Share The Knowledge. Make A Difference.
When I saw that message pop up on my lensmaster dashboard the first time, I was amazed. What a huge message from such a simple tagline!
I believe it's important to give away knowledge. It was first given to me by God and many others who taught me what I need to succeed. If sharing my knowledge helps someone in some small way, then I know I've made a difference. Knowledge of any kind is just too important to keep to yourself. It should be "paid forward" and shared with others who may need it. Someone out there needs what you know how to do. You were there once.
Saint Francis of Assisi said "...for it is in giving that we receive." The feeling that I get is like no other. Rewarding, humbling, grateful...
Why...it's better than chocolate! Wait, did I say that?
"You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want," Zig Ziglar
The "Giant Squid Buddy-Up Project" is a month-long challenge and opportunity for the Giant Squids to teach, mentor and support a small team of people they think would make a fantastic lensmasters. This was our challenge. Not really ~ to me it's a Blessing. Thank you Bonnie & thank you Squidoo for an exciting challenge to pass on what we've been given!
Squidoo is a generous community of people willing to share their creativity, skills and knowledge with each other! That's why I love Squidoo! And that's why I took the challenge to mentor a team of people who wanted to learn "how to do the Squidoo."
Let me introduce The Budding Squid Buddies!
Introducing ~ The Budding Squid Buddies!
Meet Our Buddy Up Challenge Team!
- Patti, from New York; Mom to 2 daughters. Forum Administrator at Independent Sellers Resource Forum
- Wilma, from Oklahoma; Owner of A1 Collectibles And Gifts and Wife to Robert!
- Robert, from Oklahoma; Automotive Specialist and Husband to Wilma!
- Paula, from Indiana; Mom of 2 and a Grandma and owner of Fantasy Baby Boutique. Paula enjoys reading and finding cute things for her website.
- Penny, from Michigan, owner of A Penny For Luck
- Mojavelyn, from California; Owner of Also Shop Auction Site
- Trinita, from Texas; WAHM of 4 and owner of In Style Boutique
Meet Our Budding Squid Buddy Lensmasters!
Check out their profiles and get to know our latest Budding Squid Buddies ~ Squidoo's newest lensmasters!
Don't be shy ~ be sure and visit the lenses they've created and give them an encouraging shout out! We'd appreciate it!
Wilma's Wonderful Lenses!
Wilma, from Oklahoma; Owner of A1 Collectibles And Gifts
Wilma's World
I'm a work at home mom (WAHM) of 2 . I have 1 daug more...1 point
Wilma's Fabulous Smothered Chicken
My fabulous smothered chicken recipe can be altere more...1 point
A1 Collectibles and Gifts
The beauty and quality of inspirationals by Cloudw more...1 point
Love Those Crayons
When you have crayons you can make your world a ra more...1 point
How To Build A Wrap Sandwich
We often have wraps for supper at our house during more...1 point
A Haunting Visit To Scotland
When you mention Scotland most of us think about k more...1 point
"Never shall I forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours."
~ Ludwig van Beethoven
Patti's Priceless Lenses!
Patti, from New York; Mom to 2 daughters. Forum Administrator at Independent Sellers Resource Forum
It's All In The Face
Digging deep into the subject of eyeliner, eyeshad more...0 points
A Little About Me
Hi there. My name is Patricia (Patti to my friends more...0 points
Ireland - My Future Getaway Place
Being of Irish decent, I've always wanted to visit more...0 points
A Recipe For Time Management
In today's world, time is a precious commodity. Pe more...0 points
Captain Squid's Got The Right Stuff!
Arrrg Matey, here's the Captain's Squidoo Lensbuilding 101 - Lens Set Up
Neshoba's Noble Lenses!
A Native Oklahoman
This is about where I'm from, and the things I lik more...0 points
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)
The Tire Pressure Monitoring System is a device re more...0 points
My Grilled Burgers
Camping, famly gatherings, or just the simple desi more...0 points
Super Beginner Info by Super Squid-folk!
An Ocean Of Learning Tools For New Squids
These pages were made by some of the best lensmasters on Squidoo. They did an incredible job of sharing important information for anyone just starting out on Squidoo. Won't you stop by their pages and thank them by leaving a rating (you must be logged into Squidoo) and a comment?
Like their work as much as I do? Add them to your favorite lenses so you can go back and read them again.
Join their Fan Clubs, so you can keep up with their newest lenses.
Submit them to Digg, Technorati, Del.icio.us, Facebook, MySpace and share the love.
Tweet about them to your friends!
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10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Squidoo
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It is a long time since I was a Squidoo Newbie but I can still remember how it felt. Exciting and scary. Exciting because Squidoo gives you such a brilliant platform to create wonderful things. Scary because I really had no clue what I was doing. No...
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An Introduction to Squidoo
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Squidoo is a place that lets you build mini sites for free. These mini sites are called "lenses," although I also like to think of them as web articles on steroids. Many people use Squidoo to write about their hobbies and passions. It's also...
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Basic HTML for Squidoo
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Before you start reading all this, you may want to open Advanced HTML in a new tab, because you'll be wanting to check it out as soon as you've finished this! You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules. Mostly used to create hyperlinks (the...
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bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips
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Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant Squid & RocketMoms Organizer here on Squidoo. I have created over 400 lenses, been "Lens of the Day" twice and have had 15 of my lens in the Top 100. I have been with Squidoo fo...
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Common Newbie Squidoo Mistakes
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Making a Squidoo lens is easy. Making a good Squidoo lens, well, that's another story. A lot of Squidoo newbies ask veterans to critique their lenses, and most of these lenses are not nearly as good as they could be. (There are exceptions!) Hopefull...
Trinita's Terrific Lenses!
Trinita, from Texas; WAHM of 4 and owner of In Style Boutique
In Style Handbags from In-Style Boutique
Get the look of Jessica Simpson, Mischa Barton, an more...0 points
I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for
that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy.
Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.
~ Charles R. Swindoll
Paula's Precious Lenses!
Paula, from Indiana; Mom of 2 and a Grandma and owner of Fantasy Baby Boutique. Paula enjoys reading and finding cute things for her website.
African Violets: Easy To Grow and Bloom
African violets are flowering plants that were ori more...0 points
Squidology ~ My Lensmaster Blog
Our Budding Squid Buddies Will Be Featured Here!
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The First Budding Squid Buddy To Publish A Lens!
Mojavelyn, from California; Owner of Also Shop Auction Site
AlsoShop Top Sellers
AlsoShop feels its sellers should be recognized fo more...0 points
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Are You A Purple Cow?
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
Amazon Price: $13.62 (as of 11/30/2009)
List Price: $20.95
You're either a Purple Cow or you're not. You're either remarkable or invisible. Make your choice.
What do Starbucks and JetBlue and KrispyKreme and Apple and DutchBoy and Kensington and Zespri and Hard Candy have that you don't? How do they continue to confound critics and achieve spectacular growth, leaving behind former tried-and true brands to gasp their last?
Face it, the checklist of tired 'P's marketers have used for decades to get their product noticed -Pricing, Promotion, Publicity, to name a few-aren't working anymore. There's an exceptionally important 'P' that has to be added to the list. It's Purple Cow.
Cows, after you've seen one, or two, or ten, are boring. A Purple Cow, though...now that would be something. Purple Cow describes something phenomenal, something counterintuitive and exciting and flat out unbelievable. Every day, consumers come face to face with a lot of boring stuff-a lot of brown cows-but you can bet they won't forget a Purple Cow. And it's not a marketing function that you can slap on to your product or service. Purple Cow is inherent. It's built right in, or it's not there. Period.
In Purple Cow, Seth Godin urges you to put a Purple Cow into everything you build, and everything you do, to create something truly noticeable. It's a manifesto for marketers who want to help create products that are worth marketing in the first place.
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~ Helen Keller
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- rms rms Aug 7, 2009 @ 9:36 am
- Awesome work going on here!
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- capriliz capriliz Aug 3, 2009 @ 8:56 am
- What a great idea! This is the first I heard of the buddies mentoring. Mentoring can be so rewarding, for both parties.
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- a_willow a_willow Aug 2, 2009 @ 8:53 am
- I'm looking forward to see what will be created by all of you! Have fun learning!
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- sha2 sha2 Aug 2, 2009 @ 2:09 am
- Wow great lens and great idea having this buddy challenge. Would like your opinion regarding my lens, please go to http://www.squidoo.com/Slimming-1 and please give me a comment.
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- BigGirlBlue BigGirlBlue Jul 31, 2009 @ 12:37 am
- Have a great month mentoring!
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