And the Winner Is…
April 30th, 2007 | 
Author: Hi Challengers!
Congratulations, Tricia! You won the April Squidoo Challenge of the Lensmasters. Great job! If you send me your email, I’ll give you a free copy of my Building an eBook Empire eBook. Or, you can have my Social Networking on Squidoo eBook – or both!
Ruth made it to #6 on Google for diabetes treatment tips! That’s awesome!
I noticed Frank’s lens wound up #11 in Google for 2008 US Presidential Candidates, too – pretty impressive. No telling how much you can make off that lens in the coming year if you keep helping it rise in the ranks.
Thanks to all who participated. Sorry I was MIA most of the time. I really hadn’t planned on launching so soon but got a JV unexpectedly so I had to rush to make it happen. My apologies 
I’ll try to do another in May, but I’m also launching a mentorship for my Building an eBook Empire buyers, so I may just leave the Forum open and let everyone launch a contest at the forum. If anyone learned any new tips this time around, let me know! Always happy to hear about Squidoo – and check out my How to build a lens video on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stZ509QNaDs
Here were the final stats:
Tricia #30 - DIY & Hobbies - http://squidoo.com/quilting-quilt
Bob the Teacher # 85 - Arts & Literature - http://www.squidoo.com/storytime
Kevin #99 Movies & TV - http://www.squidoo.com/youarethesecret/
Paul #203 - Computers, Gadgets & Tech - http://www.squidoo.com/laptop-skins
Amy #293 - Business - http://www.squidoo.com/home-equity-line
Grace #468 - Parenting & Kids - http://www.squidoo.com/best-baby-strollers
Frank #594 - News & Politics - http://www.squidoo.com/2008-US-Presidential-Candidates/
Linette #957 - Animals & Nature - http://www.squidoo.com/topdogbreeds
John #1,264 - Cars & Trucks - http://www.squidoo.com/classic-mustangs
Ruth #1,322- Health & Medicine - http://www.squidoo.com/diabetes-treatment-tips
Lewis #1,392- SEO & Affiliate Marketing - www.squidoo.com/adsense-income
Cynthia #1,491 - Food & Cooking - http://www.squidoo.com/HealthyRecipe
Gregg #1,519 - Shopping - http://www.squidoo.com/online-shopping-bargains
Chip #2,553 - Sports & Recreation - http://www.squidoo.com/exercise-equipment-home-gym
Janice #3,855 - Entertainment - http://www.squidoo.com/craigslistcheaptickets
Fraser #4,760 - How-To & Education - www.squidoo.com/how-to-do-it
David C #8,449 - Travel - http://www.squidoo.com/amsterdamholland/
Richard # 8,119 - Video Games - www.squidoo.com/sony-psp-download/
Tiff
Posted in Lens Challenge Update
April 30th, 2007 9:39 pm
I just started checking some keywords for mine, and found I am #1 for The Secret DVD Podcast.
I guess I better start doing my podcast then.
Here are some other keywords with first page results.
the secret dvd rhonda byrne - #5
the secret dvd vision board - #1
the secret dvd meditation video - #6
the secret dvd meditation - #6
the secret dvd visualization tool - #1
Kevin
April 30th, 2007 9:45 pm
I just found I am #38 for The Secret DVD on Google out of 55 million results. It would be great if I can raise up that ranking and market the dvd.
One of the things I did part way through was turn off the MAX option. When I ran a spider simulator over the lens, it found bad links in the SquidOffers that could kill a search engine spider. In my experience, that was making it harder to get ranked in the SERPs.
Kevin
April 30th, 2007 9:47 pm
Thanks for a great contest everyone - can I go to bed and get some sleep now?
keyword check:)
quilting questions #5
quilting questions answered #1
Take Care
Tricia
May 1st, 2007 7:24 am
Awesome stuff! I will keep my lens updated. Thanks again for the contest Tiffany.