, and it doesn’t cost you a cent. (Plus, Nick will love you forever!) – This is a simple winner-take-all contest.

No Simon. No Paula. No Randy. Just the people voting at home. Or at work. Or in a coffee shop somewhere.

Here’s How to help Nick:

• 1. Go to http://www.bix.com/entry/6707
• 2. The song should start automatically. Listen to Nick sing “Chariot” (originally by Gavin DeGraw)
• 3. Click the voting button – thumbs up!!
• 4. You’ll be taken to a page where they’ll ask you to sign up. Enter the appropriate information and click “Sign Up.”

That’s it. Once you’re signed up, your vote gets counted. Click here for a PDF of instructions you can forward to your friends.

UPDATE (9/24/06):

My Bix.com contest entry has had many fraudulent votes from an unknown source and is currently being investigated.

Please vote only once per person. Voting multiple times with the same computer using different accounts is against Bix.com’s Policy and could actually get me into trouble. If anyone has voted more than once already, please let me know so that we can correct the situation and play fair for everyone. Thanks. -nd