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Fresh Squid Graduation Class January 2009

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Introducing 1st Graduation Class of 2009!

They say that January is dead month with nothing going on! Well, not in Fresh Squid group!

We have many new, excellent lensmasters who introduced themselves this month! They are off to great start on their Squidoo jouney with wonderful lenses they made so far! And, I'm sure, will continue making!

So, come and meet our graduates!

MEET FRESH SQUID GRADUATES



JANUARY 2009

Fresh Squids in Contest!

Cheer to our winners! Your votes made this possible!

Winner of this month Fresh Squid Contest is SusanFaye with her lens:
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2nd place goes to sittonbull for:
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3rd place winner is mysticmama with:
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QUESTIONS FOR GRADUATES!

Following few questions are for our graduates, to let them express their feelings and share new knowledge with those who will come!

Why Did You Join Squidoo?

What were your expectations?

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Was It Hard to Get Around Squidoo?

What confused you the most?

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    mysticmama Apr 28, 2009 @ 3:59 pm | delete
    No, squidoo is one of the easiest formats I've ever found for creating really great web pages!
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    Beautiful_GreenBeans Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:13 pm | delete
    The downsides to navigating squidoo: Alas, I have no clone to read all the wonderful lenses out there that I know I am missing, nor sow the seeds of ideas that evaporate in the morning light.
    AND
    I have yet to reconcile this opportunity for pure creativity with the agenda of promotion, be it for self of charity, it gives me a headache :)
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    Snozzle Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:38 am | delete
    I didn't find it too difficult to set up my first lens but I've learned a lot since then. As for other aspects I'm still finding stuff I didn't know about.

    Mike.
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    Kerridwen Apr 18, 2009 @ 12:20 am | delete
    I'm still confused about how to get royalties. I earned a tiny bit that seems to have automatically been donated to charity. I do like to donate to charity, but I like to choose to do it. :D
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    Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    Squidoo was easy to get around for me, but the sheer volume of information was overwhelming.
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Did Squidoo Fulfilled Your Expectations?

Now when you know so much more than that moment you joined in!

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    mysticmama Apr 28, 2009 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    way beyond my wildest expectations...Squidoo is just the greatest invention since fire!
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    Beautiful_GreenBeans Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    It has certainly sated my addiction for correcting typos (see: Fulfilled :) and has blown the doors off my craving for creativity. Expectations? I really walked through the door with curiosity, so let's just keep the expectancy.
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    Snozzle Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:42 am | delete
    That's a bit difficult because I arrived looking at Squidoo as a way to make money. If I'm being honest I think I could have made money more quickly in other ways but I now look at Squidoo as a longer term project. Plus, of course, it gets addictive - and is enjoyable in it's own right.

    Mike.
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    Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:47 pm | delete
    I must admit that I had no expectations for Squidoo going in.

    Ask not what Squidoo can do for you, but what you can do for Squidoo

    ...hmmm... sounds like the start of another lens... gotta go do that...
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    FaerieMajikk Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    My only expectations were to get more people seeing my art and this has happened so my expectations have certainly been met
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What Have You Learned?

What to do, or maybe - what not to do!

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    mysticmama Apr 28, 2009 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    That there really is a wonderful community full of creative, helpful and friendly people on the Internet...and they all live at Squidoo!
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    Beautiful_GreenBeans Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:33 pm | delete
    I have "listened" to people open up their wounds and their hearts. I have seen folks' heads crack wide open and I've gobbled up all their delicious ideas and notions. I've asked myself some challenging questions. I've been blessed, rated, rolled and faved, and offered kudos in kind.

    I've learned a lot about some technical stuff from clever folks with a way of wording that doesn't make me want to bang my head on the desk repeatedly, nor reduce me to a drooling zombie entrenched in code.
    But most of all I've learned that you have to put it out there, to swim with the other squids in the ocean. And with that, I'm off to work on that lens I've been procrastinating!
    Thanks you guys!
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    Snozzle Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:46 am | delete
    The first thing is that there is a lot more to Squidoo than making money. I thoroughly enjoy the experience.

    On a success level I see that you have to put yourself about a bit: forum, commenting, working at getting links and so on. Effort is needed.

    Mike.
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    Kerridwen Apr 18, 2009 @ 12:22 am | delete
    I've learned to talk about myself! LOL! I have more fun when I give myself permission to do that, and my Kerridwen Henry lens seems to be more popular than any of my other lenses.
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    Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    I learned to put one foot in front of another and take baby steps.
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What's Your Favorite Lens?

Yours or from someone else!

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    mysticmama Apr 28, 2009 @ 4:06 pm | delete
    sprete wrote...

    I refer to this lens more than any other...

    http://www.squidoo.com/basichtml

    I agree..I use this lens all the time also and the color one!
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    Beautiful_GreenBeans Apr 18, 2009 @ 10:37 pm | delete
    It's always changing, but I still can't get the visual of the muskie setting squirrel bait. Thanks a lot Cap'n Crabtree ;) http://www.squidoo.com/writersblock-
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    Snozzle Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:55 am | delete
    I'll be modest and pick one of my own because it means a lot to me.

    The lens is: World War 2 Photos.

    I've chosen this one because I'm 100% against any glorification of war. The photos are ones I found when an old relative died. They show London bomb damage with St. Pauls Cathederal in the background.

    There is also a letter from the war office that I find very emotional. It informs my aunt that her fiance was presumed dead - she never married and remained single throughout her life.

    We should never forget that war is horrific.

    Mike.
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    Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:49 pm | delete
    I refer to this lens more than any other...

    http://www.squidoo.com/basichtml
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    FaerieMajikk Apr 17, 2009 @ 5:10 pm | delete
    I have come across sooooo many fantastic lens' I really don't think I could actually name one!
    Of my lenses...i would have to say:
    http://www.squidoo.com/Gothic1byFaerieMajikk
    As a lot of people have said they love to see WIP, and this is something I want to do more of
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