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Our last Squidoo contest was a Monkeybrain one. Kyle Richey won it and as promised, we (myself and Lewis Smile) built Kyle a lens on Squidoo as a reward!

Wanna see it?

It’s amazing if I do say so myself. Now I do the writing and initial lens set-up, but Lewis sure does make it WOW you:

http://www.squidoo.com/How-To-Make-Wine-At-Home

I love logging into a lens after Lewis puts the finishing touches on it (including all the behind-the-scenes magic he does to help it perform well) and just being in awe of how it looks…content aside. The images pop, the format just works well, and I get jealous that it’s not my lens!

Enjoy your reward, Kyle! And everyone go show Kyle some star love for his hard work in winning the Monkeybrain contest.
Tiff

In regards to lens stats, traffic, etc. Did you compare your lens and progress with the other contestants?
Did you see any patterns of why one person’s lens ranked better than yours?

I’m gathering some data
tiff

Well we have a winner! Kyle Richey, congratulations! You won the Monkeybrain contest for March and now you get a custom created lens from myself and Lewis Smile at www.BuildMyLens.com.

Email us with your lens topic at TiffanyandLewis@BuildMyLens.com and we’ll get started!

Also, thanks to everyone for participating this time around. I let mine go since I was preoccupied with mine and my son’s skin cancer scare, but I’ll get it revved up here shortly!

Here are the final stats for everyone for the last day of the Monkeybrain contest:

Kyle Richey – http://www.squidoo.com/Cardio-vs-Interval-Training - 107

Linette Gerlach - http://www.squidoo.com/gardening-green - 250

Margaret – http://www.squidoo.com/dogsvscats - 265

Anthony McGarry - http://www.squidoo.com/scottsigler - 502

D’Vorah - http://www.squidoo.com/chocolate4health - 658

Lewis Smile - http://www.squidoo.com/dancing-dogs-and-tickling-monkeys - 2,696

Tiffany Dow - http://www.squidoo.com/dietlies - 3,070

Mack Harris - http://www.squidoo.com/monitorvsmerrimack - 4,845

Andrea - http://www.squidoo.com/libertyforsecurity - 6,550

Carina - http://www.squidoo.com/olympics-controversy - 13,352

Dennis - http://www.squidoo.com/originalscooby-doovsallthenewscoobyseriesandmovies - 17,412

Achim Thiemermann - http://www.squidoo.com/sugaraintsweetie - 23,907

Himick - http://www.squidoo.com/isgodmaleorfemale? - 29,651

Jenny Dunham - http://www.squidoo.com/prescriptiondruglies - 44,404

Eric Gilkes - http://www.squidoo.com/gaspriceshowmucharewewillingtoputupwith - 62,580

Shannon - http://www.squidoo.com/Disneyland_vs_WDW - 79,468

Darwin Dennis – http://www.squidoo.com/SimonCowell-vs-RyanSeacrest - 368,266

Great job everyone!

Tiff

Hi everyone!

Now’s the time to really push hard with your lenses - the last few days - because even if you’re near the bottom, you can still catch up. LensRank can change an unbelievable amount in just 24 hours if you work it!

Here’s the latest update (oh, and on a personal level, the biopsy for my son was good - thanks for the kind messages):

We have a new first place contestant!

Kyle Richey – http://www.squidoo.com/Cardio-vs-Interval-Training - 120 – Kyle, you’re almost in the Top 100! I’m not a big fan of exercise. I was a golfer and when I did that, I worked out and did circuit training, but I wish I was one of those people who loved it.

Margaret – http://www.squidoo.com/dogsvscats - 347 – Margaret, looks like there are a LOT of people passionate about pets, right? Maybe that’s why the dog niche is one of the best ones in the marketing world.

Anthony McGarry - http://www.squidoo.com/scottsigler - 399 – Anthony, I’m not familiar with this author, but my husband’s been disappointed with his favorite author (Stephen King)’s last few books. Maybe I ought to get him one of Scott’s – any recommendations for a first one?

Linette Gerlach - http://www.squidoo.com/gardening-green - 700 – Linette, I love the bee/flower picture – it’s so beautiful! I just created a huge PLR pack on gardening and it made me want to start all sorts of gardens around my house!

D’Vorah - http://www.squidoo.com/chocolate4health - 852 – D’Vorah, chocolate is the best thing in the world. I love it. Love it, love it, love it. Looks like I’m not alone!

Tiffany Dow - http://www.squidoo.com/dietlies - 2,763

Mack Harris - http://www.squidoo.com/monitorvsmerrimack - 3,713 – Mack, neat lens! My dad was on the USS Wisconsin in WWII and I love hearing all about it.

Andrea - http://www.squidoo.com/libertyforsecurity - 7,476 Andrea, what a thought-provoking debate! I never thought about it. I’ve always believed in limited government but after 9/11, I also don’t mind if they have to take away SOME liberties to protect us all. Guess for me, it depends on what liberties they’re limiting. Like some state trying to outlaw gun ownership. For me, they’ll have to “pry it from my cold, head hands.”

Lewis Smile - http://www.squidoo.com/dancing-dogs-and-tickling-monkeys - 7,772 – Lewis, I can’t believe how tiny those monkeys are that are being held in between that guy’s fingers. What ARE those?

Achim Thiemermann - http://www.squidoo.com/sugaraintsweetie - 19,799 – Love the title of this lens. Cute! I like honey in my oatmeal, but I still like sugar

Himick - http://www.squidoo.com/isgodmaleorfemale? - 28,501 – Himick, it’s funny because my daughter is 3 and I’m saying my prayer out loud every night and she’s starting to mimic me and say, “Now it’s MY turn. When she asks me who is God, I tell her HE is such and such….and she corrects me every time and says, “God isn’t a HE, He’s a SHE!” LOL! From the mouths of babes, right?

Jenny Dunham - http://www.squidoo.com/prescriptiondruglies - 47,118 – Hey Jenny, interesting topic! I believe we push pills too much, too. It just seems we aren’t educated enough about options. It’s very confusing. I know some people who just pop a pill if they think they MIGHT be getting a headache.

Eric Gilkes - http://www.squidoo.com/gaspriceshowmucharewewillingtoputupwith - 66,690 – Hey Eric! There’s a great ClickBank product you could promote on this lens that shows people how to alter their car to use water (and they get a tax credit for doing so). Okay, just realized you have a link on it. Good for you!

Shannon - http://www.squidoo.com/Disneyland_vs_WDW - 88,113 – Shannon, I’m planning a trip to WDW next year – I’m confused on where to start planning! It sucks with a 5-person family (+ grandma going) because there’s no suite large enough. I don’t want separate rooms. I went when I was 5 and they took me on that haunted castle and I buried my head after seeing a hologram of a ghost.

Carina - http://www.squidoo.com/olympics-controversy - 106,087 – Carina, I remember when the Olympics (like the Miss America pageant) were HUGE deals. I mean, everyone was tuned in. Now – I don’t even pay attention. I wouldn’t flinch if they got rid of them.

Dennis - http://www.squidoo.com/originalscooby-doovsallthenewscoobyseriesandmovies - 365,925 – Dennis, as I said on your lens, I am NOT a scrappy doo fan. Why do they go messing with a good thing?

Darwin Dennis – http://www.squidoo.com/SimonCowell-vs-RyanSeacrest - 366,416 – Ryan needs to go? He’s like a mold, growing on everything – he won’t be cast out. I don’t know how he works so much. But I’m not an Idol fan, either, so I can’t have an opinion

Keep up the good work everyone! I’m bored with my topic. Next time, I’m doing something interesting to me personally instead of trying to come up with a topic I can market about.

Tiff

Hi everyone!

I’m beginning to think these contests are a bad omen for me. Every time I launch one, some health issue creeps up.
This time, like last time, I’m having a portion of skin biopsied. Why oh why didn’t I use sunscreen instead of baby oil
when I was golfing all those years? What’s worse is that my son’s being biopsied, too.

Cross your fingers for us, please!

Okay - here’s the update for the Monkeybrain contest:

Margaret – http://www.squidoo.com/dogsvscats - 469

Linette Gerlach - http://www.squidoo.com/gardening-green - 1,199

D’Vorah - http://www.squidoo.com/chocolate4health - 1,380

Anthony McGarry - http://www.squidoo.com/scottsigler - 2,165

Kyle Richey – http://www.squidoo.com/Cardio-vs-Interval-Training - 2,681

Tiffany Dow - http://www.squidoo.com/dietlies - 3,675

Mack Harris - http://www.squidoo.com/monitorvsmerrimack - 5,645

Lewis Smile - http://www.squidoo.com/dancing-dogs-and-tickling-monkeys - 9,448

Achim Thiemermann - http://www.squidoo.com/sugaraintsweetie - 21,221

Himick - http://www.squidoo.com/isgodmaleorfemale? - 25,113

Jenny Dunham - http://www.squidoo.com/prescriptiondruglies - 42,999

Eric Gilkes - http://www.squidoo.com/gaspriceshowmucharewewillingtoputupwith - 94,351

Shannon - http://www.squidoo.com/Disneyland_vs_WDW - 99,172

Dennis - http://www.squidoo.com/originalscooby-doovsallthenewscoobyseriesandmovies - 362,653

Darwin Dennis – http://www.squidoo.com/SimonCowell-vs-RyanSeacrest - 363,130

Good luck!
Tiff

I wouldn’t be a good Big Brother contestant because I’d be all messed up on what day it is.

Sorry I was MIA for the last few days. Lots happening here. So here’s today’s stats check-up:

Margaret – http://www.squidoo.com/dogsvscats - 580

D’Vorah - http://www.squidoo.com/chocolate4health - 1,880

Anthony McGarry - http://www.squidoo.com/scottsigler - 4,337

Kyle Richey – http://www.squidoo.com/Cardio-vs-Interval-Training - 5,933

Tiffany Dow - http://www.squidoo.com/dietlies - 5,966

Mack Harris - http://www.squidoo.com/monitorvsmerrimack - 7,474

Lewis Smile - http://www.squidoo.com/dancing-dogs-and-tickling-monkeys - 12,263

Achim Thiemermann - http://www.squidoo.com/sugaraintsweetie - 14,715

Linette Gerlach - http://www.squidoo.com/gardening-green - 28,152

Jenny Dunham - http://www.squidoo.com/prescriptiondruglies - 39,205

Himick - http://www.squidoo.com/isgodmaleorfemale? - 54,929

Dennis - http://www.squidoo.com/originalscooby-doovsallthenewscoobyseriesandmovies - 360,923

Darwin Dennis – http://www.squidoo.com/SimonCowell-vs-RyanSeacrest - 361,342

Good luck!
tiff

Some cute lenses - why did I pick a boring topic like dieting? Ugh!

Margaret’s still in the lead:

Margaret – http://www.squidoo.com/dogsvscats - 3,329

Tiffany Dow - http://www.squidoo.com/dietlies - 5,638

Anthony McGarry - http://www.squidoo.com/scottsigler - 7,237

Kyle Richey – http://www.squidoo.com/Cardio-vs-Interval-Training - 8,200

Mack Harris - http://www.squidoo.com/monitorvsmerrimack - 15,114

D’Vorah - http://www.squidoo.com/chocolate4health - 16,735

Lewis Smile - http://www.squidoo.com/dancing-dogs-and-tickling-monkeys - 26,075

Linette Gerlach - http://www.squidoo.com/gardening-green - 66,029

Dennis - http://www.squidoo.com/originalscooby-doovsallthenewscoobyseriesandmovies - 359,280

Darwin Dennis – http://www.squidoo.com/SimonCowell-vs-RyanSeacrest - Under construction so I can’t find LensRank

Jenny Dunham - http://www.squidoo.com/prescriptiondruglies - Under construction so I can’t find LensRank

Good luck!
tiff