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Fresh Squid Graduation Class September 2008

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First Graduation Class on Squidoo EVER!

Fresh Squid Headquarters was created on September, 15th 2008 and in it's first 15 days it featured 51 lenses by 51 Fresh Squids!

Each of these newcomers to Squidoo had to comply to certain rules that were listed both on group's page and on Fresh Squid FAQ! These rules were meant to help them and all other newbies to learn how to create quality lenses and become part of Squidoo community.

They learned hard and they GRADUATED!

MEET FRESH SQUID GRADUATES



SEPTEMBER 2008

Can a Newbie Lens Become LENS OF THE DAY???

I know many necomers to Squidoo ask themselves this question...

And the answer is: YES! If your lens is unique, passionate and completed.... IT CAN BECOME LENS OF THE DAY!

Just to prove it, take a look at two lenses I featured here... They are both made by Fresh Squids!

CCGAL had LoTD only 15 days after joining Squidoo and Ges for his 1st and only lens 20 days after signing in with Squidoo!

SO, KEEP WORKING HARD AND YOU MAY ALSO SEE YOUR LENS FEATURED AS LENS OF THE DAY!

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Fresh Squids in Contest!

Cheer to our winners! Your votes made this possible!

Winner of 1st Fresh Squid Contest is CCGAL with her lens:
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2nd place goes to Siete for:
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3 place winner is SingerArtistLover with:
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QUESTIONS FOR GRADUATES!

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

Why Did You Join Squidoo?

What brought you here?

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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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    drs2biz Sep 13, 2010 @ 6:51 pm | delete
    More than fulfilled my expectations. The helpful assistance and friendly environment on Squido is fantastic.
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    WindyWinters Dec 11, 2008 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Squidoo is fabulous! I am enjoying finding, exploring & reading wonderful lens. What a bunch of nice creative people. Nice to meet you all! Creating some lens and maybe earning something for charity and me is an added bonus!! (Wow! This is like a survey)!
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    Ges Nov 6, 2008 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Not as much money as I thought but easily made up for by the fun I've had doing it and all the lovely and kind people that make up the Squidoo community. Now I just have to work out how to monetize lenses without writing about boring stuff.

    I didn't envisage I'd read many other lenses but it's quite addictive learning about other people's passions :)
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    CCGAL Nov 4, 2008 @ 8:23 pm | delete
    Squidoo has been more than I thought possible. It exceeded all of my expectations, as does the community on a daily basis.
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What You Found the Most Hard / Difficult to Do?

What was hardest for you as newbie?

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    WindyWinters Dec 11, 2008 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    The hardest part was admitting I made some mistakes and asking for help. Grr! LOL! "I am a squidoo addict and I have officially checked myself into the squidoo forum".
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    Ges Nov 6, 2008 @ 1:03 pm | delete
    It's so simple - nothing is particularly difficult. Probably the hardest thing is to leave the completed lens alone!
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    JudyDunn Nov 5, 2008 @ 9:50 am | delete
    The hardest part is generating traffic without going overboard in terms of time spent in Squidoo.
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    CCGAL Nov 3, 2008 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    Well, Squidoo as a whole was amazingly easy for me to get started with, which is one reason it was so much FUN. The more high quality lenses I look at, however, the more I find myself wanting to improve mine, so I think not being so critical of myself is the hardest thing for me, personally.
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What Have You Learned?

What's one, the most important thing you can share with others!
What to do, or maybe - what not to do!

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    drs2biz Sep 13, 2010 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    Find a theme that you are interested in and explore it by creating lenses on the subject. Be prepared for it to take over your life!
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    JudyDunn Nov 5, 2008 @ 9:53 am | delete
    Before you publish your lens, go through it carefully and check titles, check the order of your modules, make sure you have enough visual interest, and enough original content. Make sure your content button is on. Make sure you have a bio.

    Then hold your breath and push the publish button. Exhale. And start a new lens!
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    CCGAL Nov 3, 2008 @ 8:08 pm | delete
    Only build lenses about things that you are actually interested in! I got the idea to build a lens on each of the 10 hardwoods my husband uses in his cutting boards - and I have 2 left I am having a hard time finishing because I'm not really a wood-worker, and I'm not all that interested in hardwoods. So finishing those is not as much fun as some of the other things I want to do.

    The other thing is don't give up, because we all learn and grow at different rates, and participate in as many of the Squidoo activities as you have time for. The most wonderful thing about Squidoo is the people - there are more loving and caring lensmasters in Squidoo than I have ever encountered in any group or forum in my entire life.
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What's Your Future Plans on Squidoo?

Take it easy? Make hundreds of lenses? Become Giant Squid?
What do you wanna do next?

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Have you met these Fresh Squids? What do you think of them? Do you have advice you would like to share with them?

Or simply congratulate them? :)

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