Archive for February, 2008

Okay, since I launched Flip That Lens, I’ve heard from some people who have no trouble selling their lenses off for $200 a pop and some who can’t seem to find an audience.

I don’t have time to evaluate every single lens to tell you what I think, but I’ve gotten a TON of emails asking me to flip the lenses
for you for a split in the profits.

So something popped into my mind ever since I bought a lens the other day, fixed it and sold it. (Of course this was a disaster
lens I had to repair): What if I buy the lens from you for a set amount, then I turn around and sell them for 50% more than what I
paid for them?

Like an affiliate program for an eBook, I’d make about a 50% commission. So if you had a lens I knew I could flip for $125, I’d
pay you $60 for it, you’d transfer it to me and then I’d turn around, after doing whatever I felt needed to be done to it (if
anything) and sell it to my list.

The thing is, I don’t want people offended if I say “no thanks.” Some of your lenses may need too much work in my opinion, some may not be about topics I feel are sellable topics, and if you used PLR to create it - I won’t take it (I check it against copyscape). It has to be unique content for my list. You must have thick skin

I have something that will help you, too. Go to:

http://www.squidoo.com/lenscritique and read what I say to other people because it’s almost always the same - longer introduction, use keywords in your titles, tag it to 40 tags, etc. It MUST have a
250 word (approx) introduction, 2 additional text modules, a guestbook and then the rest is up to you as far as whatever you
use - poll modules with hyperlinked product options, Amazon spotlights (don’t use the big Amazon module), etc.

If you’re interested, email me at tiffany @ tiffanydow.com with your lens URL and any behind-the-scene stats I can’t see, such as traffic or sales, and I’ll get back to you. Send me a list of lenses if you want to.

Whew - hope I don’t hurt too many feelings along the way! I’m brutally honest with my lens critiques, but it’s meant to make you
a better lensmaster and not to be mean

Tiff

On February 1st, I flipped a $200 lens on stress tests.

On February 2nd, I flipped a $125 lens on difficult coworkers but I also flipped another $125 lens on plus-sized dating, so the total was $250 for this day.

On February 3rd, I flipped two more lenses for $125 a piece to a single buyer on workplace stress, totaling $250.

On February 4th, I had a weird limbo situation. The travel lens was claimed, but then given back because it doesn’t fit with the customer’s niche, so this one didn’t get sold and is now back up for grabs at $125!

On February 5th, I flipped a lens at /dietdiabetic for $125.

On February 6th, I flipped my /coffeebean lens for $125.

On February 7th, I flipped a lens at /adwordstraffic for $145.

First week lens flipping profits?

$1,095

Not too shabby for 3 and a half hours’ worth of work!
Tiff
http://www.FlipThatLens.com

Okay, we decided it’d be best to hold off on making Kauai this particular client’s focus, since he has more pressing needs, so the lens at http://www.squidoo.com/theislandofkauai is back up for sale. I know there are many of you in the travel niche, and this is a beautiful lens!

I initially created it because they ran a piece in our local paper about how Mauai is becoming more commercialized (like Oahu) and Kauai is now seen as the “untouched” tropical paradise. They also mentioned that while the rest of America is in a real estate crisis, Kauai is seeing home sales rise from an average of $350,000 to more than $500,000. So this could be good for the real estate OR travel niche.

Want to buy it? Email me at tiffanyandlewis@ gmail.com. The lens is $125.

So I’m on a mission to flip a lens a day this month, and so far, here are my stats:

On February 1st, I flipped a $200 lens on stress tests.

On February 2nd, I flipped a $125 lens on difficult coworkers but I also flipped another $125 lens on plus-sized dating, so the total was $250 for this day.

On February 3rd, I flipped two more lenses for $125 a piece to a single buyer on workplace stress, totaling $250.

On February 4th, I had a weird limbo situation. My Travel lens at www.Squidoo.com/theislandofkauai was kind of purchased - but by an existing customer who had prepaid for a lens. But now we’re not sure if it’s the best option for his business, so it’s in limbo.

On February 5th, I flipped a lens at /dietdiabetic for $125.

On February 6th, today, I flipped my /coffeebean lens for $125.

Tally for February, not including the odd status for February 4th?

$950!

Tiff

Today I have a travel (or real estate) lens available for Kauai, Hawaii titled, “Why You Should Visit (or Move to) Kauai, Hawaii!”

http://www.squidoo.com/theislandofkauai

This is a 5-star lens I created on September 3rd, but didn’t do anything with it until recently. Today it’s been tagged with keywords, had more modules added based on that keyword research, and had links placed throughout, which it didn’t have before.

I’ve also submitted it for inclusion to a few groups on Squidoo today, including:

Travel Mania
Wanderers: The Travel Group
Oceanfront Vacations
Armchair Travel
Honeymoon

This lens hasn’t been promoted yet, but IS indexed in Google and Yahoo and has seen some traffic trickle in even before I added
tags, links, and more content. It’s indexed for these keywords and phrases, but this was BEFORE I added content to the lens and tagged it - it was originally some barebones short material I plugged in just to get it indexed:

should i visit kauai + 1
koke’s natural history museum + 1
kauai rss + 1

The lens includes a total of 13 modules, including:

1.) Introduction: Kauai Is a Beautiful, Peaceful Place on Earth
2.) YouTube Module: Here’s Why You Should Go See Kauai for Yourself:
3.) Text Module: See What Was Filmed on the Island of Kauai!
4.) Amazon Spotlight Module: A Must-Read Guide to Kauai
5.) Text Module: Thinking of Moving to Kauai, Hawaii Permanently?
6.) Amazon Spotlight Module: The “Bible” for Kauai Vacationers
7.) Text Module: Visit Kauai, Hawaii - But Don’t Forget to Do These
Things!
8.) Amazon Spotlight Module: Watch This DVD About Kauai and Other
Hawaiian Islands
9.) Text Module: More Things to Do in Kauai
10.) Amazon Spotlight Module: Planning to Snorkel Kauai?
11.) Wikipedia Module: A Few Facts About the Island of Kauai:
12.) Weather Widget Module: Find Out What the Weather’s Like in
Kauai!
13.) Guestbook: What Do You Love About Kauai?

The lens so far is only populated with Amazon affiliate opportunities, but it will be best for a marketer who has a travel business, blog (add the RSS feed for this) or who has other affiliate links through places like Commission Junction, LinkShare, etc.

If you want it, email me and it’s first come, first gets to buy! The lens is $125 payable via PayPal, but wait to find out if it’s still available before sending money because these usually go quickly.

Enjoy your week, everyone!
Tiff

P.S. - I went to Oahu when I was 16 with my best friend (who was a guy) and his family. We didn’t get to attend a luau so I’ve vowed to tranquilize my husband one day (he hates flying) and return to experience the culture a bit more)!

Since these lenses are so easy to create for me, I’m trying to flip a lens a day in February to see what the profit potential is for me. I know I can create highly targeted lenses for a wide variety of niches.

On February 1st, I flipped a $200 lens on stress tests.

On February 2nd, I flipped a $125 lens on difficult coworkers but I also flipped another $125 lens on plus-sized dating, so the total was $250 for this day.

On February 3rd, I flipped two more lenses for $125 a piece to a single buyer on workplace stress, totaling $250.

First 3 days of February? $700 income from flipping my lenses. My goal? Since there are 29 days this month, I want to flip $3,625 worth of lenses. Think I can do it? I’ll keep you posted. Some days I may be busy and have to launch 2 on another day, but my end goal is the same.

The key is to create good lenses with unique, formidable content and good selling opportunities.

Want to know how I do it?
Visit www.FlipThatLens.com and find out!
Tiff