Squidoo Liz – Lizziebeth on Squidoo

My list of Squidoo lenses is being totally redone, with NEW photos or pictures. They are now SQUARE intro photos. I am updating each. Some photos are very oblong or rectangular, and won’t transfer into a square, so I am going to the Google Advanced Image Search Site and finding new pictures to use.

Here is that link in case you want to use it: Google Advanced Image Search. I specify (in the last box) images that can be used any way, even commercially. Then I am downloading the best photo to my desktop, and changing it to a square if needed.

It will be a lot easier to just make the intro photos square when I do my next lens. If I fix these, they stand to be discovered and might even make Lens of the Day!

I’m back to answering questions on the Squidoo Boards now, and when I finish fixing all my lenses, I’ll make my first new one in awhile.

Here is a beautiful design I found today while updating my intro photos and designs. It is a depiction of the internet, circa 2005. I like it!

The Internet, 2005 by opte.org and curiouslee on Flickr.

Wish me luck!

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

Squidoo.. and Pinterest

I have been updating my Squidoo lenses, and found that it has been definitely helping to say hi to new Squidoo members on the Squidoo Forum, and stopping by the other Forum categories.

I found out there just this week that people on Pinterest should stop putting their own Squidoo lenses there as a Board.

It is probably still OK to list other people’s lenses, but the safe thing to do if you are using Pinterest is to take OFF any Pinterest Board that contains links to your lenses.

The reason behind this is that Amazon (which has a Squidoo module I use) does not have a direct link to their sales modules if somebody comes to the lens via Pinterest. So it doesn’t work as well to even have an Amazon module on your lens and use Pinterest.

AND, as Pinterest has some potential copyright issues in the future, some lensmasters feel it is safer not to put your own links there, at least for now.

So I took mine off. Period. I do still have some links to other people’s lenses I like on Squidoo there though.

Are you on Pinterest? Do you list your own or others’ lenses? I am curious to know.

And just saying, my readers here are awesome. I hope you are doing well. Happy Squidooing!

All for now,

Lizziebeth on Squidoo and Betsyanne77 on Pinterest.

Flowers for MomMy mom passed away recently, on February 1st, 2012. I have a Remembrance Page here (p. 1).

My mom passed away recently, on Feb. 1, 2012. I have a Remembrance Page for her online now on my Betsyanne site here: Remembrance Page One.
Now I also have a Squidoo page about her. I talk about the advice I have gotten from my Mom in my life.

I have posted a few photos here too, and some other Squidoo lenses about moms.

There is a poll question in it too. Did (or does) your Mom give good advice? I am curious to know.

Here is that link: Lessons my Mom taught me.

I hope you are doing well. Spring is definitely here at the Garden Spot here in Kentucky. I have some garden plans which of course include tomatoes. I love the taste of home-grown tomatoes, don’t you?

Well, I’m off until next time. Leave a comment!

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

I’m still working on Squidoo.

I am hopefully going to make a page in about two weeks.

So… I thought I would touch base here.

I have been to the site at least once a week, checking my lenses. I have taken another Squid’s advice, and updated my top 5 lenses, PLUS my bottom 5. When I go back to make another lens, I will also update ALL my lenses. They go up in rank each time I do this.

I have lots of ideas for Squidoo pages. It’s on my (very long) list to get back there. I have made some great friends there who are now on my Facebook page and my Like Facebook page too.

Come join me on my Like Facebook page here: My Business and Like Page on Facebook.

Later, gators. Write a comment if you are on Squidoo. What is your plan?

-Lizziebeth on Squidoo

Like this photo? It’s by wachovia_138 on Flickr.

An Epic Squidoo Update

Extra – Extra – Read all about it!

Squidoo had a HUGE update today. I went to see my lenses and they had gone from around 18,000 back down to 12,000. That is epic!

If you have not checked your Squidoo Lens ratings, I would go there now and check to see if you have moved up in ratings too.

The only different thing I did was complete one lens for a Squidoo Quest. So… I would advise for me and anyone else to do as many Quests as possible. I had some other Quests I could have done, but chose not to. Now I will try to do more.

Moving right along, it is New Year’s Eve tonight. And that is the perfect time to make some Squidoo New Year’s Resolutions for 2012.

So here they are:

#1. I will make at least one lens every 2 weeks. (Depending on my schedule).

#2. I will post Squidoo lenses on Twitter at least once a week.

#3. I will learn how to do Zazzle and add this to my lenses in 2012.

#4. I will try to post on the Help Forums on Squidoo at least every other day. I will comment at least three times when I am there.

#5. I will check out the RocketMoms assignments and MIGHT sign up for at least one in 2012.

So… leave a comment!

Do you have some Squidoo Resolutions for next year you want to share? I would love to read about them.

And of course, I hope you have a GREAT New Years too.

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

Here are my business and personal pages – the Betsyanne Site

Some other links to explore:

The RocketMoms Challenge Archive

Zazzle 101 – How to Make a Profit on Zazzle

Free Squidoo Secrets – My Beginner’s Guide to Squidoo

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

Hi all!

Are you on Yahoo? Yahoo posts what people on the internet are searching for. This list changes every day. It is on the right top of the main page. You can tell what is popular there, and on Twitter too. You can also look up popular keywords on Google here.

I am thinking this may be important clue to what will be popular on Squidoo and what may make money. My favorite way of learning is still to check out what is popular and how popular Lensmasters make their lenses. For example, do they have a lot of selling links on their lenses? Are they still fun to read? How many photos do they use? Are they Zazzle sellers?

I made a new Lens this week. It was not made from keyword research, though I do plan to try a couple using this later on. My new lens is called Necroscope by Brian Lumley. It was made to qualify for the Squidoo Book Review Quest.

Necroscope is the first book in a series by Lumley. It is about vampires and their nemesis, Harry Keogh, who works for a spy service. If you love really scary horror stories, this book is a treat. Here is a photo of the scary book cover:

This cover reminds me how evil the Vamphyri are in the book.

About posting:

I remember now that I was going to post a new Lens every week. I sure didn’t do this during the holidays! But I did catch up on my blog postings.

I was fairly organized this holiday season – but next year I want to be done even earlier, in order to enjoy this time of year even more.

I have been posting faithfully in the Squidoo Boards this month. My next projects include making a Zazzle Sales page, and also possibly opening an Etsy crafts or retro items page.

I hope you all had a terrific holiday. Have a wonderful New Year too.

-Lizziebeth on Squidoo

Hi, all!

I (finally!) finished my assignments for the Fall 2011 Rocketmoms Challenge. Here is my lensography:

Lizziebeth’s Fall 2011 RocketMoms Challenge Lenses

I will list the RocketMoms lens about the Challenge as soon as I find it. Hey, I did look!

They should have a few more over the holiday season. In fact, I just found this Winter Session. It starts on January 15th. Now it’s time for a little break! Or not. We’ll see how other projects go.

My lenses went UP by about 1,000 points. Wow! Now to get them DOWN again by getting more people to visit.

How are YOU doing on your Squidoo lenses? Write a comment to let me know.

Thanks! Oh – and I hope you had a GREAT Thanksgiving too.

Lizziebeth on Squidoo – Join and make a lens with my reference.