myLot / @legbamel / Comments

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 24 Jul 07

I went to post today and was notified that I could not until I had my blog - http://legbamel.blogspot.com - reviewed to prove that it wasn't a spam blog. As far as I can tell, there is nothing on my blog that would trigger such a...

blogger

review blog

spam blog

spam locked

1 response

legbamel They reviewed mine and got it back up in three days. I think it's like the tax system - a certain percent of people get audited, whether or not they've done anything wrong. Good luck!

20 Apr 08

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 12 Aug 07

I started a group for environmental lenses at Squidoo - http://www.squidoo.com/groups/environmental_causes - and the first few days a bunch of people jumped in. Hooray! But since it left the list of "Newest Groups" I have had only...

1 response •

1 person

legbamel That's a great idea! I can't remember if I linked the group from my related lens or not. Thanks. I'll have to go check that out.

27 Aug 07

IcyCucky @IcyCucky (361) • United States 11 Aug 07

There are a lot of Helium writers here at Mylot, do you know if the rating stop after the contest ended or is it still an ongoing process? I have noticed that my articles in the contest stopped at the same spot, while articles...

3 responses •

2 people

legbamel It depends how many articles there are on the topic. Theoretically, each article must be rated against every other article there. Realistically, I don't think that happens because there are just so many articles and so few people that really take the time to...

13 Aug 07

•

1 person

ArizonaSnow @ArizonaSnow (105) 4 Jul 07

Usually when I read (or scan) a lens when I get to the bottom and see the guestbook I sign it and rank the lens but if there isn't one I tend to go onto the next lens unless of course the lens is really good then I will rate it...

squidoo guestbooks

4 responses •

1 person

legbamel I'm on the other side of this one - I'd rather they signed the guestbook with an honest comment than give me 5 stars hoping that I'll do the same. At least with the guestbook people can see that others have stopped by. With the stars, the early ratings can...

13 Aug 07

kohuether @kohuether (85) • United States 6 Aug 07

I love looking at people's squidoo lenses, especially if they have a work from home theme. I have several lenses, some of them have to do with work from home, others are just fun lenses such as how to make ice cream. Please...

3 responses •

1 person

legbamel Whoops! I thought I had one on there. I'll have to go add one. Thanks for the visit and the rating. I checked yours and discovered that I'd already been to a couple of your lenses. I went to a couple more and clicked on a few things. "See" you around! LOL

12 Aug 07

lifechanges @lifechanges (21) • United States 8 Jul 07

I have found out that squidoo is by far the easies way to get listed in Google. Found a topic of interest, create a lens, ad some tags, and before long you may see your site listed under Google. I know that I have been...

google

squidoo

traffic

4 responses •

2 people

legbamel I wish they paid faster! LOL I didn't realize that they pay update this month was for June's activity. I have to wait until September to find out how my I get for my lenses. Their stats are fantastic, though. I have one lens -...

12 Aug 07

•

1 person

dinkle @dinkle (67) • United States 9 Aug 07

I for one, thought that as the final book in an outstanding series, Deathly Hallows was a little bit of a let down. Does anyone else share this feeling with me?

7 responses •

1 person

legbamel Heh, your story is more exciting than most romance novels I've read. Others, be warned that there are spoilers below. I figured that this one would be mostly wrapping up loose ends and closing down the story engine. I still didn't like the ending. It was...

10 Aug 07

sk1976 @sk1976 (45) • United States 8 Aug 07

I have been writing for AC for about 4 months, and until very recently have not ever had an article declined for upfront payment. For the last two weeks, 2/3 of the articles I have submitted have come back with notes to delete or...

articles

associated content

writing

7 responses •

2 people

legbamel The less trusting among us have speculated that they instituted the PV bonus program to make people more likely to submit content for free. ;)

8 Aug 07

•

2 people

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 15 Jul 07

I've gotten page view greedy! It used to be that even 10 people reading an article made me happy for days. Knowing that there were total strangers around who were willing to let me have my say. Then the number got a little bigger....

6 responses •

2 people

legbamel I think it does take a long time to build readers on an evergreen article. It's the ones that take off and garner links from all over that make me feel like I'm missing something. Of course, if that were so common it wouldn't be such a big deal when it...

24 Jul 07

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 15 Jul 07

I've gotten page view greedy! It used to be that even 10 people reading an article made me happy for days. Knowing that there were total strangers around who were willing to let me have my say. Then the number got a little bigger....

6 responses •

2 people

legbamel They pay through PayPal but only if you live in the US. They pay Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week unless there is a US bank holiday. Page view bonus payments are supposed to be made on the second Wednesday of each monthy, if you've accumulated more...

18 Jul 07

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 15 Jul 07

I've gotten page view greedy! It used to be that even 10 people reading an article made me happy for days. Knowing that there were total strangers around who were willing to let me have my say. Then the number got a little bigger....

6 responses •

2 people

legbamel I've never looked at piece library because I figured it wouldn't help page views. It sounds like I'll have to check it out! Thanks for mentioning it.

17 Jul 07

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 15 Jul 07

I've gotten page view greedy! It used to be that even 10 people reading an article made me happy for days. Knowing that there were total strangers around who were willing to let me have my say. Then the number got a little bigger....

6 responses •

2 people

legbamel Yeah, my two highest performers are on making body wash and the "biggest secret" contest entry. But the one I got paid the most for was on how urban sprawl ruins infrastructure, so that cheered me up!

17 Jul 07

lifechanges @lifechanges (21) • United States 8 Jul 07

I have found out that squidoo is by far the easies way to get listed in Google. Found a topic of interest, create a lens, ad some tags, and before long you may see your site listed under Google. I know that I have been...

4 responses •

2 people

legbamel That's a fantastic lens! Thanks for sharing it. I've got a few myself - one that I use as a "Table of Contents" and three for articles on various subjects. I have one called http://www.squidoo.com/sprawl_stinks and anther on family and parenting at...

15 Jul 07

•

1 person

cecillecarmela @cecillecarmela (3818) • Philippines 29 May 07

Just pick in any of the categories below... Literary Blogger- You post your literary pieces, and you write down your thoughts through poems, essays, short stories, etc. Personal- Your blog serves as your online diary where...

blog

blogger

blogging

17 responses •

4 people

legbamel I have an "E-Mail Me" button on the top of the left sidebar. You can use that one whenever you like. If the contests are posted on-line at all just shoot me the link and I'll add it.

11 Jun 07

•

1 person

cecillecarmela @cecillecarmela (3818) • Philippines 29 May 07

Just pick in any of the categories below... Literary Blogger- You post your literary pieces, and you write down your thoughts through poems, essays, short stories, etc. Personal- Your blog serves as your online diary where...

17 responses •

4 people

legbamel Thanks! I don't have any info on literary contests, although I'm considering doing a series on NaNoWriMo, writing a novel in a month. If you've got information on some contests, let me know and I'll check them out. I'm always happy to provide links to...

10 Jun 07

•

1 person

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 20 May 07

I'm creeping up on my 100th post and I was wondering if you get your star with a 5 or a 10 or a 1? Or does the system track your ratings for your first 100 posts and you get a start based on those? I haven't seen this question or...

2 responses •

2 people

legbamel Thanks! I was pretty happy to see that my star came up with an 8. It doesn't make any difference, but it's nice to get a little pat on the back. I'm glad to see that your star is up to a 9 now, too.

30 May 07

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 27 May 07

I use the same nickname everywhere I write on-line. To me, it means that I can be completely honest about my feelings and opinions without worrying about someone I know accidentally finding it and getting angry or hurt. I like to...

mylot

pseydonym

real name

37 responses •

4 people

legbamel That's another good question - do you use your real picture? I know that, for some freelance job sites, you are required to have a real picture rather than an avatar.

29 May 07

legbamel @legbamel (179) • United States 27 May 07

I use the same nickname everywhere I write on-line. To me, it means that I can be completely honest about my feelings and opinions without worrying about someone I know accidentally finding it and getting angry or hurt. I like to...

37 responses •

4 people

legbamel I get all sorts of silly nicknames from folks based on my nickname, or a mis-read of it. I think they're fun, too!

29 May 07

legbamel's Comments