You’ve probably all heard of Squidoo by now. If you haven’t I can guarantee you that you will, eventually.

Regardless, if you haven’t set up a lens yet (Squidoo page), then you should get started now. I first signed up back in Feb. ’08, and like so many other potential Squid people, did nothing. I kinda messed around with it, but never really got anything together worth publishing.

I’ve been taking another closer look at the whole concept and have new respect for the idea. I also have seen some of the money that others have been making, so I’m sure that didn’t hurt . There are some making an income that puts my ‘real’ job to shame.

One of the great things too…it’s all free!! This is the brainchild of Seth Godin, a true genius in most things Internet, especially making money, and he’s hit it big here. What I really like about Squidoo is that it’s not only fun, potentially very profitable, but most all of the pages are very entertaining, useful and/or educational.

After I started really checking things out, I found many, many pages that have been very beneficial in my endeavors to make money online. I just started reading more about Squidoo about a week ago, and have only set up (1) lens so far, but I’m excited about it, and I will be continuing with more.

I’ve never been a good writer, or even creative, but I think that anyone can come up with some ideas for lenses, even though I am struggling a bit. It’s hard to believe that some of these people have HUNDREDS of lenses going, and they’re still adding more.

I believe if you keep at something you will eventually get there. That’s my plan with Squidoo. I don’t have a lot of time to put into it, but I will do it when I can. It would be great if I could quit my job at the end of the year, but I think relying just on Squidoo might be pushing it a bit. I do have other irons in the fire also. Of course if someone was very creative, I’d bet in (6) months time they’d be able to get a full time income from Squidoo alone. That would be an exceptional case though to be sure.

I should mention that income is generated by sharing in the Google AdSense profits of Squidoo as a whole, and also any affiliate products that you chooses to offer. You would, of course, get the entire affiliate commissions. The Google profits are divided among the many page owners, the more higher-ranked pages you have, the more of the profits that you’ll receive.

So head over to Squidoo.com and get started making a lens, it can be about just about anything that you can think of (almost). Gotta hobby ? Make it a Squidoo lens. Know about real estate investing ? Another lens. Are you a great cook with a head full of recipes ? Maybe several lenses there. You get the idea I’m sure.

Also, check out the different groups, the top 100 and other lists for your specific interests, or just for new ideas. There are so many pages there that I’m sure that you’ll be able to find countless resources. There’s even lenses for getting ideas for lenses, not to mention everything that you could ever want to know about using Squidoo.

Lastly, I ran across this great resource for Squidoo. There are many swearing by it, and since you’re just starting out, there won’t be anything here that isn’t very useful. Click here to check it out.

Happy Squidooing!!…see you there.

P.S. Just click anywhere you see ‘Create a lens‘ to get started.