Faye (Party Buzz)

What I really want to do is to write more popular lenses. I love writing about a variety of topics, but it’s less fun if most of them only get one (or fewer) views a week. What’s the point of creating great content if no one will see it?

I’m lucky to have a few lenses that really shine. Local Writer’s Associations of America got that way through a lot of hard work – I’ve managed to get quite a few inlinks over the last couple of years by contacting the organizations on my list. Raffle Fundraising: Raffle Prizes Under $50 became popular through a fortuitous keyword phrase choice (something that I’d like to learn how to reproduce!). Going forward, I’d like to build on these successes, using a combination of improved SEO techniques and linking articles within Squidoo and to outside sites such as Associated Content.

And, of course, as I perfect these techniques I want to continue to share them with others on Squidoo!”

emmalarkins

Take a look at the lens to see everything that is available and please do pass the link on to all of the new Squidoo members you meet!

10 Tools and challenges to help you become a Giant Squid

We’d also like to take this opportunity to wish all of our Squid Moms a very happy day today!

I never would have made it this far if I hadn’t joined RocketMoms.

It’s a wonderful group of some of the smartest women on Squidoo.

They have taught me so much about Squidoo and how to create great lenses!

- Shannon aka momto4

How Many Different Ways Can You Cook an Eggo?

If you’d like to answer this question and be featured here at the Giant Squid Showcase Blog send your answer to the question, “Who helped you on your Squidoo journey?” to:  robin@squidoo.com.

“Squidoo is a family of friends and companions who are creative, informed and generous. They mostly spread their talents around free of charge and they give value to others through support, help and encouragment as well as the wonderful knowledge and information they impart through their work.

But not everyone starts out that way. In my experience many come into it with some hesitation. It looks big and almost frightening until you get inside and meet some of the folks who quickly show you that they are on your side. They don’t want or expect anything from you except to see you stick around and produce some great lenses.

When starting out as a new Squid many may have little or no internet experience. Others are all too knowing and want to bombard the place with their offers in an effort to influence and/or make sales from the members. But mostly new Squids, as they are called, are here for the fun and enjoyment of producing something with the least amount of effort or cost and, in turn, to feel good inside.

On the top right of some lenses stands a giant’s badge and a yellow star inviting you to find out more about the author. They show that these lensmasters produced 50 good quality lenses that are original in content and worth reading. When they repeat that effort they may get a 100 Club badge which boosts them up even further,

The thrill of receiving notification that you have made the grade is out of this world. It sent shivers through me and brought a tear to my eye. Of course it is hard work, but so is everything that is worthwhile.

As the thrill of that award begins to fade there may come another quick on its heels. It could be a purple star for one of your lenses. These are only given to giants and they mean that you have excelled as so few are given each week and only around 1000 for the year. Wow, you have made something really out of the box and now you get that purple star on the lens to prove it.

No sooner does that thrill begin to fade when another unexpected email tells you that a lens you have created has been chosen as the Lens of the Day. But you don’t have to be a giant to get that award. It can be given to anyone at any time for an outstanding lens. There  are only 365 of these given in a year and some recipients have less than ten or so lenses under their belt when they get it.

What it amounts to is this. Squidoo is a place of friendship, help and encouragement. It is a place to hang out and many hardly ever leave, except to sleep. The lenses you build can be promoted outside of Squidoo through social sites, articles, email lists, blogs, traffic exchanges, forums and so on. They also get listed in Search Engines and if keywords are good enough they bring more traffic and also more sales if you are offering products, either your own or as an affiliate..

As you grow in status within Squidoo you make friends and help others in the same way that you were helped. Many ask your advice or send thank you notes to your email. Others ask if you need help to accomplish something. Whatever it is you are never alone wothin this family. That’s why there are over a million or more lenses produced in here by enthusiastic authors many of whom, like me, can’t imagine life without it.

Squidoo is possibly the best place to hang out on the Net. With the encouragement given you  begin writing on subjects you never thought possible and the great tools offered free on site make the lenses you create ourstanding in color, theme, design and presentation.. By the way a lens is simply a view of something though your eyes for others to enjoy.”

~Norma Holt aka SkiesGreen

Lensography of Norma Holt