JaguarJulie is a Squidoo Activist, Giant Squid, Squid Angel, and lensmaster who has authored over 375 lenses.

 
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jaguarjulie portraitSquidoo? Kind of an odd name for a site, I know! You can't imagine how many times I've had to explain the Squid and OO thing to friends, family and coworkers. When the founders were creating that site, they didn't ask me my opinion on that name. I might have suggested something different!

So, I joined Squidoo on March 21, 2006, and have worked many hours to earn a humble online income from my unique and focused lenses. The royalties, for my many lenses, might not have been enough to make me a millionaire, but the experience has been truly priceless. I have learned so much that I never would have learned in a traditional brick-and-mortar job. 

I bring to the table a unique blend of traditional marketing expertise, in the corporate world, blended with a strong online marketing experience. 

Through it all, I've established some meaningful relationships with like-minded creative writing professionals. Now, I am sincerely ready to find a new opportunity where somebody will truly appreciate all my unique talents. I'd love to create something magical with a group of inspirational peers.

In September 2007, I authored over 100 quality lenses to become a member of the Giant Squids 100 Club. By January 2011, I had authored over 800 lenses. That's a lot of lenses which I've worked to maintain with fresh content. In December 2012, I began deleting my lenses from Squidoo. You see, I thrive on originality; however, it came to pass that too many lensmasters began imitating my content and to dilute the uniqueness of original lenses. My lenses got artificially pushed down in lensrank. So, I opted for the road not taken.

Five of my lenses have been featured as the Lens of the Day. The first was in June 2006, To Catch a Thief in Under 40 Days, in March 2008, Jaguar Julie Lensography, in July 2008, Julia Nagy : My Grandmother, Namesake and Superhero, in March 2011, Blarney Stone, and in October 2012, Miss Columbus Day.

I was voted the Squidoo Giant of the Year in the 2008 Giant Squid Awards.  And, my Stuffed Cabbage lens was voted the Best Cooking Lens.  It was also the #1 lens on Squidoo in April 2008 for 24 days.

    

Oh, don't forget about all the purple stars which were first awarded in April 2009.  At the moment, my lenses wearing purple stars include Stuffed Cabbage, The Journal of the Traveling Squid, Patio With Stone Pavers, Best Eight Layer Salad, Jaguar Julie Lensography of a Brand Ambassador, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Distinguished Visitor, Christmas Fruitcake, Brussels Sprouts 5-Star Fabulous Recipes, Blarney Stone, Morton's Neuroma : A Pain in the Foot, The Art of Angels, Chicken Red Curry : Thai Style, Poppy Flower Art, Nut Roll : Traditional Hungarian Pastry, My Award-Winning Chili Recipe, Giving Thanks Each and Every Day, Hungarian Spaetzle : Little Dumplings, Lemur : An Endangered Species, No-see-um? You Sure Can Feel-um, Starbucks vs. Dunkin' Donuts : Coffee Wars, Polish Pierogi : Ethnic Comfort Food That is Slightly Stuffed, Ruthenia, William-Adolphe Bouguereau Angel Art, What is Basa, Poppy Seed Roll : Traditional Hungarian Pastry, Narcissus Poeticus: Lovely Daffodil, Julia Nagy : Grandmother and Namesake, Healthy Sandwich Recipes, I Love Balsamic Vinegar : 8 Delicious Recipes, Royal Haeger Pottery and Collectibles, Reflex Blue : Beautiful Reflex Blue Designer Items. Oh, I have deleted several of the purple star lenses.

Hungarian Style Squidoo ... I'm proud of my Hungarian heritage and have developed specific lens discussing aspects of the Hungarian culture.  Check them out: Made in Hungary: Not Just Goulash!, Gulyás Goulash: Hungarian Goulash, Hungarian Pictorial, Hungarian Gypsies aka Roma, László Moholy-Nagy, Nagy, the Hungarian Name, and Satu Mare.

Online Shopping on Squidoo: Be sure to also check out my online shopping pages on Squidoo! I am a Brand Ambassador for the best brands around.

jaguarjulie catlady cat attitude do not plagiarizeAn Important Message ... I don't think enough can be said about this.  "Be the best that YOU can be! Be authentic, original and unique.  Reach for the stars!  Sparkle and shine.  Don't be a CopyCat. Be the best that YOU can be!" --JaguarJulie

If you happen upon somebody's creative page online, like maybe one of my Squidoo lenses, and find you are so enthralled by the content ...  Please stop for a moment and think before you lift the copy, pictures, and titles from other people's work. 

A real no-no is to steal a title to position your work against another's competing, established work.  That's a sneaky trick that we don't want to encourage. How do you think the original author would feel about you plagiarizing their work. Hey YOU! Don't be a CopyCat; try being the ORIGINAL YOU! And, to those cheating with clickouts; shame on you for stealing Squidoo royalties!

A really novel idea, that I encourage, would be to STOP and reach out to that author or website designer or photographer.  Tell them you found their work and would love to feature them and credit them for their wonderfully creative work.  Ask what is the proper attribution for linking back to their work. Do they charge for use of their work?  Are there any licenses involved?  Be careful before you publish, as you might find a DMCA complaint has been filed for using without permission.

Photo Credit:  Jaguar Julie Cat Lady was created by Wizard Scott Morton from the UK.

      

 
 

Here is an alphabetical listing of my Squidoo lenses:

                   

 
   
 

 

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