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Time for a little Q&A

From the lens Squidoo Payday Questions & Answers.

If I haven't covered your question post it below, and I'll do my best to answer it for you here.


  • Shivani09 May 26, 2012 @ 10:53 pm | delete
    Grat lens! Thanks :)
  • MSchindel May 25, 2012 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    Extremely well written and valuable information. SquidAngel blessed!
  • rmariet May 21, 2012 @ 3:24 pm | delete
    Hi Christene, thanks for helping us (esp. the newbies) in understanding more about hos Squidoo works.

    My question is, how does Squidoo determine a rank ? Based on people reading it or the quality ? If there is a link to this topic, please do let me know.

    Again, being a newbie, there is so many topics to cover and I am now a little bit confused on where to look !! haha .....
  • nova123311 May 19, 2012 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Pretty good. Sorry, I mean very good.
  • m_massie May 19, 2012 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    complicated! thanks for the info i am now 100% more motivated to making my lens rank higher!
  • getmoreinfo May 19, 2012 @ 2:52 pm | delete
    always willing to learn more about the payout process here on squidoo, thanks for the information.
  • bwet May 17, 2012 @ 12:16 am | delete
    explains everything i need to know about squidoo lens payouts
  • Millionairemomma May 16, 2012 @ 4:08 am | delete
    Very helpful.
  • srsddn May 15, 2012 @ 1:27 am | delete
    Thanks for adding to my knowledge
  • aesta1 May 11, 2012 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    You've made it clear for me all the tiers and payout. Thanks.
  • LittleLindaPinda May 8, 2012 @ 10:42 pm | delete
    Great and detailed information.
  • seanpro May 7, 2012 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    thanks that clears up a lot of questions
  • mistyblue75605 May 7, 2012 @ 7:51 am | delete
    nice lens..answers the basic questions for beginners! Thanks for sharing the info..:)P
  • candz1 May 5, 2012 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    this was really helpful and answered alot of questions i had in mind....Thanks
  • sherrienn May 4, 2012 @ 11:10 am | delete
    If one of my lens rank is 205,249 will I not get paid for it....is that considered a bad lens?
  • Christene May 4, 2012 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    It will not receive a tier payment, no. You will still get paid for sales though.
  • sherrienn May 5, 2012 @ 11:40 am | delete
    ok thanks alot Im new here and I just wasnt to sure about the tier but now I understand thank you for replying. one more question when you say sales what exactly are you talking about? thanks again.
  • Christene May 5, 2012 @ 5:43 pm | delete
    If someone buys something through your Amazon, eBay, or other sales modules you earn a commission.
  • rallo-smith Apr 30, 2012 @ 10:56 pm | delete
    Great informative lens...thank you
  • MeltedGlass Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:17 am | delete
    I have a question about Royalties. I just checked one of my older Lenses and there's a single entry in Royalties dated 12/14/2011, and it says Cash: $0.44.

    I'm just wondering where this came from, since it isn't in earnings, and I don't remember any of my modules actually selling anything. :O
  • Christene Apr 25, 2012 @ 9:09 am | delete
    That was the amount for a Tier 3 lens including AdPool, Text Links, and Chitika for the 12/14/11 payday. ($0.33 + $0.10 + $0.01).

    It shows up as a single figure on the Royalties Tab for 12/14/2011. You'll see the breakdown on the Earnings Tab under the date 10/31/2011 (three lines).

    This money was earned in October and paid out in December.
  • bloomingrose Apr 22, 2012 @ 12:52 am | delete
    Very helpful - pinned to my board especially for Squids.
  • Siclone Apr 21, 2012 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    Does a lens have to stay within a tier for the entire month? What happens if it keeps dropping in and out of a tier?
  • Christene Apr 22, 2012 @ 1:27 am | delete
    It can fluctuate a bit. It's based on the average of the whole month, measured up against all other lenses on Squidoo. 2,000 lenses with the highest average, get a tier 1 payment, for example.
  • Siclone Apr 22, 2012 @ 1:33 am | delete
    Thanks. I've only been doing this a few days so I still have a lot to learn!
  • Gabriel360 Apr 21, 2012 @ 11:48 am | delete
    Very informative article. Nice job.
  • bueler Apr 20, 2012 @ 5:05 pm | delete
    This was fascinating to read. I didn't realize there was so much to the equation.
  • ItayasDesigns Apr 18, 2012 @ 2:54 am | delete
    Thank you for this very helpful article! :)
  • relish_interiors Apr 17, 2012 @ 3:32 pm | delete
    thanks, very helpful. I just had my first payday. Not a big one by any means, but enough to give me hope!
  • gradientcat Apr 17, 2012 @ 9:00 am | delete
    Only started this month, it will be fun to see what my first number are next month.
  • jcrandall100 Apr 15, 2012 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    Thanks For the info i wont get payed for another month now
  • savateuse Apr 12, 2012 @ 11:18 am | delete
    Thanks for this useful info!
  • zspuckl Apr 6, 2012 @ 9:29 pm | delete
    Thank you for putting on the info together on an easy to follow lens!
  • TandCrecruitment Apr 6, 2012 @ 7:26 pm | delete
    I am a little confused, what is the pay pal deposit? I am still getting used to this.
  • Christene Apr 6, 2012 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    You need to have a PayPal account for Squidoo to pay you. https://www.paypal.com We get our earnings once a month.
  • Bhagya6Rekha Apr 7, 2012 @ 12:50 am | delete
    I have my paypal account that is same on the file. from last three months payday details are not being displayed on my dashboard (that is the blue rectangle box with the details of payments on every month). so how can i know that what is the payment of mine? what is the position of my payments..
    please let me know, I am thinking that it would be nice to delete my squidoo account. answer me please.
  • Christene Apr 7, 2012 @ 3:25 am | delete
    Your lenses aren't ranked high enough to earn tier payments. If you haven't made any sales you won't see a payment at all. Sorry you are struggling with it. :(
  • Bhagya6Rekha Apr 7, 2012 @ 12:52 am | delete
    my pay pal deposit $1
  • TheGrowthSpark Apr 6, 2012 @ 7:10 am | delete
    Helpful, thanks for putting all the info together.
  • Dolphin772004 Apr 6, 2012 @ 6:52 am | delete
    Thanks, this lens has answered all my questions regarding payments.
  • ideadesigns Apr 5, 2012 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    Good info and I appreciate the help understanding the tier break down. :)
  • bossypants Apr 2, 2012 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Thanks for the understandable information! I think I need to keep reading this sort of stuff over and over and eventually it makes sense. Several concepts thunked into place this time!
  • qasimalhammad Apr 1, 2012 @ 5:40 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for this detailed explanation, that was really awesome and cleared the confusion that I was having.
  • wcjohnston Mar 31, 2012 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    Thanks, Pay Day is just a real bonus and when I got the first payment via PayPal it was a big surprise. I never thought any one would buy from a lens or that I would get any add payments. I was wrong, and got more than I would have ever expected.
  • xphiltre Mar 26, 2012 @ 11:34 pm | delete
    Thanks for the formation! It was exactly what I was seeking
  • teachingmom Mar 26, 2012 @ 11:07 pm | delete
    This was a big help- very informative! Thanks!
  • mel-kav Mar 22, 2012 @ 10:29 pm | delete
    Very informative lens. This was great. Thanks!
  • TheTravelGal Mar 21, 2012 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    Valuable info.Thanks
  • joyldev Mar 17, 2012 @ 4:13 pm | delete
    Thank you for the great advice.
  • tbirdzig Mar 15, 2012 @ 3:51 pm | delete
    Thank you so much! This has helped answered some of my questions on payments here.
  • jballs6 Mar 15, 2012 @ 1:44 pm | delete
    Thanks most useful lens x
  • DelightfulDanielle Mar 14, 2012 @ 8:31 pm | delete
    Thank you for this!
  • TheLifestyleChanger Mar 12, 2012 @ 3:33 am | delete
    You are extremely generous for sharing so much information acquired over your time and experience with Squidoo. Thank you very much.
  • 9to5refugee Mar 11, 2012 @ 9:32 pm | delete
    Thanks for such great up-to-date information. Really helpful for a newbie like me!
  • VisFeminea Mar 11, 2012 @ 5:18 am | delete
    Thank You!
  • goo2eyes Mar 10, 2012 @ 10:52 pm | delete
    thank you for clarifying about the tiers and rankings. i bookmarked this lens for future reference and blessings for the great contribution to squidoo community which supports the newbies including me.
  • KathyBatesel Mar 4, 2012 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    Thank you for such clear, helpful information. I noticed today that a couple of my lenses have finally been breaking into higher rankings (24,000 range) and decided to find out what that meant. Now I know. The bonus is that you also revealed how that rank translates into earnings. Again, thank you.
  • Protasker Mar 3, 2012 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    YAY! I found my answer here. PaulOnBooks and flycatcher sent me here from the Forum! So, thanks for posting.
  • Cumberland Mar 3, 2012 @ 5:09 pm | delete
    Just want to say Thanks for the explanation.
  • shishuworld Mar 2, 2012 @ 9:23 am | delete
    very informative.. great lens
  • Feb 29, 2012 @ 6:58 am | delete
    Thanks for the information, I was wondering how the tiers worked.
  • puppyprints Feb 25, 2012 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info - it helped me out a lot
  • CharlieHash Feb 24, 2012 @ 8:46 am | delete
    Thanks for the information. :-)
  • uneasywriter Feb 22, 2012 @ 7:19 am | delete
    Thanks for this I have been trying to figure out how all this works.
  • capturedbykc Feb 17, 2012 @ 9:58 pm | delete
    wonderful informative lens! I am still trying to figure so much out. Thank you for this lens
  • relish_interiors Feb 17, 2012 @ 5:30 pm | delete
    thank you, thank you, thank you. this helps a lot!
  • SuperBrainwave Feb 17, 2012 @ 11:42 am | delete
    Great info and just what I was seeking! Thanks a lot!
  • LornsA178 Feb 16, 2012 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    Answers all my questions. Thanks!
  • RomanticMe Feb 14, 2012 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    Really informative
  • CrazyIM Feb 14, 2012 @ 1:49 am | delete
    I was looking for this. Looks like my first lens made it to T3.
  • Sunshine38 Feb 9, 2012 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    Very good post, thank you. Just signed up yesterday!
  • PaulOnBooks Feb 6, 2012 @ 6:03 pm | delete
    Very useful, and well worth a Happy Fifth Birthday Blessing :)
  • vbright105 Feb 2, 2012 @ 7:07 am | delete
    Thanks! I've been on Squidoo for over 3 years, but had not written any new lenses for a while. I needed current info! Adding to pinterest, and blessing (not that you need it, but I LOVE IT! :)
  • pheonix76 Jan 31, 2012 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    I would have appreciated a lens ranking chart correlated to the payout tiers. Thanks for sharing.
  • MargaretSavorente Jan 26, 2012 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    Thanks for all this great info!
  • desertdarlene Jan 26, 2012 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    I'm not a newbie, but I haven't been on in a while and things have really changed! I was here in the beginning when there were only a few thousand lenses at the most. Thanks for explaining the new system to me.
  • wahmshelley Jan 26, 2012 @ 4:24 am | delete
    This a great lens that is very informative about how and when lensmasters get paid...Thanks for writing it!!!...

    WAHM Shelley... :)
  • survivoryea Jan 25, 2012 @ 7:17 pm | delete
    Answers many of my questions - thanks!
  • Bhagya6Rekha Jan 26, 2012 @ 8:52 am | delete
    let GOD lead you in his way.........
  • stylesuxx Jan 23, 2012 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    Great lens. Learnt a lot.
  • bikerministry Jan 20, 2012 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    Every time I read this it becomes clearer. Thank you for all your research and work on this lens over the years. Blessings.
  • psiloveyou Jan 18, 2012 @ 11:16 pm | delete
    Very good explanations! Thanks!
  • intermarks Jan 18, 2012 @ 4:06 am | delete
    I am really grateful to have such a great lens, this lens really clear my doubt. Thank you for make things clear for me.
  • mogulmedia Jan 15, 2012 @ 10:55 am | delete
    Very, very useful, thank you ;)
  • favored1 Jan 13, 2012 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    Adding this page to my Help Me page. You've answered some of my questions. Thanks.
  • pokeyoat Jan 12, 2012 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    Do you know if there was a "fourth tier payment" for the last two months? I've noticed that I have the infolinks earnings (the same as were reported for tier 3 lenses) on some of lenses without any adpool earnings.
    Thank you in advance, and thank you for such an amazing lens!
  • Christene Jan 12, 2012 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    It's not a 4th tier. Lenses that are opted out of infolinks give their spots to lower ranked lenses. That's what you're seeing. I love when that happens. :)
  • servantoftheLord Jan 10, 2012 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    I got an email that someone bought something on Amazon by clicking through my lens. How long will it take for the amount to show up in the $$$ column . . . does it not appear until the month I am to get paid for it?
  • Christene Jan 10, 2012 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    The item has to ship first. You should see it in a few days.
  • leeleon Jan 10, 2012 @ 7:29 am | delete
    I am a newbie. i can get payment from squidoo for my lens although there is many grammar mistakes and less squidlikes?
  • Christene Jan 10, 2012 @ 4:14 pm | delete
    The only thing that matters is your lensrank. If it's high enough you'll get a tier payment. You can also make sales.
  • edecas Jan 9, 2012 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Thank you for this. Still a little confusing, but certainly the best info on tiers and payouts
  • girlfriendfactory Jan 9, 2012 @ 11:59 am | delete
    Very informative and all in one spot! Great job and thanks for the hard work!
  • newbizmau Jan 8, 2012 @ 5:30 pm | delete
    Wow quite of few making $1000's. I want to be apart of that 5%. I need to get on it. Great motivator.
  • ZabalusInc Jan 8, 2012 @ 6:42 am | delete
    Thanks for shedding some light especially on Squidoo's tiering system.
  • khakigirl Dec 31, 2011 @ 11:06 pm | delete
    Wow, it's really pretty depressing that it takes up to 3 months to get payment for something you did. I thought it was the month after. Why do they wait so long to pay? Is it to prevent over-payment or something?
  • Christene Jan 1, 2012 @ 12:35 am | delete
    They can't pay us until Amazon, eBay, AdSense, et al. pay them.
  • khakigirl Jan 1, 2012 @ 8:04 am | delete
    Adsense pays within 30 days and I believe almost all other affiliate networks do too.
  • Christene Jan 1, 2012 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    No, Amazon is 60 days. Two months after the fact. Same as Squidoo. We get paid for December in February.
  • khakigirl Jan 1, 2012 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    Okay, that makes sense. I've read on other lenses that you don't get paid for the first month each lens exists. I think it was worded as you don't get paid for a lens until it exists on the first of a new month or something along those lines. Is that true as well?
  • Christene Jan 1, 2012 @ 6:53 pm | delete
    A lens isn't eligible for Ad payments until it's first full month. So a lens published in December won't earn until January, paid out in March. BUT if you make a sale on that lens in December you do get paid for that on February pay day.
  • MareeT Dec 31, 2011 @ 5:24 pm | delete
    Thanks, this lens has answered some of my questions. Well done!
  • nyclittleitaly Dec 29, 2011 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    Thank you for this information
  • Lindrus Dec 26, 2011 @ 12:50 am | delete
    Thank you so much for this information. I was among the confused ones at payday, pleasantly surprised that I got paid though I hadn't made any sales...
  • Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:25 pm | delete
    Thank you for sharing. I have a much better understanding now.
  • Wolfyy7 Dec 23, 2011 @ 10:22 pm | delete
    Great lens, thank you for sharing this great information/..
  • LDWorld Dec 23, 2011 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    Do you think payout paradigm will change on squidoo?
  • JoeCinocca Dec 22, 2011 @ 11:52 pm | delete
    I was kinda bummed at my payout, but when I talked to several squids I highly respect, I realize I did pretty good . . . . . for a rookie. Love the info on this lens.
  • baby-strollers Dec 18, 2011 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info - it doesn't affect me much but the squidoo charity fun will be intersted!
  • CityLights Dec 15, 2011 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Is there someplace on Squidoo that shows the payout tiers for that month? My first lens was published in November, so I know I have to wait a bit to see how much I'm earning, but I'm curious to see how my lenses are holding up...has the traffic for November even been calculated yet? Or do we only find that out during the next payday? I'm just slightly confused...
  • Christene Dec 15, 2011 @ 1:23 pm | delete
    I'm not quite sure what you're asking. This lens shows all of the payout tiers. Your lens published in November will get it's first tier payment in February. That's when you see how much $ each tier is given. You can see your November traffic in your stats.
  • Christene Dec 15, 2011 @ 1:25 pm | delete
    But, your first tier payment will be based on it's average lensrank in December.
  • CityLights Dec 15, 2011 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    I see what you mean. I thought I read somewhere that the cutoff points for the tiers fluctuate from month to month and that these numbers are announced around payday...But you're saying that the tiers remain the same, and the amount that each tier gets is what changes?
  • Christene Dec 15, 2011 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    Yes, 2,000 lenses are given tier 1 payment, and so on. The amounts given are what change based on how well Squidoo did as a whole. We get half of what the website took in.
  • CityLights Dec 15, 2011 @ 3:50 pm | delete
    Ah, okay, thanks for clarifying!
  • mistyblue75605 Dec 14, 2011 @ 9:57 am | delete
    Wow, great lens and lots of updated and useful information! Thank you so much for sharing! :)
  • treasuresabound Dec 11, 2011 @ 2:05 pm | delete
    Thanks Christene, this has been really helpful. I just published my first lens yesterday so getting to know how squidoo works and you have just cleared the payment part of it.
  • emmajo Dec 9, 2011 @ 8:03 am | delete
    this information has really helped - thank you
  • mariajomith Dec 8, 2011 @ 10:44 am | delete
    i just joined this week, and found this to be the best payment lens.
  • harrizsk8 Dec 8, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete
    nice lens
  • canoz Dec 6, 2011 @ 6:23 am | delete
    I have just had my highest Amazon 'payment' from an item of $12.75 appear in my stats. I am really pleased. Is this money all mine or will it go into the tiers? Also, I thought I read that squidoo shared amazon sales 50/50 so if this is true is this $12.75 before or after that 'sharing'? Hope this makes sense. Thank you.
  • Christene Dec 6, 2011 @ 1:11 pm | delete
    Any $$ you see is all yours (or sent to the charity you choose). :)
  • queen2010 Dec 5, 2011 @ 1:49 pm | delete
    I can get lots of information about this lens, thank you, I am new to this and please visit my lens if you have time
  • victoriuh Dec 1, 2011 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    Thanks for this lens! I have been here about a week and I had not been able to figure out the Tier system. I think I've got it now. Have a great day :)
  • mauros34 Dec 1, 2011 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    nice and informative lens thanks!
  • fullofshoes Nov 29, 2011 @ 10:02 am | delete
    This lens is awesome. I am a very visual, process, structure oriented learner and seeing things here in total black and white detail is a gift!! Thanks for all this info.
  • guyfawkes7 Nov 28, 2011 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Very helpful lens
  • Nov 28, 2011 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens! I'm just getting started here and you answered A LOT of my pay-related questions. Thanks, Christene.
  • CityLights Nov 27, 2011 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    I'm new to squidoo, and your lens was really helpful, thanks for putting it together!
  • ProfDrJuan Nov 26, 2011 @ 11:40 pm | delete
    Thanks for the infor!
  • PearlHowie Nov 24, 2011 @ 4:08 am | delete
    What a great lens! Answered a lot of questions I had before I even had them!
  • AshwinSajith Nov 23, 2011 @ 3:17 am | delete
    Dear Christine,

    My first published lens is on Nov 16.. I have not made any affiliate sales as of now.. Could you tell me when my first payout will be? And will these 15 days of November be calcualted for lens rank?
  • Christene Nov 23, 2011 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    February, based on it's average lensrank for December. The lensrank it's first month doesn't matter.
  • WriterJanis Nov 21, 2011 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    Thank you for the info.
  • AshwinSajith Nov 20, 2011 @ 9:47 am | delete
    Thank you a lot :) I have joined squidoo just now and by have I missed out!!!!. I have 2 new lenses ' What do dreams mean' and ' How to do a pedicure at home' .. Both are in tier 3.. Hope someday I will be up there..
  • Magicalpony4 Nov 20, 2011 @ 4:30 am | delete
    Also will i get paid if # is over 85 000
  • Christene Nov 20, 2011 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    You can still earn money.
  • Magicalpony4 Nov 20, 2011 @ 4:29 am | delete
    is the ranking the # in genre ie. education or overall?
  • Christene Nov 20, 2011 @ 2:07 pm | delete
    It's the overall lensrank that matters.
  • seo_optimisation Nov 17, 2011 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    How do I know what Tier I am in? I can see my rank on my dashboard, but there is little to no information about what rank i need to be in what tier. How do you work this out?
  • Christene Nov 17, 2011 @ 11:41 pm | delete
    Scroll back up to my "How is AdSense paid out to lensmasters?" module.
  • NYThroughTheLens Nov 17, 2011 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    Ok, this is a great lens. I have been wondering about all of these things. I actually found this via Google so you are doing something really right with this lens! This clears up a lot of things for me.
  • freepsptheme Nov 17, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Interesting and helpful lens! Cleared my doubts!
  • BrassFittings Nov 16, 2011 @ 9:24 am | delete
    thank you - I should have stopped by here before I posted a question in the forum.
  • ouriloilo Nov 16, 2011 @ 5:10 am | delete
    Wow, this made me understand the tier system of squidoo. I am excited to see my first earnings in Squidoo. More articles like this please.
  • Nov 15, 2011 @ 10:22 am | delete
    Great lens. I'm going to start an Excel sheet right away. You also explained the Tier system very well. Thanks
  • Immature_Entrepreneur Nov 14, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    Really, really helpful info here. Some was a much needed refresher and other things were new to me. Thanks so much for compiling all of this info!
  • PatinKC Nov 14, 2011 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Is there a lens showing how to make the spread sheet mentioned?
  • Christene Nov 14, 2011 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    No. Mine's not anything fancy. Just an Excel file. Dates across the top, lens names down the left hand side, I fill in the amounts each has earned in the middle, and have totals running at the bottom + on the right side.
  • John_Michael Nov 13, 2011 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    I guess I have my work cut out for me to begin availing myself of this opportunity
  • DeterminedDolphin Nov 10, 2011 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    I've been here for a couple of years now but never knew how it worked until now. Thanks!
  • TryphenaMaria Nov 10, 2011 @ 7:46 pm | delete
    nice lens!
  • DominicWoodfield Nov 9, 2011 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    nice lens by the way!
  • DominicWoodfield Nov 9, 2011 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    from an amazon module, a $9 sale was made on amazon, but in my earnings on dashboard it says $0.00 for that particular ?? :S any ideas why that would be? thanks
  • Christene Nov 9, 2011 @ 11:45 pm | delete
    There's a bug with Amazon reporting right now. Keep an eye on HQ's blog.
  • bhavesh Nov 5, 2011 @ 9:43 am | delete
    Good info that answered a lot of my questions. One of the things I am realizing is that if you are not on Squidoo to make money, you really should not be too concerned with the lensrank and the tires.
  • cory2081 Nov 4, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    Very informative for a newbie. I'm working hard to get visitors outside of squidoo to my lenses, no luck so far.......although I've only been here 10 days!
  • desa999 Nov 3, 2011 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    Thanks for that information, I hadn't seen this summarised anywhere else. Well done.
  • juliavm Nov 3, 2011 @ 9:34 am | delete
    Good reading. I learnt a lot. Thanks for the info.
  • maximross Nov 3, 2011 @ 6:18 am | delete
    Great info, just what I have been looking for. Thanks.
  • canoz Oct 31, 2011 @ 8:51 am | delete
    I have learnt a lot here. Thank you so much!!
  • RuthMadison Oct 28, 2011 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    Thank you so much! I've been having a lot of trouble figuring out the different numbers everywhere on my dashboard.
  • DesignZeal Oct 25, 2011 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    Thank you, Christene, for providing the basic information I couldn't find elsewhere. I'm thrilled I finally learned how the are the "tiers" divided! I'll have to take both polls later, though, the first one in December this year :)
  • justin42 Oct 22, 2011 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Thanks for the lens. It answered exactly what I needed it to.
  • Oct 21, 2011 @ 1:36 pm | delete
    Thanks! This is great information for a newbie like me!
  • PurpleTurtle Oct 18, 2011 @ 4:52 pm | delete
    This is a very handy lens that should be read by anyone that is looking to make money with Squidoo before they start making lenses.
  • ximifx Oct 12, 2011 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    I finally understand how money is split between tiers
  • Shivani09 Oct 12, 2011 @ 10:59 pm | delete
    It's so much more clear to me now! Thanks!
  • SecretFreegan Oct 12, 2011 @ 12:01 pm | delete
    Hi, Thanks for your info. I didn't see any info on Amazon products pay-outs. I may not have looked closely enough. I use Amazon modules on my lens and my pay-out is about 1.5%! Measly! On my other websites such as howtofeelgood.org at weebly.com, I get the full pay-out of 4-6%. I'm not sure what advantages a Squidoo lens has over having a blog or website where I can receive more of the payout as an Amazon Associate.
    Thanks
  • Christene Oct 12, 2011 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    Squidoo splits the Amazon commission with you 50/50. If they earn 8.5% you get 4.25%. (The amount you see pending on your dash is a low estimate.)

    If you make a sale through an Amazon module it helps your lensrank, which can lead to a higher tier payout. It's also what help keep Squidoo up and running.

    You are allowed to use your own affiliate codes here too though.
  • jvillekid Oct 12, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
    Plain and simple! Thanks for setting the whole payout system straight!
  • SAPearl Oct 9, 2011 @ 9:26 am | delete
    For the first time since joining the site I feel like I have an understanding of the whole payout system. Thank you!!
  • araxes Oct 7, 2011 @ 5:22 am | delete
    OK, now i also know how Squidoo's pay-out system works. Thank you
  • SaintFrantic Oct 7, 2011 @ 3:27 am | delete
    Thanks really helpful and thorough.
  • JodiFromFlorida Oct 6, 2011 @ 7:28 pm | delete
    Thank you for the helpful info!
  • WayneDave Oct 5, 2011 @ 10:38 am | delete
    Thanks, that really does help to clear things up for me! I was struggling to fully understand everything, think I've got it now!! Thanks again.
  • ModernChakra Oct 5, 2011 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Great.Exactly what I was looking for!
  • klopcic Oct 4, 2011 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    Great explanation about payday on Squidoo! Thanks.
  • tokyonights7 Oct 3, 2011 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    You've cleared many things up for me! Thanks for the info!
  • bhthanks Oct 3, 2011 @ 9:24 am | delete
    very helpful information. thank you
  • teriann Oct 1, 2011 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    thanks for explaining so thoroughly.
  • Bluemoongoddess Sep 30, 2011 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    Great lens, thank you for explaining how the revenue is divided. This has been a confusing issue for awhile now.
  • davespeed Sep 27, 2011 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    As a newbie, this was helpful to me. Thanks!
  • jandirk Sep 23, 2011 @ 3:00 pm | delete
    Why in the world is Squidoo's infolinks off?
  • gooddealsbooks Sep 16, 2011 @ 8:46 am | delete
    never got paid yet how do we contact squoo if we have too?
  • cgreen7090 Sep 15, 2011 @ 1:43 pm | delete
    It's the 15th and no blue box....do earnings get posted in the morning or evening? Does anyone have theirs yet?
  • ChineseKitesforKids Sep 15, 2011 @ 2:01 pm | delete
    No they are having a lot of issues. I doubt we will see anything today at all. People still can't log in to multiple accounts. A lot of modules are not working. Something is definitely wrong in SquidTown
  • Christene Sep 15, 2011 @ 2:09 pm | delete
    Today is payday. We can see it in our stats. :)
  • heehaw Sep 14, 2011 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    thanks for the tips and info. hope more people would get paid each month.
  • katemiya Sep 12, 2011 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    thanks so much for this lens. It's filled with useful information.
  • AmyTK9 Sep 11, 2011 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Thank you for this very informative lens!
  • catbehaviors Sep 11, 2011 @ 2:51 pm | delete
    Ah, I finally know what the tiers are! Thanks for the information. :)
  • bhthanks Sep 10, 2011 @ 10:25 pm | delete
    thanks for the info
  • Pencil_Drawings Sep 10, 2011 @ 1:46 am | delete
    Thanks for this lens, it helps a lot.
  • rootadesigns Sep 9, 2011 @ 10:58 am | delete
    love this lens!
  • ramfir Sep 9, 2011 @ 5:19 am | delete
    Thank you for explaning how tiers work. Just one question, based on your tier payment history, on 11th august, is $ 31.40 for 1 lens in tier 1 or is it for more than 1? Thanks.
  • Christene Sep 9, 2011 @ 11:01 am | delete
    1 lens.
  • seedplanter Sep 8, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Great lens! Wish I'd seen this a few years ago when I first started building lenses.
  • inspirationz Sep 7, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    This was very useful and informative - thank you!
  • Close2Art Sep 6, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
    great info thanks for sharing it !!!! :)RWJR
  • TravelingRae Sep 5, 2011 @ 10:13 pm | delete
    So you can't see what your earnings are (estimated or real) from ad revenues until payday, correct? I'm hoping to have a payday this month; I joined mid-June and most of my lenses are tiers 2 and 3.
  • Staceysk Sep 5, 2011 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Great info!
  • melbel Sep 5, 2011 @ 7:33 am | delete
    Do you know what the tier payments are for September yet? Just curious when that information comes out. I am learning all I can about Squidoo. I'd rate this lens up, but apparently I already have.
  • Christene Sep 5, 2011 @ 10:41 am | delete
    No, not yet. Keep an eye on SquidU. I usually post them there as soon as I see them, unless someone beats me to it.
  • ZCademy Sep 3, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Thanks ... this answered a lot of my payment questions.
    (back to making more, better lenses)
  • BrassFittings Sep 2, 2011 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Thank you for this GREAT information! I look forward to contributing significantly to Squidoo!
  • pamadra Aug 29, 2011 @ 8:45 pm | delete
    Very informative lens, thanks. I just stared a few weeks ago. I guess I will have to wait awhile for my first payday.
  • Tenzho Aug 28, 2011 @ 8:02 am | delete
    Very nice! Too bad I still can't earn with Squidoo
  • LTPParents Aug 26, 2011 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    THANK YOU! I've been trying to figure this out for months!
  • fireblazzer Aug 26, 2011 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    thanks for the info.. your the best!!!
  • HackMyHeart Aug 24, 2011 @ 12:32 am | delete
    Explained nice and simply, thank you so much!
  • mamabush Aug 23, 2011 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    I can't wait for my first payday! Thanks for explaining it all so well! :)
  • MonikaWeise Aug 20, 2011 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    Great lens for us newbies, thanks!
  • mench686 Aug 16, 2011 @ 1:27 pm | delete
    Thanks for all these helpful infos!
  • tyler70 Aug 12, 2011 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    Very helpful lens. Explains everything I need to know(: Congratulations on LotD!
  • mumsgather Aug 12, 2011 @ 5:08 am | delete
    Thank you. You've answered all that I wanted to know. I found you via google by the way. Hopped by your blog first before landing here. :)
  • LogicalNonsense Aug 11, 2011 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    thanks for this helpful lens
  • Rankography Aug 8, 2011 @ 10:31 am | delete
    excellent information. Thanks for this lens.
  • Jimformation Aug 7, 2011 @ 10:53 pm | delete
    Very helpful. Thanks!
  • sbendall Aug 6, 2011 @ 7:48 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for putting this together. I was wondering about all of this for a while and luckily someone pointed me to here.
  • kopitozie Aug 4, 2011 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    great lenses with a lot useful information ... thx
  • earlbaludio Aug 3, 2011 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    thanks a lot for a very informative lens
  • BlenderHead Jul 31, 2011 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    Actually..I have one question.

    1. I don't have a paypal account yet, and so all my lenses are donating to charity. Am I getting the same amount of money that I would be if I was keeping the payout? I want to get an idea of how much I'd be earning before I signed up with paypal.

    2. If I did set a couple of my lens to keep the payout without first adding a paypal account, will Squidoo 'store' it for me until I did get a paypal? Or does this not work?

    Thanks very much in advance.
  • Christene Jul 31, 2011 @ 5:01 pm | delete
    Yes, you are earning the same amount. Charity vs. Cash doesn't change that.

    If you set your Cash Payout Threshold to a high amount you can store earnings in your Reserve Hopper until you get a PayPal account.
  • BlenderHead Aug 1, 2011 @ 1:29 am | delete
    Ok thanks very much!
  • BlenderHead Jul 30, 2011 @ 1:50 am | delete
    Very useful info here! Thanks alot!
  • BestGiftz Jul 28, 2011 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Thanks, this is helpful.
  • jdavid10 Jul 23, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing, this is great lens and very helpful, especially for newbie like me. This lens give me better understanding about squidoo tiers and payment method.
  • Psycho-Gamer Jul 20, 2011 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    OK by reaching the end a lot of questions have been answered.......you cleared some things up...well done and ty
  • aqsmith82 Jul 17, 2011 @ 4:49 pm | delete
    nice lens, so many questions answered. Thanks
  • mhosong72 Jul 15, 2011 @ 4:40 am | delete
    this is amazing! Thanks for your sharing.
  • EvergreenArticles Jul 14, 2011 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Wow, great lens! I'm so glad someone gave me this link. It answers all my questions =)
  • chris_triby Jul 14, 2011 @ 1:41 pm | delete
    After my first three weeks here all of my lenses are in tier three, but two are very rapidly trending upwards towards tier 2 I hope. I'm crossing my fingers for next month, and I hope to keep improving and making new lenses!
  • aceofhearts Jul 13, 2011 @ 6:26 pm | delete
    Thanks for posting all this. It is just too much to ask in SquidU. I'm so glad I found your lens.
  • Donnette Jul 13, 2011 @ 9:08 am | delete
    so many questions and answers! thank you for putting this information together :)
  • Bluez_bekztra Jul 13, 2011 @ 4:52 am | delete
    brilliant.i got all the information i need.
  • njmanura Jul 5, 2011 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    When am i going to see an payment update on the dashboard. Three weeks into squidoo and published four lenses, three are in tier three, but i did not see any numbers except o.oo$.
  • SuffolkJason Jul 4, 2011 @ 11:48 am | delete
    Thanks for this excellent lens. It answers a lot of questions. But I still have a couple of questions:
    1) When and where are the tier levels and payments published? So, for example, when and where will the June 2010 tier levels be published?
    2) Where and when can I find out which tier level my lenses achieved for a particular month? So, for example, where and when can I see the tier levels that my lenses achieved for June 2010?
    I will probably ask these questions in the forum, but I still think the answers would make a great addition to your lens.
    Thanks
  • Christene Jul 4, 2011 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    If you have reached your payout threshold, you see everything on payday in your Squidoo Earnings Statement. June stats show up on August's payday. We can only estimate which of our lenses will fall in each tier before that looking at their monthly average lensrank.
  • SuffolkJason Jul 5, 2011 @ 9:29 am | delete
    Thanks Christene,

    So just to be clear. I have 2 lenses. In June I think that one of my lenses was tier 3 and the other nowhere (about 100,000 rank). My one earning lens will have earned about 30 cents (give or take a few cents). Because this is less than my earning threshold of $1, the little blue box will not show on my dashboard on about 15th August. If in July I improve my other lens or add other lenses or earn through Amazon, ebay etc so that my earnings are greater than $1 then in September I will see the little blue box on my dashboard and will be able to see what tiers my lenses achieved up to the end of July.
    Any Amazon.eBay commissions show immediately on my dashboard under the $$$ column but are not payable for 2 months.
    Is this right? If it is I guess the moral of the story is "If you want to know what is going on, set your minimum payout to $1 and make sure you achieve payout each month."
  • Christene Jul 5, 2011 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    Sounds like you've got it.

    I think you will still see a blue box letting you know that money is in your reserve hopper, but you won't see the detailed stats until you reach payout.

    Amazon commissions show up under the $$$ when the item has shipped. eBay commissions show up under the $$$ once a month in a lump sum.
  • aka_sakabato Jul 3, 2011 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    Is there any lensmaster that can get a payout only by havin 1 lens? (keep his best, delete others, or concerntrate like hell on one lens only to profit)
  • thomasmandin Jul 3, 2011 @ 8:39 am | delete
    Now I understand. Thank you so much!!
  • unqedomain Jul 2, 2011 @ 10:08 am | delete
    Thank you so much for the information! Just want to ask how to get traffic for squidoo lens?
  • just2write Jul 2, 2011 @ 1:18 am | delete
    nyc info thanks very helpful !!
  • GayleMcLaughlin Jul 1, 2011 @ 9:38 pm | delete
    I am bookmarking this so I can return to it. I didn't understand anything about payout until now--and I am still confused.
  • miss_marple Jul 1, 2011 @ 7:27 pm | delete
    I read about tiers but didn't understand it until now. Thank you
  • pablina Jun 29, 2011 @ 7:24 am | delete
    Useful information. It seems there is a lot to learn here on how the whole payout thing works, but this lense has definitely cleared a few things up for me.
  • kiwinana71 Jun 28, 2011 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info, explained very well, now I understand a whole lot more about squidoo payout.
  • Duane_Jackson Jun 26, 2011 @ 8:40 pm | delete
    nicely done and well-explained!
  • goldenrulecomics Jun 22, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    thanks for this lens. I just started doing lenses (mostly book reviews on comic book collections) in April so I wasn't sure what to expect. But this has made it much clearer!
  • pawpaw911 Jun 22, 2011 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    Thanks for the info.
  • reeniad Jun 21, 2011 @ 8:45 am | delete
    Short n informative! brilliant!
  • letsgoduke Jun 18, 2011 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    Are the payment tiers still about what you have written above? Thanks!
  • Christene Jun 18, 2011 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    They are.
  • Mistalina Jun 18, 2011 @ 1:35 pm | delete
    This is a great resource. Thank you!
  • Dianna206 Jun 17, 2011 @ 10:36 am | delete
    This is great! I'm new to squidoo, thank you for teaching me! :-)
  • cire81 Jun 14, 2011 @ 6:33 pm | delete
    To think that I posted the same questions in forum without finding your lens. You lens have answered my queries about tier payment. Thank you.
  • Shanna_Redwind Jun 12, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    Thank you for taking the mystery out of how the tiers relate to payouts.
  • hysongdesigns Jun 12, 2011 @ 11:30 am | delete
    thanks for taking the time to give us all this info; I was very curious as to how the lens ranks broke down into the tiers and wanting to get an idea of the amount paid for those tiers and you answered my questions perfectly.
  • olpampam Jun 10, 2011 @ 5:12 pm | delete
    Thanks, I did not realize that I could make money with my lens. I had simply signed up to refer Zazzle products. This is great.
  • wizardgold Jun 9, 2011 @ 10:31 am | delete
    It was a complete mystery to me before I read this Lens - At least I have an idea now of how come I have yet to see any money from Squidoo. But I live in hope
  • Jun 9, 2011 @ 9:43 am | delete
    great ! Thanks a lot !!
  • soyanz Jun 9, 2011 @ 12:56 am | delete
    Thanks now I understand how the squidoo payout.
  • UKGhostwriter Jun 6, 2011 @ 6:30 am | delete
    Very helpful, thank you!
  • Graceonline Jun 6, 2011 @ 12:31 am | delete
    This lens went a long way toward demystifying Squidoo payments. Thank you so much! I'm not anywhere near fifty lenses and giant squid-dom yet, and I'm wondering how you folks with hundreds of lenses manage to track all those numbers every month. That's a lot of data entry. I bet there's a lens somewhere that tells how to do it fast.
  • meemoo11 Jun 5, 2011 @ 9:41 pm | delete
    i liked it its so orgnized and helpful
  • dogface Jun 5, 2011 @ 1:01 pm | delete
    Really helpful info, thanks.
  • RhondaSueDavis Jun 3, 2011 @ 11:42 pm | delete
    Thank you for putting this information together! Nice layout !
  • arpak12 Jun 3, 2011 @ 6:33 pm | delete
    Great info, it definitely helps.
  • celeBritys4africA Jun 3, 2011 @ 11:30 am | delete
    You convinced me to spend more time on Squidoo.
  • gottaloveit May 30, 2011 @ 7:01 am | delete
    Did a reread of this lens. I'm getting closer to understanding this stuff. Thanks.
  • achraf May 28, 2011 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    thanx a lot; great info!
  • onemanband101 May 24, 2011 @ 7:54 pm | delete
    thank your for the lens it was very helpful and answered all my questions
  • bercton May 21, 2011 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    Very helpful information and clarification. Thank you!
  • eclecticfuzz May 19, 2011 @ 4:11 pm | delete
    Very helpful! Thank you! I learned some things I didn't know. :)
  • gottaloveit May 17, 2011 @ 8:42 pm | delete
    I'm with Scarlettohairy (and, as usual, just a bit behind!). I have to come back to and digest this list - without wine this time...
  • scarlettohairy May 17, 2011 @ 2:38 pm | delete
    Thanks for writing this lens. I had no clue how tiers and the ad percentages worked. I have Favorited this lens so I can come back and study it more.
  • lizziehumphreys May 14, 2011 @ 6:58 pm | delete
    great lens! :) i've visited this lens before but came back today coz it certainly answers all my questions!
  • marckq May 12, 2011 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    Thanks a lot!
  • Andrea987 May 12, 2011 @ 8:47 am | delete
    Thank you so much for this lens! :D
  • natelrevoh May 11, 2011 @ 2:56 am | delete
    Thanks! I've been trying to figure out the royalty program for some time now. :)
  • marciag May 10, 2011 @ 6:14 am | delete
    Thanks for this lens, it actually cleared up a lot of confusion I've been having with the payday and the reserve holdup and when exactly the payment is done. Now it's much clearer.
  • sluggasteve May 9, 2011 @ 5:05 pm | delete
    Great info!
  • May 8, 2011 @ 1:36 am | delete
    thanks for the lens, it really helped
  • ForestBear May 4, 2011 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    Great information, thank you for sharing!
  • Infact May 2, 2011 @ 1:54 pm | delete
    Christene,
    thank you for all this great information here! I am still a newbie (on my 19th day here, yeahh!) and have to learn a lot.
    Great work!
  • Athf May 2, 2011 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    cool lens
  • glitterfrog Apr 29, 2011 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    I don't know if this is the proper place to ask this question, but I'm gonna throw it out there anyway. If someone clicks an Amazon ad on my lens, then buys something ELSE from Amazon instead of what I'm advertising, does that still count?
  • Christene Apr 29, 2011 @ 12:58 pm | delete
    It does, yes :)
  • glitterfrog Apr 29, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    Thanks! The main reason I was wondering about that is because I've DONE that! Then I worried they wouldn't get paid.
  • ltraider Apr 27, 2011 @ 8:07 pm | delete
    You answered alot of my questions. Thanks
  • karmicchristian Apr 26, 2011 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    Useful info. Thanks.
  • Malestone7469 Apr 26, 2011 @ 8:08 am | delete
    Thank you for the great info. Now I know how AdSense and all the rest work in Squidoo
  • bestphilter Apr 25, 2011 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    now i know thank you
  • meisgood132 Apr 23, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    Thanks for all this stunning information.
  • JamieSueAustin Apr 23, 2011 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    I'm new to squidoo, so this info was really helpful.
  • Reymus Apr 23, 2011 @ 9:23 am | delete
    Awesome lens, and answered questions I've had about payouts since I started here a few years ago.
  • Ruthi Apr 14, 2011 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    I had a couple of questions and you answered them here. Thank you!
  • lizziehumphreys Apr 11, 2011 @ 8:06 pm | delete
    thanks so much for this lens!! :) you've no idea how much it has helped me! just a quickie for you...i havent been here long enough to see a payday yet, but i see that most people in their highest payout only got $20.00. what is the secret behind earning $1,000+ each payout? thankyou!!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Apr 11, 2011 @ 8:31 am | delete
    Great information! You answered my questions. Thanks!
  • gottaloveit Apr 10, 2011 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    Thanks SO much for this. I was really lost about the tier thing - just couldn't grasp it. But, you laid it out so that it made sense.
  • wolley_81 Apr 9, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
    Hi, so does this mean that once you're on Tier 3, you're bound to make at least $0.22 cents on your first month? :) Thanks!
  • sha2 Apr 4, 2011 @ 9:36 am | delete
    Can I find out how is it that I sold 3 books the amount is around $40, but I only got payout of only $1.26?? please????
  • Christene Apr 4, 2011 @ 11:53 am | delete
    First, always check to see if the item that was bought had a lower price offered (there usually is). We can't see how much a person paid. Then, depending on the amount Squidoo gets, they give half to us. An example: If an item was exactly $40, and Squidoo was paid 8.5% for the sale you'd get $1.70.
  • BabyCheetah Apr 3, 2011 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    This was helpful, I have not hada payday yet but only have 3 lenses so far so should make a few more I guess :)
  • rorymullen Apr 3, 2011 @ 3:24 am | delete
    Thanks for letting people know about the tiers. I am new here and have a few Lens under 100,000 and also 1 lens under 5,000. My payday will be nice.
  • Upon-Request Mar 29, 2011 @ 8:58 pm | delete
    Thanks for the helpful info. I'm still stumped as to why I haven't earned anything in 2011 when I did in 2010 and I had less lenses, less activity...
  • FoxMusic Mar 25, 2011 @ 4:05 pm | delete
    Thank you for the heads up information
  • GroceryCosts Mar 23, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
    Great lens Thanks:)
  • Gripandflip Mar 22, 2011 @ 9:40 am | delete
    Great lens with great information for all squids. Great job.
  • wrylilt Mar 15, 2011 @ 11:05 pm | delete
    Thank you for a great lens! This really made sense and I've been looking for something like this. :-)
  • Brightonbee Mar 13, 2011 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    many thanks for the information. very helpfull ofr a newbie
  • CruiseReady Mar 10, 2011 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    This helps SO much - Thank you
  • dantownehall Mar 7, 2011 @ 10:17 pm | delete
    I'm surprised this lens isn't in tier one just from the number of times I've visited it!

    Very useful.
  • pacrapacma Mar 6, 2011 @ 10:11 am | delete
    Nice lens! Very helpful.
    I have a question I don't think you've answered. Do Amazon sales show up on your dashboard the day or a few days after they are purchased? I've been getting a lot of click outs on my Amazon book links in a recent LOTD Reading Starts at Home. I don't see any money or sales on my dashboard yet.
    This lens made one sale early on. This makes me think I have everything set up right. I still only see the $.35 next to the lens in my dashboard.
    Do you know when sales show up?
  • cloudiosify Mar 4, 2011 @ 3:24 am | delete
    Thank you. Now I know about the payout more.
  • sockii Mar 3, 2011 @ 6:59 am | delete
    Good to see some detailed information on how the payouts work. Thanks!
  • ghosthost Mar 2, 2011 @ 6:30 am | delete
    its hard to get earning on squidoo, but i keep it try :p
  • Gendhis Feb 26, 2011 @ 10:40 pm | delete
    February, I got 0$...LOL
  • Kathryn002 Feb 23, 2011 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    I hope I will soon see money coming in through ads if not sales - I'm new (or at least, I only just started making lenses) so just now it's looking like a long climb just to reach that $1. :D No mind, I'll keep going.
  • thebabyshop Feb 19, 2011 @ 5:56 am | delete
    Thanks for this FAQ about payments! I'm sure this is a popular page, it answers every question I can think of.
  • ensign16 Feb 18, 2011 @ 1:15 am | delete
    Thanks about this lens, At least now, I know how payment works in squidoo ^_^
  • sugunalinus Feb 17, 2011 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    Very very nice and informative for newbies like us. Thankyou for sharing
  • Torquise Feb 17, 2011 @ 10:30 am | delete
    clear enough for a newcomer in Squidoo, thanks
  • Believe2255 Feb 15, 2011 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Great lens, thanks for the info
  • Peter.Murray Feb 14, 2011 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    I love paydays
    And Squidoo too!

    Thanks for making this lens.
  • mypotlpeople Feb 10, 2011 @ 11:33 pm | delete
    Thanks for this great information on squidoo paydays. I was wondering how this worked:)
  • elyria Feb 9, 2011 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    Very well organized and easy to follow - thank you!
  • Wonder-V Feb 8, 2011 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    Very awesome! Thanks for the info...I am hoping to be in the 4 figure number before the end of the year! That would make me happy! :D
  • soccerdream27 Feb 7, 2011 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    i really like this lens. just a quick question- so my adsense, chitika, and infolinks earning do not show up in my dashboard or in my lens revenue (how much each lens has earned)?
  • Christene Feb 9, 2011 @ 12:29 am | delete
    They won't be in the $$$ column of your dash no. You can see how much you've made through each on payday, and in past payday stats.
  • goatlover_and_pescetarian Feb 7, 2011 @ 11:09 am | delete
    briiiil
  • eclecticeducation Feb 6, 2011 @ 11:59 pm | delete
    I have already rated this lens. Just coming back to "bless" it.
  • inetsolutions Feb 3, 2011 @ 11:00 pm | delete
    This info. helped me alot thanks.
  • MissMerFaery Feb 3, 2011 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    This is a lens I come back to again and again when I am working out tier payments - so this time I come back with something in return - Blessed by a MerAngel! :)
  • Blueoceans23 Feb 3, 2011 @ 7:46 am | delete
    Thanks for this info.I was searching for this informations
  • Nibbled Feb 1, 2011 @ 9:47 pm | delete
    Very well presented and informative. I love when payday is early and more than expected. Thanks!
  • thesuccess Jan 31, 2011 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    Useful info, clearly presented
  • Hairdresser007 Jan 31, 2011 @ 1:58 am | delete
    Great info. I'm just sorta doing it for fun. I have 6.15 in my hopper but don't really expect to make money just having fun here!
  • Alohagems Jan 31, 2011 @ 1:52 am | delete
    I am glad I found this lens about payday. I was wondering before when to get paid for my second payout. thanks
  • skezixx Jan 29, 2011 @ 7:46 am | delete
    informative thanks for the info
  • Luminosity Jan 29, 2011 @ 6:46 am | delete
    Thanks for the well organized data, now only to get a payday.
  • BlakeCzirr Jan 26, 2011 @ 10:50 am | delete
    I appreciated the info; your lens basically sums up the entire "questionairre" concerning how you get paid. From here on, I'm basically going to refer to your link if anyone asks me about Squidoo Payouts. Thanks for educating me.
  • Bookworm25 Jan 26, 2011 @ 5:46 am | delete
    Thanks for the info, it helped a lot, just one question as i am not sure i understood correctly, even if people aren not buying or clicking directly through your lens to the ad, you still get a percentage of the payout? thank you
  • Flynn_the_Cat Jan 26, 2011 @ 4:27 am | delete
    Oh! You might want to update the 'first payout' bit, as it's 3 months, not 2 now :D
  • Christene Jan 26, 2011 @ 11:18 am | delete
    If you make a sale the month of publishing it's still 2 months. I do say 3 months after publish for tier payments. ;)
  • adhd-bipolar-depression Jan 26, 2011 @ 12:41 am | delete
    Thanks for the info.
  • magicgeniewishlist Jan 25, 2011 @ 6:45 am | delete
    Wow, my intention was not really to make money on squidoo, so I dont have many ads on my lenses. I had no idea about the tiers and LR payouts. I have been between T2 and T3 for some of my lenses since I joined last year. Might have to switch to pay out for a bit, it would be nice to make a little money for a while. Thanks for the info!
  • LisaAuch Jan 24, 2011 @ 9:34 am | delete
    The "$$$$" drives me nuts! and I can never understand it! you are noitifed someone bought something, but then it does not show up in the pending? but clearly on the stat page you have indeed sold items? confused.com....lol thanks for the info - actually answered a few of my questions and thanks for letting me rant! Great information and I like sending people to it becasue it is so easy to understand.
  • zupi Jan 24, 2011 @ 6:35 am | delete
    Thanks for the info!
  • RGebbiePhoto Jan 23, 2011 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    Thanks for the information it was very helpful.
  • NaturalWonder Jan 21, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Thanks for the detailed info -- very helpful.
  • SweetMarie83 Jan 20, 2011 @ 10:32 pm | delete
    Excellent lens, I've been wondering about a lot of these things and you've answered so much in a clear, concise way that's easy to understand, which is especially nice for newbies like me - thanks!
  • Evelyn_Saenz Jan 20, 2011 @ 6:56 pm | delete
    Thanks for pulling all this information together in such a nice, concise, comprehensible way.
  • Timewarp Jan 20, 2011 @ 11:12 am | delete
    Thanks for keeping track of the pay tiers for us, great reference :)
  • miaponzo Jan 18, 2011 @ 3:40 am | delete
    Thanks! This was very helpful and encouraging, too!
  • Hiking-Hong-Kong Jan 17, 2011 @ 6:56 am | delete
    Great lens. Thanks for the info!
  • Geekgurl Jan 17, 2011 @ 6:39 am | delete
    Great information to know. I always see people posting info about payday and issues/questions on SquidU.
  • Arquinn Jan 16, 2011 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    Nice! Nice! Nice! :D
    Very well written and quite informative!
  • Ruthi Jan 16, 2011 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Hi Christine. Brand new to Squidoo, so this is quite informative, thank you.
  • artyfax Jan 16, 2011 @ 6:15 am | delete
    thanks for explaining about payments and payday. I have been here seriously for a couple of months and was beginning to wonder about these things. Very informative lens
  • sugunalinus Jan 16, 2011 @ 5:39 am | delete
    Really very informative. It was like a dark room now this lens gives light to the payout questions. Thankyou for sharing.
  • hayleylou Jan 16, 2011 @ 1:11 am | delete
    Returned to Bless this lens and feature it on My Time as a Squid Angel :)
  • Philippians468 Jan 14, 2011 @ 12:25 am | delete
    thank you for this informative lens! cheers
  • tpnetcom Jan 12, 2011 @ 12:18 am | delete
    I dont have payment this day? why?
  • Christene Jan 12, 2011 @ 12:56 am | delete
    We were paid for the month of November. Any lenses you published in November aren't eligible for tier payments for that month. If you made a sale you would have seen it on your dashboard. You'll see your first 'blue box' next month.
  • tpnetcom Jan 12, 2011 @ 1:37 am | delete
    I think, at November I have 15 lens for tiers 3..
    Huufft.. so, I must wait payment at the next month..
    But, thanks for your answer Cristene..
  • DIY-Solar-Electricity Jan 10, 2011 @ 10:49 am | delete
    Thanks. I got all the answers of my questions regarding payday. Thanks again. Great!
  • mini_cheong Jan 9, 2011 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    wow thanks, this answers all my questions on payday, now I can focus more on lens making :D
  • Danfree Jan 8, 2011 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    My stats - earnings has been stuck at October. How can I get this fixed?
  • Christene Jan 8, 2011 @ 9:21 pm | delete
    That's right. Our last payouts were for October (paid in December). We should be getting our November within the next week.
  • antoivo Jan 7, 2011 @ 5:49 am | delete
    COOL LENS BUT IT ISNT AS EASY TO MAKE GOOD MONEY ON SQUIDOO IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION (NOT A GET RICH QUICK SCHEME) bUT WHAT SQUIDOO LEARN IS INVALUABLE!
  • mivvy Jan 6, 2011 @ 8:26 am | delete
    Great lens and answers to all my questions.
  • Eighteen Jan 5, 2011 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Another great well written Lens. Fab
  • J9a2m6e8s5B Jan 4, 2011 @ 11:37 am | delete
    The breakdown of payments for each month is great! Allows me to see a general idea of what I could expect to earn on each lens. How did you get that information?
  • Christene Jan 4, 2011 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    From my own payout stats. :)
  • Bea_Gabrielle Jan 4, 2011 @ 8:49 am | delete
    thanks for sharing this. very helpful!
  • DaveStone13 Jan 3, 2011 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    Helpful and encouraging. Thanks. Blessing it. Maybe I can help you keep your rank up there as much as you've helped me with my angle on all this squdooing!
  • doubleside Dec 31, 2010 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    Thank you for the lens. It's very useful for a beginner squid like me.
  • Dec 30, 2010 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Thanks so much for this lens. I am adding it to my favs and will return to re-read and continue to learn!
  • fbaum818 Dec 29, 2010 @ 3:23 pm | delete
    I've just started, but I'm already looking forward to my first payday. Thank you for keeping this lens up to date!
  • geekguy Dec 28, 2010 @ 10:02 pm | delete
    I'm just starting out with Squidoo. Bit miffed that I have to wait two months to get my money as I've had some good sales this Christmas time. Still, it's an incentive to work harder.
  • PlannerPat Dec 28, 2010 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    Extremely helpful lens. Thanks!
  • AirplaneQuote Dec 26, 2010 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    Thank you for explaining. I had no Idea how Pay Day worked. now that I am more informed I will be spending more time trying to get my lenses higher ranked.
  • SmartChica Dec 25, 2010 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    Thanks for putting all of this in perspective.
  • RocklawnArts Dec 21, 2010 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    Very helpful, thanks!
  • nosajreef Dec 20, 2010 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    thank you nice lens
  • spider-girl Dec 19, 2010 @ 4:31 am | delete
    Awesome desciption!
  • Koopper Dec 18, 2010 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    Thank you for the info Christene. I have just started and it's interesting to understand how Squiddo works. Clearly written lens.
  • jackiebolen Dec 18, 2010 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Thanks for all your good information about payouts. It's good to know how much I'll make.
  • wordstock Dec 17, 2010 @ 2:42 pm | delete
    This info is hard to find so that's for putting all together. Angel blessed because you have answered all my questions. Thanks
  • indosquid Dec 16, 2010 @ 5:33 am | delete
    Nice lens. Very useful for newbie like me.. :D
  • CitiesChick Dec 15, 2010 @ 7:45 pm | delete
    Thank you for the information. I am trying to figure out if I will get my very first payday in January or February? My first lens was published in the beginning of November, made a small sale on Amazon at the very end of November, I think it didn't show up until December. So, I am waiting patiently. :)
  • tdpierceall2002 Dec 15, 2010 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    This is the first I even heard about the tier system. Looks like I need to do more investigating. Thanks!!!!
  • DIY-Solar-Electricity Dec 15, 2010 @ 11:39 am | delete
    Thanks for all this info. Great!
  • dndcomputerservices Dec 15, 2010 @ 6:22 am | delete
    i am still kind of new to the whole squidoo thing but i am getting my way around ...i made a sale (small ) (unrelated to my lens) lol.. just 3 WEEKS after creating my house lens (the Dr. House M . D . series lens , as of currently i have a house , dora , and a xbox 360 , ps3 , nintendo wii hottest games 2010-2011 ..stop by and check them out if you get a chance and as always the best of luck to your continued success .
  • ashley227 Dec 14, 2010 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    Thank you for this lens. I'm new to Squidoo and this sinfo is very helpful
  • leathersleepersofa Dec 12, 2010 @ 8:01 am | delete
    nice lens
  • jackiebolen Dec 12, 2010 @ 7:23 am | delete
    Thanks for all the good tips.
  • refrige23 Dec 12, 2010 @ 6:23 am | delete
    thank you for this great lens.
  • Tilly4Family Dec 9, 2010 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    Thanks! So, how do you add other affiliate programs that you are part of to your lens created on Squidoo? I am SO new at this, just tried to publish my first page today....about our dog...but, it is still showing up on WIP--how do I change that? I am having issues finding where to ask questions as well. Guess that may be b/c I have almost no idea how to use a forum... :-) thanks for posting this information, it is GREAT!
  • supermom_in_ny Dec 7, 2010 @ 4:41 pm | delete
    I believe this is the best Squidoo lens regarding payouts! Thumbs up for you...
    ;)
  • JackieM293 Dec 6, 2010 @ 4:26 am | delete
    Very excited to have just learnt that on 15th Jan 2011, three months after my first lens was published I can expect a payout....Yipeee and thank you!
  • MikeEssex Dec 4, 2010 @ 4:21 pm | delete
    Thanks for the help. No $ for me, but having fun all the same.
  • BarbaraCasey Dec 4, 2010 @ 3:25 pm | delete
    Gotta work harder to get more lenses into Tier 1!
  • javrsmith Dec 2, 2010 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Returned to bless your lens. Good job!
  • RanjeetaP Dec 2, 2010 @ 6:36 am | delete
    Nice tips for newcomers like me. Thanks.
  • Jhangora Nov 23, 2010 @ 10:31 am | delete
    I joined Squidoo in 2008 and created a lense back then. I returned in Oct this year, deleted that lense and have created about 25 new ones. I have made 8 sales so far from Amazon and one of the Lenses is in Tier 1. 2 or 3 are in Tier 2.

    Would I receive the money in December or January 2011?
  • Christene Nov 23, 2010 @ 10:36 am | delete
    If you built a lens in October and made a sale that same month you will get paid for the sale in December. You won't earn ad (Tier) revenue for that month though. You'll get a tier payment in January based on the lens' average lensrank in November.
  • wadestar Nov 23, 2010 @ 8:19 am | delete
    very nice lens very informative, sincere thanks
  • CaliforniaGrown Nov 22, 2010 @ 10:44 am | delete
    Wow, thank you for this great lens. You answered all the questions I have at this time :)
  • mskaylay Nov 21, 2010 @ 10:39 pm | delete
    Nice lens, very helpful.
  • Tr0y Nov 21, 2010 @ 1:33 am | delete
    God bless you for putting this lens up. Great job!
  • JJGJJG Nov 19, 2010 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    thanks, for your clear explanation and detailed numbers and data to give us new folks a better idea how things work and have grown.
  • acopson Nov 18, 2010 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    Great lense, i always get a dollar or two each month lol, better than nothing, so i am grateful
  • 2muchtrash Nov 18, 2010 @ 7:51 am | delete
    I just received a 57 cent payment showing on the Dashboard for a lens that I didnt make a sale on, and 53 cent payment for a lens I had 3 sales on totalling $79.00. Its all really confusing, but at least I am starting to make money!
  • tpnetcom Nov 15, 2010 @ 6:26 pm | delete
    these Lens have Ranked #27 in Squidoo Tips, #2,898 overall, that's mean Tiers 1 or 2?
  • Christene Nov 15, 2010 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    You look at the overall number. And, it's not the lensrank on any one day, but the average throughout the whole month.
  • george185 Nov 14, 2010 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    I wonder if Squidoo is thinking of changing the tiers structure for payouts. There are many more people writing for the site now and getting quality traffic. Just curious.
  • southcarolinaweb Nov 13, 2010 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    I did not know about the tier system before, now I do!
  • cherielady Nov 11, 2010 @ 8:38 am | delete
    thankyou for brief explanation. very helpful :)
  • mom247 Nov 11, 2010 @ 3:04 am | delete
    Thanks, I keep returning to this lens... Being new to squidoo I haven't actually had a single payout yet, but I'm working on it!
  • ICanCook Nov 9, 2010 @ 1:11 pm | delete
    Wow. I finally found this. Thanks for the explanation. Chi Ching!
  • artyfax Nov 7, 2010 @ 5:55 pm | delete
    lots of good, honest info; answered a lot of questions for me
  • Nov 7, 2010 @ 11:09 am | delete
    good info
  • Momsbusy247 Nov 5, 2010 @ 8:49 am | delete
    Thank you, this lens is very helpful
  • VincentEllis Nov 5, 2010 @ 8:15 am | delete
    At last! Somewhere the legendary "formula" of lensrank payments can be found... May I ask were you got this information from? Also, if I have a number of WIP lens', will that influence my earnings in any way? Thanks for this, it really helps visualise the breakeven point!
  • Christene Nov 5, 2010 @ 9:39 am | delete
    All of the number are from my own payout stats. Each lens earns money individually, so a WIP has no bearing on how much your published/featured lenses will earn.
  • VincentEllis Nov 5, 2010 @ 10:14 am | delete
    Awesome! Thanks for info sharing!
  • LouieWrites Nov 4, 2010 @ 3:21 am | delete
    Wow, nice breakdown you have here. It gives newbies like me a look at the earning potentials here.
  • skiesgreen Nov 3, 2010 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    Giid educational lens on this subject. Congrats on LOTD and I am featuring this on Squidoo LOTD Lenses and also on The Beating Heart of Squidoo.
  • Nov 2, 2010 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Thanks! I learned a lot with your easy to follow lens.
  • GonnaFly Nov 2, 2010 @ 4:53 pm | delete
    An interesting and helpful lens. It's amazing to see how far Squidoo has come by seeing those improving tier payouts!
  • Lisa-Marie-Mary Nov 2, 2010 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    Very helpful lens - thank you so much, Christene!! :-)
  • karanta Nov 1, 2010 @ 1:50 pm | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. Really helpful lens for newbies :)
  • Squidoolinepro Nov 1, 2010 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Very helpful, thanks!
  • HtCares Nov 1, 2010 @ 12:22 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for the information. So far, I only have 3 lens done but hope to do many more. This lens will help me figure out my earnings. Thanks again.
  • JoyfulPamela Nov 1, 2010 @ 10:52 am | delete
    Thank you for all the information. Congratulations on LOTD! =D
  • Nov 1, 2010 @ 9:57 am | delete
    good clarification for the FAQ about payment procedure here in squidoo
  • Cashstar Nov 1, 2010 @ 8:58 am | delete
    I am new here . So, I did not earn anything till now. Hope I will earn in near future.
  • love4free Nov 1, 2010 @ 8:27 am | delete
    Thanks. That was very helpful.
  • The_Party_Animal Nov 1, 2010 @ 6:45 am | delete
    Great Lens !!!
  • jtgoodgame Nov 1, 2010 @ 1:04 am | delete
    i don't like to set my threshold at $1. it's too much of a hassle for bookkeeping
  • sridharsix Nov 1, 2010 @ 12:26 am | delete
    very useful lens, thanks
  • charlino Oct 31, 2010 @ 11:58 pm | delete
    Congrats on a well deserved LOTD. This is a great source of information.
  • rumbling Oct 31, 2010 @ 11:48 pm | delete
    Thank you for this very informative lens, even though I have joined Squidoo around two years ago only very recently did I learn about the tier system. So I think this will be very useful for new lensmasters.
  • sukkran Oct 31, 2010 @ 10:52 pm | delete
    thanks for the info.
  • awelldressedbullet Oct 31, 2010 @ 7:52 pm | delete
    Congratulations on your Lens of the Day Christine! - Kathy
  • lasertek Oct 31, 2010 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    All questions cleared. Thanks for sharing this lens.
  • shajo Oct 31, 2010 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    Thank you for all the great information! This is fantastic!
  • DataLaura Oct 31, 2010 @ 3:59 pm | delete
    Lots of good information about the payout system here. There were a lot of tips that I didn't know. Thanks!
  • Airinka Oct 31, 2010 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    This lens is very informative! Actually, it is great.
  • WildFacesGallery Oct 31, 2010 @ 3:08 pm | delete
    Congratulations on being Lotd. This will be great for those just starting out.
  • sweetjasmine Oct 31, 2010 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    This is an wonderful article for newbies like me. I am very much new to squidoo and I don't even have any idea of improving myself. After this article i got some good info. Thanks a lot for this post
  • hotbrain Oct 31, 2010 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    I've been wondering about the Ebay module? Is it a good money maker? Do people have to buy things from it to make money? Will we know if someone buys from it? Thanks in advance for answers! This was a great, easy lens to read!!
  • GabrielaFargasch Oct 31, 2010 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Very very helpful, thank you so much for taking your time to write about this.
  • bakerwoman Oct 31, 2010 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Great lens to demystify my earnings which would fluctuate from $24 to $2.17. When I was earning @24/month for 2 months, I never wrote new lenses. When I started to publish more lenses, the money dropped big time. My last earning was $2.17.
    Thanks for sharing this. Something we have all been waiting for and explained very well.
  • Lost_in_Mirkwood Oct 31, 2010 @ 11:40 am | delete
    That's really useful, thanks. I wasn't sure if I'd ever earn anything writing lenses but now I am inspired to write more! (I only started last week!)
  • JudyGoldsberry Oct 31, 2010 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Very useful, I had no idea how the system works, thank you for writing this.
  • AllyVuitton Oct 31, 2010 @ 11:26 am | delete
    Thanks, lots of useful information there!
  • Tipi Oct 31, 2010 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Congratulations on LOTD. This is a lens that I have referred people to for answers to questions. Nice to stop back to see the updates myself once in awhile. Thank you for keeping this up to date Christene, it a good resource for Squidoo pay-day questions.
  • sewjr24 Oct 31, 2010 @ 9:08 am | delete
    Very informative lens. Congrats on LOTD. Well deserved!!
  • DebMartin Oct 31, 2010 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Thanks for all the info. You've made sense of a lot a couldn't figure out. Congratulations
  • MisterJeremy Oct 31, 2010 @ 8:17 am | delete
    Congratulations on earning LOTD! Could you be convinced to share a template of the spreadsheet you use to keep track of your earnings? Just the setup of it of course, not your actual figures.
  • Oct 31, 2010 @ 7:09 am | delete
    Thanks for the info. This has helped clear up some confusion.
  • BevsPaper Oct 31, 2010 @ 6:21 am | delete
    Just stopping back by to congratulate you on getting LOTD for this helpful lens.
  • BuildingBlockToys Oct 31, 2010 @ 6:04 am | delete
    Congratulations on lens of day!
  • nimai_pandit Oct 31, 2010 @ 4:31 am | delete
    I found this helpful because I did not know about tiers. It seems like if I am in a certain tier then it is possible to earn $ even if noone visits my site? Because I would be added in some kind of a mean score? Also, I am not really clear about the ads and if visitors buy something when they click on an ebay or amazon link. I have a feeling that some more advanced features are "unlocked" as we get new points. I am a novice so I only have 1,152 points now! I don't know what that means, but hey....
  • whitemoss Oct 31, 2010 @ 3:42 am | delete
    Really clear- thanks! Congratulations on LOTD too.
  • JziE Oct 31, 2010 @ 3:05 am | delete
    nice job :)
  • JziE Oct 31, 2010 @ 3:05 am | delete
    nice job :)
  • CynzdaReveur Oct 31, 2010 @ 2:05 am | delete
    Wow..such an informative and helpful lens for a newbie like me. Thanks for making this lens. Best of luck with you..;)
  • clouda9 Oct 31, 2010 @ 12:37 am | delete
    Lots of great info about Squidoo payday...cleared up somethings I was not understanding even after being on here for 3+ years ;) Congrats on LOTD.
  • JollyvilleChick Oct 30, 2010 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    LOTD - fantastic.
    I use the "Lens Labels" in the dashboard to sort my lens by tier. Even though they flucuate and move in and out of tiers, it still helps me see where they stand.
  • RinchenChodron Oct 30, 2010 @ 11:01 pm | delete
    I wouldn't have a clue how to create a spreadsheet to track 135 lenses? This is way too complicated, but thank you for trying to explain it.
  • Gail47 Oct 30, 2010 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    Great information! It's always helpful to know how best to utilize the tools provided on a site. Also, received new information about what monetization efforts are best. Thanks!
  • WhitePineLane Oct 30, 2010 @ 10:46 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD! This lens really got me thinking and looking back through my payment history. It was fun and interesting to see how far I've come! Great lens!
  • stacy_mcdaniel Oct 30, 2010 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    Congratulations on lens of day:-)
  • nightbear Oct 30, 2010 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    This was wonderful and very helpful. thank you
  • juliasenesac Oct 30, 2010 @ 7:43 pm | delete
    Good article! I am new to Squidoo and now am clear on money. I had no idea it could be so profitable-cool. Thanks.
  • EditorDave Oct 30, 2010 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    Thank you for putting this lens together... It clarifies some of the mystery! :-)
  • mosaic Oct 30, 2010 @ 7:08 pm | delete
    I love the graphics. You make everything very clear! Thanks!
  • puzzlemaker Oct 30, 2010 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Congrats on your LOTD! I remember reading this a long time ago and it was extremely helpful - still is.
  • genglo Oct 30, 2010 @ 6:44 pm | delete
    Congrats on your LoTD!
  • FranTollett Oct 30, 2010 @ 6:30 pm | delete
    Lots of good answers about squidoo paydays. Now I have an idea of what of I'm doing to get to my payout. I also wasn't aware of the one dollar payout. I am so excited! Thanks for the great info.
  • BarbaraCasey Oct 30, 2010 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Thanks for this information, especially the tier thing. Makes me want to work harder to improve my lens rankings.
  • Oct 30, 2010 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    This is the second critical missing piece of so many other social ventures I seen this decade. Great work.
  • TopMovieSoundtracks Oct 30, 2010 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    When I first started Squidoo I counted on Loyalis' lens so it's great to see your lens with current info.
  • AHERMITT Oct 30, 2010 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    Just changed my payout to $1.00. Plus this lense just cleared up alot for me. Thanks.
  • hayleylou Oct 30, 2010 @ 3:31 pm | delete
    Excellent info, wish I could have found this earlier :) Congrats on LOTD
  • robert2704 Oct 30, 2010 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    Great explanation and congrats on LOTD. Here's a question for you though you may condisder adding. What is the difference from LENSRANK and OVERALL LENSRANK. I worked my butt off to push a lens to under 2k lensrank and got excited I'd made a Tier 1 lens. If it's overall though I just dropped to TIER 3. ti an 11k overall HUH! I'll see if I get paid cents or dollars I suppose.LOL! Thanks
  • Christene Oct 30, 2010 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    Tiers are based on a lens' Overall Lensrank. The rank you see on your dashboard. It doesn't matter where they fall within a category.
  • terrapin719 Oct 30, 2010 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    Congrats on LOTD :) Thank you for explaining this tier thing, I've never really understood it before now.
  • gypsyman27 Oct 30, 2010 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    Good lens and a good idea, explaining the Squidoo payments that we recieve. A penny is better a kick in the you know whats, right? Squidoo is Great no matter how little or how much we recieve, see you around the galaxy...
  • thrivingmom Oct 30, 2010 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    This is a great, easy to read explanation. Congrats on LOTD. It's well deserved!

    Perhaps you could share your spreadsheet template for us to download and use? Yours sounds much better than mine.
  • Biomechanoid Oct 30, 2010 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    Thank you, that lens explains a lot! Perhaps one day I will be able to reach that one dollar payout too.
  • 23squidoo Oct 30, 2010 @ 2:01 pm | delete
    Thank you, I learned a lot and will start keeping my own records to make sure I understand the dynamics of the system. Of course, I still Squidoo mostly for my own enjoyment, but it's fun to see if I can make a little money as well.
  • jgelien Oct 30, 2010 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    Thanks for the helpful information. I never really looked into the payment structure before. I was just always happy to receive the payments.
  • darciefrench Oct 30, 2010 @ 1:10 pm | delete
    Congrats on lotd! Awesome!
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