John Dilbeck Loves Being a Lensmaster on Squidoo
I have a wide range of interests and very limited time, so that means I have a long list of lenses I want to create whenever I can.
One of the things you may not know about me is that I have a gift for building websites, forums, and lenses that don't seem to interest anyone but me, but ya gotta be who you are.
I'm going to try to organize the lenses I've already built and list them here on this lensography page, but it won't be easy. I have a wide-ranging and eclectic set of interests.
I would be building many more lenses if I didn't have so many other websites to manage, so I'm going to add a section for my other sites, even though they may not strictly belong on a lensography.
I hope you find something you like on at least one of these lenses, and I welcome your comments and suggestions. Please feel free to rank the lenses, vote in the Plexo lists, and favorite any you like.
Act on your dream!
JD
Help spread the word...
Share this lens with your friends
Part of what makes Squidoo such a special place is the ease with which we can make friends and share what we find with others.
I hope you'll help spread the word about this lens to your friends.
Thank you.
Latest SquidCasts by John Dilbeck
New and updated lenses on Squidoo
Whenever I create a new lens or make significant changes to an existing one, I send a SquidCast so you can learn about them.
You can see the latest updates below.
Subscribe by email
If you're a real fan and want to be notified whenever I send a SquidCast about any of my lenses, you can subscribe by email and you'll get the latest news directly in your email inbox.
How handy is that?
Subscribe by email
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byNewer Lenses
-
Can AWeber and Squidoo Work Together?
-
This is an open letter to Tom Kulzer, CEO and Founder of AWeber, and Seth Godin, Founder of Squidoo. We have a problem that I think can be solved. As both of you already know, permission marketing is one of the most effective ways of attracting pro...
-
SFI Marketing Group Store - TripleClicks
-
On January 5, 2009, SFI Marketing Group opened its brand-new TripleClicks store with over six thousand products ready for you to browse and buy. That's just a start. New products are being added every day and don't miss the Deal of the Day item. Vi...
-
Make Your Knowledge Sell!
-
Make Your Knowledge Sell!, written by Monique Harris and Ken Evoy, is the best ebook I have read that tells you how to write an ebook or other electronic report or manual and then sell it online. For years, MYKS! has sold for $49.95, but now it has...
-
Private Success Team
-
The Private Success Team is a simple 3-step system that enables you to build your business at absolutely no cost! To build an online business you either need your own product or become an affiliate marketer of a stable and long term program with resi...
-
21st Century Affiliate Marketing
-
I have owned several home businesses over the last 30 years, including consulting, programming, printing, page layout, and blacksmithing, and I think affiliate marketing is a relatively easy way to earn extra money online. Of course, it's a business...
New Lenses
-
Social Networking Sites for Business
-
Are you making use of all the opportunities offered to you by the growing number of free social networking sites to meet new people and to build relationships with them as part of a long-term strategy to grow your business? Some people say that this...
-
Independence Day Firecracker
-
On July 4th, 1776, our founding fathers formally adopted the Declaration of Independence from England. Over the next several days, the Declaration was signed and the United States of America took on a new life of its own. Now, we celebrate Independ...
-
My Unauthorized Autobiography
-
(...as told by himself, to himself, in some obviously altered state of reality, in a weird stream-of-consciousness style...) I am a tall, slim, tanned, healthy stud of indeterminate age who sometimes walks around in battle armor, sometimes in a dark...
-
Should You Tweet Your Blog?
-
John Merrick and Soren Jordansen just released a tool called Tweet My Blog that makes it easy to automatically post new updates to your blog to Twitter.com using a WordPress plugin. (Please note that I have removed my affiliate links to Tweet My Blo...
John Dilbeck's Featured Lenses
-
BuildBiggerDownlines.com
-
MLMs are growing and many people are building a home business in one or more network marketing companies. Before you waste a lot of time and money by approaching network marketing from the wrong direction, take a few minutes and read Ann Sieg's free...
-
Site Build It, a revolution in website design, hosting, and promotion
-
A few years ago, Ken Evoy started Sitesell, a small Canadian company that has revolutionized the process of creating, hosting, and promoting websites. Sites built by individuals using the guidelines and procedures Ken and his company have developed o...
-
Squidoo Marketing Community
-
Squidoo has become a very important part of my online marketing mix and I want to learn good marketing tips and techniques from other Squidoo lensmasters and also share what I know. I have found Squidoo lensmasters to be intelligent, knowledgeable,...
Internet Marketing Lenses
I love online marketing!
I earn 100% of my income from my online marketing business.
Yes, I really do earn money while I sleep and I can work in my pajamas if I want.
- Build your marketing funnel with Affiliate Funnel
- Affiliate Funnel was created by Jon Olson and Paul Kinder. Here's a brief description, in their own words: Isn't it time that YOU benefited from all your hard work? It's time for a change. It's time to put your stamp on your business and develop it the right way. We now both work from home - not at a job...
- BuildBiggerDownlines.com
- MLMs are growing and many people are building a home business in one or more network marketing companies. Before you waste a lot of time and money by approaching network marketing from the wrong direction, take a few minutes and read Ann Sieg's free ebook: The 7 Great Lies of Network Marketing. Learn...
- Get A Free Marketing Site
- When I first encountered LinkScout, I didn't really understand why it was important for my marketing efforts. Now, however, after using it for a couple of years, I've learned that it is a very powerful suite of marketing tools that helps me market as many sites, products, and services as I want....
- Traffic Exchanges Bring More Visitors To Your Websites
- Everyone builds a website with the expectation that you will have, in the next few days, a flood of traffic to your website, visitors who are willing and ready to buy your products and services, read your witty and wise remarks, and make your site the raging success you want it to be. Unfortunately...
Affiliate Marketing Lenses
-
Should You Tweet Your Blog?
-
John Merrick and Soren Jordansen just released a tool called Tweet My Blog that makes it easy to automatically post new updates to your blog to Twitter.com using a WordPress plugin. (Please note that I have removed my affiliate links to Tweet My Blo...
-
21st Century Affiliate Marketing
-
I have owned several home businesses over the last 30 years, including consulting, programming, printing, page layout, and blacksmithing, and I think affiliate marketing is a relatively easy way to earn extra money online. Of course, it's a business...
-
Private Success Team
-
The Private Success Team is a simple 3-step system that enables you to build your business at absolutely no cost! To build an online business you either need your own product or become an affiliate marketer of a stable and long term program with resi...
21st Century Affiliate Marketing Blog
These are recent headlines from my primary blog.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byView Comments via Backtype
- Amazon.com vs. States - associates lose
- [...] he was meeting with his attorney to discuss corporate dissolution and moving out of NC. I suspect, but don't know for sure, that he's not the only one. Some people earn pretty big money from Amazon - or at least they did. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- FTC plans to monitor blogs for compliance
- [...] , Deneil. I agree with you that this could be very serious, even for those of us who play by the rules. I'm just hoping the FTC will put out guidelines before they proceed with enforcement so we can be sure we are in compliance. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Affiliates terminated in Hawaii and Rhode Island
- [...] is just the first part of the process and more will come. It's always a good thing to have diversified sources of income for just this very type of situation - don't put all your eggs in one basket. But, I agree with you. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com vs. States - associates lose
- Good afternoon, Tim. Welcome to our discussions. I agree with you. I'm worried about who else will drop all their affiliates on a state-by-state basis. This could have even more serious repercussions. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Making The Move From Cable To Satellite TV
- [...] don't miss it. I've considered Direct TV, and may sign up for it one of these days – after all, I'm an affiliate for them. But, for now, I'm enjoying the peace and quiet and a little extra work time. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- TripleClicks - SFI new store grand opening
- [...] , companies. I no longer believe in duplication and leveraging my efforts by recruiting others. I always earn more from my own efforts than I ever have from anything done by my "downline." For whatever it's worth. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Why do blogs have a higher failure rate than restaurants?
- Good afternoon, Mike. Welcome to our discussions and thanks for your comment. I agree with what you said. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Why do blogs have a higher failure rate than restaurants?
- [...] a good slogan, but you're free to do what you want with your site. I almost didn't approve this comment, because it's basically off-topic and serves as an ad for your site, but I did want to respond to your comments. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- [...] know for sure. That's where Squidoo's offices are located. My Act On Your Dream! site is hosted on servers in Quebec, Canada, as will be my [...] is decided by the legislature or the courts, I'm done with Amazon.com. Sigh. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- [...] model, so affiliates living in other states may be facing this issue in the coming months. At least, that's the way I understand it, now. As I've said, I'm no expert on this matter. Thanks for your comments, Brian. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- Good afternoon, Deneil. Yes. I agree with what you said. No, it's not a big part of my income, although it used to be, and I had hopes that it would grow, again. Now, I don't have to worry about it. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- [...] refine their business model and make changes related to customer interests, changing business climate, new laws, and our own interests. It never stops. On the other hand, that's one of the things I like about being my own boss. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- Good afternoon, Pcmasters. I'm with you. I couldn't believe it as I read their letter. I don't want my account back, now. I'm done with Amazon.com. Thanks for your comments. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- [...] to go directly to Amazon.com and they really don't need their affiliates like they did when nobody knew who they were. We helped them build their brand and now they don't need us, so it's easy to cast us aside. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- [...] sign up for it again. I still haven't decided if I'll never buy from them, again, or not. At this moment, I'm leaning in the direction of never again having anything to do with them. I appreciate your comments, Bill. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Amazon.com cancels all North Carolina affiliate accounts
- [...] no idea how many others may follow their lead. Sometimes it feels like it's "me against the world," but then I get nice messages from people like you. We're not alone in doing our best to get by and prosper. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Anonymity Of Blogging
- [...] not take part in the conversations. There were some objections, but they've been dealt with, and now I think all of us on that site will have a better experience. Other than that, I guess each of us gets to decide for ourselves. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- I have mixed feelings about SFI Marketing Group
- [...] years and always get paid what I earned. Unfortunately, the payment I've received has not been enough to compensate me for the effort I've put into it. That's why I'm not actively promoting them right now. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Site Build It! or WordPress? Which is Best? Why?
- [...] is concentrate on writing our content, and updating it when necessary. That's why I'll be buying another Site Build It! subscription this week - to build another website that earns real revenue. Thanks for your comments. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
- Will new tax law kill affiliate marketing in North Carolina?
- [...] m a bit more diversified than I was then. It will still be a serious blow, if it happens, but one that I can get through. The real problem arises, however, if other affiliate programs cancel my accounts. That could be a real problem. Act on your dream! JDRead more comments by John Dilbeck
Let's be social
I succeed by helping you succeed.
- John Dilbeck | Facebook
- Sign up for Facebook to connect with John Dilbeck.
- Twitter / johndilbeck
- Twitter is a free social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time. Come follow John Dilbeck.
- JohnDilbeck - MyBlogLog
- John Dilbeck, Dilbeck Marketing, Murphy, NC
John Dilbeck and Friends : John Dilbeck
Act On Your Dream
Squidoo Marketing
21st Century Affiliate Marketing
A Year From Now Forum
Squidoo Marketing Community - John Dilbeck's Ryze Business Networking Page
- John Dilbeck's profile page on Ryze.com.
- John Dilbeck's Apsense Business Center - Dilbeck Marketing
- John Dilbeck's Apsense Business Center.
- Dilbeck Marketing, Grape Creek Murphy NC 28906
- Get discount coupons for Dilbeck Marketing and other Murphy, NC local merchants. Dilbeck Marketing is dedicated to helping businesses grow and prosper through a variety of promotional activities in their local communities and on the Internet.
- John Dilbeck on AdlandPro
- AdlandPro Community - Business Networking, make business connections, make new contacts and friends.
- John Dilbeck on MySpace
- MySpace profile for John with pictures, personal blog, interests, information about me and more.
- John Dilbeck @ Qassia
- John Dilbeck's profile at Qassia, the hottest site on the net right now.
- johndilbeck on HubPages
- I love working from the comfort of a small cabin in the mountains of western North Carolina, several miles from the small town of Murphy, NC. I live...
- Profile - johndilbeck - Zimbio
- Profile - johndilbeck - Zimbio
- John Dilbeck's Page - Squidoo Marketing
- John Dilbeck's Page on Squidoo Marketing community.
- John Dilbeck - FriendFeed
- John Dilbeck's Profile on FriendFeed.
- John Dilbeck on Squidoo.com
- John Dilbeck's lensmaster page on Squidoo.com with links to all my lenses.
- johndilbeck's Profile // Bloggers // BlogCatalog
- After 30+ years of computer consulting and teaching others how to use their computers more effectively, I have turned my...
- johndilbeck's Profile - Mixx
- Mixx is your link to the web content that really matters.
- John Dilbeck's RSS Feed
- John Dilbeck
Occupation: Internet Marketing
URL: http://21stcenturyaffiliatemarketing.com/
URL2: http://www.ayearfromnow.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/johndilbeck
Tags: affiliate marketing, marketing, blogging, home business, work at home - Comments by John Dilbeck — BackType
- Comments from 21st Century Affiliate Marketing and more by John Dilbeck
Follow John Dilbeck on Twitter
Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!
John Dilbeck's Tweets

- johndilbeck
- aka John Dilbeck
- 1,464 followers
- 1,554 following
-
- Good blog post by John Carlton: Death by Habit. Are your habits helping or hurting you? http://bit.ly/10MGx7
-
- @SquidGypsyOwl Thanks for tweeting about my Site Build It lens!
-
- @KarenLKay Good morning, Karen. I had a great birthday yesterday. Thanks for the good wish.
-
- Thank you, GypsyOwl. I'm really touched! Reading this: http://www.squidoo.com/birthdaytribute
-
- @Mitch_M You made me laugh when I read your comment about the FTC looking for live breasts and cussing! ;)
-
- It's time for a break. Later, gators.
-
- New blog post: Affiliates terminated in Hawaii and Rhode Island http://bit.ly/179yKw
-
- New blog post: FTC plans to monitor blogs for compliance http://bit.ly/znbFs
-
- New blog post: Amazon.com vs. States - associates lose http://bit.ly/kwh40
-
- I always enjoy reading Seth Godin's blog: The difference between strangers and friends. http://bit.ly/13Adr0
John Dilbeck's Social Networking
I've added a few of the RSS feeds from my blogs and social networking sites to my John Dilbeck Profile page on FriendFeed.com.
The last few items are syndicated below.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byWestern North Carolina Lenses
I love living in the mountains
I finally made it here in 1984 and I can't imagine living anywhere else. I love it here.
- Cherokee County, NC
- Cherokee County is located in the far southwest corner of North Carolina. We are about an hour's drive to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and about a two-hour's drive to Atlanta, Georgia; Knoxville, Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Greenville, South Carolina; and Asheville, North Carolina.
- Favorite destinations in western North Carolina
- Millions of people visit the mountain region in western North Carolina every year. They come from all parts of the world and visit for all kinds of reasons. Some come to see the scenic natural beauty. Others come to learn a new skill or to challenge a wild river. Others are looking for a peaceful refuge...
- Murphy, NC 28906
- Depending upon which direction you are travelling, Murphy, NC is the first or last town in North Carolina. We are a small town located in the southern Appalachian mountains in Cherokee County, the most south-western county in the state. We are located about one hour from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Nice Offers Coupons in North Carolina
- Businesses in North Carolina are offering Nice Offers coupons to attract more clients and customers. You'll find some of these Nice Offers coupons listed below.
- Western North Carolina Forum
- If it concerns living, learning, working, playing, or visiting the mountains of North Carolina, this is the place to talk about it.
- Western North Carolina
- Western North Carolina is one of the most beautiful places on this planet. Some of us are lucky enough to live here, others are lucky enough to visit. I wasn't born here, but I got here as soon as I could.
Three reasons to love John Dilbeck
Here are my top choices:
1. He's trustworthy and loyal - like a big old shaggy dog.
2. He's brilliant - but he won't rub it in.
3. He's a great hugger.
Do you have any reasons to love John Dilbeck? If so, please add them to the list right below this.
Top 10 reasons to love John Dilbeck
So, why DO you love me?
Even if you don't know me, you're welcome to tell the world why you love me.
(grin)
He's a pretty good writer
Well, at least you can generally fathom what he's more...3 points
He's a friendly face to run into when you're surfing around.
I love running into John everywhere online!3 points
He gives a good massage
For such a strong guy, he can be surprisingly gent more...1 point
He's gentle and easy going most of the time
Just don't threaten him or his friends, because he more...1 point
People I Admire Lenses
- Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich
- Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 - November 8, 1970) is widely recognized as the founder of modern personal success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time.
Napoleon Hill was born into poverty in Virginia and began his writing career... - Ken Evoy
- I first met Ken Evoy (online, not in person) around the turn of the century. I had been working hard to sell my Steel Roses That Never Wilt (tm) online and was meeting with limited success. I found Ken's ebook, Make Your Site Sell!, and it was one of the best purchases I've ever made...
- Tim Russert - Moderator of Meet The Press - a Tribute
- From About Meet The Press' website: Tim Russert was the Managing Editor and Moderator of 'Meet the Press' and political analyst for 'NBC Nightly News' and the 'TODAY' program. He anchored 'The Tim Russert Show,' a weekly interview program on MSNBC. Russert also served as senior vice president and Was
Business Social Networking Lenses
So, I spent a few months looking for other social networking sites where business wasn't just tolerated, it was appreciated.
Here are some lenses about my favorite business networking sites.
- APsense - A Free Business Social Network
- The following description is quoted from the About Us page at Apsense.com: Apsense is a free social network where people get paid to come together to share their business. Imagine a place where you have all the tools you need to make your business grow and get paid for using it...
- Favorite Social Networking Sites
- Social networking sites are popping up everywhere. I'm sure you've heard of some of them, such as MySpace and Facebook. The purpose of this lens is to make a list of some of the best and most popular social networking sites. I hope you'll take the time to vote for yours and offer any comments you'd care to make.
- Marketing With MySpace
- Last year, I signed up for MySpace but wasn't too interested in what I encountered there. A couple of months ago, however, I took another look and saw possibilities for marketing without being obnoxious and intrusive. Unfortunately, their changes made it less of an option for business networking.
- Marketing With Squidoo
- I enjoy marketing with Squidoo and it is working better every month. Squidoo is rather difficult to explain. Here is part of the explanation of a Squidoo lens, taken from the FAQ: 'SO, WHAT'S A LENS?'
A lens is one person's view on a topic that matters to her. It's an easy-to-build, single web page that... - Merchant Circle - Advertise to your local community
- The MerchantCircle Network is a great way for local businesses to find new customers. In the next section, you'll learn just a few of the many reasons why small business owners will be interested in signing up to the MerchantCircle community. Submit your business listing for free...
- Social Networking at Ning.com
- Did you know that Ning.com has created a platform for hosting multiple social networking communities? It's true. You can join one or more existing communities or create your own. It's free. If you want, you can pay to upgrade your community and add special features to it, but the free sites are fully-functional.
- Squidoo Marketing Community
- Squidoo has become a very important part of my online marketing mix and I want to learn good marketing tips and techniques from other Squidoo lensmasters and also share what I know. I have found Squidoo lensmasters to be intelligent, knowledgeable, and helpful, and look forward to your participation.
- SFI Marketing Group Affiliates
- SFI is a division of Carson Services, Inc., headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska USA. Founded in 1985, Carson Services has a long and successful track record in the publishing and network-marketing industries. We are a longtime member of the Better Business Bureau serving Southern Nebraska, as well as...
- The Powerful Intentions of John Dilbeck
- My name is John Dilbeck and I am a happy member of PowerfulIntentions.com. It is a special community and you may enjoy being a part of it since you were attracted here. Learn more about Powerful Intentions and the Law of Attraction...
- Social Networking Sites for Business
- Are you making use of all the opportunities offered to you by the growing number of free social networking sites to meet new people and to build relationships with them as part of a long-term strategy to grow your business?
SiteSell and Site Build It! Lenses
The best way to build an online business!
Follow the time-tested process to build your business. It may change your life.
- Site Build It, a revolution in website design, hosting, and promotion
- A few years ago, Ken Evoy started Sitesell, a small Canadian company that has revolutionized the process of creating, hosting, and promoting websites. Sites built by individuals using the guidelines and procedures Ken and his company have developed over the years have a very good chance of outperforming...
- Ken Evoy
- I first met Ken Evoy (online, not in person) around the turn of the century. I had been working hard to sell my Steel Roses That Never Wilt (tm) online and was meeting with limited success. I found Ken's ebook, Make Your Site Sell!, and it was one of the best purchases I've ever made...
- Site Build It Video Showcase
- Site Build It customers love SBI so much they make their own videos to tell you all about how it has changed their lives....
- Site Build It! 5 Pillar Affiliate Program
- It has been said many times since the introduction of Sitesell's 5 Pillar Affiliate Program that it is the best affiliate program on the planet. Why? That's the mission for this page - to tell you why you should join the 5 Pillar Affiliate program and promote Site Build It! Get a free education in affiliate marketing....
- Site Build It!: The Greatest Webhosting Ever
- Site Build It is the best way to brainstorm a profitable niche, and to design, host, and promote a website.
It is much more than the greatest webhosting ever, it's a way to learn how to build a profitable online business for less than a dollar a day. - SiteSell Services - Build my website for me using Site Build It!
- You have worked hard to grow your own offline business. Now you need a Web site, one that takes your business to a whole new level. Building a site is easy, but building a high-traffic site requires special online business-building expertise that your local Webmaster doesn't have.
Our specialists have this experience and are waiting to build your profit-pulling website for you, at a very attractive price. - Make Your Knowledge Sell!
- Make Your Knowledge Sell!, written by Monique Harris and Ken Evoy, is the best ebook I have read that tells you how to write an ebook or other electronic report or manual and then sell it online.For years, MYKS! has sold for $49.95, but now it has been totally revised and is a free download...
More Featured Lenses
-
Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich
-
Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) is widely recognized as the founder of modern personal success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Napoleon Hill was born into...
-
Traffic Exchanges Bring More Visitors To Your Websites
-
Everyone builds a website with the expectation that you will have, in the next few days, a flood of traffic to your website, visitors who are willing and ready to buy your products and services, read your witty and wise remarks, and make your site th...
-
Cherokee County, NC
-
Cherokee County is located in the far southwest corner of North Carolina. We are about an hour's drive to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and about a two-hour's drive to Atlanta, Georgia; Knoxville, Tennessee; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Greenvi...
-
Get A Free Marketing Site
-
When I first encountered LinkScout, I didn't really understand why it was important for my marketing efforts. Now, however, after using it for a couple of years, I've learned that it is a very powerful suite of marketing tools that helps me market as...
Quick, what do you think of John Dilbeck?
Act on your dream!
Who will you be a year from now?
The choice is yours.
- Act On Your Dream!
- What is your dream? What do you want to achieve during your lifetime that will outlive you. How will you be remembered? Do you even have a dream? Identify your dream and find a way to make it real. You have the power right now to decide what you are going to do with your life. Act on your dream!
- Act On Your Dream! Redux
- I just realized I have duplicate lenses for this topic. Oops. It all begins with a dream. Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true. -- Napoleon Hill, author of the best selling book, Think and Grow Rich. Once you have the dream, you have to act on your dream to make it a reality.
John Dilbeck and Friends
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byBest of Something List Lenses
What's the best?
What's the most popular?
Here's a few lenses along those lines.
- Best Advertising Books
- We all know that there is wisdom in numbers. Do you have any thoughts about books on advertising? If you do, we invite you to rank the books on this list by voting for your favorites. If you don't see your favorite, please feel free to add it. The more people who vote on this list and add books to it,...
- Famous Quotations
- Sir Winston Churchill once said, "It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts...."
- Favorite Motivational Books
- If you are reading this lens, you are not (most likely) one of the people who have never read a book since high school. You have found books that inspired you to live a better life and set higher goals. Other books have motivated you to create a plan and take action to achieve those goals. Still others...
- Favorite Motivational Movies
- Have you been inspired by a movie to examine your life and make changes? Has a movie motivated you to try something you've never done before or look at the world through changed eyes? Here's your opportunity to vote for your favorite motivational or inspirational movie. If you don't see your favorites...
- Favorite Science Fiction
- I have been a huge fan of science fiction books and movies since I was a teenager. This lens will list some of my favorite science fiction and will link to other's lists of their favorites, too.
- Favorite Success Quotes
- Success comes in many forms and from many directions. Often it does not come easily and all the obstacles and distractions thrown in our direction will do their best to stop us from acting on our dream and achieving the success we want. I find it helpful, when I'm going through a difficult time and...
Castle Freedom Lens
If money, time, and energy didn't limit you...
What is the big dream I want to accomplish?
Here's my answer to that question...
- Castle Freedom (tm)
- You can help build the first castle dedicated to freedom and built through the cooperative efforts of ordinary individuals around the world. Castle Freedom (tm) will be dedicated to peace and freedom and will be a place where people gather to help each other find more freedom in their lives. Act on your dream!
Shops and Stores Lenses
I earn most of my income in this way with my CafePress shop, but it's not the only one that brings commission checks my way.
Here are some lenses about some of the shops and stores I've built or am currently building.
- Custom T-Shirts
- Most people -- well, most cool people -- love t-shirts. If you don't love t-shirts, then, by definition, you are obviously not cool. Really cool people not only wear t-shirts, they create them, design them, collect them, sell them, and personalize them for a one-of-a-kind, unique artistic creation....
- Open your own shop at Zlio
- Zlio.com is a new site that helps you build a custom shop and promote a variety of items. Do you have something you love doing? Now you can open a shop and recommend products associated with your passion. You earn a commission on every item that is sold through your shop, even if someone searches for...
- Promote Your CafePress Store
- CafePress is a great way to sell your designs, music, books, and other original creations. You provide the content and CafePress handles the production and sales. For example, in my John Dilbeck's Shirts, Mugs, and Hats store, I have a lot of mostly text designs that are sold on, well, shirts, mugs, hats, and other items...
- John Dilbeck's Shirts, Mugs, and Hats
- Welcome to John Dilbeck's CafePress store! The good thing is that I have quite a few designs and products I think you are going to like. The bad news is that it is an eclectic mix that is difficult to describe in a few words. I invite you to browse Shirts-Mugs-Hats.com and look for products that interest you....
- SFI Marketing Group Store
- On January 5, 2009, SFI Marketing Group will open its new ecommerce store.All of the details are not yet known about the store and information on this lens is subject to change as more details are announced and changes are made.Please bookmark this lens and revisit it after January 5, 2009.
John Dilbeck's Lulu Store
- Act On Your Dream! Spring 2008
- Act On Your Dream! Spring 2008 by John Dilbeck - This is the Spring 2008 edition of John Dilbeck's Act On Your Dream! newsletter, featuring an article about Jennifer Ledbetter who is also known as... ( 4 pages ) Download: $0.00
John Dilbeck's Stuff on CafePress
Shirts, Mugs, and Hats - Oh, My!
Here are a few of the designs, selected at random...
Music and Musicians Lenses
Here's a few of the folks I listen to.
If only I had more time to make more lenses about all the musicians who have improved the quality of my life. Sigh.
- Dolly Parton
- What can you say about Dolly Parton? I love her and I love what she has accomplished. Dolly grew up as a poor country girl with a bouncy personality and a gift for music. She has written hundreds of songs in her life and I'd be surprised if you don't like at least a few of them - or most of them!
- Jimmy Buffett
- Jimmy Buffett has been one of my favorite entertainers for almost three decades. I fell in love with his music the first time I heard Margaritaville and I've enjoyed almost all of his songs since then. If you are a fellow parrothead, here are some links to items you'll enjoy. Tell us your experiences...
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- For more than three decades, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been one of my favorite musical groups. Their album, 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken,' quickly became one of my favorites, and I've worn out at least a dozen cassette tapes and 8-track tapes before I finally got a CD version of the album....
- Play Music
- Many years ago, when I was still a teenager, I managed to buy a guitar. There was nobody to teach me how to play it, so I listened to the radio and taught myself to pick the melody as I listened to a variety of Rock and Country songs. It was years later that I bought some books on how to play a guitar...
Drag Racing Lenses
I've loved drag racing since I was in high school and my brother is even more of a fan than I am.
A few years ago, as a birthday present, I gave him a website so he could write about drag racing in Georgia. It's success has astounded both of us.
Now, due to his disability and pain, he can work on the site only sporadically, but we've managed to capture a lot of information about the people who drag raced in Georgia and where they did it.
- Georgia Drag Racing
- Information about Georgia drag racing history, personalities, activities and events. GeorgiaDragRacing.com
David Dilbeck, a lifetime fan of drag racing in Georgia, is the editor of the site.
Favorite Holidays!
-
Independence Day Firecracker
-
On July 4th, 1776, our founding fathers formally adopted the Declaration of Independence from England. Over the next several days, the Declaration was signed and the United States of America took on a new life of its own. Now, we celebrate Independ...
Invented Holidays Lenses
We want more days off work!
This is just the first holiday I plan to invent. I'm open to suggestions.
- Intergalactic Cyber Hugs Day
- I have friends around the world that I've never seen, and yet we exchange cyber hugs on a regular basis, especially when we need a bit of cheering up.
Today is the first day of spring, 2008, and it brings a smile to my face and a warm feeling, too. The long winter is coming to an end and we can look...
Blogging Lenses
I am, therefore I blog!
- How to Blog on APsense
- This lens discusses blogging on Apsense.com and some of the ways to syndicate your newsfeed to get more exposure to your blog.
- Success With Blogging
- Blogging can be a public outlet for teenaged angst, a free way to keep an online diary, an inexpensive way to promote your band, or a profit-making vehicle for advertising your business. You can blog about whatever interests you, and you can attract an audience of a few dozen or millions, depending...
- Success With Power Blog
- The Power Blog, created by Peter Dobler, has two very different aspects to it. On the surface, it is a simple blog that offers affiliate marketing, network marketing, SEO, traffic building, and other similar tips. That's why it is so easy to underestimate what it is. The below-the-surface part of this system is a powerful downline builder...
Traditional Holidays Lenses
I started with this one...
- Witches and Halloween
- Look up there! It's a witch riding her broomstick across the face of the moon! Whether you think of witches like the sexy Samantha on Bewitched or the crook-nosed Wicked Witch of the West on The Wizard of Oz, witches are an integral part of celebrating and decorating for Halloween. Boo!
Featured Groups
I've created several groups on Squidoo and here they are...-
North Carolina Headquarters
-
North Carolina Anyone who has a lens about North Carolina or something located in North Carolina is welcome to join the North Carolina group.
-
Site Build It Webmasters Headquarters
-
Site Build It Webmasters All Site Build it Webmasters are welcome here. Build a lens about how you use Site Build It to build your online business. (SBI sites only.)
-
Marketing with Squidoo Blog
News and views by John Dilbeck
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byShout Out For John Dilbeck!
Share your stories, sightings, thoughts, rants, raves...
Heather426 wrote...
wow, you are very accomplished and there is so much stuff here that I will have to bookmark it and come back for a little at a time. Great job!
ChineseKitesforKids wrote...
Quite the resume you have here. I only have 5 lenses but I'm getting there. Slowly but surely just like the hare. 5 stars and a fan!
Come and check out my Daycare Schoollens. It's not the top rated lens yet but with a little more work hopefully it will be. Good luck to you (as if you really need it)..... You're brilliant!
EelKat wrote...
Great lensography! I've added it as a featured lens on my Lensography Index @ http://www.squidoo.com/Lensographies
Tiddledeewinks wrote...
Glad to know ya! I am trying to learn guitar (harder than I thought at changing cords). Two of my three teen sons are trying too. I sing classic country and some older rock on karaoke and I love western NC and vow to make it there one day (are there any good karaoke venues there?)!
OhMe wrote...
Wow. Very impressive! Great work and I sure enjoyed reading more about what all you have done.
mulberry wrote...
You've done this a bit differently; I like that and it's very comprehensive and interesting. Great model for others! (I see there are several places where I need to look for you now.)
AngelaChenShui wrote...
John,
GREAT to check back in here with you. Just joined your fan club and I LOVE what you've done with this page.
How is Apsense? ;-)
Angel Blessings to you and yours,
Angela from
LindaJM wrote...
I'm going to have to spend a lot of time going through your lenses so I can feature them on a few of mine - like my Blogging Tips lens, and the Squidoo Traffic one where I keep a lot of links to social media information. It looks like we have a lot in common. :)
by johndilbeck
John Dilbeck lives in the mountains of western North Carolina, near the small town of Murphy. He loves living in the southern Appalachian mountain... (more)










