Archive for February, 2009

Today I chose two topics that are now off limits on Squidoo and created two Google Knols about it instead! If you want to know more about what a Google Knol is and why it’s good to use them, visit http://www.BuildMyKnol.com for some information.

The two topics were fitness over 40 and getting out of debt. Because you can’t “transfer a Knol” I created two individual gmail accounts for these Knols (your gmail account is connected to your Knol).

Again, they promoted 6 ClickBank products eachNote – before you look at these, I’ve been told you can see them in FireFox and AOL but IE butchers them.

Visit the Fit Over 40 Knol: http://knol.google.com/k/john-dow/losing-weight-and-feeling-great-over-40/1qg3yt4k5p2×0/1?upload=1#view

Visit the Get Out of Debt Knol: http://knol.google.com/k/dan-debt/debt-and-credit-relief/1aa635isa3xcm/1#

Knol Alert went out at: 9:07 AM
Knol on Fit Over 40 sold at: 9:12 AM
Knol on Get Out of Debt sold at: 9:17 AM
Total Tuition Tally: $3,000 Woot!!

Tiff

Today’s lens was great tool for Internet marketers – from newbie to advanced. It was all about web 2.0 marketing strategies. It promoted 6 ClickBank products.

Lens URL: http://www.squidoo.com/web-2-0-marketing-strategy

Lens Title: Web 2.0 Marketing Strategy

Introduction Title: Online Entrepreneurs Cut Costs But Gain Conversions With Web 2.0 Marketing

Amazon Spotlight Title: Learn How a Good Web 2.0 Strategy Can Help You Earn Money!

Text Title: Which Web 2.0 Sites Are Worth Your Time to Market On?

Amazon Spotlight Title: Discover How Web 2.0 Gives Power to the People

Text Title: Creating a Powerful Web 2.0 Marketing Strategy That Packs a Punch

Guestbook Title: What Web 2.0 Marketing Strategies Are You Currently Implementing?

If you know anyone who wants to get notification of these pre-made lenses, tell them to sign up here: http://www.buildmylens.com/alerts.html and thank you!

Lens Alert went out at: 9:20 AM
Lens sold at: 9:28 AM
Total Tuition Tally: $2,800

Tiff

Today’s lens was great for marketers of all stages – specific groups like Mommy bloggers or Baby Boomers, or niches like affiliate marketing or Internet marketing newbies. It’s a topic I know quite well – Marketing on Squidoo! This topic is important because you can sell a guide that teaches them to keep costs low using a free social networking site to promote their business openly.

And yes, I promoted my competitor’s products in the lens, too! It promoted 5 ClickBank products and one PayDotCom product.

Lens URL: http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-marketing-success

Lens Title: Squidoo Marketing for Online Entrepreneurs

Introduction Title: Using Squidoo to Promote Your Business

Video Title: Cross Promote Your Ezine Articles on Squidoo!

Text Title: Four Fast and Easy Ways to Make Money Using Squidoo

Amazon Spotlight Title: Download This “How to Squidoo” Tutorial to Your Kindle Instantly!

Text Title: The Best Way to Build a Lens on Squidoo

Guestbook Title: Have You Tried Using Squidoo to Brand Your Business?

Lens Alert went out at: 6:13 PM
Lens sold at: 6:19 PM
Total Tuition Tally: $2,700

Tiff

Two new lenses today! I took yesterday off to spend time with my husband and kids on Valentine’s Day, so I made up for lost time here. The Kindle 2 lens was so popular that I made another one – and I know I’ll need to make more – especially since it releases this month and is already the top selling wireless reader on the market. And the other lens I made was for Internet Marketing newbies, since that was a hot topic, too!

Lens #1 URL: http://www.squidoo.com/kindle-2-wireless-readers

Lens Title: Kindle 2 Outsells Other Wireless Readers

Introduction Title: Why The Kindle 2 Is Already in Hot Demand

Video Title: Watch and Be Wowed By the Kindle 2!

Text Title: Downloading Books, Magazines, Blogs and More to Your Wireless Reader

Amazon Spotlight Title: Pre-Order the Kindle 2 Before It Sells Out!

Text Title: Accessories Available for the Kindle 2 Wireless Reader

Amazon Plexo Title: Vote on the Best Kindle 2 Accessories!

Guestbook Title: Have You Already Placed Your Order for a Kindle 2?

Lens #2 URL: http://www.squidoo.com/niche-marketing-for-newbies

Lens Title: Niche Marketing for Newbies

Introduction Title: Creating a Niche Marketing Aha Moment!

Amazon Spotlight Title: Learn How to Conduct Niche Marketing Research

Text Title: Research Tools That Help You Narrow Down Your Niche

Amazon Spotlight Title: How to Stand Out in a Crowded Marketplace with a Unique Niche!

Text Title: How to Market to Your Niche Once You’ve Chosen It

Guestbook Title: Did This Tutorial Help You Understand Niche Marketing Better?

Lens Alert went out at: 9:53 PM
Lens #1 sold at: 10:15 PM
Lens #2 sold at: 10:02 PM
Total Tuition Tally: $2,600

Tiff

With many of these lens listing, I’m seeing a ton of “I’ll buy it” emails coming in – the Kindle 2 was one such topic, the Mom blog, Internet marketing 4 newbies, etc. I’ll be creating many of these over the coming days and weeks. But today’s lens was on dog training!

Lens URL: http://www.squidoo.com/best-dog-training-aids

Lens Title: Dog Behavior Training: What You Need to Know

Introduction Title: Does Your Dog Think He Can Get Away With Anything?

Amazon Title: Dog Collar Training

Text Title: Dog Training for Shoe Chewers, Potty Mishaps and Bad Attitudes!

Amazon Title: Clicker Dog Training

Text Title: Protection Dog Training Versus House Dog Training

Guestbook Title: What Kind of Dog Training Does Your Four-Legged Friend Need?

Good luck and don’t forget to email me your niche topic lens requests!

Tiff

Lens Alert went out at: 7:31 PM
Lens sold at: 8:07 PM
Total Tuition Tally: $2,400

Tiff

(Actually posting this on Day 19 but I forgot to enter it so I’ll do it now):

Well the Lens Off tired me out yesterday! My poor wrists. I had hoped to list 10 lenses but I could only do 6. I might run another one awhile down the road.

However, today’s another day and I created a great lens on Amazon’s latest Kindle evolution – the Kindle 2 wireless reader, which will become available on February 24th and you KNOW it’s gonna be a hot seller! This gives my customer almost 2 weeks to get the ball rolling before the big day.

There are 2 ClickBank Kindle products promoted and the rest are via Amazon modules and Amazon Associates links.

Lens URL: http://www.squidoo.com/kindle-2-wireless-reader

Lens Title: Kindle 2 - The Next Generation of Amazon Kindle Reader

Introduction Title: What’s in Store for Kindle Enthusiasts?

Video Title: What’s New With Kindle 2?

Text Title: Why People Love the Kindle

Amazon Title: Order the Kindle 2 Here and Get FREE Shipping!

Text Title: What You Can Buy With Your Kindle 2

Amazon Title: Kindle Bestseller List

Guestbook Title: Are You Buying a Kindle 2?

Lens Alert went out at: 7:20 PM
Lens sold at: 7:28 PM with a loooonnnnngggg list of buyers behind the one who got it.
Total Tuition Tally: $2,300

Tiff

It’s true. Today I flipped a total of 6 lenses. Well, I take that back - 5 lenses and 1 Google Knol. The reason I had to flip a Knol was because Squidoo went and nixed weight loss lenses (which annoys me because they reject them due to spambait - yet they allow porn?) Kind of doesn’t make sens to me, but oh well.

I was shooting for 10 lens flips but my hand hurts from writing. I could stay up and do 4 more, but I’m not. $600 in one day is great - and it’s put me $600 closer to my son’s tuition for the 2009-2010 school year. I still have 3 more requests to do, which I’ll do over the next three days.

Want to know how I flipped these lenses? Buy the book Flip That Lens today!

So here’s the breakdown of today’s 5 lens flips and 1 Knol flip:
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