Farewell Squidoo...it's Been Fun

Well, it's an end to an era! Squidoo has finally bitten the dust and declared Hub Pages the winner. All 'Best' lenses can be transfered to their new home, but I don't think it will be as easy as that.

I have a full explanation of why I think this will be the case on my blog moralblogger.com but at the end of the day, there's gonna be an awful lot of lensmasters left with a nasty taste in their mouth.

I gather anyone who reads this post already knows how Squidoo dealt with the Google slap they received back in 2013. You will know that Squidoo HQ suffered an exaggerated knee jerk reaction to Google's insistance that they clear spam lenses from their platform and the carnage that followed...this was the death knell for the once mighty PR giant.

They gave unclear instructions, locked lenses without explanation, banned accounts without good reason, delivered new rules overnight, twiddled filters to make it almost impossible for those not in the know to comprehend and generally used a sledge hammer to crack a nut.

A lot of very good writers left Squidoo for the way they were treated, and I didn't blame them at all. I stayed only because I thought, I thought, Squidoo would make a recovery. Instead they got a lot worse.

Now they have sold out to Hub Pages with an option for us to transfer our lenses into that platform. What HQ don't tell you is that those lenses had better be top quality or they won't pass QC.
 
How do we know our lenses will be good enough? How do we transfer lenses en masse? It's all going to get very messy!

We only have a couple of weeks to do all this, and in typical Squidoo directive form, they've left it a bit late. What if you have 400+ lenses to transfer? Good Lord!

Anyway, I stopped making lenses around 14 months ago, so if I do decide to mess around with them (again!) I will only have around 100 to transfer...from 6 accounts...and how do we do all that then?

Never mind though, Squidoo hasn't been well for some time now and lenses are difficult to rank in the Search Engines...but it's still a sad day.

Squidoo has been good to me in the past, so I hold no grudges and wish all lensmasters the best of luck in their new endeavors.

Simple Pinterest Traffic System Review

I have one big mental block when it comes to marketing through social media...I mean, what's it all about?

I'm old school and that means sharing things with everyone and their dog out in the open mystifies me!

Why would people want to share what they had for lunch, or what time they got up, or sharing pictures of their mutts (although I can forgive the last one...I love dogs, me!)

But being an Internet Marketer, being social is the number one requirement...above Google SERPS, above blog posts and above forum shenanigans.

But where do you get the correct info about making Social Media work for you. there are a lot of scumbags out there who just sell you theory instead of reality...I've been bitten in the past and don't forget easily!

Now and again though comes along a decent and well organized guide that doesn't pull the wool over your eyes, and as I'm trying to get into Pinterest Marketing, I bought Mark Steer's Simple Pinterest Traffic System.

I can tell a good product a mile away now that I have 4 years IM under my belt and I don't recommended just any old stuff readily, but this little course has sorted my head out in 33 pages what a 4-week course and 200+ page ebook couldn't do. It made me understand and give me the answers I wanted.

I've written a review on my blog here for you to have a look at and if Pinterest is something you want to get into, I highly recommended getting the Simple Pinterest Traffic System.

Don't hang around reading my ramblings though...go for it!

5 Tips to Ease Tootache

That miserable, depressing and gnawing affliction toothache strikes at the most inopportune moments, usually at night or when the dentist has closed shop for the day.

The pain will be with you until you can get an appointment, or a 'drop-in' the next day. It seems like hours away...how can you cope with the misery?

Here are 5 tips to ease toothache that are proven to work in most cases and can be a temporary freedom from the pain, or at least go some way to lessen it.

Some remedies ask for things that are not usually available in your house at the time the pain strikes, such as Cloves and Plantain leaves, so the 5 tips to ease toothache below should be available in most households.

Don't rely on these to bail you out though...the Dentist is your next port of call!

Number 1:
SALT - Yes, Salt with a small glass of warm water. Take a full tablespoon of salt and stir it into the water rapidly, then swish it around your teeth and mouth for around a minute. Spit it out and do the exact same with another half mouthful. Continue this four or five times. It may not completely rid you of the pain, but you should feel it ease a fair bit.

Number 2:
ALCOHOL - Booze, or more precisely, spirits. Whiskey and Brandy is preferred, but Vodka can also work. Again, take a half mouthful and try to concentrate the liquid on the tooth, sucking and swishing to get it right to the spot. Do this 3 or 4 times until the relief starts to kick in. Swallowing is optional if your old enough and wise enough to take it!

Number 3:
GARLIC - The many useful uses of a garlic glove! Cut off a piece of the garlic big enough to rest against your cheek and tooth, making sure it's touching the tooth. Stab the clove of garlic a little before hand with a clean pin to get the juices flowing. You can also mash up the glove and add salt, then apply directly on, and around, the tooth. It might make your breath pong a bit, but relief should take hold soon.

Number 4:
BAKING SODA - Either take a cotton swap or a Q-tip and moisten it with salt water, then dip into the baking soda making sure it's well coated. Apply directly onto the tooth and hold, or grip together with your other teeth if you can. You can also make a mouth wash with the baking soda and warm water to swirl around your mouth. Stir well beforehand; a half glass should be fine.

Number 5:
ICE PACK - Yes, I know the mind crumbles when ice and teeth are mentioned in the same sentence, but the ice goes on the outside of the face! Make sure you have a thin layer of cloth between you and the ice...we don't want ice burns! The ice should numb the area so you can at least get some relief. You can try a hot compress if this doesn't work, making sure you also use a cloth to protect your skin.

So, that's 5 tips to ease toothache and they should all work to some extent. Even if you get an hour pain free, it'll be worth it.

If you are in so much pain you cannot even concentrate, go to an emergency dentist immediately. There could be an abscess causing the pain and nothing but extraction will solve that. There may be some other reasons why your tooth aches so much, so get it sorted straight away!

I know the pain you feel, we've all been there at one time or another, and if you're afraid of dentists, ask yourself this...Would you rather spend 30 minutes in a chair, numbed, no pain and then totally pain free, or would you rather spend hours in excruciating pain for ever more and a day?

I think you know the answer.

Get the Hex or HTML Colour Code

Just a quick heads-up for those out there who want the 'perfect' colour for their websites or fonts.

I used to struggle along with just the plain blues, reds and greens until I found a free tool called Instant Eyedropper.

This little beauty sits in your system tray and is always available.

So if you see a colour you like, or perhaps a whole scheme, you can easily just drag the Instant Eyedropper tool over the colour and collect the hex, or HTML code and copy it.

My blog tells you how to use it, and I must say it saved me a whole heap of time over the years.

There is a helluva learning curve to understand the hexadecimal breakdown of a HTML colour code, but you don't need to know all about that...you just want the colour, right?

Me, being a moral blogger, thought I would let everyone know about this tool, particularly as it's free!

You now have no excuse to be creative in your website colour schemes and that font doesn't just have to be black!

http://moralblogger.com

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Soccer is on the up with more and more soccer players being able to make a great living out of the beautiful game..why not become part of the soccer world and realize your dream.

I just wish this was around 10 years ago when I was at my peak (lol!), but soccer training was seen as a team thing...I always knew I could've been better, but no one told me! My bad, I should have done something about it MYSELF instead of leaving to the team coaches!

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