Squidoo Changed My Life! (Has it changed yours?)

Squidoo has totally changed my life!

April 2009. Happy anniversary to me! It's been two years now since I got started on Squidoo. Wow, what an outstanding ride it has been!

Since I've been a lensmaster on Squidoo, I've learned to think differently from the way I thought before. My powers of observation have totally changed - and definitely for the better. Everything that I hear or see now becomes or reminds me of an idea for a lens. I keep paper and pen handy all the time to jot down ideas. Why, I even asked for (and received) a mini voice recorder for my last birthday to record my thoughts when I can't write them down fast enough. That big blue lens has really been working its magic on me! Why, sometimes when I look down I expect to see orange tentacles typing on the keyboard! Oh, did I mention that I'm making money on Squidoo, too? It's true!

In my two years on Squidoo, countless dishes have remained undone. Countless songs have remained unsung. Countless dreams have remained, uh, undrumd (who has time to sleep?). Yes, I'm a different person now than I was a year ago.

Has Squidoo changed your life, too? Think about it, then write about it in the audience participation module below.

What? You're not a Squidoo lensmaster yet? We can fix that! Sign up here and let your wild ride begin!

Addicted to Orange (an Ode to Squidoo)

Addicted to Orange

Orange house, orange bed.
Orange hat, orange head.
Orange cat, orange car.
Orange flowers in a jar.

Orange pencils, orange pen.
Orange chicken, orange hen.
Orange shoes, orange shirt.
Orange bike for riding in dirt.

Orange food, orange door.
Orange windows, orange floor.
Orange "mugs," orange lid.
Hey, look there! It's an orange squid!

Orange house.

orange bed.

Orange hat,

orange head.

Orange cat,

orange car.

Orange flowers in a jar.

Create Happiness pencils by earmarkinvitations

Orange pencils,

orange pen.

Orange chicken,

orange hen.

orange saucony running shoes and pink socks - dscf5260 by sean dreilinger

Orange shoes,

orange shirt.

Orange bike for riding in dirt.

Orange food,

orange door.

Orange windows,

orange floor.

Orange mugs,

orange lid.

"I'm being attacked by a giant orange squid!!! AGGGHHHH!!!" by mandaroo63

Hey, look there! An orange squid!

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By the way, what is Squidoo?

(The Wiki Version)

Squidoo is a community website based in Hastings on Hudson, N.Y. that allows users to create pages (called lenses) for subjects of interest. Lenses are interactive, and can contain Flickr photos, Google maps, blogs, eBay auctions, YouTube videos, and other links. Squidoo is in the top 200 most visited sites in the world, and in the top 50 most viewed in the United States.Squidoo.com traffic details Alexa.com. It has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to charity.

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I'm a GIANT!

May 2, 2008

Whew! I didn't expect it but when I heard that the new class of Giant Squids had been announced, I took a peek at one of my lenses just in case and, whadaya know, there was a Giants badge on my profile! I did it! I qualified as a Giant Squid on Squidoo!

It's been 24 hours now and the news is still sinking in, but I'm convinced at last that I didn't dream it. I am simply unable to describe how excited - and how humbled - I am about this honor.

You won't know how that actually feels until you're there, so if you're still working towards Giant Squid status, keep it up. The reward will be worth the effort, I promise. To find out how to qualify, read Megan's lens here.

What's Bigger Than a Giant Squid?

A Giant Squid 100 Club Squid!

January 13, 2009.

Another step up the Squidoo ladder today. Wow! I qualified for the Giant Squid 100 Club!

With all the great lensmasters on Squidoo and nearly a million lenses total, it's hard for me to imagine what special honors that don't even exist yet might be in this Squid's future. It just keeps getting better and better, and I wouldn't miss this ride for anything!

Find out how you can qualify for the Giant Squids 100 Club.

It's a bird, it's a plane, no - it's a SquidAngel!

What an honor!

September 2008 and another honor. I was chosen as one of the new group of Angels on Squidoo. Wow!

Have you heard of us? SquidAngels are lensmasters who are selected to give special boosts, usually referred to as blessings, to lenses that are extra well done. Angels also have the power to "ding" lenses that are, well, spammy. The blessings help to boost lensrank while the "dings" knock those not-so-good lenses back down the ladder where they belong. In other words, Angels help the cream of the Squidoo crop rise to the top.

I can promise you that there are many more blessings than dings in Squidoo land because there are so many wonderful lensmasters who know how to make a great lens. You can read Megan's official explanation of the SquidAngel program on the SquidU forum here and you can actually request a blessing of one of your own lenses on the forum here.

This SquidAngel sometimes lets the lensmaster know about the blessing but often flies under the radar with surprise little thumbs-up boosts, so keep making great lenses and if you see an unexpected boost, likely one of the Angel flock has found your lens! Just another service that helps keep Squidoo great.

Update. I've served two angel terms, six months, and am now on hiatus. When you see an angel, bless his or her day by saying thanks for the work they do on Squidoo. Because they do do work. Good work.

What Goes With Orange? Purple, of course!

Especially if it's in the form of a purple star!

April 16, 2009, the day after my second anniversary on Squidoo, the Purple Star program on Squidoo was announced and one of my lenses was among its first recipients!

The Purple Star is an award for Giant Squids only and comes with its own special perks. If you're not a Giant yet, this program might be just the thing to motivate you to build your first 50 quality lenses. The Purple Star lens explains how it works. Hey, go for it!

Squiddicted and Proud of It!

Showing it off to the world.

Lensmaster Christene is so Squiddicted she made a great design about it on Cafepress with items perfect for any lensmaster who wants to show everyone that they're Squiddicted, too.