That be with cream, Chef Keem?

1 | RawrStar

January 18th, 2009 at 1:28 am

Chef, it’s refreshing to read someone that isn’t just about filling their pockets with cake.

Your lenses are well done, beautifully presented and much like a perfect steak (with garnish of course!). It is that which shows through in the end and that reason why people would rather buy things from you than anyone else.

All the best,

RawrStar

2 | spirituality

January 18th, 2009 at 11:40 am

I know the feeling. I find myself making two kinds of lenses: those that I hope will make more than lensrank money – and those that are just fun or interesting.

But your lenses (from what I’ve seen) are mostly on the fun or community side of that, aren’t they? Is it really so bad to go chasing some keywords that sell?

3 | aj2008

January 18th, 2009 at 12:40 pm

I am with Spirituality here!

4 | chefkeem

January 18th, 2009 at 3:22 pm

Thanks for all your comments. Just to be clear – I’m all for making money online, but I try not to be consumed by this purpose. I believe that we can be even more commercially successful by offering authentic content and a generous, trustworthy personality.

It’s an exercise in self-exploration rather than a judgment about “monetizing”.

5 | mulberry

January 18th, 2009 at 7:40 pm

I can understand your frustration but don’t let it get to you. I think you are one of the “gifted” Squids who is able to market yourself, your own products, your ideas and build buzz around YOU. Some of us don’t have that. Some may be getting there but need to find ways of breaking into more cash to justify the huge amount of time they are investing. (AJ, Spirituality, and many others)

Failure to have the necessary quality you describe will definitely limit “success” but I would be concerned that if people feel it’s wrong to “monetize” they will be strangling themselves from the cash that’s needed to continue their efforts.

I say keep up what you’re doing, challenge us to think, and guide us through your example…that’s as you say, much of what you give. (and I appreciate that!)

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7 | comfortdoc

January 20th, 2009 at 9:12 am

Writing from the heart is often the mode that I adopt for writing on Squidoo, lenses on topics that strike my interest.
I end up with a lot of low traffic lenses, but like the ability to create lenses about topics that touch my heart.

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9 | Ohme

January 28th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

Well, just so you will know I have written about 4 comments and deleted each one. I do have thoughts on this subject but can’t seem to get it to sound right so just know that I have been reading your blog and enjoying it.

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