PotPieGirls Blog (PotPieGirl.com)

Just a quick note that I have added a page to PotPieGirl.com showcasing Squidoo lenses I have for sale. While I regularly create Squidoo lenses for clients to help them increase exposure in the search engines and build strong backlinks, I also occasionally create “lens-packs” on specific niche topics and those sweet “low hanging fruit”, long-tail keywords that bring extra traffic (and sales).

…continue reading – Hey Buddy – Wanna Buy a Squidoo Lens?

Well. it’s time for Part 3 of Improve the Search Engine Placement of a Squidoo Lens. I’ve been putting off this post because I wanted to be sure of how I wanted to explain this part of improving your search engine rankings for your lens. You see, I read…and I read A LOT. I read SEO blogs and forums and articles and SEO whitepapers…. I am even in the process of getting my SEO certification to further my education and enhance my ability to learn even more, so there is all THAT reading to do, too.

…continue reading – Improve Search Engine Placement of Squidoo Lens – Part 3

There is much conversation lately as to whether we are headed towards, or already in, a recession. Talk of recession always makes the average consumer start worrying about job security. Is your job recession-proof? What jobs are likely to survive a recession? Will this change in the economy change your financial state? Yes, it all can be quite nerve wrecking.

…continue reading – Recession Proof Jobs – How Secure is Your Income if a Recession Hits?

Yesterday, in part 1 of How to Improve Search Engine Placement of your Squidoo lens, we talked about the SEO optimization techniques you should use to make sure your Squidoo lens is optimized to be search engine friendly. After all, we love the search engines, right? They are our source of free organic traffic =)

…continue reading – Improve Search Engine Placement of a Squidoo Lens – Part 2

Better search engine placement is the magic key to a ‘make money while you sleep’ web site. When you have a top placement in the search engines, your site will benefit from all that free (organic) traffic. You don’t have to keep promoting just to GET traffic and you can avoid PPC advertising and paying for traffic. Face it – free traffic rocks!

…continue reading – Improve Search Engine Placement of a Squidoo Lens – Part 1

I took the ‘Nerd Test’. Apparently, I had a need to know if I am a major geek. Me – a nerd? Maybe I am? It’s been so heavy ’round here lately, so let’s have some fun today. Just some geek humor – no offense to anyone – just some light-hearted nerdy fun. …continue reading – Hail to the Geek – I Failed the Nerd Test

So, Seth Godin (creator of Squidoo) goes to give a speech to 350 or so Google people. Since it is a panel-type platform for this arena, Seth chooses to spend his 8 minutes talking about “building an environment that attracted partners and media companies”. Basically, does your idea have the potential to grow a business on? All went fine and well.

…continue reading – Squidoo – Meet Google Knols

PPP, or Pay Per Play, Audio Ads are all the talk lately. Yes, I am one of the ones doing a lot of the talking about monetizing web sites with audio ads. I think PPP audio ads are an interesting concept, and for niche site owners like myself, they can be a good solution for sites that are hard to monetize/convert.

…continue reading – Monetizing with PPP Audio Ads – To PPP or Not to PPP?

Earlier today I recapped my payment from Squidoo that I received last night. My payment from Squidoo (for November earnings) was $43.90. That amount reflects Squidoo’s co-op payout and had no reflection of how much I earned from sources OTHER than Squidoo. I have since received a couple emails asking how much I made in the month of November as a direct result of having pages on Squidoo.

…continue reading – Squidoo Earnings – January 2008 Payment – Part 2

I started writing for Associated Content in late May of 2007.  I really like it.  Write an article, get paid for that article directly into your PayPal account… AND get paid a monthly page view bonus for each view of each article you have.  Not a bad deal!

…continue reading – Associated Content Payout – Page View Bonus January 2008

It’s payday at Squidoo again. Over-night, Squidoo sent some money into my Paypal account! WooHoo! I love when I ‘make money while I sleep’!

…continue reading – Squidoo Earnings – January 2008 Payment

GooglePages. Anyone using it? You’d think – with all my love of free website opportunities (like Squidoo) that I would’ve known all about GooglePages.

…continue reading – GooglePages – Boost Your Online Presence with Free GooglePages