What fun! I created my first ‘lens’ on Squidoo. You really must check it out!

I had only heard about Squidoo in passing and basically had no idea what it was all about. Then I heard about the Squidoo Blueprint. I ordered it and what do you know? I had one lens up and running in a matter of hours and two more are on the way.

The really cool thing about the Squidoo Blueprint is that it not only explains what Squidoo is, but it also spells out everything you need to know to build your lens. Plus it includes some great ideas for niches on Squidoo, as well as how to build your list using Squidoo. AND it tells you how to use Squidoo to get on the first page of Google!

BTW, creating a lens on Squidoo is FREE!

I just read a blog that talks about the importance of good web design (one of the many elements that makes a website successful).

The blog writer references research done by Carleton University in Canada that found “Web users form first impressions of web pages in as little as 50 milliseconds (1/20th of a second).”

The reseachers further suggest that these “first impressions can influence subsequent judgments of website credibility and buying decisions.” (For more information on website credibility, download my FREE report, “Creating Strong Website Credibility.”)

This is further evidence that the success of your website is not based entirely on traffic. Yes, traffic is important because without it, your site is just taking up space on the internet. But once your visitors arrive, the design of your website (along with navigation, content, ordering process, etc) plays a major role in determining whether they will stay … and buy.