Yep, yesterday was squidoo payday. I didn't make enough last month to get paid. I did get paid yesterday, but ended up making less than I had the month before. Must have been a couple of months when I really didn't do much with squidoo. I'm trying to work squidoo more to ensure I at least reach payout each month, but I really need to be a lot more! I know others are highly successful at squidoo. I'm using 2 groups in facebook and learning some things from there.
I finally did a search on how to find your facebook identifier number and was able to plug it in to the facebook fanpage module. Woo Hoo! It's working now. I only have it in my Homeschool Books Used 2011/2012 lens so far. There are only a few of my lenses where I feel it's appropriate it in, but that is on my to-do list.
I got to work on my Charity Donations lens. I still have a long ways before all the charities are listed. I found that when adding modules from the sidebar I can't add more than 10 at a time of any one module. So, that is where I am starting with, 10 at a time. After each 10 I am putting in "A word from our sponsor" and using the affiliate modules----is that tacky? So far I'm putting in products that have to do with volunteers.
Another book added to Learning About Greece. We still have 4 books to read before it's complete, so it will be ongoing for awhile.
I updated my Guns n' Roses lens after reading in our paper that they made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Checked the videos while I was there, they all still work. Sometimes in my music lenses when I check a video that I had in is no longer available on youtube so I have to replace it.
That's it for me this week. Remember, if you don't blog about squidoo, I am now allowing you to link up one or two of your lenses instead in the linky. I really want to see this grow. Keep me busy with squidoo!
Good Thursday to all! I was just thinking this morning that it's getting close to squidoo payday for the month. I didn't quite make it last month to get paid to paypal. It's because I've been working to add charities to my lenses to give a tithe to, so that's great. I do still have a lot of lenses to choose a charity for.
I'm thinking of making a lens to highlight all the charities. There are so many to choose from!
I built another This Day in History lens into late last night. I think this one has the most history in it of any others so far. It's This Day in History August 15. I still have 3 more birthdays at least to get done before I start on other days. I'm also going to build a placeholder lens with links to all the days as I get them done.
I only recall updating just one lens this past week and it's Marsha's Spot on Etsy. That required removing the modules and replacing them. Oh how I wish the etsy module could be edited to remove the items once they are sold or once they expire on etsy. I added my zibbet banner to the lens too. As my crafts expire unsold on etsy, I am moving them to my zibbet store. Zibbet is free to list up to 50 items. That is saving me a lot of money on paying to re-list on etsy, however, I have yet to sell anything on zibbet.
My question for this week----since I can not get the facebook fan page widget to work, is there a module that would allow me to put the widget code in to get it to show up that way?
****That's my report for the week. I do hope to see several link up and share. I am changing the "rules" of the hop. Many of you don't have blogs. So, for those of you who don't have blogs, feel free to link up your newest lens, a newly updated lens, or just a lens that you love that you've built. Please limit this to 2 lenses per week. Thanks!!****
First of all---what exactly are the Open Graph Tags? I messed with them yesterday. When it gives suggestions it appears if you make a selection from the drop down it will then attach on to someone else's facebook?
I built This Day in History July 30 and the open graph tag when I put other and then History gave me History channel at the top. I did go ahead and click that one.
When I was updating Homeschool--Books Used 2011/2012 one of the choices in the drop down was Hip Homeschool Mom, which is a blog that I participate in each week. However, I didn't think I should put that since it's not my facebook page. I chose none of these match.
I updated my Giant Sunflowers lens and I did choose Sunflowers for the open graph, but really don't know who or what facebook that is. (Still assuming this is facebook related)
I could sure use some help in understanding the open graph tags please.
Back to the Homeschool--Books Used 2011/2012---I still can not get the facebook fanpage module to work. Gale got hers to work fine just putting in her url. I have my url in and nothing. It seems to want those numbers that I originally had before I got the 25 plus likes and now have marshasspot on the end of my url.
Finally--I had no clue that 2 or 3 months ago giant squid status was taken away from us and we had to re-apply. I found this out in the forum attempting to get some advice on my Earn With Marsha page. Since, I understood that as a Giant Squid your lenses weren't checked for "bad things". Someone replied that it didn't seem I was a giant squid any longer! I found out you now have to apply at 25 lenses, 50, 75, and 100. I put in my application and was approved for Giant Squid 25. After I build a few more I will apply for 50 and so on.
Speaking of the Earn With Marsha---it's raising in the ranks as I've asked for help. At first the pop up told me I couldn't link to clixsense, hits4pay and neobux. So, I went back and took out those links, adding under each to contact me if interested. I hit publish and then it told me I had too many spammy words.....then goes on to tell me that they aren't going to tell me what these phrases are, to go back and look it over and try again to fix it. Wouldn't it be easier if they would just tell me what phrases need to be changed??? I put it in to be reviewed manually. It will probably end up being deleted, which isn't fair since there are hundreds of other lenses where others are promoting paid to clicks and such.
That is all for me this week. I do hope you will give some lens love to the lenses highlighted in my post. I also hope you will hop along with us this week as well.
Good Thursday morning! Welcome to this week's squidoo hop.
I did get 2 lenses built. One complete, the other I need help with.
I completed This Day in History October 9. October 9 marks my youngest daughter's birth date. I have several more birthday's to take care of before I go on to other dates.
I started Homeschool--Books Used For 2011/2012. I do have some things in but have a ways to go before it's where it should be. It will be a lens that is continually added to throughout the school year as we read more books and use more books as part of our homeschool year.
I can't figure out what it is they want on the facebook fan page module. Can someone help me figure out how to get my widget in there? I do plan on adding it to a lot of my lenses.....at least those related to things that I share in my blog.
Maybe you've even done a post about using the facebook fan page module that you can put in the linky! I hope to see several share links this week.
It's been a busy week with us hosting Mother's Day last Sunday at our house, then just a few days later I hosted my daughter's baby shower here as well!
My postage stamp was approved at Zazzle. I plan on doing a lot more postage, hopefully this next week. Sunset Postage Stamp
The other thing that I've done is to open up a fan page on facebook for my blog here. If you haven't, please stop in and "like" me. The more likes I get the better on getting my campaigns for reviews and giveaways. (Reviews and giveaways are becoming my main business) This morning I added a Welcome Tab to my fan page. Let me know what you think please. Marsha's Spot on Facebook
I want to thank Ruthi of abitosunshine for hosting this Shop Hop Saturday. Please click the button to support others who work from home and/or add your own post to the linky.
Busy busy, that is me!
This past week I did complete 2 more fabric bags, which are now listed in my etsy store.
I also re-activated 2 expired listings.
I've been working on the strip quilt this past week. I'm still in the process of getting it pinned and tied, but I do have the binding cut and made for the edging so it won't be long before I can list is as well.
As far as my "shop" goes, that's all I've done. I've been very busy with my bog in general though, which hopefully will in time become my basis of business! I have been getting some reviews done, some including giveaways.
Oh...I started a fan page on facebook for my blog. I hope you will come and "like" me there. Marsha's Spot
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