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Homespun Yarns

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:27:29 +0100

Wednesday_Elf says, "Let me Spin You a Yarn." She takes you on her crafting journey from its beginning to its current state of Etsy sales, consignment shops and craft fairs.

Crochet Cats Card Design:
Swinging by pattihaskins
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Day 37 - New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:37:10 +0100

You can visit all of irenemaria's photographs http://www.redgage.com/irenemaria

Day 37 - Food for BirdsDay 37 - Hawaiian BouquetDay 37 - Wyland's WhaleYou can visit all of souloshpere's photographs http://www.redgage.com/soulosphere

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Day 36- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:53:31 +0100

Go to www.redgage.com/gramabarb to see all of gramabarb's photographs

Day 36 - Light DesignDay 36 - Old PumpDay 36 - Magic SlippersBusy Eahauser is catching up...Day 29 - Morning HugDay 30 - Doggy Stare DownDay 31 - Goat Cheese SteaksDay 32 - Who is Walking Who?Thank you for clicking on all of the above photographs!

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Day 35- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:28:25 +0100

Our Photo A Day Marathon is keeping up the steady pace of interesting subjects.

Day 35 - Sad FarewellDay 35 - Frozen Lake EnsjonDay 35 - CheekyDay 35 - Baby BellasThank you on behalf of all women - thank you for visiting each photograph. My daughter-inlaw's story - Debra Vance's Personal Page to End Women's Cancers. Debra spent 2009 fighting breast cancer! Read her own words of gratefulness for all the support she received and why her Team, Bucks for Busts, is once again raising money for this great cause in 2010.It is never too late to join us. Please join Photo A Day

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Sudden Deluge In Vistors To Squidoo Page From Yahoo

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:24:00 +0100

I've written about this before, but I'm surprised when it happens. I created a new webpage on Squidoo and published it a week or so ago. Traffic has been sparce to say the least. Maybe one person every day or two. Until today when suddenly there's a lineup to get in. I check my stats fairly regularly like everyone else does and earlier today there was 2-3 visitors to this page over the last few days. I go away and come back and suddenly there over 100 people visiting the page, 99% from Yahoo, with no Google traffic at all. I just went back and it's up to 109 since I started writing this post.

How in the world do I harness this? If I could bottle it I'd make a fortune from internet marketers lol. It does show about a third are clicking out which is also good because that might mean some sales. One good thing about a sudden influx of visitors is that there should be a nice bump up in the Squidoo rankings, which means that when Squidoo pays out for lensrank for February (2 months from now), I might see a tidy little bonus depending if the page can maintain this higher rank. It will be a day or so before the higher rank is reflected on my dashboard.

I'm not quite sure how I tickled the belly of Yahoo, but they seem to be quite pleased with my efforts. Hopefully the traffic will continue pouring in and doesn't stop as suddenly as it started. Now if I could only entice the mighty Google to show me some love...

Olympic Pins: The Next Big Sporting Event At The Vancouver Olympics?

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:04:00 +0100

I've published a webpage all about the most current collectible Olympic pins for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Basically it is a catalog of all the 350 pins produced for this year's winter olympics. Actually, the page is incomplete as I am still adding much needed information about these highly sought after trading pins.

Like most I enjoy watching the Olympics and have noticed that Olympic pins always grab a bit of the spotlight during each olympic year. I am a collector of many things but I haven't ventured into the arena of pins with an olympic theme yet, although I do own several label pins that I've accumulated over the years. There are many rabid fans of memorabilia from the olympics and there is a thriving market for these pins and being someone who loves seeing collectibles I've decided to make a Squidoo page about the hobby. It is called Collecting 2010 Olympic Trading Pins if you would like to take a peek. The page has had some interest from visitors but is not really ranking or registering with Google or Squidoo, but that's fine. The page is still relatively new and needs a lot of work.

The problem with Olympic pin collecting is that there are so many pins to collect! There are 350 official 2010 Olympic pins from this Winter Olympics and the hobby covers all the past Olympiads and new pins are already appearing for the 2012 Summer Games in London. So the problem arises that there is only so much information that can be put on a single Squidoo page. A catalog of 350 of the most recent olympic trading pins leaves little or no room for descriptions about those from the past which are more valuable and sought after and the cool pins coming out now and in the run-up to the London games.

If you plunge into a field like collectible pins and memorablia, you find out how truly massive it is and how difficult it is to cover as much ground as possible. In order to be found by the avid collector is hard at best and almost impossible for such a new webpage so close to the current Olympiad. But I've decided to publish anyway. The way I look at it, by giving collectors a site that plays to their interests over time the page will get stronger and found by those with an interest in pins. The webpage itself will get re-written again and again with new information collectors will find interesting and expand. As time passes, Google will see that the page has some authority in the field and give it a bump in the Page Rank. By adding to the page and providing links to other pages of interest to pin collectors they will hopefully keep coming back to the page. Or maybe it will just crash and burn.

That's what I think is good about Squidoo pages. You can produce a page that is just okay and improve on it and expand on the topic covered either on the page itself, or by making more pages covering more facets of the topic and eventually you will have a vibrant community of pages that are all visited with some regularity by interested visitors. Of course, I could just end up becoming a collector myself and begin writing about a topic I've fallen in love with. Let's see where it goes...

Yes! Google Page Rank 4 On My Squidoo Page

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:17:00 +0100

I just checked to see what the Page Rank of one of my top Squidoo pages has a Google Page Rank of 4, which is pretty darn good thank you very much. Getting a high page rank from Google is not too easy, although many pages in Squidoo's top tier have the same (maybe higher) ranking, I just wanted to crow a little about it. I do have many pages that are ranked 2 or 3, but having attained a level 4 means Google feels the page is of some authority.

The page jumps in and out of the page one in the search engines, occasionally taking the top spot in the serps for periods of time. I have several other high ranking pages that put in appearances on Google's first page of results, but it's nice seeing them given such authority by the serps. That sort of placement in search engine results usually means a fair bit of traffic heads my way, which is one of the main goals of trying to do well at Squidoo. More traffic means a better chance at more sales, more comments, a higher ranking in the Squidoo rankings and basically a bit more money in my PayPal account.

How are you Squidoo pages doing as far as Google Page Rank? I'm sure there's a bunch of people who do as well and better. Leave a comment, maybe a suggestion or two for others trying to improve on their results.

Day 34- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:05:31 +0100

Would you like to join us? Please jump right in - here is how you can get started right now.

Day 34 - JewelryDay 34 - Rapid Flowing WaterDay 34 - OrangesDay 34 - De-Light-FulHappy Clicking!

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Doing the Laundry

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:38:15 +0100

JaguarJulie takes a mundane chore and makes it fun to contemplate laundry and what you might find in it. See Doing the Laundry -- Some Fabulous Finds.

Laundry Card Design:
Country Wash Day by ElaineOriginals
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Alice in Wonderland Movie Party

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:22:09 +0100

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie starring Johnny Depp is opening in theaters in March 2009. If you are planning an Alice in Wonderful movie party for your next birthday, you will find many party supplies here including party favors, party attire, personalized birthday invitations, decorations and more. This page will include party ideas for [...]

Killing fire ants and what about termites? That's funny!

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:52:23 +0100

Well, it started simply enough. The other day I received a useful tip from my mom. She knows that we have issues in our Jacksonville, Florida yard with fire ants. It's been a few years since I was treated for fire ant bites to my foot and ankle. The doctor said that I had a classic, severe allergic reaction. That shot in the butt was no fun.So mom forwarded me a tip about Killing Fire Ant

Killing fire ants and what about termites? That's funny!

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:52:23 +0100

Under The Mighty Florida Oak

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:56:19 +0100

Readers looking for interesting tidbits and a bit of history about Florida's oak trees will find it Under The Mighty Florida Oak, from Lensmaster flipflopnana.

Acorn Card Design:
Cute acorns by Earthly_Goods
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Day 33- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:54:59 +0100

Have you been following the parade of photographs posted by the Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer group?
Here are some more excellent photos for your viewing pleasure:

Day 33 - Frozen RosesDay 33 - BookwormDay 33 - Cardinal Hanging OutDay 33 - What to build?Thank you for visiting.

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Wordless Wednesday (Why Not?)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:36:01 +0100

Day 32- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:50:43 +0100

You will enjoy todays photo journey.....Our list is short right now due to holidays, work and school priorities

Day 32 - First Garden CrocusDay 32 - I want to take a walk hereDay 32 - Mr. Nuthatch Bids you a Happy FebruaryDay 32 - FiredHope you enjoyed todays photographs

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Late Winter Scenes

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:31:54 +0100

A picture can tell a thousand words so we are changing the focus of this blog to more of a photo journal of the seasons. In the coming months we will feature some of our work as well as the work of other Naturally Native Squids and Zazzlers.

February in south Louisiana usually means early spring. While the rest of the country is experiencing late winter, we look forward to pairs of Carolina Chickadees, Eastern Bluebirds and Wood Ducks checking out the many nest boxes along the nest box trail that we have erected throughout our property. Pairs start scouting in late January and some have been known to start laying eggs in February.

Bluebird Pair Postcard by naturegirl7

Flowers like Taiwan Cherry tree, Plum Delight shrub, native Red Maple, Daffodils, Narcissus, Violas and Camellias are blooming all around the yard. These trees and shrubs are used by wintering hummingbirds and the Violas and bulbs provide nectar for butterflies and bees.

St. Francis Among Pansies by lalagniappe

mgbphoto is a Senior and Naturally Native Squid, as well as a fellow Zazzler. She takes lovely photos of lighthouses and natural subjects. I love this one of a herd of deer in a northern winter. Snow is not a sight that we see often in the south.

Peace at Christmas by mbgphoto

If you like nature and nature photography, you'll probably enjoy Nature at Its Best.

48 Ways to Earn Extra Money

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:13:51 +0100

Hot off the presses, Lensmaster kiwisoutback gives us 48 Ways to Earn Extra Money.

Entrepreneur Card Design:
100 Percent Entrepreneur by professions
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Day 31- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:01:46 +0100

Please visit all these links to follow the Photo A Day gang....

Day 31 - Angelica with FlowersDay 31 - Really Cold DayDay 31 - Angel for Photo A DayDay 31 - Log LinesYou can join us on RedGage to help end breast cancer

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Turn a Squidoo How-To Lens Into an EHow Article

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:36:44 +0100

Do you have a lens that explains how to do something? If so, it will be simple to use that same information to create an article on the how-to site called eHow.

Since you've already done the research and you've written about what you learned, the time-consuming part of the job is already done. Just take that information and rewrite it with an introduction and step-by-step instructions in the required format of an eHow article.

Writing an eHow article is very simple as the form for the article is presented to you in fill-in-the-blank stages. First you'll choose a name for the article (keep your keywords in mind), choose a picture for the article, then you'll list the items that are needed for the project (if that applies). Next, divide the project into logical steps and write those short steps in the boxes that eHow provides on its form. You can add a picture with each step, too, if you want.

Next, add a bulleted list of tips and warnings; again the form makes it easy. At the end you can add resources to provide more information for the reader. It's fine to include your original lens link as a resource.

That's all there is to it! EHow is free to join and they pay you based on the click-outs to ads that your article generates. Of course, hopefully you will also be paid in visits to your Squidoo lens resulting from clicks on your link.

You can join eHow here. Check out this article that I wrote based on a section included in this lens to see what the how-to format looks like, then take a look at your own lenses. I'm guessing you'll find a few topics that can be translated into a money-making article on eHow. Lather, rinse and repeat to create another residual income stream on a platform that's fun and easy to use.

Menopause: You Need Some Laughter!

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:22:06 +0100

At the forum, aj2008 mentioned Menopause: You Need Some Laughter!, from Lensmaster clouda9, as a great lens to visit. AJ also mentioned that today is clouda9's birthday... Happy birthday, Correen!

Birthday Card Design:
happy birthday : giant cupcake : by occasionINVASION
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Just testing

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:57:45 +0100

Looking to see if this post shows up in my feed now that I've moved the blog. Want to make sure the feeds don't get mixed up!

Lewister Note: I'm an affiliate with a lot of places. Odds are any link on this blog that takes you somewhere to buy something, I'm going to get a small cut. To the tune of a pack of chewing gum most times. So just know, you're keeping me in gum, OK?

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Day 30- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:51:39 +0100

Pixie the little Dog and my friend.

Day 30 - I Love YouDay 30 - Ba Ba Black SheepDay 30 - Pecking at Sunflower SeedDay 30 - Eyes of a Friend

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Unique Gifts for Couples

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:23:53 +0100

Here is what Treasures-By-Brenda had to say about Unique Gifts for Couples from Lensmaster stargazer00:

I think it is absolutely beautiful and it is a sales-oriented lens. Just makes you want to rush out and buy some of those fun gifts.

Stick Figures Card Design:
Stick Figure Boy and Girl by White_Wedding
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Giving shout-outs, nods, and promotion to remarkable Squidoo lenses. MiMi of GrowWear.com invites you to submit your favorite lens. Click Email the Author. Want to be a lensmaster? Start here.

Care Bears Cake

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:23:25 +0100

If you are hosting a Care Bears birthday party for your daughter, you will find lots of fun birthday cake ideas and supplies here. Some of the items include edible cake toppers, plastic cake toppers, cupcake decorating kits, cake decorating kits, cake pans and more. Care Bears Cupcake Decorating Kit: 60 Pieces Includes Care Bear Party [...]

Day 29- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:17:57 +0100

Please Join our little group - Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer Here is the Blog that explains how to Join now.

Day 29 - Our Weekly Bouquet - by gramabarbDay 29 - Stay Home by irenemariaDay 29 - Fuzzy with snow on her face by cyberratDay 29 - Sunbeam Bottle by souloshereThank you for visiting.

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Classic Rock Links Wanted for the Squidoo Music Blog!

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:33:45 +0100

When I agreed to be a regular contributor to the Squidoo Music Blog, I thought that it would be easy to find Lenses on Squidoo to link to, but now that we’ve been rolling for a few months, I’m not so sure. There are plenty of music Lenses, but not all of them are “Quality”. Finding [...]

Wish me luck as I say goodbye

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:28:01 +0100

To this blog, that is. This is the last post I'll be doing here.

Don't panic. I'm not completely going away. I'm just - well, I suppose it's kind of like getting a divorce. I started this blog just to build backlinks for my Squidoo lenses. Since then, I've expanded what I've written about and picked up a different kind of reader. And started to feel as though I couldn't write about one topic without infringing on the other. Irreconcilable differences.

It was also time for me to grow up as a blogger. Which meant using my hosting (I'm paying for it after all!) and setting up a WordPress blog on my own domain.

So here's the divorce - if you want to read Squidoo stuff, that's going over to my revived Squidtop blog and you can follow me there. If you're interested in my reading, philosophical meanderings and general life, head over to my new blog (which combines posts from this blog and two others right now). Yes, I'm starting over with a new RSS feed and everything, so you'll need to subscribe over there if you want to keep up.

Thanks for hanging with me for the last few years!!

Lewister Note: I'm an affiliate with a lot of places. Odds are any link on this blog that takes you somewhere to buy something, I'm going to get a small cut. To the tune of a pack of chewing gum most times. So just know, you're keeping me in gum, OK?

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Wish me luck as I say goodbye

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:28:01 +0100

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Day 28- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:08:32 +0100

Our dedicated Photo A Day participants are hard at work donating their time and photographs to the charity to End Breast Cancer.

You can say "Thank you" by visiting each of their photos.Day 28 - Snow is Beautiful - photo taken in Sweden this past weekDay 28 - Bistro Mural Painters - everyone is getting ready for Vancouver 2010 OlympicsDay 28 - Rock and Ripple - on a Vancouver beachDay 28 - The Moon Tonight - always romanticDay 28 - Karma the Cat - you will wish you could pick this kitty up and listen to the purrrrThank you for visiting and please leave a comment.******

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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Are Collectible

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:52:00 +0100

I've made a new Squidoo webpage about those little toy people that come with Fisher Price toys. You remember them, the little dog, man and woman, a cowboy or fireman made of wood that could be stuffed into a car or school bus. Just about everyone had a bunch of these old toys and now they're being termed "vintage" and there are people collecting them.

Most of my nephews and nieces had a collection of these Little People, usually found (with your feet) when you walked across the living room, or hidden under the couch. Now Fisher Price is making these same little people figures although now they are much more detailed and have movable arms. They go with all the latest Fisher Price sets like the Little People Petting Zoo or the Fairy Treehouse or the Animal Sounds Farm set.

All these Fisher Price Little People playsets are thoroughly modern and need batteries for various lights and sounds they make. Back when these toys were first introduced, they were fairly simple and the figures themselves were made of wood. The newer models are all plastic, but very cute and very popular with the kids.

The webpage is called Little People Figures From Fisher Price and shows some of the older and newer Fisher Price figures. Worth a look if you love old toys or a collector of vintage toys.

I would opt for my spark to burn OUT in a brilliant flame!

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:33:34 +0100

On my eBay "about me" profile I've written that I believe in being the best that I can be; you know, trying to be myself and treat others as I want them to treat me. I've been a member of eBay since July 15, 2000 ... that's nearly a decade of time since I first published this life principle.Be Fashionable! Be Unique! Be the best that YOU can be! We're all individuals, truly unique in our

I would opt for my spark to burn OUT in a brilliant flame!

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:33:34 +0100

Day 27- New Photos for Photo A Day to End Breast Cancer

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:58:33 +0100

Who is Ozzy?Day 27 - My Breakfast Friend - by irenemariaDay 27 - My Family in Mexico by gramabarbDay 27 - Ozzy Hanging Out by cyberratDay 27 - Cormorant by soulosphereDay 27 - Green Beans for Din. by EahauserWant to join Photo A Day Marathon the End Women's Cancers charity?
You are most welcome.

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Steven Halpern - Inner Peace Music

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:21:01 +0100

Lensmaster Comfortdoc introduces us to Steven Halpern in her lens, Steven Halpern - Inner Peace Music.

Inner Peace Card Design:
"Wishing You Inner Peace" by SusanneMPyrography
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Pretty Little Liars About To Come To Small Screen

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:10:00 +0100

My latest webpage at Squidoo is all about the book series Pretty Little Liars which ABC will begin airing as a new television series in June 2010. The series is based on the bestselling books by author Sara Shepard.

The story is about four young girls who each have their own secrets that they would like to keep hidden, but someone has been texting and leaving cryptic messages to each of them signed "A", threatening to expose all their sordid indiscretions. The girls think that this mysterious person my be a friend of their's who disappeared a few years back following a slumber party. The books themselves are described as very addictive and the 8th book of the series will be published this June.

As far as the television series, the cast is made up of Lucy Hale (Privilege, The Bionic Woman), Troian Bellisario (Intersect), Ashley Benson (Eastwick, Day of Our Lives), and newcomer Shay Mitchell.

Updated Lens Workshop Addon

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:20:35 +0100

Many of you are familiar with the Squidoo Lens Workshop Addon for Firefox and Chrome – if not, click the link for more information. Anyway, today I have released a new version: v1.4. This is mainly to provide increased support for Google Chrome, but it has also been slightly improved for Firefox users too. I’ve fixed Related posts:

Up-dates on the site Canadian Olympic Curling

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:02:56 +0100

Up-dates on the Site Canadian Olympic Curling How many countries are sending curling teams?

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Ludwig Van Beethoven

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:58:16 +0100

Obvious passion! Yes. This music lens is a winner! What a resource for readers searching for Ludwig Van Beethoven information. Kudos for lensmaster JoyfulPamela.

Beethoven Poster Design:
Historical Poster Beethoven by renee869hello
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Why doesn't the MRI show everything?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:33:25 +0100

I just had a telephone conversation with my doctor to get the results from last week's MRI of my wrist, hand, and forearm. It seems the "only" unusual thing noted in that MRI was "ulna minus variance." I Googled that, as you knew I would! I found references to "ulnar minus variance" and "ulna minor variance" and even took a look at some of the Google images in that search.I really love Google