Archive for the ‘Revenue’ Category

Another Squidoo Lensmaster Reports a Drop in Traffic

Magicality is a Squidoo lensmaster who’s goal is “to make $500 per month by the end of 2008 using only Squidoo lenses.” His blog reported a September payout of $96.42 on 73 lenses. I suspect this is frustrating since he passed the $100 a month milestone seven months ago and has been on a plateau [...]

HubPages Lifetime Referral Sign Up: One Success Story

I’m fascinated by the HubPages Lifetime Referral Bonus. See HubPages Getting Started and How HubPage Tracking Works by darkside for more information.
SunSeven is a well respected Hubber who has had tremendous success with the Lifetime Referral program. In March 2008 she posted a forum entry when she reached the 500 referral sign up milestone. [...]

Looking at the Squidoo Business Model

Up to this point, I’ve been focused on creating original content. Now I’m looking at the Squidoo business model. According to Loyalis (Captain Squid), the Squidoo payout follows a tiered structure.
For August, it was as follows.

Lens rank higher than approx 2,000: $7.78 per lens per month
Lens rank approx 2,000 – 10,000: $1.32 per lens per [...]

Killer Web Content – The Antidote to Trickster Marketing

The #1 lens on Squidoo is a great example of killer content which is on the opposite end of the spectrum from bait and switch marketing which is a scam. Are you a Stay at Home Mom (or Dad) Interested in Earning a Monthly Income? is authored by Janet21. She’s now the author of 85 [...]