I realize that October technically isn’t over quite yet and the children are still out and about collecting their candy, but I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone (what a horrible saying) with today’s What’s Up Wednesdays post. You’ll notice that the top commentators for the month are a familiar bunch here at Beyond the Rhetoric and I totally appreciate their continued visitage and comment-age. It’s pretty crazy to think that November is less than 24 hours away, meaning that we are less than two months away from Christmas.

Topping this month’s list of top commentators is Matt Freedman. As you recall, he’s the same guy that topped last month’s list. Well, Matt is quite the net and tech savvy individual, so he was among the first to talk about Google’s plan to let us change Adsense ads without changing the code. Instead of having the colors (etc.) stored in the Javascript code, this information could be stored on the Google side of things. Neat-o!

After taking a brief hiatus from the top commentator’s list on Beyond the Rhetoric, Super Affiliate Zac Johnson has pummeled his way back into the top five for October. When Zac isn’t too busy gambling, he’s making money online as a genius affiliate marketer. Well, he wants the world to know what he does for a living (and he wants you to show off the same enthusiasm). Thus, he has created a bunch of free I Make Money Online stickers that he will gladly dish out to anyone who asks. No contest, no requirements. Just ask and ye shall receive. Too bad I live in Canada, because the only restriction is that you have to have a US address.

Dare to be entertainment with DadBalance writer Derek Semmler. He and I have a lot in common, you know, because we both seem to obsess over finding a healthy life-work balance. This week, Derek talks about choosing between purchased and home-made Halloween costumes. His oldest son has decided to be a zombie skeleton, whereas his youngest is going to be a boxer.

Rocking a new theme courtesy of Unique Blog Designs is Etienne Teo, another regular voice here at BTR. Just like so many other people these days, Etienne is bent on making money online, so he asks a very simple yet poignant question: How much money can I earn from blogging? We’ve seen crazy kooks earn $20,000 a month from blogging, but they’re the exception rather than the rule. How much can a “normal” blogger make?

Perhaps best known as the tattooed pilot from Battlestar Galactica, Leo Chiang has been spotted in several television shows and movies, including Alien vs. Predator 2, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, and Bionic Woman. In keeping with the science fiction, Leo is giving away a copy of Halo 3: Legendary Edition. I wonder if I can win again…