I Can't Make a Lens in Just Ten Minutes!

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HERE'S WHAT I THINK

I can't make a lens in just ten minutes!

I know you say make a lens. It takes only ten minutes. BUT, with dial-up, and me wanting to make perfect lenses, there's NO WAY MonkeyBrain, that I can make a real good lens in just ten minutes!

Seth Godin-Founder of Squidoo

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Hey Guys~ Can it be done in only ten minutes?

Can it really be done?

What do you mean, make a lens in only ten minutes? I need a couple of DAYS to make one good enough to publish.

Do you think you can make a good lens in just ten minutes?

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Yes, I'm Speedy!

spirituality says:

I think I can do it in half an hour if I know my subject well. But 10 minutes is only enough for the bare basics. I certainly don't need days though. I usually have most of my lens done in 3 hours or so.

KimberlyDawnWells says:

After two years of Squidoo experience, I say yup to "you can get a great start in 10 minutes." You get a feel for what you want to say, which modules you want to add and in which order, and what you know you'll need to wait until later to do. I'll sit down and crank out 80% of my material in 10 minutes, and fine tuning it, of course, is an ongoing process. ;)

No way, MonkeyBrain, I need a few DAYS!

CherylK says:

I think my fastest lens creation took four hours so, no, I don't think I can do a really good lens in ten minutes.

motorpurrr says:

Personally I like to add my own pics if I can, which means loading time onto photobucket, then there's typing up text in word document, deciding on module order, cutting and pasting, filling out tag words, HTML tricks. I don't see how people can do it unless they have 4 hands and 2 computers, or they just put together 3 ebay modules.

 
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  • CherylK May 21, 2009 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Good topic! I've actually tried to set a time limit on myself of one hour and have never been able to do it. But I'm going to keep trying. If I could do one in an hour, I'd be thrilled!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 23, 2008 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Great lens! I only wish you hadn't reminded me that eating and lens making go hand in hand! But great debate and thanks for pointing out what I think is an error on the squidoo's part! *****
  • Tiddledeewinks Nov 10, 2008 @ 10:47 pm | delete
    Thanks for all the cool comments. You guys rock!
  • CleanerLife Oct 7, 2008 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    Great Lens! I can't even make a Lens in a day!
    Maybe if I can make more, it'll start taking less time... after all, things get easier the more you do them.
  • JaguarJulie Sep 9, 2008 @ 10:13 am | delete
    I took time to leave a long remark in the duel module, but didn't see if it 'took' ... great debate ... it takes me up to ONE day and then a few additional days to firm up a lens for a good one!
  • icjackson Aug 21, 2008 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    This is the BEST Monkeybrain lens I've ever seen!

    I actually am inspired to try and create a cool Monkeybrain lens now!

    You rock!
  • Aug 19, 2008 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    A Seth Godin action figure, HAHAHa Ha haaaa!!!!!! Good one!

    Really great lens here, with a LOT of great stuff ~ but wait a minute, Monkey Brain! Are you trying to distract me from my mission to create the most superest, bestest, most Out of this WORLD lens in 10 minutes or less, by all these distractions, hmmmm? Throwing chocolates and Pepsi's in my line of vision, I call foul.

    "Umpire!!"

    LOVE this lens! You rock!
  • GoodInfo Jul 10, 2008 @ 11:24 pm | delete
    I'm on dialup. I'm doing well if I can get the lensmaster workshop to load in ten minutes! Thanks for the giggle - and the empathy!
  • Tiddledeewinks Jul 5, 2008 @ 10:04 pm | delete
    I'm addicted to Squidoo, too! Thanks for stopping by my lens, which BTW, took more than ten minutes to make! Ha Ha !
  • Teddi14 Jul 4, 2008 @ 12:01 pm | delete
    Funny lens. I love all the snacking ideas. LOL. I am a teacher and off for the summer and I am now addicted to Squidoo. I have 19 lenses so far and the same that are not even published yet. Thanks for all the great information here. I have never made a lens in 10 min. EVER...
  • poddys Jun 28, 2008 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    It takes me a lot longer than 10 minutes, even if I have done the research beforehand. Just Amazon takes 10 minutes, You Tube another 10... at least...
    Nice lens, a nice choice of topic. I always prefer quality over rushing things any day.

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