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Ideas for Lens Topics That You Didn't Know You Already Knew!

I had a bit of a revelation today, one of those "duh" moments that make me feel really smart yet really dumb at the same time. I realized that I could take one of my blog posts, one I'm really proud of, and turn it into a Squidoo lens.

Now, isn't that just the most obvious concept you've ever heard of? Yeah, me too. I learned it from Seth Godin of all people. You know, the inventor of Squidoo, the Head Squid himself. It's a concept that's amazingly simple though, I'm guessing, often overlooked. Of course it makes me feel better to think I'm not the only one who hasn't been taking advantage of a resource, one I already own, to use as a topic for a lens.

Read on to learn more.

My Inspiration

All good ideas come from good places. The best ideas come from the best places.

This lens was inspired by a blog post that I wrote based on a lens that was created by Seth Godin based on a blog post that he wrote.

Got it?

I was looking at the top 100 lenses in the Business category on Squidoo when I found Seth's lens. The title made me curious, so I took a look. The topic had nothing to do with blogging or making Squidoo lenses, but in his lens Seth linked to the blog post where he had written about the same topic. Suddenly, I had a huge light bulb moment, actually more like a a "Duh!" moment. Surely I had a blog post that could be expanded into a lens, didn't I?

Of course, wanting to share this revelation with my own Squidoo blog readers, I blogged about what I had just discovered. Then, I figured I ought to practice what I preached, so here I am.

Now it's your turn. Choose a blog post, one you really like, one you can expand on. Make a related lens, expounding on your topic, and link the two together. Once you're satisfied with the result, tell the world!

Now, if you don't have a blog, that's easy enough to fix. I use blogger.com for my blogs because I find it very simple to set up and maintain, so that might be the best place for you to start, too. Of course if you're a blogger who's not a Squidoo lensmaster yet, then of course you need to get started on Squidoo and we can take care of that right away, quickly, right here, right now.

So, what are you waiting for?

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The one where I wrote the post this lens is based on.

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If You Want to Learn More About Seth Godin

Start by reading his books.

He will inspire you.

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Don't have a blog yet? Start by reading this book.

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    BobBlackUK Sep 23, 2011 @ 2:03 am | delete
    Great lens. Love your blog too. I'm still a newbie on here but dead keen. I too draw inspiration from my own blogs, websites, twitter and facebook etc, but thanks for the encouragement.
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    mukunda22 Aug 13, 2011 @ 9:25 am | delete
    How bout turning a Lens into a full blown posting everyday Prayer Blog! That's what I did and the dang thing is just about to get published!!
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    CCGAL Jul 31, 2011 @ 7:29 pm | delete
    You know, this never crossed my mind, but you're right .... I have a lot of blog posts that would make great lenses. Thanks for this idea!
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    Duane_Jackson Jul 17, 2011 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    Quite an interesting thought!!
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    Treasures-By-Brenda Mar 26, 2011 @ 9:25 am | delete
    Brilliant idea, Susan and of course, just like using the keywords people are finding your lenses with as inspiration, you can create a lens based on the hot keywords on your blog.
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    garrekds Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    I started on Squidoo with the idea that I would spread the ideas that I talk about on my blog! I thought I would make just one lens, but discovered that I can make any number of lenses about different topics on my blog!
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    sgNgix Feb 8, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    I guess I already had the aha moment... with one exception, the rest of my lenses have been from my blogg. :D
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    quantummike Dec 14, 2010 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    i have been using my blogs as lenses it seemed like a good place to build my base lenses from. I like your information.
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    cwimmer77 Dec 8, 2010 @ 8:25 am | delete
    not on my blog posts but yes on my blog topic, soccer. I am trying to make as many soccer themed lenses as I can.
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    Tipi Oct 21, 2010 @ 12:39 pm | delete
    Its a good idea to turn blog posts into a Squidoo lens too. I don't have a blog, but someday hope to find the time for it. Love Squidoo and I guess in away this is where I blog.

    Loving you and thinking of you Susan, ... in my heart to stay! x
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    KarenTBTEN Aug 15, 2010 @ 3:03 am | delete
    There is definitely interplay between my blogs and my Squidoo lenses, but rarely can I say a lens grew from a single post. I added one that had a blog post as its inspiration -- the original post is on the lens.

    A couple other lenses grew from short articles posted on tutoring sites.
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    CoffeeBreaker Jul 2, 2010 @ 10:45 am | delete
    I have been thinking about this for some time. My blogs have kind of gotten lost in the shuffle and I was going to start, one by one, reviving them, but I think I will turn the posts into lens instead! Thanks for the inspiration!
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    AdrienneJenkins Jan 19, 2010 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing your duh moment. I had a similar thought today. I was looking at a friend's blog about their travels and they had all this rich text and pictures and I thought, wow, I should ask them if I can get their permission to re-publish all this great material onto a lens. Then I thought, duh, why not publish some travel lenses inspired by my own blog rather than someone else's. Doi? So I think the same can be said about snippets of Tweeets or Facebook posts. They are kind of like instant draft versions of lenses. So thanks for sharing your thoughts....I so hear ya.
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    GrowWear Jan 16, 2010 @ 6:21 pm | delete
    Turning a blog post into a lens is a great idea! And at least you did something about your idea; some of us think them up and don't follow through. :)
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    vallain Jan 11, 2010 @ 10:26 am | delete
    I've turned a few blog posts into Squidoo lenses. This reminds me to keep checking my blog for more inspiration and material. Thanks.
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