How To Be You - On Squidoo

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How To Be You And Remarkable, Too - On Squidoo.

First of all - welcome! We're interested in YOU. The Squidoo community (and the world) wants to meet YOU. Your lenses may be about a huge variety of topics, but they will all reflect your personality in one way or another. So tell us: Who are YOU? Why are YOU here? How may we help YOU?

Go ahead - fill in your bio blurb right away.

Would you like it if others read your stuff, or even write about YOU? If you are (or become) a remarkable person, people will notice YOU.

Let's have a look at some remarkable online personalities and see if we can learn something about "how to be you - on Squidoo."

The Definiton Of "Remarkable" -

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: worthy of being or likely to be noticed especially as being uncommon or extraordinary.

Seth Godin: "Remarkable doesn't mean remarkable to you. It means remarkable to me. Am I going to make a remark about it? If not, then you're average, and average is for losers."

Read the full post on Seth's blog: Now.

Why Do I Need To Be Remarkable? 

Because the alternative is: boring.

Whether you develop Squidoo lenses, write blog posts, or create web pages of any other kind, you usually do it because you want people to see your stuff. You want to be found and talked about. That's why you need to be remarkable.

Nobody can tell you how to be you - except for yourself. That's good news. You already are unique and different from everyone else.

To begin with, introduce yourself with your picture. Cartoons may be cute, and symbols could be meaningful, but most people prefer to connect on a personal level. I know that I can relate to your content much better if I have a visual concept of you.

If you prefer to have an abstract avatar (profile picture), make a SquidWho lens and a lensography and show us who you really are. We love that and it helps you to get recognized in the community. Personality is everything and a cartoon character is, well - a cartoon without much character.

Next, know your passion and expertise - and package it remarkably well.

Seth Godin shows the top of his bald head. That's brilliant. He's all about ideas - naked, fresh, unconventional ideas.

I might show myself with a weenie in my mouth. I'm a ham. I can't hold a candle to Seth's intellectual brilliance, but I can hold a weenie. In my mouth. It makes people smile - and that's always good.

What I'm trying to say is - present yourself! Boldly, funny, hip, funky, fashionably, musically, artfully, ridiculously, scholarly - whatever describes you best. Bring it out, show it clearly, design your public image around it.

A warning, though: don't try to create an image that is not really you. It will crumble, backfire, and turn people off.

Here's your homework: read the following blog posts.

Essential Blog Posts On Being Remarkable 

The Art of Nonconformity
Chris Guillebeau
Seth Godin's Blog
The founder of Squidoo.com, Seth Godin
Jonathan Field's Awake at the Wheel
The dirty little secret to overnight success
How to be interesting
A very helpful post with many inspiring examples, by Jonathan Morrow on Copyblogger

Remarkable Portraits 

me myself and I by Matthew Leader

Kristopher Kolambu by Jake Borres

David by Big Grey Mare

He is old, but he is happy by .Lal Khan.

Unusual Self Portrait 1 by scribblegoblin

Unusual Portrait by Alteredo

Unusual Portrait! by Running in Suffolk

Portrait by martijnk

Self Portrait 2 by kmroddy

Remarkable Squidoo Lensmasters 

You know who they are - almost instantly...

What Are My Fears About Revealing My True Self Online? 

I'm sure we all can identify with at least some of these...

Please add any fears you've experienced or you've heard expressed by someone else.

I'm shy.

It makes it hard for me to promote my novel, submi more...2 points

I'm worried about stalkers.

2 points

If I show my picture someone might recognize me!

Are the cops after you? Are you behind with your a more...1 point

If I'm silly - people don't take me seriously.

Hey - we've got too many serious folks around here more...1 point

I'm fat.

So am I. Welcome to the club.1 point

Expectations

If I be my true self and give it my all, then ever more...1 point

I'm not a funny person.

So? Be seriously remarkable, then. We've got too m more...0 points

I'm not very smart. I don't want to embarrass myself.

You are smarter than you think. Just look for your more...0 points

I'm not good looking.

Look at me and discover your beauty.0 points

I'm too young.

Great! We need your energy.0 points

I'm too old.

Great! We need your wisdom.0 points

I'm perfect, I don't want others to hate me

0 points

You-Nique Ways To Present You-rself 

Tips to improve your online presence...

Pictures. Pictures. Pictures!

Visitors to your lens enjoy pictures - by you, about you, small, big, many. You may upload your photos to one of the free online storage sites like photobucket or picasaweb, and then place the appropriate code into your lens modules. Here's a fine tutorial for this process.



Videos. Videos. Videos!

The YouTube module makes it easy to show off your handsomeness (doesn't work in my case, though) and your special talents. You could tell a joke, read a poem you wrote, or just chat about yourself for a couple of minutes. Record it directly into your webcam and upload it to YouTube. Here are some instructions on how to do this.

Blog. Blog. Blogging!

Blogging is free, fun (addictive?) and effective. You can express yourself freely and attract attention to your personality. You can even support your Squidoo lenses by linking to them from your blog. Promote your blog on your lenses, and vice versa. Get the word out - about you.

Share Yourself With A Video 

Show off your talents...

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More Remarkable Squidoo Personalities 

These wonderful lensmasters are a great inspiration to all of us...

"Remarkable" Blog Posts From Google 

Book Review – Purple Cow: Transform Your Business By Being ...
The first few chapters are great explanations of why being a purple cow is important and how marketing has changed, and Seth offers some good examples of companies which have made a business of being remarkable. ...
IM Remarkable Review & Bonuses: IM Remarkable- Proof You Can ...
Take care,Chris PS - Are you ready to start being "REMARKABLE" in your marketing and to finally take action? Posted by IM Product Reviewer at 2:22 PM. Labels: howie schwartz, im remarkable, im remarkable bonus, im remarkable review ...
Nonconformity and Being Remarkable
One of the recent posts asked about being "remarkable," and I couldn't stop thinking about it. The suggested criteria for being remarkable were edgy, yet accessible. To be remarkable means: You do work you enjoy that also makes a ...
Survival of the Fittest: The Being Remarkable Theory
While reading his biography, there was one line that caught my attention ?Finally, Godin asserts that the only way to spread the word about an idea is for that idea to earn the buzz by being remarkable? and it forced me to stop and ...

Seth Godin - A Remarkable Catalyst For Change In The Way We Think 

And how to become a Squidoo "Somebody"...

Remarkable Books On Amazon 

Inspiration for you...

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

Release Date: 05/08/2003

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Amazon Price: $13.62 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $20.95
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The Big Moo : Stop Trying to Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable

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Amazon Price: $7.98 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $19.95
Used Price: $3.96

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Small Is the New Big: and 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas

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Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $25.95
Used Price: $0.99

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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

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Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $19.95
Used Price: $11.30

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The Big Red Fez: How To Make Any Web Site Better

Avg. Customer Rating: Amazon Rating

Amazon Price: $10.16 (as of 07/11/2009) Buy Now
List Price: $11.95
Used Price: $5.43

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Thank you For Browsing This Page. 

Please leave a comment so we can meet...

I appreciate your visit and your rating of this lens.
Good luck with all your endeavors on Squidoo.com!

JaguarJulie wrote...

Gosh, could you just imagine for one minute if either YOU or I were NOT ourselves on Squidoo -- oh, I would probably be YOU. ;)

ReplyPosted July 01, 2009

Joan4 wrote...

This is such important advice for lensmasters! As usual, you are right on target and of course, I totally agree! :) Blessed by a joyful angel this morning!

ReplyPosted May 08, 2009

spirituality wrote...

Great lens - you've been blessed by a squidoo angel :)

ReplyPosted April 13, 2009

kiwisoutback wrote...

Great work on this remarkable lens!! You know I've never read one of Seth's books? Asked for one for Christmas, though.

ReplyPosted December 12, 2008

thrivingmom wrote...

You definitely are a you-nique thinker. I love all your lenses. This is another one of your many home runs!

ReplyPosted October 27, 2008

dc64 wrote...

Another great lens from one of my favorite squidooers! You never cease to amaze me.

ReplyPosted October 15, 2008

Spook wrote...

Loved it and couldn't agree more.

ReplyPosted October 14, 2008

Lensmaster

Thanks Chef Keem! Remarkable lens...super nice.
5*****!
Thom
Blue-ray Players

ReplyPosted October 08, 2008

gods_grace_notes wrote...

Chef Keem, You are so right on target! I love being me at Squidoo... the lens building possibilities are endless, and feeds my hunger for creative writing!

Thank you so much for your kind comments on some of my lenses. Your kindness warms my heart, and I'm so happy to have connected to you at Squidoo!

Keep up, the great work, and thanks again for making me smile.
Connie
: )

ReplyPosted October 07, 2008

gods_grace_notes wrote...

Chef Keem, You are so right on target! I love being me at Squidoo... the lens building possibilities are endless, and feeds my hunger for creative writing!

Thank you so much for your kind comments on some of my lenses. Your kindness warms my heart, and I'm so happy to have connected to you at Squidoo!

Keep up, the great work, and thanks again for making me smile.
Connie
: )

ReplyPosted October 07, 2008

 
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