Each week we poll our team of Authors about their favorite posts on their blogs. We find it interesting to identify the posts the Authors themselves feel are their most compelling. Here follows our Authors’ Top Picks for the week starting Jan 9, 2006:

Rob Willers at TheAirlineHub: Controversy at United over Bonuses Begins… talks about the labor struggles taking place at United Airlines and American Airlines.

Jason Boog at ThePublishingSpot: Books Just Want to be Heard… gives great tips on creating audio files of your writing and podcasting them.

Cathi Kent at BizCradle: Begin the Beguine… offers instruction on the very early stages of creating your own business - the germination stage.

Noelle Wong at ImageAide: Eye Contact… discusses the importance and power of using eye contact in your interpersonal interactions in the business world.

Melonie Murray at SmallBizMentor: Writing and the Web, Part One… in response to a reader question, Melonie addresses the necessity of maintaining your own website, whether you are a writer, a business, or a consultant.

Easton Ellsworth at BusinessBlogWire: 10 Steps to Creating a Successful Corporate Blog… offers ten excellent tips to follow when establishing a blog for your own business or corporation.

Colbert Low at ITechTips: IT Security Influence Growing… discusses the rise of the need and opportunities for IT Security professionals in today’s business world.

Rich Ottum at MarketingBlurb: Movies Brewing at Starbucks… weighs in on Starbucks’ new marketing initiative of heavily promoting new movies in their stores nationwide.

Larry Stay at GrowYourFunds: 2006 Economic Trends… predicts the factors and trends that will have an important impact on the financial markets in 2006.