Squidoo is a content website where subscribers create one page “lenses” about any topic they choose.

You can make money with Squidoo and if you stick at it the rewards can be quite good.

The beauty of this site is that it has good traffic and an active, supportive community and the pages are frequently spidered by search engine.

There was a time when Goggle appeared to downgrade search engine listings for lenses however that seems to be reducing now, so if you have an old lense there it might be a good time to dust it off.

So how do people make money on squidoo ?  

Well you just go to the site, register then follow the instructions for creating your content.

Registration is free and there are a number of plugins for affiliate programs built into the squidoo system.

You can then promote  your lens like any other webpage and if it gets a good ranking from the community it will attract a fair amount of traffic from the Squidoo community iteslf.

There is also at least one place where you can have a lens built profressionally built for you.

Potential earnings are difficult to determine however see the first three links below which will give an idea of potential. If your very good, $1000 per day is achievable.

To get an idea of what pages get the best traffic at Squidoo check out the top 100 lenses by traffic.

There is a wealth of help material on the site and a quick Google will find many very useful sites which share their Squidoo knowledge.

This is one very good way to make a start with internet marketing if you wish to build an affiliate based business.

The Squidoo site is here

Useful Links:

PotPieGirl: November 07 $683.56

Captain Squid: Earnings Graph

Captain Squid: Breaks $500 in a day

Professional Lens Building Service

Mike has some useful observations about Squidoo

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Nicole from Business.gov wrote to tell me about the US Government Business Resources they have on their site. If you are based in the US, and have your own business, this is a site worth bookmarking.

Business.gov is a site designed to help businesses save time and money by providing a portal to business laws, government regulations, forms and agency contacts.

The site has the backing over 21 Government Agencies and is managed by the US Small Business Administration.

On the site you will find small business guides, state & local guides, a business search engine, a License + Permit finder, Government Agency Contacts along with Government forms and Faqs.

They have also created The Business.gov Toolkit which a “gadget” that you can place on your website or iGoogle homepage, giving access to many online tools and resources to help you run your small business.

With the toolkit you can:

• Search for information, forms, and contacts from federal, state and local governments
• Find topics of current interest to the United States small business community
• Get a listing of licenses and permits that apply to your business
• Watch videos featuring expert advice from successful entrepreneurs and small business owners

I’ve placed a copy below so you can see it in action. The Gadget can be downloaded or added to your iGoogle page by going here or by clicking the Google icon under the gadget.

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