Top 10 Posts for 2007

Posted by Ian McKenzie
December 31, 2007

Top ten posts 2007 Ian’s Messy Desk communication motivation productivity

2007 was a breakthrough year at Ian’s Messy Desk. I realized an increase in traffic and revenue with a few simple changes to the blog. As I look back over 2007, these are the posts that drew the most traffic or the most attention:

  1. – This post ranked well during the summer vacation period and prior to holiday weekends. Rather than coming back to a packed e-mail in-box and a full voice-mail box, spend a few minutes crafting a useful out-of-office message and people will be able to redirect or park tasks appropriately.
  2. Communication– Communicating effectively means more than knowing what to say and when to say it. Communication involves the subtle signals your body language sends to those listening.
  3. – This simple checklist was picked up by Lifehack.org and has drawn steady traffic since it was posted.
  4. – When you combine the dread of public speaking with the emotions of saying goodbye, you have what can be a stressful situation for most people. To simplify the speech preparation, I have a simple template that I use to write a farewell speech. Judging by the steady traffic this post draws, a lot of people need help giving a farewell speech.
  5. Out-of-Office Messages for Your E-mail – This was a humourous post, but probably drew readers that were looking for something more along the lines of number one in today’s list.
  6. – This post, written by Kathy Gates, drew a numbers of comments and links. What you think about your circumstances may keep you stuck in a bad situation. That is why recognizing the lies you tell yourself is very important. These lies prevent you from being as powerful as you really are.
  7. – This post drew the most links of any single post; appropriately enough for Ian’s Messy Desk.
  8. – This post, outlining the 13 Virtues which Franklin used to guide his life, draws steady traffic. I may use these as a basis for a 13–part series in the near future.
  9. – Another speech-writing template. This time, more generic than the farewell speech.
  10. – Our attitude is a result of deliberate action. We choose the ways we respond to difficulties in our lives. That’s not to say that some situations are going to be more difficult than others, but there are steps we can take to help maintain a positive attitude.

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