Only time will tell how beneficial Squidoo will be both to the lensmasters and lens readers, but I think it’s a creative approach as a starting point for content. Don’t quit your day job yet, but you should know that as we all grow, our goal as a co-op is to pay as much money as we can to our lensmasters and to charity. Then, with no other deductions, we pay 5% of our post-expense revenue directly to the charity pool, 50% directly to our lensmasters and retain the rest to pay off investors and employees. That’s direct out of pocket expenses like rent and servers and salary and benefits expenses (our CEO doesn’t take a salary, and neither does our board of directors). We divide up the money we receive in a very public way. Between Amazon and Google AdSense, Squidoo promises to divide up the revenue in the following manner: Squidoo’s business model centers around advertising. For my lens, I took the approach of providing a reference source for learning about RSS feeds. Pre-defined modules include text lists, link lists, RSS, Amazon, jobs via Indeed, Flickr, and Google Maps. You simply choose the ones you want, put them in order, and then add the content. Squidoo provides a bunch of different modules that can be added to the lens. To try out Squidoo, I created the following lens: What is RSS? Users can read through the information provided by the “lensmaster” and obtain a better understanding of the topic or use the lens as a starting point for a more thorough dive into the area. It’s a place to start, not finish.įor the end-users browsing Squidoo, a lens (well, the good ones at least) can provide a comprehensive overview of a category of information. You can get a free 15-minute manifestation for more information. It is only offered via the service online from the website of 15 minutes manifestation. Some people seek manifestations of 15 minutes on Amazon and Flipkart. More specifically, a lens is a single web page filled with information and links that point to other web pages, to continually updated RSS feeds, or to relevant advertising. Access only via the Internet: The 15-minute manifestation program is not available for those who do not have Internet access. You have the option to split the money with a charity of your own choice. This is a great thing as it’s one of the very few such programs contributing towards charity. 45 goes to Squidoo, and 5 goes to charity. For the publisher of a Squidoo lens, the advantage is the ability to create another resource to highlight expertise on a subject providing users a great starting point on a particular topic.Ī lens is one person’s (lensmaster’s) view on a topic he or she cares about. Of all the earnings that you make, you get to keep a 50 share. The service is more of a mini portal to different topics. Squidoo can’t be evaluated against creating a blog or having a web site. Some have questioned the usefulness of the service, but I have to disagree. As Seth Godin’s brainchild, I had been meaning to fully check Squidoo out for some time now. I finally had a chance to play around with Squidoo last night and I’m impressed.
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