I flipped a lens below but wanted to talk about something first here on the blog and get your feedback on an idea I have. Yesterday there was some confusion about the Google Knols I flipped. A few people had trouble viewing them – turns out they appear fine in AOL and Firefox but not so much in Internet Explorer, for example.

Another interesting thing happened – the debt knol got flagged and shut down within minutes of me launching it, so we’re looking into why that happened. It can be flagged by anyone but if it doesn’t get reinstated once they review it (he sent a request in) then I’ll refund that and learn from it. The fit over 40 knol is holding its own just fine

It didn’t appear to violate any TOS but one thing I’m learning – spammers and lazy people who provide no value to these social networking sites are ruining it for everyone – this is why topics like dieting are banned from Squidoo and why Hub Pages limits links to 2 per site.

So it got me thinking and I have an idea I want to pass along to you and see what you think. How would you personally like it if I did any of these along with lens listings, Knols, etc:

1.) Listed original blog posts of 250 words each for a niche with only one buyer (not PLR). A social networking site can’t shut down your blog – YOU control it! So I can write the content for you to plug into your blog with a quick cut and paste. As you probably know, blogs do great in search engines. So I could email you with a blog alert that says I have one pack of 14 blog posts for $140 ($10 each). No one else would own them but you and you could submit requests to me via email like you do for niche lenses.

2.) One page article packs to use as web content, in article directories, etc. Again – 100% original, no one else gets a copy but you. So I could have a pack of 10 one-page articles for $200 (this is $10 per page OFF of my usual $30 per page price for ghostwriting). If no one bought it, I would simply list it for sale on my PLR Mini Mart site so it would not be a loss for me (or use it myself on one of MY blogs)!

Would you like to have the opportunity to buy original pre-made content for your niche like this or stick to lenses only? I may even combine the two – say I have a lens alert about Internet Marketing and then I have 10 unique articles you can use to drive traffic to your new lens (so the first person to reply about the lens would have dibs on the 10 pack of articles and if they passed but bought the lens, then others could buy the original content). Let me know your thoughts on how I can cater to your needs with this list!

Okay, today’s lens alert was about blogging as a way to make money. It promoted 6 ClickBank products and 2 Amazon books.

Lens URL: http://www.squidoo.com/make-money-blogging-tips

Lens Title: Make Money Blogging About What You Love!

Introduction Title: Blogging Becomes a New Career Path for Many

Amazon Title: Start a Blog Business at Home!

Text Title: How to Blog Free

Amazon Title: Blog to Supplement Your Current Income!

Text Title: How to Search for Profitable Blog Niches

Guestbook Title: Have You Ever Blogged for Money Before?

Lens Alert went out at: 9:42 AM
Lens sold at: 9:56 AM
Total Tuition Tally: $3,100

Note: Got a GREAT response about the content ideas – the list members loved it so stay tuned for those!

Tiff

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