Monday, April 27, 2009

Merry Month of May

May 2009 is here! and there are holidays for lensmaking!

Holocaust Remembrance Day - May 1
Mothers Day - May 10
Engelbert Humperdinck Birthday - May 2
Bing Crosby Birthday - May 2
International Nurses Day - May 12
South Carolina Ratification Day - May 12
Memorial Day (USA) May 25

A quick search on line for celebrity birthdays in May or holidays in May will provide tons of great lens ideas just for you!

Oh, did you see my lens about the Dancing the Maypole ?

Some Things Bear Repeating

As I fly around Squidoo land in my role as a Squid Angel, I look at more lenses than you can imagine! lol It is fun, and I dearly love to find one worthy of a blessing.

I continue to see these common errors - so I decided to again alert you to these:

1. Bio - oh my! sometimes I dream about that orange guy. Please add a photo and a bio. Introduce yourself to your readers.

2. Default module titles - again and again I see reasonably good lenses with all default module titles. Don't be guilty of that one. Change the title in every module that you use. I am especially aware of this one. It was one of the hardest lessons for me to learn on Squidoo. I would create a beautiful lens, send it proudly to The Isle of Squid, and shortly receive a message "your lens cannot be accepted because you have default module titles." And I would fix them, and resubmit. Over and over. Save yourself some grief. Fix those module titles as you create your lenses (and if you ever spot one on a lens of mine -- do me a favor -- drop me a note and tell me). Thank you.

3. No Intro Picture. A lens without an intro picture is half done. Add a picture to that intro module.

and keep having fun making super lenses!!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Joan's Jolly Judicious Jetsetters

If you are working toward becoming a Giant Squid or Giant Squid 100, and you should be, you are invited to join the Jolly Judicious Jetsetters. The JJJ's are a part of a new challenge that was arranged by the Giant Squid Greeters.

The 5 teams are competing to find out which team can produce the most quality lenses from May 1 to June 15. Won't you join us? This is already fun as people are twittering about it and there's lots of good-natured competition happening even as we are adding folks to our teams.

This is a great way to get to know fellow lensmasters -- and to have your lenses critiqued! Just leave a note in the comment box stating that you would like to be on the team!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Complete that bio

This is good advice for all of us -- old and new!

Keep that bio fresh and appealing! Of course, you must have a photograph and a bio. Or if you have a friendly and quickly recognizable logo like Ohme or Growwear, then that works too!

Introduce yourself as if you were at a business social hour or a Chamber of Commerce meet and greet breakfast. Be friendly and cordial. Tell us about yourself and why you love Squidoo. Tell us about your children, your dogs, your cats. and somehow mention your expertise or interest in each lens.

Yes, I use a default bio sometimes, but I am trying to train myself to change the bio for each lens.

Your bio is very important. And I can assure you, if that orange guy is in your bio, many of us will rush right on without reading your lens.

PS - a little special angel advice -- I don't ever bless a lens with an incomplete bio or a default module title - the worst offender and the one most often forgotten? Guest Book!

Believe me, I have had to correct many of my own many times over, so I am an expert in those default module titles. Check them, and then check again. It's so easy to take a quick look, consider your lens "done" and overlook that default Guestbook title.

Have a fun day Squidoo-ing!

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Lens ideas

I have two lenses to recommend to you this morning!

The first is Carnival of Squid for May 2009 Created by Susan Villas Lewis, this is a directory-in-the-making of lens ideas for May. You simply choose one of the subjects, make a lens, and submit it to the plexo for that particular day! There are some unusual lens ideas here and you don't want to miss this opportunity to create something original and wonderful!

Greekgeek has created a new lens of Top Ten Squidoo Tips. This lens is sure to teach you something new! She even explains how to add the "back to the top" button at the bottom of your lenses! Exciting tips and ideas here!

Have fun creating this weekend with these two tools. Don't forget to use some of Greekgeek's ideas to update some of your tired lenses!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Twitter is for Everybody, especially Squidoo-ers

Friday, March 27, 2009

New Photo Module at Squidoo

The new photo module at Squidoo is great fun! Just go to View all modules. Choose P and select Photo Module.
You can add up to 10 photos and they will flip like an ongoing slide show right there on your lens! You just have to try it!
If you want to see the photo module in action, go to
Seabrook Island Scroll down to near the bottom and see my friends, my daughter and I having fun at Seabrook Island last week!

And thank you, Mimi, for also featuring this lens on your Squidoo Lens Review today. If you are not yet following Mimi's blog regularly, by all means, start now. Mimi interviews lensmasters, features lenses and always has encouraging and positive notes on her blog!

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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Squid Utils blog

If you are not following SquidUtils blog, you should be. Add this one to your list of blogs. always great information and discussions.
http://squidutils.com/blog/uncategorized/spreading-the-social-butter Spreading the Social Butter post is super advice!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

E-book Downloads

In my last post, I strongly recommended that you download Potpiegirl's free Squidoo Guidebook. Later, it occurred to me that many of you have probably never downloaded an ebook. So of course, I did the only natural thing I could do - I created an instruction lens!

EBook Downloads and How to Use Them was made for you. In this lens, I explain how I personally use ebooks for my education and self-improvement.

You are an expert at something! Will you please share with all of us?

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Free Squidoo Guide !!

Download right now! Don't miss this! Potpiegirl is offering a free guide just for you!

Click right here on this link and go download the book and then print it on 3 hole punched paper, and study!! You will learn so much!

I always learn from Potpiegirl and I am certain that you will too!! She writes so that normal folks like us can understand. She is clear and concise. You cannot miss out on this! It's free!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Reminders

If you have not yet joined Squidlog, you will want to do that. You can read great articles about your Squidoo life, link directly to Squidoo chat, get to know other lensmasters, and in general, just have some Squidoo-fun!

Also, if you have not yet checked out One Week Marketing, this is a reminder to do that. Go and download the free pages and see what you think! Potpiegirl is amazing!

and one more reminder - have you introduced yourself over at SquidU? Click on Discussion Forum, fill out your profile information, and go to the forum area marked "introduce yourself". SquidU is vital to lensmasters. And a great way to meet your fellow Squidoo-ers.

Take the time to review all of the available modules. It's easy to get into the habit of using the same ones over and over. I know I have to make myself stretch sometimes to try something new. Exploring the modules is a great way to stretch and make your lenses more interesting, for sure!

Are you having fun with Squidoo?

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Squidoo Lens Ideas

Are you searching for a great lens idea today?

It is time to make some seasonal lenses - spring is here. Easter, gardening, fashions and celebrations!
Take a look at Ohme's Spring Jubilee, which announces and highlights the spring celebration in her hometown of Pendleton, SC.

And do use that great new About Me Module. I am trying now to add it to the bottom of all my lenses. Scroll down to the bottom of my lensography and see how it works.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Sing a Song of St. Patrick's Day

Have you created a song lens yet? I am constantly fascinated that my song lenses rank high on Google and on Squidoo. I have song lenses for every holiday, and even some that are not for holidays, but just for fun! My 100th lens includes music from every decade of my life. It was great fun to create that one!

and remember, people like to see the lyrics, so they can sing along!

Take a look at Saint Patrick's Day Songs or
visit my music lenses directory

This week, create your own music lens! It's fun!

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Squid Tips for You

Yeah! Squidoo Headquarters published a free e-book for its members! Did you get your copy? Squid Tips for You is just waiting for you to download!

I am very proud that my Pendleton lens is right there! Along with all of my sister's lenses about Pendleton! My sister is Ohme on Squidoo.

If you live in a small town, you will want to study Ohme's lenses about Pendleton. There are five of them-- one covers community calendar and activities, another is about the community-built playground, another about local businesses and 2 with local historical photographs. Any small town would be thrilled to have you make lenses about them!

Do let me know if you follow up on this idea! I would love to read about your town!

Friday, February 6, 2009

SquidUtils Toolbar

Are you using the SquidUtils Toolbar yet? This is a free tool available to you from SquidUtils, by thefluffanutta. He created a lens to explain the new toolbar. Go to Get the SquidUtils Toolbar and read all about it. The toolbar will connect you quickly to all of the blogs from Squidoo headquarters, allow you to rate, comment and favorite lenses without all the scrolling up and down, connect straight to your dashboard, and always know when lensrank is updated. And that is just the beginning.

And if this is your introduction to SquidUtils, spend some time on that site. You will find helpful tools for your Squidoo-world available for free.

PS - Need a list of things to do with your lenses? Go to
Squidoo To-Do Lists for a quick review and a list of the best resources available. and have fun!

Friday, January 30, 2009

Reminder

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Twitter Buttons

Just a quick note - really cute twitter buttons at

http://twitterbuttons.com

look great on your profile. go to your dashboard and add it there.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Learning to Squidoo

Are you new to Squidoo? Please stop by and visit our friend John's new and first lens - Learning to Squidoo!

John has jumped in with both feet and the response to his lens has been fantastic. People really want to know how to get started in Squidoo - what are the challenges you faced?

Be sure to comment and participate in the question asked. Learning to Squidoo is a fun happy lens -- about beginning with Squidoo!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

One Week Marketing

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