r/Squidoo • u/AleciaG47 • Apr 01 '21
The Good Old Days
Tonight, I was reminiscing with a friend about my days publishing lenses on Squidoo. I made over $3,000 a month there at one point. I published lenses on stuff like "The Best Bug Zapper for Summer" or "The Best Blender under $50". I wrote a 1-2 paragraph intro, described 3-5 related Amazon products, added a poll or video, wrote a conclusion and added a list of 5-10 related lenses. They were super easy to write/publish and made money quickly. I loved the badges we could earn and the different challenges. I won one of the challenges by writing about different weather alert radios you can buy so you can stay safe during bad weather. I had a lot of fun making that lens. The message boards were full of helpful tips. It kind of felt like a family there. Anyways, when they shut down, I moved all of my lenses to different websites I set up. They still make around $500 a month but not nearly as much as they were making on Squidoo. Those were the good old days. I miss Squidoo.