Squidoo Part 2: Why is Squidoo Useful to Readers?
In my last blog I talked about what Squidoo offers its lensmasters (writers). But writers have just wasted their time if no one reads what they’ve written. It’s true that Lensmasters read each other’s work and critique and rate it frequently. So if you create a quality lens, someone is sure to read it. But what can those outside the Squidoo Community get out of it? Why should they bother to visit the site?

Squidoo: Part 1
What is Squidoo all about? This is the first of two blogs on Squidoo, a writing community I joined in April. I had no idea how involved I would become when I joined, nor did I realize how it would meet  the needs that arose right after I joined. I didn’t know what to write about for my first lens, so I walked around my neighborhood in Paso Robles, California and took pictures of what the neighbors w

Exploring Writing Communities on Line
I haven’t posted much in the past few weeks because I’ve been exploring and enjoying some of the on-line writing sites, and some of them can be addicting.  Each of the sites I’ve joined has its own personality and culture. Many people, including me, use all four. I’m going to share the little I’ve learned about each with the hope that you might find one that’s right for sharing your own work. The sites I plan to review are Squidoo, HubPages, Qondio, and Red Gage. I will deal with each of them in a separate blog. This post will be a general introduction. Each site offers financial incentives to participate, but I wouldn’t plan o