I’m going to toot my own horn here.
When it comes to creating Squidoo lenses that get results, there’s one woman that smart Internet marketers turn to - the real “Squidoo Queen” - moi - Tiffany Dow!
I have single-handedly created hundreds of Squidoo lenses for dozens of the world’s biggest names in Internet marketing, as well as for myself. I’m also one of a select group who achieved the much coveted status of Giant Squid (we get perks and insider tips as well as beta experimenting no one else gets).
Some savvy marketer stole the term Squidoo Queen shortly after others began using that nickname to describe me when I wrote the first marketing eBook on Squidoo - Social Networking on Squidoo. If Id’ have known Squidoo would allow their brand name in the URL, I would have grabbed it, but I was advised against it thanks to stingy MySpace’s rules with their brand.
So just who is Tiffany Dow? In a nutshell, I’m a ghostwriter turned Internet marketer. To look at where I am today, you’d never know that I got my start working as a service provider for one of the leading freelance sites on the Internet, quickly building a reputation for myself among the top Internet marketing “gurus” after Jimmy Brown taught me what IM was all about.
As my reputation grew, this Squidoo Queen found herself increasingly drawn by the appeal of Internet marketing, and decided to put my skills as a writer to work making money for myself. Discovering Squidoo was the turning point for my journey In internet marketing, and I quickly discovered secrets which I could share with other marketers.
I began offering lens creation services to others. The sheer number of top quality lenses Lewis (let’s call him the Squidoo King) and I have produced, our ability to gain top rankings within the Squidoo system (both have had lens of the day, for example), and our attention to the finer details often overlooked that rake in loads of cash month after month from Squidoo have definitely earned me the title Squidoo Queen.
In Social Networking on Squidoo, this Squidoo Queen takes you by the hand and walks you through the entire process of building profitable lenses - in fact, many of my customers have reported attaining top five rankings in Google after following the steps I’ve outlined in my book.
So what does the Squidoo Queen find herself doing these days? Well, in addition to the myriad of eBooks I have available, which bring in a consistent hands-free income, and my PLR MiniMart, which offers top notch PLR content to niche marketers at an affordable price, I’ve teamed up with Lewis Smile to create the BuildMyKnol.com website, in conjunction with the BuildMyLens brand. We offer custom knol and lens creation to Internet marketers around the world.
Even with so much of my income hands-free these days, this Squidoo Queen finds herself busier than ever building custom Squidoo lenses and Google Knols for hundreds of satisfied customers to date!
Written by tiffadmin on September 27th, 2008 with no comments.
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Okay, I haven’t kept up lately as much as I should have because Squidoo’s spinning out in all directions. I was ghostwriting a Squidoo course for my soon-to-be competitor (funny, isn’t it?) and I had to include a lesson on Squidoo co-brands and the list wouldn’t end! A simple 5-page lesson grew into a monster 10-page lesson.
Here are the current co-brands you may want to check out:
SquidoWho - Great for branding your name or staking claim to a guru’s name so you can be an affiliate.
SquidVids - Perfect for you viral video marketers.
MonkeyBrain - Hey we did a contest on this one! Host debates (create a viral buzz) using this co-brand.
SquidBoo - a co-brand dear to my heart. My little Infant Baby Snail lens has earned me a lot of money all through the year, go figure - who’s buying costumes all through the year?
Ever - Another co-brand we had a contest about! Ever is where you pick a superlative, tack on a keyword and you’re off! Like Best.Marketer.Ever.com
InkCity - Only good if you’re zeroing in on that hot tattoo niche.
SquidLit - Great for promoting books. Here’s a good strategy - host a poor review of a competitor who has a tangible book to promote your eBook - but only if their book really IS poor, mind you. OR, give a regular review, but also promote your own eBook (or someone else’s as an affiliate) alongside theirs.
SquidKnol - I heard through the Grapevine that this is a spoof for Google Knol, but who knows. Could have great potential if they ever decided to go through with it - it would be a place to build your expertise.
SquidBids - for all you eBay marketers
SquidFlix - for movies
SquidZippers - for realtors, insurance agents, and anyone who wants to “be the mayor of their zip code online.”
PhotoPhights - Host Flickr Fights, but make sure your images are tagged so you attract your prospects to your lens!
People Who Matter - Not sure how this is different from SquidWho, except for the fact it doesn’t look as good.
CafePress on Squidoo - Again, not sure why they have their own co-brand. Just make a lens with CafePress on it and you’re good to go!
eBayers on Squidoo - Another one - why have this when you have SquidBids?
Anyway, pick and choose among what you need. Some I love and some I think are irrelevant.
Tiff 
Written by tiffadmin on May 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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Hmmm… not so sure I like it, really. I’ve actually become accustomed to the unmaxed layout for awhile now. The reason? More room for my content to stretch.
With the maxed version (now more than ever), all of my content is scrunched together with large, looming ads all around. I DO like the blue color scheme better than the plain orange, though.
Plus, I think it’s kind of odd that each type of visitors sees a slightly different page.
So am I 100% onboard yet? Nope. Maybe it’ll grow on me.
tiff
Written by tiffadmin on March 3rd, 2008 with 6 comments.
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Hi Squidooers!
Ele recently posted a question (or more pointedly, a frustration) she has with Squidoo). She said, “I have a really hard time getting html code to “take” in my modules. I’ll type in the code to add a live link (SO much easier on a blog!), save and publish, and then the code drops and only the tags are left. I sometimes do this three times or more and eventually, I get a live link, but the frustration almost makes it not worth the effort.”
I think I may know what the problem is – it happens to me from time to time. I wrote the solution and posted it to Ezine Articles here:
http://ezinearticles.com/?id=840867
Let me know if this fixes it for you, Ele! This is the only thing that’s happened to me, but if it doesn’t cure it for you, submit a bug report.
Tiff
Written by tiffadmin on November 19th, 2007 with 1 comment.
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Found out today that I did achieve Giant Squid Status. I’m very excited. About a month ago (?) Squidoo staffers sent out announcements to certain Squidoo lensmasters letting us know that we had about a month to make sure we had at least 50 lenses that were up to snuff for inspection.
I only had 22 at the time, because I normally delete many lenses and focus on a few. But this time, I worked my fingers to the bone and made sure I had more than 50 lenses. I created business lenses, lenses on missing children, lenses on Ronald Reagan and Tinkerbell - whatever I had a passion for.
Today I got the congratulatory email that I had, indeed, passed inspection. It’s a great honor, not to mention the perks are nice. I don’t know if we can divulge the perks, so I won’t. But it’s cool. Not to mention, it will help my Build My Lens customers even more!
tiff
Written by tiffadmin on September 19th, 2007 with 3 comments.
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