Posts tagged Mickie_G
Spotlight on Mickie_G
Nov 17th
Today we shine the Squidoo Spotlight on to 100 Club Member Mickie_G. 1. Tell us about your experience as a RocketMom. I love being a RocketMom because Bonnie is such a wonderful taskmaster! Why? She comes up with super ideas that are easy to write about AND she does not flog you for being late submitting assignments.
Also, there are many RM lensmasters who are very generous and share copiously. Alison Meacham and Paula Atwell have particularly influenced me.
2. On your bio you mention that you are a Baby Boomer, do you think this influences the topics you write about? Why or why not? Yes, being a “boomer’ does influence the topics of my lenses. I try to write about subjects that I know. That means, because of my age, I have grandchildren that I use in my lenses. One such lens is “Recipes for a Candy Corn Halloween” where I feature the kids in a photo gallery module making the Candy Corn Mix.
I, also, have had many years of cooking under my belt (pounds and experience) and share my successes in that area. “Celebrate the Chocolate Brownie” and “Green Tomato Recipes” are two examples.
I was a child of the 60’s in style and philosophy. You can see that in my lens “Take a Fashion Trip to the 60’s“.
3. Which of your many lenses is your favorite and why? My favorite lenses are those that have my grandchildren in them, but I am particularly proud of a SquidLit article that I wrote this past summer, “Fifty-Grand: a suspense novel by Adrian McKinty“. I have been trying hone my book review skills and I think I am getting better.
4. George, Paul, John or Ringo and why? “George” and you can find out why by reading -”Let it Roll: Songs by George Harrison“.
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Spotlight on Mickie_G – Earn Respect, Not Profits
Jun 8th
Giant Squid Lensmaster Mickie_G learned a valuable lesson, the hard way.
She’s chosen to use her day in the spotlight to keep others from making that same mistake.
Mickie_G: “The hardest, but the best, lesson I learned during my quest for Giantdom was this: Do not make a lens JUST to make $$$.
Last autumn, my daughter (a mother of three children under 5) was already planning for Christmas. She asked my help in finding the best prices for “construction” ride-on toys for her two boys (3yrs and 1yr). With the economy in such a state, she wanted to make sure the dollars she would spend were justified.
Her request resulted in my –”Ride On Toys For Three Year Old Boys“. I did research and found some really good sites with wonderful toys. I became an affiliate for those companies and began assembling my lens. (I just added my own photos of my grandsons at play on some of the toys I recommended!)
Another result: I also became an “affiliate maniac” and applied for all kinds of programs with three different affiliate sites. I was blinded by the possibility of big bucks.
As a result of this addiction, I began creating lenses about products I thought would sell. I thought these products were so cool and maybe bring a hefty commission. What a mistake.”A Beautiful Rocking Horse“ began as a lens about something I really did not know squat about. I am still working on that lens trying to give it some substance. I still think the toy is beautiful.
When the commissions did not roll in, I was so “kerfuffled”. Why? Why? When the answer came to me, it hurt. My $$$ making lenses were about nothing that mattered to me–meaningless fluff!
Most of this realization on my part occurred right after I did not make Giant the first time I applied. I revisited all my lenses and began to transform them into non-fluff. It paid off. I made Giant! Now, I am revisiting those lenses and adding more transformations. My goal is to earn respect, not profits.”
