tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.comments2015-09-26T12:09:52.326-05:00Dedicated WriterSandyMDesignshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01392294717903709417noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-33531465957011838022015-09-24T15:02:18.114-05:002015-09-24T15:02:18.114-05:00Sandy, sounds like you enjoyed your trip. What a f...Sandy, sounds like you enjoyed your trip. What a fantastic view based on the video, and I love everything about the layout of this post. Thanks :)Sam Monacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265336321113623191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-63797735128608328962013-10-21T08:41:39.632-05:002013-10-21T08:41:39.632-05:00Oh dear. Sorry to hear things are not going so wel...Oh dear. Sorry to hear things are not going so well. Seems to be a common problem and getting worse. For a while Squidoo was a reasonable source of income and even Zazzle, Helium etc. made a nice extra trickle of cash without much additional effort. They are hardly worth the effort any more. Fortunately I make a living mostly from stock-market investment and just use these other methods as an extra income stream.<br /><br />Good luck.AndyPohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765972350705793292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-986979670793005762013-03-28T19:06:02.526-05:002013-03-28T19:06:02.526-05:00I am no expert but you can get a hell of a lot mor...I am no expert but you can get a hell of a lot more traffic to this blog. I see its no search friendly.<br /><br />If you look in your browser you should see the title of your post not the title of your blog.<br /><br />Its simple to do or fix you will get more traffic.<br /><br />My blog and hubpages is the only earnings I get and hubpages is managing to screw that up.<br /><br />My blog out performs my hubpage domain big time. I been there for 4 years with 90 articles I got 60 on my blog and its about 2 yrs old.<br /><br />I earn better from my blog and have more traffic and I think my post at hubpages are way better. Go figure!<br /><br />I got to the point I hate to write!<br /><br />I had an article on hubpages averaging 400 hits a day a month ago it dropped to 20 and thats bragging!lol<br /><br />So ya I feel for ya it sucks! I am backing down and if I write a post its because I have something to say. I no longer think about the money. Its just not there anymore.<br /><br />Nice BlogAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998911857903147864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-28433498529687221482013-03-28T14:11:32.238-05:002013-03-28T14:11:32.238-05:00It took me a long time to figure out a mix of my o...It took me a long time to figure out a mix of my own sites and third-party venues that allowed me to make a full-time living online. It works, but it's not a perfect mix. I don't have enough diversity in income to wipe out my main sources and still make enough to survive. <br /><br />As long as Google controls so much of the web, it doesn't matter whether you have your own sites or write for someone else's. EITHER option could spell overnight financial ruin if you don't diversify to the point that you could survive with 50% less traffic to every site/article or you could get by if you completely lost any one of your income sources. <br /><br />I'm not there yet, but that's my goal. As long as Google has a monopoly on search, they will continue to cause major upheavals to any site on the web at their own whim.Lisahttp://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/lisadhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-80066623781905985262013-03-23T17:56:11.948-05:002013-03-23T17:56:11.948-05:00If you do find an answer I would love to hear it. ...If you do find an answer I would love to hear it. I am having fun at the moment on Bubblews. Looks like I may start to use htis site and largely close down any writing on RG, various blogs and some aspects of social networking sites. Not gonna make a fortune but better than all these put together. I will stay with Squidoo for those lenses which are in tiers but otherwise will reduce activity. <br />I have also tried several POD but keeping several balls in the air is time consuming, Red Bubble is my main alternative at the moment.John Dyhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15030825278881460771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-3082699327760932742013-03-23T14:45:18.257-05:002013-03-23T14:45:18.257-05:00Sandy sounds like you are weening out the money ta...Sandy sounds like you are weening out the money taker sites. There are enough sites that do not cost a dime ever to join and earn income. I think the trick is staying with what you really enjoy and letting go of sites that weigh you down. <br /><br />For me the trick is trusting God. When I did that the ship started sailing. He sends the readers. I am so blessed. I look at all I have learned emotionally and spirituallon linene. God is my source and somehow the money always comes in. Not much from the sites but elsewhere. God owns it all anyway. So I try to keep Him in charge. Many Blessings Sandy. <br />Keep at eventuallylly you will earn a few bucks. <br /><br />Love, skye2day.hubpages.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756776770036533604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-941536678835534442013-03-23T13:38:47.470-05:002013-03-23T13:38:47.470-05:00It's always a struggle nowadays... so differen...It's always a struggle nowadays... so different from 8-9 years ago when the internet and IM was FUN... remember those days?<br /><br />Now even Sqdo has become too frustrating and changeable every month, and that was the last of the web2 profit-share platforms I had anything to do with.<br /><br />To make money online you need to create your own products, that are under your control, and spend your time blogging and advertising them.<br /><br />Even Amazon for Kindle and printed books is a bit lame nowadays as they have been flooded with crappy 10 page 'books' that annoy buyers, so I have to find more retail platforms to sell books as well.<br /><br />You have to OWN your own website or blog, and you have to FOCUS your marketing and promotion on that blog, and promote your products from that blog.<br /><br />You can't spread yourself around anymore. Find one or two websites and put 90% of your effort into building a list and traffic.<br /><br />The other 10% should be spent on always creating new products... books, ebooks, kindles, PLR articles, graphics, any products that you have exclusive access to sell.Helene Malmsiohttp://www.learn-how-to-do-it.com/how-to-do-it-yourself-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-6189319937644079602013-03-22T19:33:02.527-05:002013-03-22T19:33:02.527-05:00Years later I still don't have it figured out ...Years later I still don't have it figured out :(<br />I got kicked out of adsense with my blog within a week, they claimed fraudulent clicking--I have no clue! I've asked 3 times to get back in and all 3 times I have been refused. This also means that I can't have the ads on my youtube videos either.<br />As far as squidoo, I've been building since 2007 and the most I've made in a month is around $14. I don't have what it takes to get those sales like some do! In fact, I'm always in shock when someone does buy something from one of my lenses. I have never had any lenses make it to tier one, in fact, it's been a couple of months now since I've even had a lens in tier 2. Part of that is my own fault because I don't do updates like I should.<br />I'm not doing too bad selling my crafts, but still only making a profit of about $15 a month! I need to just get busy getting things made.<br />I don't have all that many things in zazzle like many do. In about 3 years I have about $15 sitting in my account there.<br />I do some paid to clicks, just a few.<br />I write and share on gather.com but their points are way down from what they used to be. I used to earn anywhere from $50-$80 a month on gather but now it's only about $10 a month. Again, that could be maybe $20 if I was there more.<br />I get free products in to do reviews on my blog, which does count for something I guess. In the past I've had a company pay me for posts, but they've not contacted me in months.Marsha Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395167873213686382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-83459280246221468942013-03-22T19:10:46.801-05:002013-03-22T19:10:46.801-05:00Sandy, I'm sorry to hear your efforts are not ...Sandy, I'm sorry to hear your efforts are not being rewarding. My husband keeps telling me, "If you want to really make money, get a job."<br /><br />Since I'm retired, it's not really about the money for me. Earning more each month is just one way I get validation from my online efforts. <br /><br />The main motivation for me is having a place to express my creativity and display my interests. I get caught up in lensrank and how much money my Zazzle or my Squidoo makes, because my competitive side kicks in. <br /><br />Each one of us has to decide what the "payout" is for our online efforts and if it is worthwhile.Virginia Allainhttp://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/vallainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-8451802690410911542011-10-01T17:09:07.581-05:002011-10-01T17:09:07.581-05:00Thanks Louanne. Good advice and information - as ...Thanks Louanne. Good advice and information - as always.Rhonda@Laugh Quoteshttp://www.laugh-quotes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-5594198111540547742011-09-23T11:52:09.957-05:002011-09-23T11:52:09.957-05:00Thanks for taking the time to link up.Thanks for taking the time to link up.Marsha Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395167873213686382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-45112743896873716212011-09-23T10:55:29.043-05:002011-09-23T10:55:29.043-05:00Louanne, you really know the ropes so your advice ...Louanne, you really know the ropes so your advice is always helpful.sheilamariehttp://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/sheilamarienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-78275515426930295502011-09-23T10:34:44.833-05:002011-09-23T10:34:44.833-05:00Really, really good advice. :-)Really, really good advice. :-)Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-48012494063010795962011-09-22T18:22:41.212-05:002011-09-22T18:22:41.212-05:00Thanks for sharing this Louanne. There is always s...Thanks for sharing this Louanne. There is always so much to learn from you.BarbRadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15899642277679265680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-50799574557890437712011-09-22T15:00:39.906-05:002011-09-22T15:00:39.906-05:00If you have time, please link this post up on my w...If you have time, please link this post up on my weekly blog hop for squidoo. Posts like these, along with posts about lenses is exactly what I want to see linked up each week. <br />This is great advice---not that I can think of one single thing right now! I do have some music reviews I should make in to lenses. That would be focusing on just one group and one album (but I would add links to buy other albums if they have them too)<br /><br />Thanks!Marsha Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395167873213686382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-37344778973559299162011-09-22T10:01:56.135-05:002011-09-22T10:01:56.135-05:00great advicegreat adviceAnnMackieMillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645419116758558186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-57910932921253225352011-08-16T18:37:32.990-05:002011-08-16T18:37:32.990-05:00Sounds about like me.Sounds about like me.GrandmaMarilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778351287627106876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-86055149939746302952011-06-17T09:13:18.880-05:002011-06-17T09:13:18.880-05:00Yes Gale, I miss the fan club too.Yes Gale, I miss the fan club too.SandyMDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392294717903709417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-24757739177320450552011-06-16T23:01:27.144-05:002011-06-16T23:01:27.144-05:00I've noticed fan club is gone! I had a bunch ...I've noticed fan club is gone! I had a bunch of lenses that I favorites and visited regularly...and now all my favorites are gone and I don't know how to get to them! Sucks!Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119498262301807853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-47404068229661388662011-05-30T18:13:14.055-05:002011-05-30T18:13:14.055-05:00Sandy, being fairly new at Squidoo, I hadn't y...Sandy, being fairly new at Squidoo, I hadn't yet used the page break format. And didn't get into any groups. But... I just finally figured out a system of utilizing squidcasts, lensrolling, fan club, and favorites to my advantage and to keep up with my new Squidoo friends -- and now that's all gone! To me, those things were good for all of Squidoo, so I'm not too sure what they have in mind...<br /><br />I've had a long weekend of work and am headed to bed but I will visit your lenses soon, for sure!Ruth Cox aka abitosunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670570644577223420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-63383964430185142732011-05-30T17:23:07.462-05:002011-05-30T17:23:07.462-05:00So far I haven't had good results with my '...So far I haven't had good results with my 'breaking up' of my page break lenses. I had two that were Disney Princess related - one of them I broke into several lenses and kept the original as a kind of lensography for the others. It's getting a fifth of the traffic and the extra lenses are getting between 1 and 5 visits a week!<br /><br />The other one I kept as one long lens and used a blackbox module to break up the different sections within the lens. Again traffic is way down :(Lou16https://www.blogger.com/profile/07951757285411365871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-74078653886328704202011-05-30T16:00:02.648-05:002011-05-30T16:00:02.648-05:00Yeah, some things I will miss, I was on squidoo wh...Yeah, some things I will miss, I was on squidoo when they had groups but I'm kind of glad those are gone. <br /><br />I never did get the page break thing so never really used them. <br /><br />I didn't know about the custom bio thing being gone and really hat squid cast follows being gone because that is how I kept up to date with lensmasters that I liked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-4879865147082862802011-05-30T15:56:57.603-05:002011-05-30T15:56:57.603-05:00I'd made a lot of efforts over the last 6-8 mo...I'd made a lot of efforts over the last 6-8 months to participate and create more lenses. But then a month or so back I ended up with a massive list of non-published lenses and that day my highest ranking lens dropped out of top 2000. So my efforts had increased, but the results drastically decreased. It made me realize that I need to move toward PT participation. No matter how much I enjoy Squidoo I just won't have enough time to keep up with my lenses with their new requirements anytime soon. Not giving up, just slowing back down.Angela's Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084171413220960852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-9556715020375906412011-05-30T15:49:45.653-05:002011-05-30T15:49:45.653-05:00Can you explain to me what you mean by a page brea...Can you explain to me what you mean by a page break?<br /><br />I'm clicking over to give each of your lenses a view.Marsha Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395167873213686382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936632491590968628.post-43298808344299927082011-05-20T14:32:09.001-05:002011-05-20T14:32:09.001-05:00I just finished changing two of these into one lon...I just finished changing two of these into one long lens. A lot of work. The Squid Angel one will stay as one lens. But the Sandyspider Gift one is extremely long. When I have time, I will make that one into several lenses.SandyMDesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392294717903709417noreply@blogger.com