I am planning a major overhaul of chenpn.com in the next few months — yeah, it will take me *that* long because I know next-to-nothing about site redesign and what-nots. I don’t know what I’ll do to my site at the moment because I haven’t really looked into it, but I reckon there will be a few changes in the layout of the blog theme, probably the sidebars as well to remove (or reduce) the cluttered (or informative, from another perspective, heh) stuff. There might be changes in the header image as well though I’ve had that changed a couple of times but only a couple of you realized it, so maybe I should make a more drastic change so that you’ll start noticing them, heh 
But before I get to the core of the site overhaul, I need your help, my faithful readers and visitors, in defining a couple of things, and one of which is my blog goals (yeah, you read that right). You see, I started blogging in October 2005 and at that time, I wanted my blog to serve as a “newsletter” where family and friends checked me out. I had wanted to send out less mass emails and just tell them to “go read my blog”. But of course that didn’t *really* materialize because halfway through, I realized I didn’t want my family and friends to read my blog.
So, to help me redefine my blog goals, I need to ask you a couple of lot of questions. And your feedback will subsequently assist me in determining where chenpn.com should be heading in the next couple of years. So yeah, this is one HUGE task!
Now, the million-dollar question — Why do you keep coming back to chenpn.com? Is it because of the content, or is it because of the pretty header image (gulps)? Is it because I pinged some of my posts on Project Petaling Street? What makes you bookmark chenpn.com? What makes you subscribe to its feeds? And what makes you make a few clicks to come to the site and leave a comment?
So would you please be kind enough to tell me why you kept coming back to read chenpn.com? And if you’re reading this from your feedreader, would you please click through to tell me about it? Your feedback is greatly appreciated..
Rediscovering chenpn.com series:
- Why do you read chenpn.com?
- What was your first impression of chenpn.com?
- What have you learned from chenpn.com?
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I like good content, plus I love turtles…!
For me, it’s the you in the writing. Your writing is very close to heart. All the words seem to have feelings and life of their own. And your kind comments.
I am a designer (which you might know by now), but I would not really be too concerned about the site design. For header you can put your photo (just pulling your leg).
I think as long as you keep writing well, it will be all good.
Although I don’t read that often, I still do because it’s my friend’s blog.
I admire your passion in fighting for what you believe in
What Avijit said. I couldn’t put it better.
I come back because … you are my new best friend !
And besides, you are one of the few bloggers who stand for something !
Simon: Aww.. But I haven’t been blogging about turtles as much as I’d like to recently..
Avijit & Pat: Thank you for the kind words.. And I might consider plastering my photo on my header, heeehee.. Just pulling your legs too!
Jason: Thank you, my friend!
Tine & moz: I’m sure there are other bloggers who stand for something they believe in too!
I may not sound or look like one but I am quite passionate about animal conservation. so reading your blog is something like a catch up on the Malaysia conservation scene. If I do migrate from this country, I wanna do something like what you’re doing now.
I come because I feel you are sincere.
I like what you write.
p/s It doesn’t matter what you put as header, or even without it
(but plastering your face there definitely will increase traffic, haha)
zewt: Err.. What do you mean by, “what you’re doing now”?? And why can’t you do it now? Why must you wait until you migrate from the coutry?
yenjai: Thanks for the kind words
I clicked-through from my feedreader. :-)
I don’t comment all that often on your blog, but I do read it because like how the others put it, you make us that much more aware of animal conservation. That and I like the fact that you’re always willing to help a worthy cause.
You’re the blogger that I wanna be, but am not, because I’m not that noble. *wink*
I like what you write.
I like your sincere thoughts in your blog.
But most importantly, like what Tine said, I too, admire your passion in fighting for what you believe in.
Keep it up, dai kah cher
Your contents. The first time I am here, your blog s immediately bookmarked. I love to read it!
rinnah: Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it
littlebro: Dang. You never said those words when we were housemates, LOL.
Wayne: Thanks!