Promoting Can Be A Bit Tedious

Just after I had published my very first lens on Squidoo, I was invited to join Rocketmoms. For me this was a great thing and I was thrilled to join and participate. I have certainly learned a lot from being a member of this fantastic group and certainly would not have made Giant Squid without it.

How ever there was a bit of a downside. Well it's not Rocketmoms fault but this group became my little world and I really didn't venture much outside it. Consequently I'm now trying to do things that I should have been doing all along. This includes trying to get backlinks to my lenses, improving tags and making sure that pictures are also tagged correctly. A big task now that I have 50 lenses.

I'm afraid I was guilty of only listing new lenses at the Rocketmoms site which doesn't provide backlinks. So now I'm busy listing all my lenses at various Squidoo directories and trying to find other places to promote them. Quite a big task that is not very exciting either. Oh well, I only have myself to blame. But it means I don't have much time for the fun stuff of creating new lenses at the moment.

It's My Squidoo Birthday

Break out the champagne and lets party. Today is my first birthday on Squidoo. It's hard to believe that 12 months has gone already. Where ever does the time go?

For me it's been a big learning curve and alot of fun. From creating my very first lens (page), to joining Rocketmoms, through to the present day, I doubt I would have learned so much anywhere else. Squidoo is such a friendly and helpful community, even for dummies like me who don't always "get it".

As many lensmasters will tell you, Squidoo can be quite addictive, but even so I've experienced a couple of little squidoo humps along the way. But after a short break the enthuisiasm always comes back. I thoroughly enjoy reading and rating other peoples lenses and it never fails to amaze me just what people write about. Doing that alone is enough to inspire me in different directions and stimulates new ideas that I can work with. That, of course, does not mean copying someone elses work, but rather opens your eyes to all kinds of possibilities.

One thing I have found, is that friends and family often haven't got a clue what I'm talking about. I'm sure my huband thinks I've "lost my marbles" since I joined Squidoo and sees me doing a happy dance around the house. He really doesn't understand why I get so excited about being sprinkled with "angel dust" or becoming a "Giant Squid". Ah well, my Squidoo friends understand!

I have ended my first year on Squidoo with a great month. In July I became a Giant Squid, was awarded two Purple Stars and had one of my lenses in the top 100 (ok it was only there for a day but I'm not complaining). Oh yes, and I also started this blog - something I had been procrastinating about for ages.

All in all, I'm very happy with my first year but I still have much to learn and improve on. Who knows what the next 12 month might bring.

So raise your glasses, bring out the party hats and celebrate my first birthday with me!

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