Lens Number 100 - A Big Thank You to Squidoo

I kind of borrowed this idea from GypsyOwl's 100th lens so I'm going to put her first.That's not the only reason, she's also a really cool person that gives back to the community. She runs the Gimp Tutorial group which I'm going through with a fine tooth comb in the near future. I really need to start expanding out and doing my own graphics or at least some of the more simple ones. Gimp is a great way to get started because the software is open source and free.

Another reason GypsyOwl is listed here is she is always running cool contests to help other lensmasters think of ideas for a cool lens.

Thank you GypsyOwl for being a great Squidoo member.

There are many people that know Jennifer from Potpiegirl.com and I can say I remember her from when back when before she was famous :)

There are many people that agree and disagree with Potpiegirl, but no matter what you think about her One Week Marketing plan, you can't disagree that she is still a wonderful and upstanding citizen of the community. I also look up to her because she is living proof that you can work from nothing to making a living online.

Gypsy Pirate is the whole reason that I'm a Giant Squid right now. She must have been perusing Squidoo one day and found me. At the time I actually had about 80 lenses, but I really didn't think they were good enough so I never submitted my own name to be eligible. She said I should, but I still didn't think they were good enough so I didn't submit my name. Well, Gypsy must have submitted my name anyways which made me even more surprised when the Giant Squid emails were sent out and I had found out that I made it. I don't know if I ever thanked her, so I hope she'll accept my sincerest thank yous here from this lens.

When talking about Squidoo, who can forget about thanking Fluffanutta, creator of a bunch of great tools that we all take advantage of. If you aren't using the tools he provides over at Squidutils, then you are absolutely crazy. Of all the tools I use the most over there, I'd have to say it's the backlink checker. I use this tool more than I should, I tend to find myself there when I'm stuck which doesn't help me get somewhere faster. That's not his fault though :)

I've always wondered what his name stands for; maybe he'll tell the world sometime.

Tribes:
We Need You to Lead Us

How can anyone that uses and loves Squidoo have a thank you lens without mentioning it's founder, Seth Godin. Thank you for offering this free platform to all of us to get the word out about our favorite subjects and things. I am so glad that I found Squidoo when I did.

Why Build a Lens is a must read for you if you think you may be interested in building a lens.

Janusz is the lensmaster that made the 100th lens graphic at the beginning of this lens. I believe he also made one for those of you that are on their way to publishing 50 lenses. He has made a ton of graphics on his own free time that you can find through his lensmaster profile. The funny thinkg is, I have Janusz as a friend on Facebook, but I wasn't even following him on Squidoo.

If you are looking to jazz up your lens a little, stop by Free Spacers and Fillers for your lens and give him a great big thank you for all he has done now and in the future (we hope).