Archive for April, 2009

» Yahoo has dropped my weight loss lens but Google has finally picked it up

Just recently on the SquidU Forum, there’s been some discussion about how Yahoo seems to have “dropped” Squidoo lenses. There has even been a message posted reassuring Lensmasters that Seth Godin is talking to Yahoo about the changes in their algorithm that have caused a worrying drop in traffic for quite a few people. Everyone [...]

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» RocketMoms are launched on Squidoo!

According to the homepage RocketMoms is a gathering of the smartest women on the web, working together to make Squidoo lenses (and a whole lot more).
The group is specifically aimed at Mums publishing on Squidoo and the first cohort is working together for six weeks, starting on 20 April 2009.
In Week 1 our first task [...]

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» The new Squidoo home page – even more reasons to publish quality lenses

There’s been quite a few changes on Squidoo lately and from comments made on the SquidU Forum, although the general feedback has been positive not everyone likes change. I have held back from saying much about the new Squidoo Home Page because I wanted to wait and see what happened.
I have not picked up too [...]

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» My family don’t agree, but it is offical: AJ is an Angel!

Wow oh wow! I got wings! I am one of the Squidoo Angels, which of course is the topic of my latest lens, where you can find out what I look for in a “Bless-worthy” lens.
The structure of the job has changed since I first joined Squidoo last year and although we can bless (or [...]

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» There’s a fine line between publishing in a “niche” and flooding the market!

All those e-books about “How to Squidoo”, well at least the ones I have seen anyway, talk about finding a niche and publishing lenses that cover every angle. In the right hands this is good advice. In the wrong hands – well….
If this advice is taken too literally you end up with too many lenses [...]

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» Thank you President Obama!

Topical news is something I try to be on the lookout for so that I can not only add fresh content to my lenses, but it means they are more likely to get increased traffic. For example take my lens Queen Elizabeth II.
I published this lens after I had done one on Prince Charles a [...]

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» Never judge a book by its cover or a Lensmaster by their name!

I guess most people I know (well all the ones I know on Squidoo anyway) hate the thought of Spam. So when a new Lensmaster appears on the scene with that dreaded term of unendearment in their name, either they are incredibly stupid or they have a great sense of humour. Methinks the Lensmaster I [...]

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» So what about that Lens experiment? And something about networking

I have not posted much about Lose weight on a wheat free diet lately, as I have been taking Spirituality’s advice to leave it be and see what happens.
But of course I have been keeping an eye on it and it has gradually climbed back up the rankings again, as you can see from the [...]

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