Putumayo

Gold Star

This is a certified gold star lens, which means it's the best of its kind on Squidoo (or shows some serious potential for getting there!)

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jeffwend is in the Giant Squid 100 club

The Giant Squid 100 Club is a gathering of the most prolific and creative lensmasters on Squidoo, people who have (at least) 100 top notch lenses. These members are known not just for their superior lensmaking abilities, but also for their all around helpfulness in the Squidoo community.

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jeffwend is a Giant Squid

Giants are distinguished by their exceptional skill for making top-notch lenses, and lots of them. Whenever you land on a Giant Squid's lens, you know the person behind it is passionate about the topic and is hard at work making the lens worthy of your time and attention.

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jeffwend is a Mentor Squid

Mentors are the people who really run the show around here. They're volunteer lensmasters who dedicate their time and talent to helping other people make great lenses. If you'd like to meet some Mentors and get some help, just stop by the the SquidU forum and look for this badge.

jeffwend is a SquidAngel

Angels are passionate lensmasters who spend a lot of time looking at lenses on Squidoo, and have special powers to bless great lenses with a few extra LensRank points. They're also a huge help at keeping Squidoo safe from spam.

If you think your lens is just about as good as you can make it, stop by the Angels forum and test your luck!