All About Squidoo

Thanking Squidster an old time squidangel who finally agreed to be interviewed. Why are you a squidoo lensmaster? Originally I was attracted to the ease with which anyone can quickly assemble a web page. Okay, the idea of shared revenue was a strong motivator as well. I heard about it in one of the IM forums and thought I’ll give it a try. My very first payday with only a handful of lenses yielded over $11 which I thought was very promising. Unfortunately, the financial trend did not...Read Full Story

Joan4 is one of those lensmasters that just can’t make you stop smiling. It’s not for nothing that a lens has already been made in her honor She’s a giant squid top 100 member, a rocket mom and one of the new squidangels. Generous as she is, she thanks an amazing amount of lensmasters at the bottom… And of course she can’t limit herself to just answering my questions. She started out her e-mail to me with: What fun!! I am flattered! I hope I have answered these questions appropriately...Read Full Story

While kiwisoutback ’s lensmasters handle suggests a New Zealand origin, he tells me one of his niches is road trips in the USA. Looking for answers to this conundrum, I checked out his lensography and found out he’s married to one of our greenest lensmasters: TheGreenerMe [edit]Kiwisouthback has since explained on his lensography that he chose the kiwi years ago as a handle on ebay, just because it was a unique animal. No regional associations whatsoever. Of course it probably made a...Read Full Story

Janet21 is what most of us want to be: a self sufficient online entrepreneur. Surprisingly she’s only made 92 lenses to date, which goes to show that online income really is about quality more than quantity. Added to that of course her other online ventures. Why are you a squidoo lensmaster? In 2006, I made the decision to try to earn an income online. I am a stay at home mom and had no desire to work outside the home even once my youngest started Kindergarten in 2010. I discovered Squidoo...Read Full Story

Veronica shares my passion for spirituality and paranormal phenomena, but also makes lenses about politics, where she lives and so on. As a giant squid she was already a credit to squidoo, but now she’s a squidangel too. Here’s her interview. Why are you a squidoo lensmaster? Because once I started at Squidoo, I couldn’t stop. Besides that, it is one of the most helpful, friendly group of people I’ve ever encountered online. What is your favorite lens? My favorite lens of mine (or one...Read Full Story