There’s a lot of talk going on today about adding ‘tip jars’ to lenses. The mechanics behind it are basically adding a link to your paypal account asking for donations.
From a technical standpoint, adding some kind of personal donation or ‘tip jar’ to your lenses is definitely possible. However, from a ‘money making’ view, they [...]
I saw this while driving today and couldn’t help but start thinking about how destructive it can be to create a product that is often bought soley on price.
If you compete on price you better come ready to play, because the big boys will and it’s a lot easier for Wal-Mart to offer a lower [...]
As the year is drawing to a close, it’s important to remember that Dec. 31st is generally the last day you have to significantly impact your taxes for the year. One of the great things about making a few bucks online is that you have some options to reduce your tax bill through some smart [...]
Since our little piratey band has grown so much since January (like 800% !) I thought that it was appropriate to take a post and recap what you folks thought were the best posts of the past year as well as some of my personal favorites.
The Most Visited Blog Posts on Captain Squid in 2008
Can [...]
I’ve spent a lot of time in the past talking about how Lensrank, while a potentially nice boost, shouldn’t be a cornerstone of your money making plan.
A stepping stone? Yes, definitely. Who doesn’t love a few extra bucks coming in every month? In fact, it’s possible to make several hundred bucks a month this way.
Why [...]
I was editing my Profile on my Pepperjam Account today and I noticed something that I think is very cool.
So many of you folks have signed up with Pepperjam and used your Awesome Lensmaster Profiles as your websites that Pepperjam Actually added Squidoo as a Promotional Method in their System!
I think that this level of [...]
A few months ago (right around 2 to be exact) I wrote a post on Captain Squid about ‘Dips’ that you run into on Squidoo. And then, a month later I wrote a bit about Setting Goals on Squidoo.
I think that this month, the light is showing at the end of the tunnel for several [...]
Okay, so after spending all day on Sunday re-tagging over 70 lenses (thank my piratey stars that the keyboard shortcuts for fast tagging still work.) based on the results of a test I was running (more on that later..) I’ve come to some conclusions about labels.
1) They save you a lot of time if set [...]
Note: If you are coming into this little adventure late make sure and catch up with the first parts of my ebay squidoo challenge tips narrative: The Intro and Bonus offer, targeting ebay users, featuring fun products, building out an ebay niche.
I finished up my final submission for the Squidoo – Ebay Challenge contest. [...]
I’ve decided to bring back the weekly Squidoo News Updates, at least for now. I find that it helps me keep track of all the great ideas I’m finding that people are writing about.
First, a shameless plug. I Answered a question over on the Giant Squid mentor Blog by a fantastic new lensmaster (JigsawForte) on [...]
