Archive for November, 2007

Hi everyone!

As you know, I am in a partnership with mastermind genius Lewis Smile - a Squidoo expert who blows me away when it comes to leveraging Squidoo to milk it for cold, hard cash. We’re working on something that’s going to blow you away when you see it. But first, we want to make sure we address your needs.

So how about it - what are the burning questions you have about Squidoo?

No question’s too big or too small. Just ask. Post it here in the comments section. Then sit up and stay tuned…

Tiff

A client asked me to make a video about putting Amazon products into the lens, so here it is - using text-based links and the Buy Button image via SquidUtils.com.

Any more questions, post them and I’ll answer
Tiff

Hi Lensmasters!

Couple of things to address today. First, I posted in SquidU to give all of our lenses some exposure and I had hear directly from Squidoo Staff complimenting me on the challenge idea. Looks like some sourpuss went around and rated some of the lenses 1-star.

They came from the blog here, which I had posted in the SquidU forum. Don’t let them get you down – they just don’t like ME because I market on Squidoo and teach others how to do it. They’re ignorant, so ignore them and go on with your lenscrafting.

Someone asked about indexing in Google. What I do is go to Google.com and in the search box, type in my lens URL. If it’s indexed, it’ll show up. If it’s not, it won’t. Sorry I don’t know what an indirect link is in Google.
Frankie had this Bug Alert: “A major problem I ran into last night: the text/write module is really messed up. I’d make changes (had images and links to sites) and it’d come back with really old stuff, over and over again. I put in a bug report. So, now I have several modules that cannot be published because others are screwed up! If they don’t fix it soon, I’ll have to copy stuff out and try to delete the messed up modules — however, there’s a problem doing that sometimes too — they mysteriously pop back up!”

Also, a client of mine read Social Networking on Squidoo and wants to know how I make Amazon buy buttons in my text modules, so I’m going to create a video tutorial on that later today and post it to YouTube. I’ll probably post it here, too. But my username on YouTube is TiffanyDow (original, eh?) so you can look it (and other Squidoo videos) up there.

Already solved - see in comments:Also, Frankie and Linette – I’m confused. All of our pages are superlative.word.ever.com and yours is http://www.squidoo.com/funniest-calvin-and-hobbes-ever and http://www.squidoo.com/best-decorative-christmas-tree-themes-ever - so how did you create your to look like an Ever page? It’s already in Google, but since it’s tacked onto Squidoo. Were they created via Ever.com?

Okay, here are the current rankings for the Ever Contest:

Paul: http://best.christmas-present-ideas.ever.com 221

Thefluffanutta: http://best.console.ever.com/ 261

Frankie: http://www.squidoo.com/funniest-calvin-and-hobbes-ever 390

Stephen: http://greatest.guitarplayer.ever.com/ 532

Alison: http://best.orlandoattraction.ever.com/ 542

Doug: http://best.lenses.ever.com/ 611

Maureen: http://smartest.tv-chef.ever.com 769

Katiyana: http://cutest.doll-sweaters.ever.com/ 1,236

Ruth: http://tastiest.holiday-treats.ever.com 1,667

Linette: http://www.squidoo.com/best-decorative-christmas-tree-themes-ever 1,773

Connie: http://wisest.woman.ever.com/ 2,000

Kevin: http://best.ceos.ever.com/ 2,326

Troy: http://coolest.rock-biography.ever.com/ 2,780

Chip: http://best.throwback-football-jerseys.ever.com 2,934

Tiffany: http://best.plr-site.ever.com 3,187

Lewis: http://www.best.squidootips.ever.com 3,427

Christopher: http://best.identitytheftprevention.ever.com/ 3,443

Alban: http://greatest.message.ever.com/ 4,347

Len: http://deadliest.article-writing-tool.ever.com 4,642

Kim: http://best.fire-retardant-plants.ever.com/ 5,047

Lori: http://best.christianwomensresources.ever.com/ 5,721

Bruce: http://best.bfads.ever.com/ 5,809

info-preneur: http://best.alternative.ever.com/ 6,222

Linda: http://greatest.toy.ever.com/ 7,117

Tammy: http://smartest.tammydickinson.ever.com/ 7,757

Colin: http://best.seoebook.ever.com 18,514

Randell: http://laziest.ebayer.ever.com/ 29,212

Rabs: http://best.coloncleanse.ever.com - Still says under construction

Tiff

Hi Challengers!

Well I JUST got started today really altering my Ever page. I have a good idea for it though but it’ll take time. Remember with your Ever pages that the key to success is good content!

Don’t just spin it on autopilot and leave it as is because with an Ever page, Squidoo does reserve the right to repossess your page and give it to a lensmaster who’s more deserving if you let it sit stagnant and too plain Jane (sorry Janes of the world).

So here’s where we stand today and I want the FIRST person who gets indexed in Google to come here and shout about it!

Paul: http://best.christmas-present-ideas.ever.com 274 (SHOW OFF!)

Frankie: http://www.squidoo.com/funniest-calvin-and-hobbes-ever 446

Stephen: http://greatest.guitarplayer.ever.com/ 499

Alison: http://best.orlandoattraction.ever.com/ 665

Doug: http://best.lenses.ever.com/ 713

Maureen: http://smartest.tv-chef.ever.com 916

Ruth: http://tastiest.holiday-treats.ever.com 1,621

Kevin: http://best.ceos.ever.com/ 1,683

Linette: http://www.squidoo.com/best-decorative-christmas-tree-themes-ever 1,858

Alban: http://greatest.message.ever.com/ 2,814

Christopher: http://best.identitytheftprevention.ever.com/ 2,883

Katiyana: http://cutest.doll-sweaters.ever.com/ 3,234

Tiffany: http://best.plr-site.ever.com 3,472

Len: http://deadliest.article-writing-tool.ever.com 3,505

Chip: http://best.throwback-football-jerseys.ever.com 3,847

info-preneur: http://best.alternative.ever.com/ 4,522

Bruce: http://best.bfads.ever.com/ 4,525

Lewis: http://www.best.squidootips.ever.com 4,532

Lori: http://best.christianwomensresources.ever.com/ 5,357

Troy: http://coolest.rock-biography.ever.com/ 5,588

Connie: http://wisest.woman.ever.com/ 5,596

Linda: http://greatest.toy.ever.com/ 6,506

Tammy: http://smartest.tammydickinson.ever.com/ 9,662

Colin: http://best.seoebook.ever.com 32,957

Randell: http://laziest.ebayer.ever.com/ 37,474

Rabs: http://best.coloncleanse.ever.com - Still says under construction

Keep up the good work! Let’s get these into the top 100 in less than 7 days. Top 26 lenses on Squidoo sound good?

Tiff

Hi Lensmasters!

Looks like we have some great Ever ideas going! I’ve visited them all, but Rabs – I was unable to access your page. Is it published? Right now, Paul has pulled out in the lead with Doug nipping at his heels closely.

I haven’t done squat with my page, but today I’m gonna start! Watch me go

Here are the current rankings:

Paul: http://best.christmas-present-ideas.ever.com 836

Doug: http://best.lenses.ever.com/ 962

Frankie: http://www.squidoo.com/funniest-calvin-and-hobbes-ever 1,157

Stephen: http://greatest.guitarplayer.ever.com/ 1,809

Ruth: http://tastiest.holiday-treats.ever.com 3,035

Alison: http://best.orlandoattraction.ever.com/ 3,774

Tiffany: http://best.plr-site.ever.com 4,118

Chip: http://best.throwback-football-jerseys.ever.com 4,563

Kevin: http://best.ceos.ever.com/ 5,607

Maureen: http://smartest.tv-chef.ever.com 5,617

Len: http://deadliest.article-writing-tool.ever.com 6,161

Linette: http://www.squidoo.com/best-decorative-christmas-tree-themes-ever 7,888

Christopher: http://best.identitytheftprevention.ever.com/ 10,926

Lori: http://best.christianwomensresources.ever.com/ 14,420

Katiyana: http://cutest.doll-sweaters.ever.com/ 15,693

Lewis: http://www.best.squidootips.ever.com 22,627

Linda: http://greatest.toy.ever.com/ 22,629

Connie: http://wisest.woman.ever.com/ 22,633

info-preneur: http://best.alternative.ever.com/ 28,848

Alban: http://greatest.message.ever.com/ 28,850

Colin: http://best.seoebook.ever.com 53,203

Bruce: http://best.bfads.ever.com/ 288,622

Rabs: http://best.coloncleanse.ever.com - I can’t access the page – can anyone else?

Time to get in gear and put the pedal to the metal!

tiff

Calling all Squidoo lensmasters!

Ready to take your lenscrafting to a whole new level? Today’s the day! Go to www.Ever.com and build your new lens to see how high you can get it ranked by November 30th.

If you’re the winner, you get a custom-built lens made by Tiffany Dow and Lewis Smile of www.BuildMyLens.com! As the day goes on, I’ll add more entries to this list, but it looks like some people got a great start already! Post your Ever entry in the comments of this post.

Over the days, I’ll track who’s where as far as LensRank goes. And feel free to stop into the forum at http://www.socialmarketing101.com/Forum/YaBB.pl and share ideas, tips, and strategies or ask questions!

Here’s the current lens list:

Doug: http://best.lenses.ever.com/

Alison: http://best.orlandoattraction.ever.com/

Paul: http://best.christmas-present-ideas.ever.com

Tiffany: http://best.plr-site.ever.com

Lori: http://best.christianwomensresources.ever.com/

Maureen: http://smartest.tv-chef.ever.com

Stephen: http://greatest.guitarplayer.ever.com/

Chip: http://best.throwback-football-jerseys.ever.com

Frankie: http://www.squidoo.com/funniest-calvin-and-hobbes-ever

Ruth: http://tastiest.holiday-treats.ever.com

Len: http://deadliest.article-writing-tool.ever.com

Katiyana: http://cutest.doll-sweaters.ever.com/

Linda: http://greatest.toy.ever.com/

Linette: http://www.squidoo.com/best-decorative-christmas-tree-themes-ever

Kevin: http://best.ceos.ever.com/

Rabs: http://best.coloncleanse.ever.com

Connie: http://wisest.woman.ever.com/

Christopher: http://best.identitytheftprevention.ever.com/

Lewis: www.best.squidootips.ever.com

Alban: http://greatest.message.ever.com/

info-preneur: http://best.alternative.ever.com/

Bruce: http://best.bfads.ever.com/

Enjoy everyone!
tiff

UPDATE: Lewis Smile has kindly offered to take care of the other tasks that we normally do for BuildMyLens customers, so you WILL get bookmarking, tagging, etc. - thanks, Lewis!! Be sure to check out his blog SquidooCool.com during the challenge for some helpful tips on how to win!

READ the RULES below!

Thanks to Kevin Davis, I’m up to creating a new Squidoo Challenge. But let’s make it fun. How about we compete for the highest Squidoo ranking with an Ever lens?

In case you’re not familiar with it, Squidoo partnered with someone (I forget who) and launched Ever.com. Here’s how the site works:

1.) You pick a superlative (best, worst, sexiest, zanniest - whatever).
2.) You enter your topic (I own best.marketer.ever and best.forum.ever)
3.) You click Go and let it partially build your page.
4.) You claim it.

And for the contest…

5.) You spend the next 2 weeks (give or take a few days) trying to make it rank highest to win a prize. Whoever ranks highest on the LAST day wins.

So what’s the prize? Hmmm…everyone has my Squidoo eBook, so how about this? You choose 1 pack from my PLR mini mart and I will alter the articles a bit and create a lens for you on Squidoo like I do for my BuildYourLens.com customers.

Sound good?

If you’re brave enough, zanny enough, and insane enough to toss your hat into the ring, post in the comments that you want in.

RULES:Then on Saturday, November 10th, you post your URL here and I’ll track it as time passes. Do NOT register your lens before Saturday, November 10th - it has to be newly created on THAT day. the contest will end on November 30th.

Any questions? Ask and I’ll reply asap!
Tiff