Just exactly what is Squidoo anyways? 

Why Should YOU Read This Lens? 

1. If you are new to Squidoo.
2. If you need a new idea for what to build you next lens about.
3. If you just want to see what others are doing with Squidoo.

Lens Idea #1: Famous People Profile Lenses 

I think this is probably one of the most used ideas. Everybody wants to talk about their favorite super-star. From movie actors to TV show actors to singers or dancers, to authors and artists and all those in between.

Who is your favorite person? What did they do? Why did they do it? What is it about them that made you love them so? Why should everyone else like them too?

I've heard a few lemsmasters say: "But my fave person has already been done, I can't build a lens about them, too." That's just so not true! Their lens may focus on a different area of their life. It may focus only on one book or one movie or one song or one event. They may have left out an important fact that you know they should never have forgotten to talk about. It's up to you, as a fellow fan, to create yet another lens about him/her and build it bigger and better than the other lenses already built!

You can use either Squidoo or their sister site SquidWho for this one.

Sample of Some Famous People Lenses 

Liberace

Liberace` was one of the world's greatest entertainers. Find out more about him here.

Keith Laumer

A lens about my favorite author and quiet possibly the greatest science fiction writer of all time.

Bob Keeshan

Bob Keeshan aka Captain Kangaroo, my childhood role model and one of the world's greatest children's television actors of all time.

Alan Young

Actor and voice actor, most famous for Mr. Ed, The Time Machine, The Smurfs, and DuckTales. Alan is the voice of Scrooge McDuck.

Jim Cummings

Disney's multi-talented man of a hundred and one voices. Let's get dangerous!

Idea #2. Fictional Character Profiles. 

Hey, why stick with just real people when there is a whole world full of fictional characters in need of you to build them a personal profile? These can be more fun to create than lenses about real people.

You can use either Squidoo or their sister site SquidWho for this one.

Sample Fictional Character Profile Lenses 

Uncle Scrooge McDuck

Fictional character created by Carl Barks in 1947 Uncle Scrooge is the world's richest duck. Head of the Duck family. Uncle to Donald Duck and Gladstone Gander. Great-Uncle to Huey, Dewey, and Louie Duck. Scrooge McDuck lives in a money bin filled wi...

Anakin Skywalker

Anakin is a main character from the Star Wars saga Hero in the prequel trilogy and villian (Darth Vader) from the original trilogy -Note This Is A Fan Made Profile It Is Not Official        ...

The Daleks

What looks like a polka-dotted upside-down trash-can and dreams of destroying the entire universe? Why Daleks of course! Doctor Who's prime nemesis and the coolest villain in sci-fi history.   KILL-THE-DOC-TOR!   EX-TER-MI-NATE! &nb...

Etiole Swanzen

Etiole de Blue de Azure Swanzen is the main character of The Twighlight Manor series by Wendy C. Allen. Born on September 23, 1664, to the Flamite prince Sir Roderic Lincandonia Swanzen and his French siren (mermaid) wife Lady Melneeva Liore. Lady M...

NegaDuck

Disney's evilest villain ever, the money-hungry, power-crazed, chainsaw-toting psychopath: NegaDuck!

Idea #3: The Best ________ Ever is ______! 

These types of lenses pick a single item (such as a song, movie, book, TV show, etc) and do nothing but talk about how great it is. These are very easy to build, because you already picked it as your favorite ______, so now you just have to tell people why it is the best!

UPDATE: Since I first wrote this, Squidoo has since added a feature that allows to create such a lens via a template. See info on the "Ever" feature farther down this lens.

Sample "Best Ever" Lenses 

What's on My Bookshelf?

A glimpse inside one author's private book collection. Find new books you haven't read before as well as books to help you write. This lens is here to answer the question: What's on your bookshelf?

Labyrinth

Where everything seems possible and nothing is what it seems. This has been one of my favorite movies since the first time I saw it in 1986. I loved it as a child and still do as an adult.

Doctor Who

The Doctor is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey from the BBC TV series. The 1963 series has 26 seasons,the 2005 series will have four in 2008 and the eighth doctor was featured in a TV Movie in 1996. -Note this is a fan made profile it...

Idea #4: Top 10 Lists 

Why make a Top Ten List? Why not! People love them. People actively search Google for them. Everybody wants to know what the ten best of "whatever" are, and everybody has their own ideas as to which ten should be chosen, so why not tell the world what your top ten pics are. Here are a few samples titles to get you started:

Ten Best Alice Cooper Songs.

Ten Best Vincent Price Movies.

Ten Best Places to Eat in Southern Maine.

Ten Best Movies of All Time.

Ten Best Science Fiction Books Ever Written.

Ten Best Dr. Seuss Books for Your Kids.

Ten Best Candies I Ever Ate.

Ten Best Video Games for Teens.

Ten Best Episodes of Dr. Who.

Example of a Top 10 List Lens 

Ten Best Family Films

Ten films that no DVD collection should be without. This is not so much of a top ten best of the best list, but rather it is a list of ten great films that never seem to make it onto top ten lists and should never be left out of your child's personal...

Ten Best Vincent Price Films

This lens is devoted to reviewing what I consider to be the ten best Vincent Price movies ever made. Ten movies; Twenty hours of great movie viewing. Why not gather together your friends and family and host your own Vincent Price Movie Marathon! A gr...

Idea #5. How-To Lenses 

Teach others how to do something fun.

I know something you don't know!

Than why not share it with us? We'd love to know how you do it, so that we can do it too!

What is it you know how to do? Cook a great pineapple upside down cake? Press dried flowers and make hand decorated cards out of them? Build a bird house out of tin-cans? Create a super-duper rock garden? Are you a wise at html coding? Can you fix an engine? Maybe you know who to pick the best apples off the tree?

Whatever it is you are good at, I'm sure there are people out there wishing they knew how to do it too, so why not tell them what you do and how you do it?

Sample How-To Lenses 

Publishing Methods

How should you publish your book? Self-Publishing? Vanity Press? Traditional? POD-People? The Big Five? What's the difference? On this lens I explore the different options you have as a writer to get your book published.

Newbie Guide to Squidoo Lensmaking

I know, I know, there are already tons of How-to-Squidoo Squidoo lenses out there and I'm going to tell you right up front, mine isn't the best.  My How to Squidoo lens isn't even the brightest.  I've only been squidooing for a few short mo...

Lord Sesshomaru Costume

Need help creating a Lord Sesshomaru costume? You've come to the right place. I am currently in the process of making a Lord Sesshomaru costume. No idea when I will get it finished or how long it will take, but as I make it, I'll add updates here, an...

Your First Goldfish

I love goldfish. They are such wonderful pets. This lens is for anyone who loves goldfish too, but was created specificaly for those just getting started.

How to Start a Publishing Company

How to start a publishing company: I started my own small press publishing company. Here on this lens you will find out what I did and how you can do it too.

EelKat's Secrets To Squidoo Success

On April 17, 2007 I joined Squidoo and had no idea what I was doing. Now on April 17, 2008 I have gained Giant Squid status, had lenses reach the coveted Top 100 List, and am making enough of a steady income to run the Pidgie Fund on my Squidoo incom...

Are you a Stay at Home Mom (or Dad) Interested in Earning a Monthly Income?

Okay, I am sure you are all thinking, "What's the catch?" Don't worry, there isn't one. I promise. I am a stay at home mom and I will show you how Squidoo is helping me earn a monthly income while still being home to take care of my children. What i...

What People Buy & How To Get Them To Buy It From You!

PayDay came and went as usual and I was curious today, am I listing the correct items for sale on my lenses? Do people actually buy the stuff I list? What sells? What doesn't? How can I list things that folks actually want to buy? Well, Squidoo keeps...

What Can You Do With Squidoo?

Congratulations! You are the newest member of Squidoo. You have edited your profile, uploaded your picture and now you are faced with the task of creating your first lens. Or maybe you've already made a couple of lenses and now you can't think of any...

How Much Did It Cost?

I have been asked a few times now, how much is it costing me to make my insanely elaborate, historically accurate, "Hollywood movie quality" Lord Sesshomaru costume. Not knowing the answer to that question inspired me to create a lens to keep track o...

#6. What if... ? Lenses 

What if? That covers a lot of ground, don't you think?

What if I was stranded?

What if I were a millionaire?

What if I could fly like a bird?

What What if topics can you think of to write about?

Sample What if...? Lenses 

If I were stranded ...

Here's a fun activity. If you were "stranded" and could only take 1 book, 1 movie, 1 CD and pick 1 food to eat ... what would *you* take with you? And if you could choose where you could be stranded, where would you want to be stranded? And...

What if you could give a lie detector test to..

The following post comes from my “What If…?” Board! Welcome to the “What If…?” Board! At a lost for what to write about next? Looking for story ideas? Need a spark to put an end to writer’s block? Maybe all yo...

Idea #7. Lenographies. 

Are you a veteran lensbuilder with 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, or like me over 200 lenses? Than you need to build a Lensography, there just are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. You MUST have one.

What is a Lensography? It's a personal biography page that you write about yourself and your lenses. The best way to explain a Lensography, is just to look at one, so here into a few of mine, plus some by others too.

Example of a Lensography: 

Johnny's Lyric Lensography

Looking for a song lyric? Look no farther! Here is the complete index of lyric lenses created by Johnny E Allen. What will you find here? More than 100 lenses completely devoted to music!

Ekography: EelKat's Lensography

I joined Squidoo in April of 2007. At the time of Ekography's last edit I had 313 lenses and 23 groups. I make new ones all the time, so watch for new ones to be added as time goes by. This is my index for them all. Ekography is eternally under...

Goth-ography

Goth-ography is my lensography just for my Goth-type Lenses, which seem to be adding up quite quickly. With plans for a whole series of Goth type lenses in the works, I figured it was high time I created an index to keep track of them all, and this i...

The Stress Buster Lensography

On one of my other lenses I was talking about getting rid of work place stress and it got me to thinking about ways to fill your life with happiness and joy, which in turn resulted in the creation of this lens devoted to finding ways to be happy. A h...

Jeannie-Tiddledeewinks

Hi~ I'm Jeannie, also known on the WorlWideWeb as "Tiddledeewinks". Why? Because, I'm a baby boomer that fondly remembers playing the children's game called Tiddlywinks and it sounded cute. I just changed the spelling a little to a way I liked it. So...

Lensographies I Like

This is a list of the Lensographies I like. Think of it as my own personal list of the Best of the Best of Squidoo!

What Can You Do With Squidoo?

Congratulations! You are the newest member of Squidoo. You have edited your profile, uploaded your picture and now you are faced with the task of creating your first lens. Or maybe you've already made a couple of lenses and now you can't think of any...

Idea # 8. The CafePress Showcase Lenses. 

One of the earliest types of lenses invented, these are where you showcase your personal CafePress (and Zazzle) shops. These wildly popular lenses are great for driving extra traffic to your stores, so if you have a CafePress shop, be sure to build a showcase lens for it.

Sample CafePress Showcase Lenses 

Custom Designed Postage Stamps for Your Favorite Stamp Collector

Need a unique gift for your favorie stamp collector? Look for stamps to add to your own collection? Looking for a special postage stamp to match that special card? Look no farther! Copper Cockeral Cards & Gifts has over 100 differant designs to c...

Copper Cockeral Cards & Gifts

Welcome to Copper Cockeral Cards & Gifts' official Squidoo lens.

Gifts for Cat Lovers

Cat and Kitten art on a wide variety of gift items. Made from original paintings and drawings by Maine artists for Copper Cockeral Cards and Gifts.        All photos, art, and designs on this page are copyright: Wendy C. Allen & C...

Gifts for Rooster Lovers

Many of our products feature roosters. This lens is just for featuring those products. Enjoy!     All photos, art, and designs on this page are copyright: Wendy C. Allen & Copper Cockeral  Cards and Gifts, 1978 -2008. All the items p...

Check Out My Original Designs on Fun Products!

Designs by Tiddledeewinks. Here are my original designs on practical gift products for you to enjoy! Also, I have included a few my teen-aged boys have come up with. Look at all the books, videos and software I found to help your creativity along, so...

Idea #9. Travel Lenses 

Do you live in the best place in the whole world? Than why not tell people something about it? What are the best places to eat? Where do you shop for the best bargains? What local landmarks would visitors like to see? Any interesting historical facts?

Where did you go for your family's best ever vacation? Why was it the best? What would you recommend about it to others? What would you do differently next time?

If you could visit any place in the world, where would it be and why? Why haven't you gone there yet?

There are millions of cities in the world, and hundreds of things to see in each of them, so when it comes to travel lenses, there is no end of what you could find to write about!

Sample Travel Lenses 

Hidden Mickeys at Disney World

If you have ever visited any of the Disney theme parks you may have heard people talk about Hidden Mickeys. So just what is a Hidden Mickey? Why would I want to find one? You may have visited the Disney theme parks many times on your Disney World vac...

England

I have never been to England, but have fallen in love with it through pictures,websites and articles by other people who seem to love it over there and vacation there over and over! So,I have decided to research the area and do a lens on England. I'l...

Coastal Maine

My home state of Maine. Beautiful four seasons. Perhaps best known for it's beautiful fall foliage and coastal beaches. But Maine has lots of summer activities, being a coastal state with more coastal area than California! Beaches for swimming or jus...

10 Best Places You'll Never Visit

I've seen many list of the 10 best places to visit, but what about the 10 best places you can't visit? Here is my list of the 10 best fictional places, the 10 fictional places I'd most like to visit.

dog friendly vacations

If you think of your dogs as part of your family then dog friendly vacations seem like a must.  But does your dog want to come with you? Like this lense? Add to Onlywire Get your FREE copy of The Dog Lover's Guide to Traveling, an Ebook, i...

Idea # 10. My favorite animal is... 

When we were kids, it was always a great debate to determine what each person's favorite animal was, and why our favorite animal was so much better than your favorite animal. Now we are adults, and here we have Squidoo, the perfect place to continue the childhood debate of: My favorite animals is ___ and it is the best because ___.

What's your favorite animal?

Sample Animal Lenses 

Blue Jays

My fave blue birds. This lens features items from Copper Cockeral Cards & Gifts

Eels

My favorite creatures are eels. Strange. Mysterious. Beautiful. This lens is here to tell you more about them.

Your First Goldfish

I love goldfish. They are such wonderful pets. This lens is for anyone who loves goldfish too, but was created specificaly for those just getting started.

Bobcats 101

Bobcats are curious, like cats, but they are very shy and never come up to people. They do not make good pets. Bobcats have very sharp teeth and are carnivorous (eating only meat.) The bobcat's scientific name, Felis Rufus, has to do with the cat fam...

Seahorses

Learn more about Seahorses and find out if they are the right pet for you.

StarFish

Learn more about Starfish and find out if they are the right pet for you.

Name That Kitten

We have a new baby kitten. He was born on Feb. 4, 2008, and he needs a nice name. I thought I'd make a lens to let all you other squidsters (is that a word?), who are interested take part in the naming process. There are no prizes, but you can submit...

Idea #11. The Best of the Net! 

This is an easy one to build. Simply ask yourself:

What web sites do you enjoy visiting?
Why do you enjoy visiting them?
Why should other people visit them too?

Now write down your answers, add a link to the web site and viola! You have created a new lens!

SampleLenses That Show Off Favorite WebSites 

I.N.D.U.C.K.S.

The ultimate online cataloging system for your Disney comic book library.

Drac-in-a-Box

Drac-in-a-Box is one of the internet's premier dealers in Gothic and Gothic Lolita fashions. I love everything they sell and am creating this page to tell you just how great they are! NOTE: I am in no way affiliated with Drac-in-a-Box, I am just one...

LibraryThing

If you love books, than you'll love LibraryThing, the massive online book cataloging system, that allows you the chat with others who own the same books you do. Allows comic book collectors to catalog their comic books as well!

Idea #12. Holidays 

Huh? Holidays? How can that be a lens topic? But it's true, holidays make a great lens topic. Just think, for Halloween, you could make a lens about the history of All Hallows Eve, another lens about creating Halloween costumes for kids, a fourth lens about decorating for a Halloween party, a another lens about vampires, one about haunted house... you see how the idea of making lenses based on a holiday can just snowball?

Oh... did I say snowball? Snow = winter = Christmas? Santa Claus? Baby Jesus? Christmas trees. You great-grandma's fruit cake recipe... you get the idea right?

And did you know that according to the Chase Encyclopedia of Days, there are at least 3 holidays for each of the 365 days in a year... some days have as many as 12 holidays on them! That's over 1,000 different holidays for you to choose from, and each holiday can be divided into dozens of separate topics, resulting in a literally endless supply of ideas for you to write lenses about.

Sample Holiday Based Lenses 

Gifts for Halloween

Many of our designs are perfect for Halloween. Black cats, pumpkins, witches, skulls and more, on US postage stamps, ties, buttons, t-shirts, blank diary books, ceramic tiles, magnets, and so much more! Great gifts for Halloween fans. You can check o...

Dracula was a Royal Pain in the Neck!

I've been awed by the legend of Dracula ever since I was a child. What finally prompted me to put together this lens was #1--a trip to Budapest, Hungary and Satu Mare, Romania a couple of years ago.  I didn't make it to the Count's castle, but I...

Christmas Stockings

A Christmas stocking is an empty sock that children hang on Christmas Eve so that Santa Claus can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins, or other small gifts when he arrives. These small items are often referred to as stocking stuffers or stoc...

Idea #13. Food Lenses 

These are great. You can take your favorite food and build a lens about it. Pizza. Candy. Recipes. History of how a certain food got it's name. How to cook something. How to eat something. What to serve it with. Food lenses are always good and yummy. What do you like to eat?

Sample Food Lenses 

The Absolute Best Home Made Manicotti Recipes

Nothing beats a steaming dish of manicotti dripping with tomato sauce and loaded with cheese, and in my opinion, nothing compares to home made.  The shells are easy to make once you know how and you can stuff them with all of your fami...

Eggnog

Pomegranates

Pomegranate~The healthy fruit you eat the seeds from! This fruit is filled with delicious,juicy seeds that have an acid,almost citrus taste.Pomegranates are not only delicious, but are filled with healthful anti-oxidants!Yummy!!! Be sure to scroll al...

Smoothies: Healthy Smoothie Recipes & Smoothie Drinks

This lens is all about smoothies. Smoothie recipes, smoothie sites, smoothie blenders and smoothie lovers. Please sign in at our guest book and visit our sponsor site Smoothie Recipes, the web's largest smoothie recipe site. Scroll down to see smoothi...

candy

This lens is about just about all candy. I like most all candy,sour candy to be exact (and swedish fish and starburst). I'm a Candy Addict.

Pierogi

Pierogis are amoung the best foods ever created. This lens is devoted to Pierogis.

Candy

Here is my lens all about candy. Here you will find different kinds of candy to eat, as well as songs about candy, movies on candy, books that have to do with candy, and a Candyland game! I wil show you where to get candy related products,too, a...

Idea #14: Shopping Lenses 

Shopping lenses are among the easiest and most profitable lenses you can create. The concept is simple: create a lens with gift ideas for a certain topic, such as "The Best Gifts for Cat Lovers" or "Great Gifts for Valentine's Day" or "Great Stuff for Your Kitchen".

You fill the lens with various seller modules, such as Amazon, Amazon Spotlight, Amazon Recommendations, eBay, CafePress, and all the rest. Than fill them up with items on the topic of your lens. Don't forget to add product reviews and tell folks why you choose the items you did.

These are the lenses that bring in the most income for you the creator, so be sure to create several of them.

Sample Shopping Lenses 

What Will The Best Dressed Vampires Well Be Wearing This Year?

Do you drive a hearse, dress in black velvet, and lurk in dark shadows? Why wait for Halloween, when you can dress like a Vampire all year round? I've searched and found you the best Vampire wear on the net, check 'em out and see what looks good on y...

What's On Your Toilet?

Did you ever snoop through someone's guest bathroom and find yourself wondering where they got the fancy desinger toilet seat covers? Well, here is where you can get them for your bathroom too!

What's on My Bookshelf?

A glimpse inside one author's private book collection. Find new books you haven't read before as well as books to help you write. This lens is here to answer the question: What's on your bookshelf?

TeaPots

A great collection of colorful teapots for the collector on your gift list this year.

Finding the Perfect Party Dress

Prom? Christmas party? Bridesmaid? Need help finding your perfect dress? I've picked out the ones I like the best. They range from formal gowns to informal office party dresses, and all styles in between. Check them out, see if any of them are just r...

Idea #15: I Own A Business, Let Me Tell You About It! 

Do you own your own business? A local Dairy Queen or SubWay franchise? Do you sell crafts online via your blog? Run a family owned restaurant? Do you have a Zazzle Gallery? Sell your paintings to tourists from a sidewalk stand? Drive an ice-cream tuck? There are millions of business owners in the world, from the starving artists to the small family operations to the big corps to the arm-chair entrepreneur who sells things off a website. Are you one of them? If so, why not start a lens or a series of lenses about your business! Tell the world how you got started, what you do, where you are, how to get there, how to buy things, staff bios, future goals, projected sales, and anything else you can think of to tell the world about your wonderful business!

Sample Business Lenses 

Copper Cockeral Cards & Gifts

Welcome to Copper Cockeral Cards & Gifts' official Squidoo lens.

The Twighlight Manor Press

Welcome to The Twighlight Manor Press' official Squidoo lens. We are not currently taking submissions for book manuscripts, though that may be in our distant future. For the time being we only publish books for The Twighlight Manor series, and it's s...

Idea #16: Shelters, Non-Profit Orgs, Fund Raisers, and Volunteer Work 

Do you own, work with, volunteer at, or donate to a charity group. Maybe you walk dogs for a local shelter? Did you start a community garden for inner city kids? Run an after school reading program out of your home? Help with animal rescue? Boycott businesses that work against a cause you believe in? Buy food and blankets for the local homeless shelter? Crochet baby blankets for The Linus Foundation? The world is filled with helpful people who give back to the community, are you one of them? What do you do to help others? Create a lens about your favorite charity, shelter, cause, and tell the world why you like it and why they should join in and help them out too!

Sample Non-Profit Lenses 

Horse Rescue

This lens is dedicated to all those abused and mistreated horses, mules and donkeys the world over but especially in the UK. Last Angel Equine Defence

The Pidgie Fund

Nearly 250 Squidoo lenses donate money to The Pidgie Fund, but what exactly is The Pidgie Fund? The Pidgie Fund is a non-profit organization which raises money to provide food and shelter for animals in need in the Southern Maine area. I am Wendy C....

Cafepress Tips for Animal Rescue Organizations

If you are involved with an animal rescue organization, whether it is a grassroots, independent cat or dog rescue organization, a large animal control shelter, or a humane society, funding is a constant concern. One excellent and easy way to raise f...

Rescue chickens free as a bird

The humble egg, a staple in many of our diets, but how did it get to your table?...free range,battery farmed,barn raised...? In what conditions do the hens live who produce our eggs? Why should we care ? This lens is about the sensible and considered...

Bird Rescue

My passion for birds has been a life long love affair. I will be sharing this passion with you. You will especially learn from this website how to care for baby birds, both wild life birds and pet babybirds (sometimes rejected by parents). The keynot...

Idea # 17: My Dog (Cat, Horse, Parrot, etc) Is The Greatest and Here's Why! 

Pet owners love their pets. Like a grandmother with a purse full of baby photos, pet owners also love to talk about and show off pictures of their pets to anyone and everyone they can corner. Squidoo is the perfect outlet for pet owners to brag to their hearts content! Are you a pet owner? Why not make a lens about your pet! Write a bio. Load it with photos. Keep a doggie's daily activities diary. Share advice of pet friendly family vacation spots you've been to and would recommend. Review feeds and toys your pet prefers. Recommend the best vet for pet owners in your area. The sky is the limit.

Sample My Pet Lenses 

Name That Kitten

We have a new baby kitten. He was born on Feb. 4, 2008, and he needs a nice name. I thought I'd make a lens to let all you other squidsters (is that a word?), who are interested take part in the naming process. There are no prizes, but you can submit...

Keeping hens in your garden

Keeping hens in your back garden is easy. They make great pets and provide fresh eggs for the kitchen. They'll even eat slugs and snails for you, and you don't need to keep a rooster. And chicken manure is great for the garden!

Meet Chico rescued from Dogfighting

When my grandson came back from a visit with his aunt and uncle with a dog in tow I was very upset. First of all I did not need or want something else I had to take care of. To top it off it was a bull dog a breed of dog I have never wanted or liked....

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What type of Squidooer are you?

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I create Squidoo lenses.

ElizabethJeanAllen says:

My lensography is divided into 3 sections. the Past: people in history that I admire. The present: Bird watching and bird profiles, collecting for fun, everyday science, book reviews and author profiles. The Future: Environmental isssues. I want to leave a cleaner world for my chidren and grandchilden.

Posted May 26, 2008

TopStyleTravel says:

I am an entrepreneur that loves to travel. Loves to share travel stories. Like to share knowledge on how to travel more for less & how to get paid to travel.

Posted May 25, 2008

beachbum_gabby says:

I am a creator and an avid reader. Reading other topics helps me formulate idea in building lenses.

Posted April 23, 2008

spirituality says:

Absolutely a creator.

Posted April 20, 2008

Tiddledeewinks says:

When I was a newbie at creating lenses, I wasn't sure what I was doing. But, now I can't stop! It's so much fun. I now have 25 and still going. It's also educational to learn about the things I'm researching about as I create the lens. I like to read the other lenses that interest me, such as crafts,travel,recipes,how-tos,etc. Check out my lenses. My top one (and it's also my favorite, so far), is seed-and-garden-supply-catalogs. I do reviews on seed catalogs, garden books and added garden topic videos.

Posted February 28, 2008

I read Squidoo lenses.

Hey_Coach says:

*15 I own a business, let me tell you about it...
and I want to share a solution with you that took me many years to stumble across...

Posted April 20, 2008

freelief says:

I'm doing a bit of both.

Posted February 21, 2008

EelKat says:

I started out as a Squidoo reader. I just love reading what folks have to say about things. Reading Squidoo is like reading a giant blog written by thousands of folks. I just can't get enough of Squidoo!

Posted February 17, 2008

 

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• Write what you know, no matter how over done, weird, cliche', niched, controversial, or obscure it is. If you know it and love it and do it yourself, than you can write about it.
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