Not bad for a guy who’s self-taught with computers and geeky stuff. Learn from my years of experience on the internet and with social media.

Now that I got that off my chest, I’d like to introduce *my* choices for the Genesis Awards… congrats to everyone who won!

Best About Page – Spyr Media
The moment I laid my eyes on this page I realized just how awesome Genesis (with the help of some wicked good guys) could be used. Huge props to Dave LaTulippe for the design and Jeff Sarris for the implementation.

Best Comments Design – The TomKat Studio
Ladies, I have to warn you – when you visit Kim Stoegbauer‘s site you might have design envy. This site is one of my favorites – Lindsey Riel did an outstanding job. My favorite part of the design is the way the comments are styled.

Best Email Subscribe Box – Amy Porterfield
When I saw Amy Potterfield‘s redesign on Genesis I didn’t even notice that her email subscribe box was, well… an email subscribe box. It integrates so seamlessly into her site, it had me from hello. Excellent job, Amy!

Best Event Site – Problogger Events
I’m quite partial to this one since we did the redesign on Darren’s Problogger site – but you can’t deny just how cool this design is for an events site.

Best Homepage Design – Seward Helicopter Tours
I’m a skier, which might explain this one – however, you have to agree with me that Joe from Sundog Media killed it with this homepage design. Excellent use of colors and slider effects makes this award very easy to give out.

Best Kids Site – Woo! Jr.
You may not know this, but this site is run by my friend Wendy Piersall – and she has an entire network of site for kids. You can’t deny how fun this site is – can you?

Best News Site – Florida International
There are too many reasons why I like this site – it’s clean, well laid out and overall has some pretty awesome effects. Go ahead and see for yourself…

Best One-Page Design – Red to Gray
Breathless… that’s pretty much how this awesome design by Lauren Mancke and Northbound Design made me feel when I saw it. This is an example of a site that really showcases how uniquely Genesis can be used.

Best Site Layout – Eat Life Whole
You knew it was coming – a Genesis Awards ceremony isn’t complete unless ninja Bill Erickson takes home a trophy. There all all kinds of reasons that this site wins, so go check out the site layout awesomeness that’s going on over there.

Best Sports Site – North West Sports Blog
If you live in the Northwest (or anywhere really for that matter) you might find yourself frequenting this outrageously cool sports site developed by Chris Cochran.

Best Tumblog-style Site – EightCrazy the Blog
WordPress. Check. Post Format. Check. Icons. Check. I’d say that Shannon Dow really showcases how Genesis can be used in a tumblog style environment.

Best Use of Icons – ListPlanit
Here’s another example of how Genesis can be used to run a full blown website. With attention to detail and a pristine design from the talented Chris Ford, this site just screams gorgeous.