Not-Just-For-Giants Giving Thanks Project
Let’s Give Thanks to Those Who Have Helped Us At Squidoo
I received a really very nice comment on my Giant Squid Mentor lens this morning and it inspired me to start the Not-Just-For-Giants - Giving Thanks Project.
Giving Thanks Project Rules
Everyday, from now until Thanksgiving in the USA, visit one lensmaster (a different one each day) who has helped you at Squidoo in some way and leave a comment at one of their lenses thanking them.
Do NOT create any new lenses for this!
Lenses made to thank lensmasters, although nice, are virtually useless. They don’t contain any useful information or content that helps anyone in anyway. In fact, too many lenses of this nature can clog up the top 100 lists and hide the really useful lenses that we are trying so hard to promote and show off.
Simply leaving a nice comment at a favorite lensmaster’s lens will really make that lensmaster’s day while also giving their lens a little interactive love which can help increase it’s ranking.
So who is going to join me for the Not-Just-For-Giants Giving Thanks Project?
November 17, 2009 - 5:41 pm
Good idea
November 18, 2009 - 9:55 am
I received a note from a concerned lensmaster about this post, Here is my reply:
First let me say that I am speaking from an organizer’s point of view, not from Head Quarters.
Bonnie and I have discussed this topic many times. We are here to help the lensmasters create successful lenses.
Whether a lensmaster is solely here to earn money for charity, or themselves, or even to do a little of both, community based tribute lenses are just not useful. And lately we are seeing more and more of them. As I said, they are very nice, and yours happen to be exceptional. But from an earnings point of view, I bet you aren’t making a whole lot of money from them. We’d rather see people creating successful niche type lenses with greater earning potential.
My comment about not making any new lenses was because I didn’t want to generate the creation of any more tribute lenses. Leaving comments on our favorite lensmaster’s lenses is far more helpful to them than another lens about them is.