First payment from Squidoo

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It is great, I got US$80 payment from Squidoo on last Feb 14 and I got around US$150 via Amazon (by referring from Squidoo lenses with my own Amazon ID).
So, Squidoo helps me to get about US$230 during Christmas period..

Anyhow, I had put lots and lots of hard work and maintain my lenses on TOP 5 for a keyword that has about 60,000 searches during Nov/Dec/Jan. But, I got only US$230. It is really a sad thing, I could use my own site. Anyhow, I am happy to have Squidoo as one of my income source... and planned to go ahead with more niche market....
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  • Profile picture of the author Alan Eight
    Originally Posted by Jimerson Farveez View Post

    Anyhow, I had put lots and lots of hard work and maintain my lenses on TOP 5 for a keyword that has about 60,000 searches during Nov/Dec/Jan. But, I got only US$230.
    Congrats on your first payment from Squidoo!

    You mentioned that you put a lot of hard work to maintain your lenses to keep them in the top 5. What kind of hard work?

    I have found that the best way to maximize my efforts with squidoo is to build more lenses. Yes I do some backlinking, but on page 'work' on my lenses seems to be well worth the time.

    You mentioned that your earnings were a "sad thing".

    Try not to look at it that way. Take what you learned last holiday season and position yourself to maximize your efforts during the year and next holiday season....... The holiday season is an excellent time to be a lensmaster;0) You have just gotten your first taste of it.

    Best wishes and good luck with your squidoo campaigns and with your own sites!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jimerson Farveez
      Originally Posted by Alan Eight View Post

      Congrats on your first payment from Squidoo!

      You mentioned that you put a lot of hard work to maintain your lenses to keep them in the top 5. What kind of hard work?
      Thanks, I meant, I had done lots of backlinks, I target about 50 keywords and finally got about 10 keywords to top 10 within a short period, but I guess, that is gonna help me on 2013. Hopefully... let's see...
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  • Profile picture of the author konakid
    Congratulations! Your first $230 is a big deal, it's nothing to scoff at!

    Everybody starts small and works up, so don't be bummed if it still takes you a while to work your way up. You're off to a good start and just gotta keep doing what you have been. It's exciting!

    Good luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author Social App Zone
    Is Squidoo a serious long term model for a good income or more just a community with an added bonus of small payments?

    Would linking off to your own content from your Lens be a viable way of funneling traffic to a place where you have more control over the adverts ?
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    • Profile picture of the author Julia Russo
      Consider it fantastic! My hub has had a YEAR's total of $32 so you are way ahead of me :-)
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      • Profile picture of the author Larry Leggett
        Originally Posted by Julia Russo View Post

        Consider it fantastic! My hub has had a YEAR's total of $32 so you are way ahead of me :-)
        Are you talking about hubpage hub or squidoo lenses? I think it was a mistake by you .
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    • Profile picture of the author Jimerson Farveez
      Originally Posted by Social App Zone View Post

      Is Squidoo a serious long term model for a good income or more just a community with an added bonus of small payments?
      I would say, Squidoo can be one of many ways. It is better way to get cash. But it is not good to STAY ONLY with Squidoo.

      Originally Posted by Social App Zone View Post

      Would linking off to your own content from your Lens be a viable way of funneling traffic to a place where you have more control over the adverts ?
      Yes, After I get good ranks for my lens, I had noticed lots of visitors to lens, but no purchases, so, I added some attractive graphic button with call of action, and divert visitors to my own site and that only made me US$150 sales from Amazon

      Anyhow, I always made sure that content in my lens is 100% unique..
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Shaw
    I started out on squidoo and 200+ lenses in a year (a long time ago) still give me $100ish a month which covers new domains and hosting and some backlinks. I have not touched them in ages and wish I knew then what I know now. It is possible to make a killing on squidoo. If I was doing it now I would outsource most of the work. IE: Buy articles, keyword research, links..... Make 5 lenses a day on a single niche and interlink them. Its a long term numbers game? You would need to work on this for a year or so but then say you had 3000 lenses making a few dollars a month each?? For 10 years the passive income would total $666,000. I know I would have to spend around $10 per lens but even so that is a ROI.
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  • Profile picture of the author Angle Warrior
    Hay $230 That's About $230 More Then 90% Of IMer's Make WAY TO GO!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jimerson Farveez
      Originally Posted by Angle Warrior View Post

      Hay $230 That's About $230 More Then 90% Of IMer's Make WAY TO GO!!!
      Yes, but that didn't cover my SEO cost (I outsourced some jobs and put my own time [opportunity cost]) - anyhow, something is better than nothing, but I still hesitate to put more time, as the ROI is comparatively low....
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  • Profile picture of the author Stevie C
    Squidoo have a lot of internal factors that increase your chances of making money, why not try to put out more lenses and look at lower competition keywords so you don't have the big SEO costs?
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  • Profile picture of the author jipolis7
    Actually I am really new in squidoo. Didn't start yet. Looking forward to start it soon. So, this thread is a inspiring one for me.
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  • Profile picture of the author kaposzta
    Originally Posted by Jimerson Farveez View Post

    It is great, I got US$80 payment from Squidoo on last Feb 14 and I got around US$150 via Amazon (by referring from Squidoo lenses with my own Amazon ID).
    So, Squidoo helps me to get about US$230 during Christmas period..

    Anyhow, I had put lots and lots of hard work and maintain my lenses on TOP 5 for a keyword that has about 60,000 searches during Nov/Dec/Jan. But, I got only US$230. It is really a sad thing, I could use my own site. Anyhow, I am happy to have Squidoo as one of my income source... and planned to go ahead with more niche market....
    You can increase your CTR if you use the Item Box Builder on Squidtools.com. It was a big help for me, my CTR skyrocketed after I created a couple of such Item Boxes.
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  • Profile picture of the author challanger
    Congrats on your first payment from squidoo.. Don't be sad its not bad... its fair enough.. for starter, its a very good start.....

    but yes if you do those efforts on your own site then might be you get more money.... but it needs more efforts then Squidoo :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author khooster1
    Not bad for a start. Don't be disappoint. At least, you know this stuff works.
    My suggestion: create a WSO with what you did for your lens. Sell it to facilitate your other IM works. At this stage, you need to keep your earnings in the business. This will enable you to scale up your business.
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    • Profile picture of the author Andy Fang
      Originally Posted by khooster1 View Post

      Not bad for a start. Don't be disappoint. At least, you know this stuff works.
      My suggestion: create a WSO with what you did for your lens. Sell it to facilitate your other IM works. At this stage, you need to keep your earnings in the business. This will enable you to scale up your business.
      There's tons out there as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author talfighel
    Congrats on your first payment from Squidoo.

    Now you just have to repeat the same process that you have done in the past and create more income streams/Squidoo lenses.

    Just know this Jimerson:

    A lot of people try to make money from the same technique that you have been using and are not making any money. You should be very proud of yourself.
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  • Profile picture of the author IM nice guy
    $230 extra cash over the xmas period is really nothing to sneeze at. Good job, now expand and multiply!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Evocess
    Congrats! That is something that you should be proud of! Some other people are having a hard time to earn $230 in a day. It will be easy for you to earn more since you have experienced earning $230 in one day. Just repeat the process and keep it up!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jimerson Farveez
      Originally Posted by Evocess View Post

      Congrats! That is something that you should be proud of! Some other people are having a hard time to earn $230 in a day. It will be easy for you to earn more since you have experienced earning $230 in one day. Just repeat the process and keep it up!
      thanks, but I earned it over about 2 months (Nov and Dec 2012), not in one day..
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      • Profile picture of the author panic
        Thats awesome. Makes me want to work on my own squidoo lens a bit harder. Thanks for the inspiration!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike J
    Honestly , never knew we can earn from squidoo

    Thanks for the heads up and Congrats - keep moving !
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  • Profile picture of the author ProvisionFL
    Congrats..amazing..my best lens is ranked in 1,5 now 6000... so I can also put my own amazon affiliate link on Squidoo lens.. blessings
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    • Profile picture of the author samanthamilner
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      Congratulations and they always say the first is the hardest so your next cheque will be a piece of cake.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jimerson Farveez
      Originally Posted by ProvisionFL View Post

      Congrats..amazing..my best lens is ranked in 1,5 now 6000... so I can also put my own amazon affiliate link on Squidoo lens.. blessings
      Amazon Product Links for Squidoo this tool may help you and make your job easier...
      Hope it helps
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  • Profile picture of the author topgold
    Great work!

    Like the others said, this is actually very big money for your first payment. Keep up the great work!
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  • Profile picture of the author Pete Lauder
    Before all you Warriors go running over to Squidoo, to make your next million, you had better read the contents of this thread.

    This outlines the dangers of having all your eggs in one basket, namely Squidoo, in this case.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tradeout
      Originally Posted by Pete Lauder View Post

      Before all you Warriors go running over to Squidoo, to make your next million, you had better read the contents of this thread.

      This outlines the dangers of having all your eggs in one basket, namely Squidoo, in this case.

      This case does indeed highlight the pitfalls of placing all your eggs in one basket.
      But, does this tale mean that people shouldn't create lenses and enjoy some earnings from a reputable source?
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      • Profile picture of the author Jimerson Farveez
        Originally Posted by Tradeout View Post

        This case does indeed highlight the pitfalls of placing all your eggs in one basket.
        But, does this tale mean that people shouldn't create lenses and enjoy some earnings from a reputable source?
        Well said, Of course, we should not put all eggs in one basket, but it does not mean that we cannot earn from Squidoo.
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