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I love high-speed broadband. Don't make me go back to dial-up!
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Started this discussion. Last reply by John Dilbeck Jan 7.

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2010...
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Joan Jan 1.

I do not like Squidoo changing groups to lenses
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Pat Dec. 16, 2009.

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Welcome to our Squidoo Marketing community!

Happy Thanksgiving! If you are in the USA, I hope you're enjoying your holiday with family and friends. We have a lot to be grateful for. Nov. 26, 2009

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Shelley Kuhn joined John Dilbeck's group

Giant Squids

Giant Squids are successful lensmasters who have been recognized by Squidoo for building at least 50 quality lenses.

11 hours ago

Shelley Kuhn replied to John Dilbeck's discussion 'I am a newbie to Zazzle - do you have any advice?' in the group Zazzle Shops

Hi, Here is a lens I created to help new Zazzlers... many have said they found it helpful so thought I'd share it here too! http://www.squidoo.com/create_your_own_zazzle_store

11 hours ago

Mary Beth Granger commented on John Dilbeck's group 'Zazzle Shops'

Windy I just stopped by your lens and your Zazzle store. You have some wonderful photographs. Beautiful! I have used the quick load a few times and then put a check mark on all that I don't think fit the design and go to the top and click on delete…

12 hours ago

WindyWinters commented on John Dilbeck's group 'Zazzle Shops'

I tried Zazzle a year ago and couldn't figure it out. I played around with the fonts and my designs became worse. After seeing the amazing products that lensmasters were making with their photos, especially Mary Beth, the light bulb went off. Oh, ri…

12 hours ago

WindyWinters joined John Dilbeck's group

Zazzle Shops

How are you using Squidoo to market the products you sell in your Zazzle shops?

12 hours ago

Richard H commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Great lens, Steve, on a very important and worthwhile subject.

16 hours ago

Paul Duxbury commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Nice lens Steve and a very worthwhile cause - I have a number of "sustainable" lenses in the back of my head at the moment and will lensroll yours when I get them onto screen

17 hours ago

Steve commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

This is the lens that started it all for me.. Hope you all stop by and say hello :):) Gardening Non-Profit

18 hours ago

Paul Duxbury commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

I am tending to follow a bit if a theme at the moment so here's some Laptop Sleeve Cases for you :-)

19 hours ago

Nancy Hellams commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Can you guess which pet belongs to which lensmaster? Squidoo Pets

yesterday

John Dilbeck left a comment for Randy Deosaran

on Monday

WindyWinters commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Two Teddy Bear lenses on the Valentine's template: Teddy Bear Valentine's Day Cards and Collectible Replica 1910 Steiff Teddy Bear

on Saturday

John Dilbeck left a comment for Nora

on Saturday

Paul Duxbury commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Thanks Richard - I know it's madfe a big dfifference to us but yes there are some dog owners who don't seem to realise how annoying incessant barking can be!

on Saturday

Richard H commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Great gadget, Paul. I don't own a dog, but I know there are some situations when we'd all wish dog owners had one of these trainers ;)

on Saturday

Paul Duxbury commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

I completed this one a little while ago Ergo No Bark - The No Bark Trainer of Choice

on Saturday

Richard H commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Thanks so much for your visits Joan, Nancy and Mary Beth :) Here's my latest: http://www.squidoo.com/banned-songs

on Saturday

Nora, Steve and Richard H joined John Dilbeck's group

List a Lens a Day

Tell us about a favorite lens of yours or an outstanding lens you know about..

on Saturday

Joan commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

I loved those valentine songs too and lensrolled to my valentine songs! yours a bit younger and certainly sexier than my list!! awesome music!!!! and i am working on this one........it's about a little cottage we lived in in the 60's. if you would…

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Nancy Hellams commented on John Dilbeck's group 'List a Lens a Day'

Richard, I did bless your lens but forgot to tell you. I do that a lot.

on Saturday

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What is the link to your lensmaster page?

http://squidoo.com/lensmasters/johndilbeck

What is your current favorite lens?

http://www.squidoo.com/squidoo-marketing-community

Link to your website

http://AYearFromNow.com

Link to your blog

http://21stCenturyAffiliateMarketing.com

Your Facebook profile

http://www.facebook.com/johndilbeck

Your Ryze profile

http://www.ryze.com/go/johndilbeck

Your MySpace profile

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http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/members/johndilbeck/

Your HubPages profile

http://hubpages.com/profile/johndilbeck

Your CafePress shop

http://shirts-mugs-hats.com/

How did you find our Squidoo Marketing community

I created it. Then I deleted it. Then I created it again. That's enough.

What is your favorite joke - keep it clean!

What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back when you throw it?

A stick.

Why do you use Squidoo.com for marketing?

Because it is easy to create a web page about any topic and add information and interactivity to it.

It's also effective and I love it when Squidoo puts money in my PayPal account.

A little more about John Dilbeck

I run my home business, Dilbeck Marketing, from a small cabin in the mountains near Murphy, NC - about 100 miles from the nearest traffic jam and much closer than that to the Great Smoky Mountains.

Working at home gave me the freedom to be the full-time caretaker for my elderly mother so she didn't have to go into a nursing home.

Although that was true for over six years, unfortunately Mom's health declined rapidly in August and she had to be hospitalized and then transferred to a nursing home. Fortunately, she received excellent care for the last three months of her life. I miss her.

Still, working at home made it possible to care for her as long as i could.

Giant Squid

I'm happy to have been selected as one of the original Giant Squids and maybe one of these days I'll learn the art of making great lenses that lots of people want to visit.

My Fans

I am happy to have fans on Squidoo. If you like my lenses, you're welcome to join my fan club.

My Blog at SquidTop.com

You are invited to visit my Marketing with Squidoo blog, hosted on SquidTop.com.

Come follow me on Twitter!

Currently, I have followers on Twitter, and I enjoy tweeting with my friends.

Helping each other improve our marketing

I'm looking forward to sharing ideas and knowledge here with the other members.

Act on your dream!

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John Dilbeck's Blog

Squidoo Marketing Community needs a sponsor...

Good morning, fellow lensmasters.

I had hoped I would not have to make this announcement/request, but the time has come where I have to.

I need to find a sponsor for this community to cover the costs, or I may have to look for a buyer.

Since last September, my business has taken a real hit and I'm in a cashflow crunch right now.

Since I re-opened this community a few months ago, I've been paying Ning.com $25 per month to be able to post commercial links on the community and to control the ad… Continue

Posted on September 17, 2009 at 7:15am — 8 Comments

I think I am falling out of love with Squidoo, at least a little

I just realized that I haven't updated any of my lenses in awhile.

Part of the reason is that I'm busy planning a new marketing site to promote local businesses in Murphy, NC, and it's taking a lot of time.

Part of the reason is that I'm seeing other lensmasters who have been having problems with their lenses after publishing an update and tripping one of Squidoo's filters. I think this has been resolved now, but it s… Continue

Posted on February 23, 2009 at 10:53am — 2 Comments

SFI Marketing Group New TripleClicks Store Grand Opening

Originally promised months ago, the new TripleClicks store opened on January 5, 2009, and looks very promising.

I've provided some information about the new store on my Squidoo lens:

SFI Marketing Group Store - TripleClicks

I've started a discussion about the new store on my primary blog:… Continue

Posted on January 9, 2009 at 11:27am —

Is Squidoo a part of your marketing mix?

On my affiliate marketing blog, I just posted a new item:

Is Squidoo a part of your marketing mix?

You're invited to come and comment on your experiences with marketing using Squidoo. Please be sure to link to your Squidoo lensmaster profile page in the comment to get a few more visitors.

Act on your dream!

JD

Posted on December 17, 2008 at 7:45pm —

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Sitesell has announced their annual buy-one, get-one-free holiday special. This is the very best time to purchase a subscription to Site Build It!

Learn more: Site Build It! - The best time of the year to buy

Act on your dream!

JD

Posted on December 14, 2008 at 7:35pm —

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At 4:58pm on February 5, 2010, Richard H said…: Thanks so much for the warm welcome, John :)

Looking forward to taking part here.

At 12:48pm on February 2, 2010, Scott Stone said…: Thanks for your kind message John. Hopefully over the next few weeks I can familiarise myself with this site. I'm sure there is a lot for me to learn!

At 11:11am on January 31, 2010, Paul Duxbury said…: Thanks for the welcome John and it's good to be here and I look forward to renewing old friendships and making new friends here :-)

At 10:08pm on January 21, 2010, Clotilde M said…: Thank you very much! I'll try ti. But it has to be later. We're having a huuuuuge storm right now and I have to rush.

Clotilde

At 7:08pm on January 18, 2010, Clotilde M said…: Thank you for your warm welcome, JD! I do have a LOT of things I want to learn about Squidoo, that's why I'm here! Hope, for example, to learn how to better use ebay and Zazzle within my lenses, if you know how I could get more info, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
Clotilde

At 1:45pm on January 18, 2010, Trish Deneen said…: Thank you for the welcome John. I look forward to being involved here.

At 1:59pm on January 16, 2010, Aiden W said…: Thanks for the welcome John, glad to be here! :)

At 1:16pm on January 9, 2010, Lynn said…: Thank you, John for the sweet comment on my page. I so appreciate it! :)

At 10:06pm on January 7, 2010, Maurice Glaude said…: Thanks so much JD. I really appreciate the warm welcome!

At 9:11am on January 7, 2010, Liew Wei Jane said…: Thanks for welcoming me. I am still very new with squidoo but I heard alot about the opportunities it harbors. Right now, I am really researching more in depth into getting more targeted based traffic. Cheers have a great day