Squidoo Privacy Policy Changes

There's been a ton of hub-bub recently all about the recent policy changes at Squidoo. Probably the most talked about part has been the new topics that will be now off limits. While these will get rid of a ton of the junk sites that may have been dragging Squidoo down, there's also the chance that some truly good lenses are going to be lost, as well. Especially as they are looking to strongly restrict certain topics like Diet: one where you can have a lot of legitimate lenses, but you can also attract a lot of spammers.

In theory, for giant squids these changes won't affect lenses that are already made since anyone who is a Giant Squid on Squidoo has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are legitimate and aren't spammers in any way, shape, or form. A lot of mis-information has been passed around about this recent change, but if you want to really get some great thoughts on the recent changes, check out PotPieGirl's post on the recent changes here:

http://www.potpiegirl.com/2009/06/squidoo-policy-changes/

She'll be able to explain things better than I will, and also has the ability to point you towards the actual policy changes where you can read about the changes for yourself as opposed to taking the word of people who may or may not know what they're talking about when it comes to the Squidoo policy changes or on freelancing for Squidoo in general.

New Squidoo Lens Finished

Just a quick update. I haven't been able to start a Clickbank campaign yet via some Squidoo lenses, which is where Pot Pie Girl has convinced me the real money in Squidoo is at, but I have finished one of several lenses that has probably been stuck in queue for far too long. I doubt I'll get to the Clickbank campaigns until after the Oregon move, so I'm trying to get ahead in my other writing goals first.

I made a Squidoo lens on one of my favorite online writing blogs. It's really simple looking because I'm a writer and not a web designer. It gets okay traffic by my standards, but is nothing to write home about. Not many people find it (yet), but the Master Dayton Freelance Writing Blog is one of my favorite blogs for getting really solid information on how to start out as a freelance writer because I get to use that blog to help other people get started who might not know where or how to start.

So I made a Squidoo featuring this blog in my Who is Master Dayton lens. I figure a little bit of self promotion isn't a bad thing, and if that lens can help a few more people find a blog that is actually going to help them, then it's worth it.

That's it for now. Thanks for reading!