http://greekgeek.mythphile.com Adventures in Blogging and Article Writing (since 1993) Tue, 26 Apr 2016 15:56:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2012/05/squidoo-image-sizes-format-and-urls-under-the-hood/ http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2012/05/squidoo-image-sizes-format-and-urls-under-the-hood/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 01:25:11 +0000 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/?p=2001 Ever wondered what image sizes work best on Squidoo? In the following cases, there’s a maximum width (but not height); Squidoo shrinks the graphic to fit but keeps the height proportional if you give it something larger. Best to let Photoshop or an image resizer to do it; Squidoo’s built in shrinker isn’t as smart. 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I have, of course, created a […]]]> http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2011/11/squidoo-tip-caption-lens-graphics/feed/ 0 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2011/10/resizing-images-for-amazon-associates-squidoo-zazzle/ http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2011/10/resizing-images-for-amazon-associates-squidoo-zazzle/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:20:39 +0000 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/?p=1587 I experiment with different ways of using images, because they get clicked even when they’re decorative. (And there’s nothing like a visually intriguing thumbnail to get people clicking — they want to see it full-sized). When you grab a basic Amazon Associates “image” code, you get something like: There’s an easy — well, fairly easy […]]]> http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2011/10/resizing-images-for-amazon-associates-squidoo-zazzle/feed/ 9 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2011/03/image-hosting-on-your-own-domain/ http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2011/03/image-hosting-on-your-own-domain/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:44:30 +0000 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/?p=1086 I’ve used ICDSoft as my web host for 8 years now, long before Web 2.0 burst onto the scene. I’ve hosted various personal websites on it and used it as file storage space for online communities where I was an admin or member. On Squidoo, I continue to find it extremely useful for image hosting. […]]]> http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2011/03/image-hosting-on-your-own-domain/feed/ 0 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/11/squidoo-zazzle-and-creative-commons/ http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/11/squidoo-zazzle-and-creative-commons/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:53:00 +0000 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/?p=866 Zazzle Referrals = Creative Commons that Earn Cash? Last week I had a brain wave. Zazzle designs work a little like e Creative Commons: as a Zazzle Associate, you may feature them on your page or blog by providing credit and a link (in this case, a referral link) back!  You’re promoting an artist’s products (that’s the […]]]> http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/11/squidoo-zazzle-and-creative-commons/feed/ 0 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/08/squidoo-graphics/ http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/08/squidoo-graphics/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:20:40 +0000 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/?p=604 I was  discouraged when I found a Squidoo lensmaster taking designs from my Squidoo Graphics lens and selling them on Zazzle, ignoring the Creative Commons license I posted on that lens. I didn’t feel like making new graphics, after that. However, I’ve recently been inspired again. Recently, a newbie asked if there were Squidoo banners […]]]> http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/08/squidoo-graphics/feed/ 0 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/07/css-squidoo-lens-desig/ http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/07/css-squidoo-lens-desig/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:49:00 +0000 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/?p=586 I think that to date, the Squidoo Museum is my best lens as far as presentation, although the Fancy Table of Contents lens comes close. I’d like to talk about how I put together the Squidoo Museum. It demonstrates everything I know about graphics, color, fonts, and CSS. First, I built the content. I knew […]]]> http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/07/css-squidoo-lens-desig/feed/ 5 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/06/squidoo-colors-graphics-tips/ http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/06/squidoo-colors-graphics-tips/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:19:28 +0000 http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/?p=573 I’ve been thinking. Try as I might, I’m a journeyman when it comes to Squidoo SEO: I have the basic techniques down, I know what I’m doing, but I’ve got the online equivalent of an undergraduate college degree rather than a PhD. Whereas I’ve been doing computer graphics and layout since 1980, HTML since 1993, […]]]> http://greekgeek.mythphile.com/2010/06/squidoo-colors-graphics-tips/feed/ 0