thank you lensmaster – squidoo reviews

Just when I thought all squidangels who were going to had answered my interview questions – rockycha came along and answered them anyhow . For which I’m glad. I’m honored that she started out saying:

Hi Katinka! So kind of you to think of me – I’m totally honored! Thanks for this opportunity, I hope I’m not too late in my reply, I’ve been down with a bad cold for days on end, it’s finally beginning to lighten up a bit…

It’s interesting to me that your focus is on sending out thanks to some of the giants – You’ve helped me enormously!!!! I use your CSS Squidoo lens all the time!!! I have it bookmarked Plus I’ve always enjoyed your other lenses – Spiritual Teachers, Love Quotes, etc. You always create such beautiful lenses.

Wow, thanks

Now that we’ve covered the mutual back padding part, let’s move on to the actual interview.

Why are you a squidoo lensmaster?

I began as a lensmaster as a method of getting the word out about chronic fatigue syndrome and my interest in improving my health. Since creating that lens, in October of ‘07, my health has definitely improved about 50%.

What is your favorite lens?

My favorite lens is Letter To My Family and Friends. It’s a statement of my Christian beliefs. When I had done a search for similar letters on the net, I didn’t find very many and I hope that this lens will help other people that want to communicate and share their beliefs with their family and friends.

What lens of yours is most under appreciated?

I spent a great deal of time and research putting Tiki Party Planning Guide together. I wanted to offer a comprehensive party planner for anyone looking to create a wildly successful all-out island bash. It’s gotten some hits, but not near the traffic that I was hoping.

What lens of yours is most popular?

Since its inception, U.B. Funkeys – Creative and Collectible Characters Toys on Your P.C! has pretty much remained at the top of my list. UB Funkeys are little toy guys that also plug into your computer and allow for stand alone or online gameplay. I think this lens’ success was just a matter of being at the right place at the right time. I caught a tv commercial on these little toy guys right when the product was introduced and there weren’t many other websites out there.

What’s one thing you see lensmasters doing that doesn’t work – and why doesn’t it?

There are countless hundreds of new lensmasters seeking after quick affiliate program earnings that have been promoted through various e-books. It’s not working because they’re following the same groove that the other thousands reading that same e-book have long ago exhausted. They’d be much better off learning the basics presented in the e-book, and then developing their own unique ideas.

What’s your most important squidoo promotion method?

I don’t spend as much time promoting my lenses as I should. The most valuable tool that I’ve used is Zimbio.com where in addition to listing my lens in their article category placement, I’ve also written a unique article on their site, with unique content that also directs readers to my lens. This not only provides a weighty backlink to my lens, but frequently the article is well indexed by google in its own right.

[I'm on Zimbio as well. It's easy to use and easy to set up and can provide backlinks to your lenses and blogs real quickly. All you need to do is set up the RSS feeds to them. The only downside is, but it hardly counts as one, that you have to remember to log in every once in a while to make sure all your stuff gets indexed alright.]

Which lensmaster(s) have helped you most?

Fluffanutter and his tools & utilities have been a great help. Flowergardener is always warm and helpful. I was helped greatly by PotPieGirl’s e-book as a newbie. Semperfidelis and Kimberly Dawn Wells have always been marvels of kindness and knowledge too http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-css is a lens that taught me almost everything I know about html coding!