Get Cracking with Bonnie and Robin
Get cracking every morning on Facebook with your Giant Squid Organizers, Bonnie (bdkz) & Robin (rms). Starting Monday, February 15th we'll be hosting daily lens challenges, giving out some super tips and helping you meet your lens making goals. Sound like fun? Then read on for more information on how you can "Get Cracking" with Bonnie & Robin on Squidoo!
Created 2010-02-07 15:18:04

Joan's "Lens Types" lensography
I'm in school! The Professional Squids group is running a Squidoo Classroom. Right now they're doing a series of lessons on Building Better Lenses. This lensography is a part of Lesson One (which means, of course, that the series is just getting started, so maybe you'd like to join us!). For Lesson One we're looking at the types of lenses we have and how they support our goals on Squidoo. Featured here are my top lenses in each of the different types, along with a description of each type. ...
Created 2010-02-06 18:19:04

What's Your Type? Squidoo Lens Type, That Is!
If you build pages on Squidoo, what types of Squidoo lenses do you like to create? Have you thought about it? Do you have an overall vision of what you want to do on Squidoo? If you haven't yet created pages on Squidoo, what types of lenses (pages) would you like to build? You might get some ideas here. Here, I share some of the main types of lenses that I create on Squidoo. I also explain why I build them and showcase some of my top lenses in each category. Enjoy and please be sure to partic...
Created 2010-02-06 00:21:22

You've made it through 5 days of Squidoo!
Now it's time to have some real fun. If you've been getting the basic training emails from me, those are done. But that doesn't mean you have to go it on your own, either. Just for you, here is a supershort lens about just a few groups and programs designed to help you make the most out of Squidoo. Consider it a take-home tip from me to you, a little souvenir of your first week on Squidoo, to stand you in good stead for many weeks to come.
Created 2010-02-04 21:53:01

Just for beginners: 3 ideas for your first lens
Now that's what I like to hear! :) Let's get started. The hard part, sometimes, is knowing what you want to make a lens about. A blank slate can be scary. The secret, of course, is that you can make dozens, hundreds, thousands of lenses on Squidoo, on everything in the galaxy (and beyond?). But to help you get going, here are just a few types of lenses that I've found most people enjoy starting out with.
Created 2010-02-04 19:48:43