Thanking Joan4 - squidangel, giant, rocketmom etc.

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. Feel free to edit, etc. I just had fun with the questions! my only concern is that I have left out someone vitally important on that list of lensmasters — whew! it takes a village to build a lens, for sure!

Why are you a squidoo lensmaster?
I joined because a friend recommended Squidoo. I stay because I am having so much fun creating and meeting such wonderful people!

What is your favorite lens?
Legally Blind and Plays Golf - a lens about my legally blind husband and his super attitude!
What lens of yours is most under appreciated?
Kids with Special Needs. My sister Betty DeLorme helped me with this one. She has worked with Developmental Therapy-Developmental Teaching for over 20 years - and we both sincerely believe in that program and its developer, Dr. Peg Wood.

What lens of yours is most popular?
My most consistently in the top lens is Crazy Funny Songs - which I really created just for fun!

What’s one thing you see lensmasters doing that doesn’t work - and why doesn’t it?
I am always disappointed to see a lensmaster with too much text and no break, no pictures. It’s just too hard for me to read that much text on the screen. So though the content may be excellent, I miss it because I get tired of trying to read it. I enjoy short paragraphs and lots of pictures and graphics.

What’s your most important squidoo promotion method?
Definitely twitter and facebook.

Which lensmaster(s) have helped you most?
Oh my!! What a list that would be, for sure! My sister, Ohme, is sooo good about double-checking my lenses for errors and supporting my Squidoo life! I am so glad she joined Squidoo. Chef Keem has always been helpful to me– and his angel blessings seem to always arrive on just the right day — when I need them the most. GypsyOwl pushed me to apply for Giant 100 and has always supported my work with her encouraging and kind words. Growwear featured one of my lenses on her blog when I was new, and that gave me a huge boost - and then later she created a beautiful lens about me, which still touches my heart and is probably the nicest compliment I have ever received. Mukunda22, Charlyjl, lwhitelaw, magicpocketz, blissnow are all members of our mastermind group — these ladies keep me on target toward my goals! thefluffanutta, captainsquid, potpiegirl with their excellent advice and training!

And of course, faithful followers like sittonbull, and tipigal and luvmyludwig and ccgal and so many more who visit and comment on my lenses. What a blessing!