Little Squid That CouldAuthor Archive
As I glanced at the fan club section on my lensmaster page, I noticed that there were certain avatars that stood out more than others. Let me give you an example:
I don’t know about you, but my eye is immediately drawn to kab’s avatar (3 boxes down, 4 boxes right). Her avatar uses bright primary [...]
Although I disappeared for a while, I suppose I wasn’t entirely idle. I created several lenses dedicated to some of Disney’s Silly Symphony cartoons. They were partly inspired by the lyrics lens format… which is somewhat fitting, since music is a dominating force in many of the Silly Symphony cartoons. Especially the early ones.
What makes [...]
Every once in a while, a nasty little bug will pop up when you’re editing a lens. Sometimes a module will go screwy and regurgitate all your input, and sometimes lenses get wiped out completely. (Had that happen at least twice.)
When anything weird like that happens, it’s best to send in a bug report.
Sounds obvious, [...]
How time flies. I just about dropped off the face of the earth for a while… I’ve neglected various blogs (including this one), my Squidoo lenses, etc. I lost my motivation somewhere between “real life” stuff and tackling too many online projects at once.
What happens then? In my case, you end up looking at this [...]
For some reason, it never occurred to me to use the Thumbnail View for an Amazon module. But now that I know what it does, I expect to use this quite a bit:
Normally, an Amazon module shows you a list of products. They’re stacked, and it always looks rather cluttered to me. However, switching to [...]
You know what my favorite kind of lenses are? They’re usually lenses about becoming a better lensmaster. Sometimes it’s more of a reference, like a list of HTML and CSS tricks you can use to make you lens look even more slick. Usually it’s a lens filled with tips and ideas for lensbuilding.
While you probably [...]
Sometimes I’ll see lenses that are a bit “lopsided.” The content isn’t balanced as well as it could be. First you see rows of text modules, then a bunch of interactive modules, then a bunch of Amazon and eBay modules.
It’s actually better to mix it all up. Breaking up your text modules with a poll, [...]
Some people who sign up with Squidoo choose a nickname that means something to them. Some go with their real name. Some use their business name. Which practice is best?
Each has its advantages. I personally decided to use my real name because I’m trying to use Squidoo as a tool to build my online reputation. [...]
I’m always a little surprised when someone says they’re afraid to make a lens about a topic that’s been covered before. I rarely check to see if a topic I want to write about has already been covered; I just do my own thing.
This isn’t to say looking at what others have already done is [...]
Depending on what you’re writing about, adding links to authority sites adds credence to your lens. This is especially good if you’re writing about health topics, or if you’re covering something that was recently reported in the news.
There are a lot of articles and websites that just say stuff without citing their sources or giving [...]