Lensmaster Newbie - Squidoo earnings

Hello, I'm a Lensmaster Newbie - What about my earnings? So you've found your way to Squidoo -- [that's my lensography to give you an idea of what I've written] and you've started by building your first lens! Yippee -- this is very exciting stuff. You've probably written a remarkable lens on a fabulous recipe that has been handed down through your family -- you've included terrific instructions and great pictures.

 Oh, and to get your lens noticed, you've introduced yourself on the Squidu Forum and then asked for a critique in the correct thread. You have built it and now "they" are coming! Ah, your next step was to announce this terrific lens to the world, in a non-spammy way, via the available social platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and maybe Tagfoot.

Oh, did you forget to include some Amazon spotlight modules that complement your lens so that you might sell something directly from your lens? That's one of my favorite selling modules -- and then there are others like eBay, etsy, and Cafepress.


This is a chart of monthly royalties paid to a Squidoo Newbie -- in the first year. The first month showing a whopping monthly royalty of $0.96 was for 18 lenses! The next month, 4 received $0.78; followed by 22 earning $5.41; and the fourth month earning a royalty of $10.33 for 40 lenses. The best monthly royalty for the first year of this newbie was $28.48 for approximately 40 lenses.

Why this blog post? There are a LOT of reasons -- but basically getting down to some honest no-nonsense business. If you are thinking you are going to earn thousands and thousands of dollars right out of the shoot on Squidoo, that is an unrealistic goal, at best. But, if you want to make a contribution to a great community and be allowed the opportunity to create a great lens using some terrific building block modules, then you have come to the right place! If you are of the thinking that you have something important to share and can have your writings published, then you will love it here! That was my motivation when I started -- I wrote about my passions and then branched out. In 2006 I had a few dozen lenses; today I have over 400!

Are you on Squidoo yet? Well, why not join me there and start writing about your passions and hobbies; share a recipe or two; talk about a family vacation; show that you are an expert on a certain topic; or tackle a genealogical research topic!

OK, I survived Squidoo and did quite well there, amassing probably over $50,000 during the course of that ride.