My ongoing Issues trying to Nail a Niche

0 | June 11th, 2010 | Posted in About me, Green, Twilight, niche, squidoo, writing

Huh?

Trying to write about a niche topic has been hard for me to get a handle on… and I’ve struggled quite a bit.

My first attempts of writing lenses on Squidoo rambled a bit on too broad a topic. An excellent example of this is Go Green Homemade Household Cleaning Products. Knowing what I do now, I should have just picked one recipe, built separate lenses for other recipes, and linked them all together. Someday I may pull this lens apart and do that… but that’s so scary, I’m saving that idea for a rainy day.

My favorite main topics at the moment are Green (which has taken a backseat due to the proliferation of material out there), Twilight and the 80’s. I hope to keep building (or re-building) on them as I learn more.

I did accidentally build a few niche lens, but I have an issue with trying to kept the ideas focused and to the point. I keep wanting to entertain as well as inform, which is fine, but I do go way overboard on all the extra stuff. See The Best Ever Thanksgiving Apple Sausage Stuffing. There is a great lensmaster who has captured the perfect phrase for this disability, but I can’t remember who. If anyone knows what I’m talking about, add a comment ‘cuz I desperately need the reminder, and knowing the name of this illness may help me, too.

I think I have it!

I also have shied away from writing sales-focused lens. Originally I felt this was not desirable on Squidoo. After seeing so many sales lenses done well, I’ve since changed my thinking. I hope I have finally captured the niche idea and sales successfully for Twilight Eclipse Puzzles and More.

The helpful term “Drilling down” which helped me quite a bit was most likely mentioned by Bonnie, the GiantSquid and RocketMom organizer extraordinaire. When a topic presents itself to me, I’m going to try to rein myself in enough to keep this wisdom in mind. Hopefully I’ll stop and pay attention to my inner voice command.

SoyCandleLover-Maker is... A Reluctant Twilight Mom

I appreciate the mental aerobics of writing tight niche lenses under a focused main topic. I inadvertently walked into that idea just because of my interest on the topic of Twilight. I just wanted to learn more and find material between the books, movies, and DVDs. So here I sit with a collection of 11 Twilight related lenses. One day I’ll try to tighten these up, too.

It’s taken 1 1/2 years at Squidoo and 2 1/2 sessions of RocketMoms to really get me closer to to the idea of “Nail a Niche”. For those who can’t quite get the idea, I hope for your sake this will take much less time.   Much, much less.  :D

A new Giant Squid gives Thanks

1 | April 6th, 2010 | Posted in About me, squidoo

THE GIANT SQUIDS (and how you can become one) First of all I would like to thank my anonymous nominator who saw my potential when I just had 10 or 11 lenses in October 2009. I didn’t think I had it in me when I saw the email notification.  I’m glad you proved me wrong.  :D

My utmost gratitude to so many of the Squid Angels, past and present,  who gave me their blessings and the inspiration to continue when I was unsure of my work.  My own humble blessings right back at you.

HUGE kudos to the Squidoo community for the warm welcome, the talent that astounds me, and the easy friendship of like-minded individuals.

I would also like to thank Squidoo for giving me the opportunity to share my views to those who might be interested in what I have to say about the topics of my new and old obsessions.

Congrats to the new Giant Squids, and my deepest thanks to all the Giant Squids before me who show us how it’s done on a daily basis.   I’m glad to keep such good company.

Anyone for a little happy dance?

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A note on the Preceding Fashion to the Guys and Girls

1 | March 11th, 2010 | Posted in Fashion, Rants, Teens, Twilight

This is an excerpt from a lens I wrote for  Twilight Cast ♦ Hot for Hoodies and Plaid Mad featuring the on screen and off screen looks of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, and many of their castmates.

I’ve since decided to delete it since I figure I would alienate my target audience with this rant.  :D

I’m not real fond of some of the fashions that have been around and just won’t go away.

The guys have to ditch the diaper dump, saggy, baggy,  pants eventually, don’t they? I have yet to yank up a pair on an unsuspecting man, but only in part because I might be arrested for assault and battery or harassment. Gentlemen, if you ask them nice, even your girlfriends will admit they aren’t fond of this look.

Um, Mr. Pattinson? You’re not helping…

Sorry, my dear daughters, you already know you are not safe from me. I can’t tell you how much I want to carry a pair of blunt tip kids scissors to just snip away at the strings holding up the little nothings that take a peak over the tops of your way too low slung jeans. I’m not sure you would even notice. But I usually just give them a sling shot pull. You know what?  I CAN do that because I’m your mother. So quit wearing them and I’ll stop. I promise. If you are not my daughter, I’m pretty sure your mom is thinking the very same. That is what she’s been talking about right before you came into the room that seemed too quiet.

And just in case you won’t listen to your mother, the cami (camisole) top, over another cami top, and sort of over bra straps is just silly.
Just wait… some day you’ll think so, too.

And guess what? I really don’t care if your jeans are holey. I’ll take that trade-off if the previous fashions mentioned above are dispensed with. I will, however, have objections if those holes are strategically placed.

So grab your newest T-shirt, hoodie or flannel, and cover up.  You won’t hear another word from us.

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Hello world!

0 | March 10th, 2010 | Posted in About me, Green, Movies, Soy Candles, Twilight, squidoo

OK, well my first blog turned out to be just About Me.

So go ahead and click the “About A Reluctant Twilight Mom” tab.  :D

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