A Running History of Ways to Make Money on Squidoo
Historical Adsense Payouts, Buying and Selling lenses, Affiliate payouts and more make up the mountain of ways you can make a few bucks using squidoo. Here is the history of these things and how they evolve through the life of Squidoo.
The Squidconomy is Growing every day
An Introduction into the Squidoo Economy
Squidoo is a fantastic way to have fun on the internet and make money as well. Over the summer of 2007 an entire Squidconomy has exploded onto the scene, making monetizing your work at Squidoo even easier.
Are you interested in:
- The Historical Adsense Payouts
- Buying and Selling Lenses for profit
- Custom built Lenses
- Squidoo affiliate income
Then read on for the latest news and info!
The History of Earnings Reports
A brief list of what's here
- The Squidconomy is Growing every day
- What Do These Squidoo Earnings Reports Mean?
- May 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
- April 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
- March 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
- February 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
- January 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
- Dec 2007 Squidoo Earnings Report
- November 2007 Squidoo Earnings Report
- October Earnings Report
- Sept Earnings Report
- August Earnings Hit a New Record for Squidoo
- Record Squidoo Earnings payments in July
- How much of your Squidoo earnings comes from Adsense
- Want to learn more about making money with Squidoo?
- The Squidconomy SquidNet
- Monetizing your Squidoo Life on Squidoo
- What's your favorite Part of the Squidoo Economy?
- New Featured Lenses
What Do These Squidoo Earnings Reports Mean?
A Brief Primer in Squidoo Earnings
Squidoo places Google Adsense ads on the lenses on Squidoo in order to generate revenue. They give a little bit of this money to charity, and then split the rest of the money 50/50 with Lensmasters (You!). Make sure and read Squidoo's Payment FAQ for full details.
This money does not show up on your Dashboard $$ Column.
Instead, you just have an amount added to your Paypal payment from Squidoo at the end of the month. Historically, the money paid from Adsense revenues has been paid in a 'tiered' structure, with every lens in the top tier receiving the same amount, every lens in the second tier making the same amount, and so forth.
We have attempted to break the monthly tiers down by our estimation of what your average LensRank for the month needs to be in order to qualify for each tier. We draw our data from over 1,000 lenses and are starting to be able to make some pretty good analysis of where the payouts break down at.
If you've got any questions about this lens, stop by the Captain Squid Squidoo Chat Room and let us know!
This money does not show up on your Dashboard $$ Column.
Instead, you just have an amount added to your Paypal payment from Squidoo at the end of the month. Historically, the money paid from Adsense revenues has been paid in a 'tiered' structure, with every lens in the top tier receiving the same amount, every lens in the second tier making the same amount, and so forth.
We have attempted to break the monthly tiers down by our estimation of what your average LensRank for the month needs to be in order to qualify for each tier. We draw our data from over 1,000 lenses and are starting to be able to make some pretty good analysis of where the payouts break down at.
If you've got any questions about this lens, stop by the Captain Squid Squidoo Chat Room and let us know!
May 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
May 2008 Squidoo Payouts are the earnings for March 2008. These payouts represent money earned by the Lensmasters in January from Adsense revenues.
There appears to be 5 distinct Squidoo payout levels.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : Below approximately 2,000
Tier2: LR Between 2,000 and 10,000 (Approx.)
Tier3: LR Between 10,000 and 50,000 (Approx.)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $8.32
Tier 2 : $1.42
Tier 3 : $0.07
Tier 4 : $0.01
Tier 5 : $0.00
The top two tiers dropped for the first time in several months, but don't be worried!
The Glam ads that appear in the sidebars of lenses first started being used in early April. This means that the next month's payouts will reflect an additional revenue stream for lensmasters!
Overall, a solid showing and another great increase!
Hold On to your hats, I think next month may be a doozy. Will we see over $10 a lens for the top tier?
There appears to be 5 distinct Squidoo payout levels.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : Below approximately 2,000
Tier2: LR Between 2,000 and 10,000 (Approx.)
Tier3: LR Between 10,000 and 50,000 (Approx.)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $8.32
Tier 2 : $1.42
Tier 3 : $0.07
Tier 4 : $0.01
Tier 5 : $0.00
The top two tiers dropped for the first time in several months, but don't be worried!
The Glam ads that appear in the sidebars of lenses first started being used in early April. This means that the next month's payouts will reflect an additional revenue stream for lensmasters!
Overall, a solid showing and another great increase!
Hold On to your hats, I think next month may be a doozy. Will we see over $10 a lens for the top tier?
April 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
April 2008 Squidoo Payouts are the earnings for February 2008. These payouts represent money earned by the Lensmasters in January from Adsense revenues.
There appears to be 5 distinct Squidoo payout levels.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : Below approximately 2,000
Tier2: LR Between 2,000 and 10,000 (Approx.)
Tier3: LR Between 10,000 and 50,000 (Approx.)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $8.94
Tier 2 : $1.53
Tier 3 : $0.08
Tier 4 : $0.01
Tier 5 : $0.00
It appears that a lens with a low enough LR can earn $0. this appears to happen if the average LR of the lens over the month is higher than 100,000. The top two tiers climbed again this month by a few pennies apiece.
Overall, a solid showing and another great increase!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
There appears to be 5 distinct Squidoo payout levels.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : Below approximately 2,000
Tier2: LR Between 2,000 and 10,000 (Approx.)
Tier3: LR Between 10,000 and 50,000 (Approx.)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $8.94
Tier 2 : $1.53
Tier 3 : $0.08
Tier 4 : $0.01
Tier 5 : $0.00
It appears that a lens with a low enough LR can earn $0. this appears to happen if the average LR of the lens over the month is higher than 100,000. The top two tiers climbed again this month by a few pennies apiece.
Overall, a solid showing and another great increase!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
March 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
March 2008 Squidoo Payouts are the first earnings for 2008 and represent money earned by the Lensmasters in January.
There now appears to be 5 distinct Squidoo payout levels.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : Below approximately 2,000
Tier2: LR Between 2,000 and 10,000 (Approx.)
Tier3: LR Between 10,000 and 50,000 (Approx.)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $8.77
Tier 2 : $1.49
Tier 3 : $0.08
Tier 4 : $0.01
Tier 5 : $0.00
It appears that a lens with a low enough LR can earn $0. this appears to happen if the average LR of the lens over the month is under 100,000. The top two tiers climbed again this month.
When will we see $10 tier 1 payouts? :)
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
There now appears to be 5 distinct Squidoo payout levels.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : Below approximately 2,000
Tier2: LR Between 2,000 and 10,000 (Approx.)
Tier3: LR Between 10,000 and 50,000 (Approx.)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $8.77
Tier 2 : $1.49
Tier 3 : $0.08
Tier 4 : $0.01
Tier 5 : $0.00
It appears that a lens with a low enough LR can earn $0. this appears to happen if the average LR of the lens over the month is under 100,000. The top two tiers climbed again this month.
When will we see $10 tier 1 payouts? :)
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
February 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
Gigantic Squidoo Payouts
February 2008 Squidoo Payouts showed monster earnings for the Lensmasters in December 2007.
This marks the first month with a definitive 4th payout tier!
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : between LR 1,996 and 2197
Tier2: between LR 9993-10006
Tier3: between LR 48,989-52,579
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $6.91
Tier 2 : $1.18
Tier 3 : $0.08
Tier 4 : $0.01
And the Payouts Keep Climbing!
HQ dropped word that it compiled a list of the best selling books in 2007. you can check it out at http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-bestselling-books-2007
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
This marks the first month with a definitive 4th payout tier!
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : between LR 1,996 and 2197
Tier2: between LR 9993-10006
Tier3: between LR 48,989-52,579
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $6.91
Tier 2 : $1.18
Tier 3 : $0.08
Tier 4 : $0.01
And the Payouts Keep Climbing!
HQ dropped word that it compiled a list of the best selling books in 2007. you can check it out at http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-bestselling-books-2007
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
January 2008 Squidoo Earnings Report
Up, Up, and Away....
January 2007 showed Payouts for November earnings increase yet again.
Three tiers again this month, with the top tier being smaller and the middle tier expanding a bit over last month.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : between LR 2,056 and 2151
Tier2: between LR 9906 10339
Tier3: unknown (not enough data)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $6.23
Tier 2 : $1.06
Tier 3 : $0.05
A great month overall, with the top tier shrinking in size but increasing in payout. These payouts are for earnings in November 2007.
Word on the street is that the payout for next month will be a record! Stay tuned!!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
Three tiers again this month, with the top tier being smaller and the middle tier expanding a bit over last month.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : between LR 2,056 and 2151
Tier2: between LR 9906 10339
Tier3: unknown (not enough data)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $6.23
Tier 2 : $1.06
Tier 3 : $0.05
A great month overall, with the top tier shrinking in size but increasing in payout. These payouts are for earnings in November 2007.
Word on the street is that the payout for next month will be a record! Stay tuned!!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
Dec 2007 Squidoo Earnings Report
Another Rise in Adsense Payouts!
December 2007 showed Payouts for October earnings increase yet again.
The fourth tier appears to be eliminated this month, dropping back down to three
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : around LR 3,000
Tier2: around LR 7,000 (very rough estimate)
Tier3: unknown (not enough data)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $6.05
Tier 2 : $1.03
Tier 3 : $0.06
A great month overall, with payouts rising 30% for lenses in the top two tiers.
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
The fourth tier appears to be eliminated this month, dropping back down to three
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : around LR 3,000
Tier2: around LR 7,000 (very rough estimate)
Tier3: unknown (not enough data)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $6.05
Tier 2 : $1.03
Tier 3 : $0.06
A great month overall, with payouts rising 30% for lenses in the top two tiers.
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
November 2007 Squidoo Earnings Report
Squidoo Adsense Payouts for November 2007
November 2007 showed Payouts back on the rise with the top tier increasing by over 40%.
A fourth tier was also introduced this month at $0.01 . This appears to have allowed for the third tier to double in value, up to $0.06 per lens.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : around LR 3,000
Tier2: around LR 9,000
Tier3: unknown (not enough data)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $4.67
Tier 2 : $0.79
Tier 3 : $0.06
Tier 4 : $0.01
A great month overall, things should only pick up heading into the holidays!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
A fourth tier was also introduced this month at $0.01 . This appears to have allowed for the third tier to double in value, up to $0.06 per lens.
The cut off appears to have roughly been the following:
Tier1 : around LR 3,000
Tier2: around LR 9,000
Tier3: unknown (not enough data)
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $4.67
Tier 2 : $0.79
Tier 3 : $0.06
Tier 4 : $0.01
A great month overall, things should only pick up heading into the holidays!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
October Earnings Report
Squidoo Slap still being felt....
Squidoo Rewarded its lensmasters handsomely once again in October of 2007.
The three-tier system was again used again with the following payout levels. This is the payout for traffic that occurred during the very end of the Google 'Slap' and spam issues in early August.
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $3.32
Tier 2 : $0.56
Tier 3 : $0.03
While it dropped about 20% from August, it is expected that this is the end of the 'Google Slap' and things should only go up from here!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
The three-tier system was again used again with the following payout levels. This is the payout for traffic that occurred during the very end of the Google 'Slap' and spam issues in early August.
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $3.32
Tier 2 : $0.56
Tier 3 : $0.03
While it dropped about 20% from August, it is expected that this is the end of the 'Google Slap' and things should only go up from here!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
Sept Earnings Report
Squidoo Payout Levels for September 2007
Squidoo Rewarded its lensmasters handsomely once again in September of 2007.
The three-tier system was again used again with the following payout levels. This is the payout for traffic that occurred during the Google 'Slap' and spam issues in July.
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $4.12
Tier 2 : $0.73
Tier 3 : $0.04
While it dropped about 30% from August, it is still higher than the payout levels from July!!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
The three-tier system was again used again with the following payout levels. This is the payout for traffic that occurred during the Google 'Slap' and spam issues in July.
Payout Levels:
Tier 1 : $4.12
Tier 2 : $0.73
Tier 3 : $0.04
While it dropped about 30% from August, it is still higher than the payout levels from July!!
Good luck everyone and keep on Squidooing!
August Earnings Hit a New Record for Squidoo
Squidoo Earnings at an all-time high
There were two major changes in August Squidoo Payouts.- WIP (Work-In-Progress) Lenses received no earnings.
- The Payments went up!
Hoorayy! These are both positive changes and I think will impact Squidoo for the better.
The Payout Tiers were as follows:
- $5.99
- $1.03
- $0.06
Not too shabby! Lensmasters with 100 lenses or so could really start making some money with this!
Record Squidoo Earnings payments in July
New Tiered Payment System for squidoo earnings
July was a major turning point for the Squidoo economy. Casey, Megan, Gil, Seth and the gang decided to begin paying out Adsense income every month on a tiered system with the best lenses getting the most money (Makes sense right?). Using PayRank (a super-secret formula similar to Lens Rank, or the recipe for a soft drink) each lens was paid one of three dollar amounts for Adsense:- $3.80 went to the top lenses
- $0.65 went to the middle lenses (which are still usually very good)
- $0.05 went to all other lenses
This revolutionized the way that lens building was done. Suddenly you could have decent money making lenses without generating affiliate sales!
How much of your Squidoo earnings comes from Adsense
What percentage of your earnings is from Adsense?
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A group of Sites to help you increase earnings
Below is a group of resources for buying, selling, promoting, and increasing your earning power with Squidoo. If you have a site you would like added to the list, contact me and I will check it out.
- Sell My Lens - Buy and Sell Squidoo Lenses - Home
- Sell My Lens -Buy and Sell Squidoo Lenses at auction. Sell your Squidoo Lens for free. A Squidoo Marketplace for all Squidoo Users.
- LensRoll
- Lensroll Social Networking for Squidoo Lenses. A Digg Style site to promote your squidoo Lenses
- BuildMyLens
- Custom Built Squidoo Lenses by Tiffany and Mr. Lewis Smile.
- Captain Squid
- A blog with Daily Tips and Tricks about Squidoo.
Monetizing your Squidoo Life on Squidoo
Lenses on Monetizing your Squidoo content
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BuildMyLens.com Lenses - Two Squidoo Experts Build YOUR Lens FOR you!
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Featured below are some of the lenses we've made for different clients. (*Note: While we create the lenses, we can't control how the client edits it or adds to it after we transfer it to them, so some lenses may have elements that we did not build......
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How to Value a Squidoo Lens
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As Squidoo Grows and develops, the marketplace for buying and selling lenses is also bound to grow. The question is, how much is a lens really worth?? Lets explore a couple of classic ways for valuing assets and apply them to the Squidoo...
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Lensrolling
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Lensrolling is a way to share the love and create your own personal lens network. List your friends' lenses, relevant lenses on your topic, or even link to other lenses by you!
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Buy and Sell Squidoo Lenses at Auction with Sell My Lens
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Finally! A way to turn your long hours of slaving away at the keyboard into some cold, hard cash. SellmyLens has been developed to enable Squidoo Lenses to be bought and sold without all of the high fees associated with many online sales.
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Buying Squidoo Lenses
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Do you have a lens that needs adoption into a good home? Need someone to nurture and care for it? Someone who will take the time to make it ALL IT CAN BE? Is it a MONSTER that got out of hand????? If your mind has gone blank on how to impro...
What's your favorite Part of the Squidoo Economy?
Do you use Squidoo to make money? If so, How?
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triathlontraining
Great job on this Lens! I check back whenever you do a new Squidcast. :) Posted May 11, 2008 |
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NightSquid
Thanks for the update Loyalis :) Posted May 11, 2008 |
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talan
I always wondered why my payout was the same as the next guys. I hadn't realized it was tier payout. I assumed it was based on the clicks each person produced on their lens. All makes sense now. Posted May 07, 2008 |
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poddys
The good news is that earnings per lens is increasing each month. It's not a fortune, but it's going in the right direction, and this is excluding any other links to Amazon, ebay or other affiliate programs that we add. Posted May 06, 2008 |
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Tiddledeewinks
I'm new to the affiliates programs, but I'm giving it a try. Thanks for the info! Posted April 26, 2008 |
