Weekend Pizza Lensmaking Challenge – Are you in? Did you know that today is National Pizza Party Day? Everybody loves pizza and there is no shortage of niche pizza ideas out there. Are you up for a quick weekend challenge? If you are, create a new lens about anything to do with pizza. Think pizza toppings, recipes for pizza, unique pizza accessories, pizza craft projects, books about pizza or any other pizza topic you can think of. When your lens is done, post it here in the comments section by Tuesday morning, May 23, 2012 at 6:00 am EST.
Yes, we’re giving you a three day weekend to complete the lens. We’ll grab the best of the bunch to create a brand new Best-of-Squidoo MonsterBoard to be featured here at SquidooHQ next week in honor of National Pizza Party Day. We’ll be giving out +100 SquidPoints for this special weekend lensmaking challenge and we will be randomly selecting up to 10 participating lensmasters to receive a cool new Squidoo t-shirt along with the MonsterBoard feature. Remember, NEW pizza lenses only please! 3 Simple Ways to Get Square Intro Photos. Today I’d like to make a case for great intro photos. Not just any image will do, for truly stellar lensmaking, it’s important to consider every aesthetic decision you make very carefully. Sound intimidating? Don’t worry, it’s not at all. The most important choice you can make when choosing your image is how it looks. However, the second most important choice is the size.
So how can you get a good, square photo to use? 1. I recommend this one first because it’s the best option and also the easiest. 2. I’m a big fan of the Advanced menu of the Google Image search, especially because it allows you to specify the aspect ratio of the image you’re looking for. It’s really that simple. 3.
This one is also pretty easy. When searching for images to use this way, be sure to make sure that the image you’re cropping is licensed to be used in a transformative manner under Creative Commons. Further Reading: Getting great, square photos on your lenses is an easy and worthwhile pursuit. The Hit List: Tools Every Startup Marketer Should Use to Avoid Plateauing | Upmarket powered by Squidoo. Once in awhile it’s great to refresh the go-to list of marketing tools. I find this exercise invaluable to do every 6-9 months, and thought I’d share what I most recently came up with.
For startups it’s critical that tools aren’t chosen just because “everyone does it”, but because…. They won’t break the bankThey won’t require an army of interns or paid employees to manage themThey won’t take light years to get up and running (we-don’t-have-spare-time at startups) The logic around this hit list is by the more obvious – budget and growth stage – but the back-end filters were cost, scalability and relevancy rank (e.g. do they get my business, are they cutting-edge but proven). No Budget, Just Launching.
LaunchRockNo website, no problem. AboutMeAre you a consultant or small agency? ToutNeed a :15 second video to showcase a new product or to develop a “welcome message” for new users? MailChimpStarting to collect email addresses from your website, blog or some social channels? 0inShare. Replacing NutriSystem With Your Own Foods - A Complete Weight Loss Plan. Dashboard : My Activity. How to Get Started Selling Mary Kay. You are never required to recruit other people to become Mary Kay Consultants. However, if you do decide to build your own team the rewards are amazing! With as little as 14 consultants you can earn your first car. The more consultants you have, the higher level you will reach and even have access to more luxurious cars.
In 2009 14 consultants in your team will get you a new 2009 Chevy Malibu, 24 will get you a new 2009 Chevy Equinox or Toyota Camry and then....yes then, theres the pink Cadiliac avaiable in 3 different models! Plus, theres the awesome prizes, jewelry, free products, trips and even CASH! Don't need a car...? Mary Kay Consultant Tricks. This is probably the mostfun thing that came along with running the Mary Kay business. Giving makeovers at parties is fun and relaxing as long as you're not pushy about buy, buy, buy to the women you're making over.
Suggested call to get a party or facial going: "Hi _________, this is _______. Do you have a quick second? I actually am calling because I need a favor. I just started a busines with Mary Kay and they have asked me to put together a portfolio using sharp women I know. Now, they want me to feature at least 15 different faces, so if you know anyone else that would like to join you, please ask and I will give you a special gift just for helping complete my project early! Of course, all Mary Kay consultants have those 'fun' games they like promoting. The game i recommend more is the Name Game, because it is beneficial for both the consultant and the customers. Mary Kay Consultant Party. 1. I'm too busy. "I love doing business with busy people. You're the ones who get things done and you're always so prepared. What if we set a tentative date? " 2. My husband won't let me. A. B. 3. A. C. 4.
"If you can find a babysitter I'll have a free gift for her. 5. A. B. 6. "Great! 7. "That's fine. 8. "If you invite one friend and ask her to bring a friend you'll have a class. How to Become an AVON Rep. Can You Really Make Money Selling Mary Kay? Those horror stories are just that, horror. I have heard of some consultants going thousands of dollars in debt with selling Mary Kay.... So, you are wondering why I am even telling you this right? Well, because it's the truth. Over half of the people that sign up to sale Mary Kay, AVON and even other direct sales never become successful.
Ladies this is a business, just like any other business, you have to put some effort into it. Your products are NOT going to sell sitting in a closet on the floor. The huge debts come in when consultants jump into more then they can handle. The makeup...I might buy 1 or 2 new colors each order to keep on hand so that people can buy immediately but mostly so that they can see the true color and feel what they are about to purchase. BUT STILL, THERE IS NO REASON FOR HUGE DEBT! (Please don't take it as I am being rude. How To Improve The Lensrank Of A Squidoo Lens | How To Get A Good Lensrank. If you owned the Squidoo.com website, how would you run things? How would you reward your lensmasters for a job well-done? What would YOU base lensrank on? Today, you are going to pretend you are Seth Godin, creator of Squidoo. I know, I know… it’s a bit odd to play make-believe, but bear with me. This brain-storm session may give you great insight as to how to improve the lensrank of a Squidoo lens.
YOU are a genius. Uh, YUP! Now then, how will YOU decide who has the best page on your site? How do you decide on a formula that rewards the best contributors and gets the contributors to work even harder to have better pages? You certainly can’t do it objectively, or by opinion… you can’t automate opinion, now can you? What would factor into the formula that you have decided will be called ‘lensrank”?
Stop for a second and think about this AS THE OWNER OF SQUIDOO (not as a lensmaster). Go ahead, I’ll wait =) ::: cue theme to Jeopardy! What Determines Lensrank? Want some examples? Good! Online Millionaire Traffic Secrets - Affiliate Millionare Summit Footage. How to Start Selling on eCrater. For more information on shipping options check out my lens on Setting Up eCrater Shipping The Shipping Matrix is a way to set up a shipping scale. For example if you set products weighing 1 pound ship for $2 and 2 pounds ships for $3 and a customer buys two 1 pound items they pay $3 shipping.
Many people find this system confusing because it doesn't allow you to charge the exact amount it costs to ship. I find it to be the exact opposite, I have shipping based on the average cost of shipping for each weight plus an estimate of packaging cost. Some orders will go over the actual shipping and packaging costs, some come in under, but it evens out. Step 1: Select a weight scale, the available weight scales for eCrater are: Small - 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 16+ Medium - 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 90+ Large - 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 900+ Jumbo - 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 9,000+ Step 3: Select Shipping Zones.
Step 3: Fill in the Shipping Matrix.