awelldressedbullet, aka Kathy, has been a member of Squidoo since June 14 2007. I first came across awelldressedbullet last year when I was looking for lenses for my Christmas Shopping Group. I was so impressed by her "bullet" products that I wanted to feature them. You can see more about these neat gifts here: A Well Dressed Bullet Official Website!
In addition to promoting her business Kathy also has many, many popular lenses about food, Squidoo Tips, TV and Music. So be sure to check out her entire collection!
What are 5 character traits of a Giant Squid?
1. Love of Squidoo
2. Desire
3. Creativity and Diversity
4. Organizational (for all those lenses)
5. Don't settle. As an example, when using a selling or video module, I spend the time to go through items to choose the ones I want included on my lens, rather than just letting the specific module automatically select them. I try to match the best choices with the content of my lens.
How has Squidoo helped your business grow?
One can never be complacent in business. Squidoo is another great means to reach out to a new potential customer base. I started out thinking of Squidoo as just a means to search for new customers by creating lenses on each of our products. All were business related lenses, they were informative and showcased our products well, and we reached a new customer base. However, after those were all finished, I started to create funny and silly lenses, that's one thing I love to do is to make people laugh. I also like to help out when I can by making the occasional tutorial lens. I even created a few SquidVids, which really were selfish on my part, they were a really quick way for me to locate and listen to my fav tunes. Shhh, don't tell anyone ok? Although I was now creating lenses that I enjoyed, guess what? I started attracting even more new customers to our business from these non-business related lenses. Go figure, see an old dog can learn new tricks.
Your best lens is I Love Avocados, how did you get the idea for this lens?
This was actually my first attempt at a Foodie lens and went with one of my favorite foods. What can I say, I really do love avocados. I enjoy searching for information, pictures and recipes and trying to put it all together in a fun and yummy way! I have only five Foodie lenses so far, but plan for many more. And yes, I have a lensography for those too! LOL
What's your favorite Squidoo Module?
That's a tough one to answer, it all depends on why topic my lens is. I must admit, I don't use a wide range, but try and use a few in each of the themed modules (Basic, Interactive, Selling, etc).
What's some advice you'd like to give to a new lensmaster?
Take your time, don't try and learn everything all at once, otherwise you might get a wee bit overwhelmed and become a discouraged. Learn how to use the basic modules and then start to experiment with the others. Drop by SquidU when you have a question or something has you stumped. There are lots of really friendly and helpful Squids and Squidettes there just eager to help you out. And you might even make a few new friends too. And don’t forget…… have fun!
