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A College Dropout’s Hunt For Success

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This blog is about a College dropout's efforts to become a successful internet entrepreneur. I'm a College dropout that left College to pursue my goal to make a living online. Do I sound crazy? Do you think I can do it? Bookmark or subscribe to my blog and see if this College dropout can make a living online!


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How To Create A Wiki

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Want to learn how to create a Wiki? Wiki’s are everywhere, and now it’s easier than ever to make your own. I just recently made a lens about how to create a Wiki. While it isn’t entirely finished, you can stop by and learn about the 3 ways you can use to create [...]

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March EyeEarn & SFI Earnings

March 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

My downline has been steadily growing. I may not be making much money from my efforts on Squidoo, but I am managing to get some EyeEarn referrals from my Get Paid To Drive lens.
Don’t Know What EyeEarn Is?
EyeEarn is a program started by SFI, an mlm program that offers many products and programs for it’s [...]

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InstantBuzz DOES Work! InstantBuzz Is A Free Traffic Exchange

March 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I have seen many discussions amongst InstantBuzz users saying that InstantBuzz doesn’t work. Here’s what I think.
What is InstantBuzz?
InstantBuzz is a free traffic exchange program. After you sign up you install the InstantBuzz bar on your browser, and every time you visit a page on the Internet, the ad you made is displayed on an [...]

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Who Makes Money With Squidoo?

March 9th, 2008 · No Comments

There are many people who are making money from Squidoo. What they earn from it solely depends on how much work they have put into it.
These are just a couple of Squidoo lensmasters that are making money with Squidoo…
Loyalis currently has 312 lenses and reported earnings of $649.67 in February.
MrLewisSmile currently has 203 lenses [...]

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Is A Squidoo Lens Ever Really Finished?

March 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Not if you want to make it the best it can be! After making a Squidoo lens it’s good to continually tweak it, add to it, remove things, rearrange, whatever you think will make it better.
Why should you always work to improve your Squidoo lenses?
First of all, lenses that are continually being freshened up will [...]

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How To Get A Squidoo Lens Indexed In Google Faster

March 6th, 2008 · No Comments

In the past I created lenses and then just let Google find them at their own speed. I noticed that sometimes it would take several weeks before a lens would start to show up in Google’s search results.
How do you know when your lens has been indexed by Google? Do a search on Google [...]

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Another Sleepless Night Working In Front Of The Computer

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Lately I’ve been working tirelessly on Squidoo lenses and making money online. I finally feel like I’m getting the hang of it. Squidoo lenses are becoming easier and faster to make, and I’m beginning to see results. As small as the results may be, they are still signs that I am moving [...]

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140 Visits A Week To A Squidoo Lens I Didn’t Even Plan On Making

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been using this free keyword suggestion tool that shows how many times a keyword, and keywords like it, are being searched. This is extremely handy when making a Squidoo lens.I stumbled upon a good keyword for one of my lenses, and that lens is now currently receiving 140 visitors per week. It’s not even [...]

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How to dig for keyword goldmines and use them with Squidoo lenses

March 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Before you make a lens, consider doing some research first. Doing research first can help you find the right keywords to use. This can help your Squidoo lens get indexed higher in the search engines, which means more traffic, and potentially more money!

How to dig for keyword goldmines and use them with Squidoo lenses

Decide [...]

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February’s Earnings From EyeEarn & SFI

March 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

I signed up for EyeEarn in January, paid the $20 for the EyeEarn sticker and package, and received the package at the end of January. I placed the sticker on my car, activated my account, and then completed the activation form that is supposed to be done at the end of every month.
Don’t know what [...]

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