Good Saturday, everyone. I think we’re about ready to start this program. I’ve been tweaking the template and Dale has been lending me his geeky expertise to possibly insert some sort of avatar/signature with each individual’s reviewers post so readers can tell, at a glance, who is writing what.

This is the template that we have decided to go with. Many thanks to Dale for finding this particular template. I think it’s classy and sophisticated and just has a “bookish” feel to it. I know I said I wasn’t going to go with a three-column template, but this one somehow works for what we’re wanting to do. And besides, as Dale said, I’m not thinking about it as being a three-column template, but rather a 2.5-column template. *smile*

Google has approved me for the Adsense program. I’ll be looking into that a bit more so you can expect to see some text ads soon. I know we’re not supposed to ask for clicks, but since the ads haven’t technically appeared yet, all clicks would be greatly appreciated. If you click the ads, then revenue can build which in turn I will dish out to you, dear reader, by way of free books and other fun stuff.

Reviewers, you can expect an email from me sometime this weekend. I will be assigning each of you your own account - when you receive the sign-on information, please feel free to sign on, update your profile (don’t forget to insert a link to your blog/website!) and change the password. You’ll each have the option to publish, so please, use the publish feature wisely. I would like to keep the posts to two a day so we don’t overwhelm our readers - more on that in the email you’ll receive shortly. If you’re ready to start submitting, then by all means, jump in whenever you’re ready. I imagine this blog will evolve and change over time, as most do, so we’ll really never know what works and what doesn’t until we give it a go.

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