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Someone asked me to make a lens about my traffic statistics, because they're so very impressive. I've been made the SEO mentor on squidoo, and these stats may have something to do with that. Though I don't think there were many other candidates for what's essentially a volunteer position. I've mixed up different kinds of stats because that is what I have. I'll tell you just what kind of traffic my lenses are getting today, how much I had a year ago. I'll try to update this monthly so it... Read Full Story

I was asked, as part of my new squidoo SEO Mentor role, to make a lens about the statistics of my squidoo lenses . I am, despite my training as a math teacher, not really very faithful in keeping track of stats. I have in the past, but it taught me very little. Traffic is only the result: not something I have any influence on. What I do check regularly is what lenses bring in traffic, what keywords people use to find them and what sells. However, squidoo makes it very easy to keep track of... Read Full Story

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... 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

This month I’ve made, as usual, quite a few squidoo lenses. Right now I’m up to 258 lenses, visited 16,140 times in the last 7 days. Let me start with a lens that was inspired by a squidu forumthread: My newest lenses I made two lenses devoted to desk calendars: Spiritual and religious desk Calendars 2010 and the more general: Desk Calendars . Devoted to a book that is a classic in the Theosophical World: Man The Measure Of All Things . Book reviews never get much traffic for me, but... Read Full Story

This is the place where I've tried to collect all the facts and links for all the projects run by Giant Squid Organizers and Greeters in the past. And, in a way, this lens is my own way to say thank you to those who helped me on my own way to become a Giant Squid, 100 Club member, a Greeter and SquidAngel. Some of the Organizers and Greeters active then are now retired from this volunteering duty but they will always be those I'll remain grateful - for their dedication, their perservance and... Read Full Story

Oh wow - this is an emotional interview for me. I’m tearing up, though that might be because of the continuing sinus problems I’m having. For one thing - inkserotica is so honest about her emotions, it’s touching (and she’s right: it makes compelling reading). For another - she thanks me at the end… and I started out disliking her (partly because the whole adult lenses thing put me off). I’m thanking her here because she’s amply proved her value as a squidoo community worker by the blog she... Read Full Story