I might have found something for you to look at about removing those ads...

http://www.potpiegirl.com/2009/07/how-to-get-the-ads-off-your-squidoo-lens/

She has a section just for Squidoo and I am finding some tips and stuff I didn't know about on there. If it's true or not...who knows.

I dont know if you can disable the Info Links. Might want to ask that somewhere in the Squidoo Forums...SquidooU.

No Problem. I have not even looked at the tut yet. Since you can make micro money with this and it supposedly can help our POD Accounts... maybe if enough of us do them...we can add a section here sometime in the future.

Just google "Money from Squidoo". I am still not sure how it works but somehow you can make money off just the "Lenses". Maybe like affiliate type stuff. That might be why Zazzlers are eager to help promote others items on Squidoo.

When building the lens...there are modules you can add. Thats one of them. I just specified the subject like a search...then let Amazon pick the books or I could have picked. It's easy once you get a couple of these things built. Even better is when you get the hang of it...go back to your first ones and bring them up to speed.

Let me add...if you want to make a little bit from your squidoo... you need to add in the modules. When you publish it might prompt you to add more. Split your text into a few different text modules and in between them add the ads.

I still don't have that Merch thing going right... but I did make a Squidoo Lens thingie to see if it makes any impact on traffic to the store. Got Google Analitics going so I can watch for it.

I am not a blogger type but here is my attempt at the "Lens if you want to check it out.

http://www.squidoo.com/My_Nature_Photography

MSG Microstock Marketplace???

Maybe its a way to make people go ape over your pictures.

  I have no clue. If it is supposed to show my store...I can't find it. I click on see my store or whatever...I see someone else's stuff.

For Shutterstock: What do they see as their ultimate goal for BigStock?

For Istock: Why do they hate Raster Illustrations?

Did Old Hippy vote yet?

Thanks for the Ideas. This area I am in has the heartbeat of a 92 Year Old Man on their Deathbed. Kingsport, Tennessee. I have not worked since Nov. last year. Every week it seems some company is going out of Business .. laying off about 100 people each loss at a minimum. If Eastman closes here....this town is a gonner for sure. Thats a part of the reason I jumped at the MS game. What ever I need to do... I got to do here and sell elsewhere. The guy with the Rel. Store I mentioned...he does not know how much longer he can keep his doors open.

I know 2 'Togs. 1 (I know as a personal friend) wants to break into weddings but he says that market is sewn up by the ones who do it right now. He has been trying for about 2 years to even get his foot into that circle of  'Togs. The Other one does the Headshots for like Linkedin...he is hurting for work. They both do Commercial Shots which pays very well...but not so often. I offered to assist for free when they get anything.... still waiting over a year later.

Got a Deviant Art account now and put some stuff up there. Guess I need to order a Photographers Market. Is the 2010 one out yet...I will check. Not too far from the Blue Ridge Parkway... and the leaves will be turning soon. Landscape would be my best bet I am thinking.

My goal..make enough money to move to a better area (Rent an Apartment at least) with my Wife, little girl and a Miniature Pinscher...and sustain money until I am set in a area (a few weeks or so). Thinking of somewhere in Texas maybe. Not set on it yet.

I don't know if they will come up that much...but at least I did see an ad (or was is a Group?) for BigStock on Facebook. SS already has a presence on there so I guess they are bringing them up too. One step is better than no steps.

I am not sure about doing Zazzle. Might try to get stuff up there sometime.

The Head shots thing...I already know one person in my area doing that and even he is suffering for work. I wish it was sustainable though...I would like doing that. Maybe Senior Pics Outdoors or something. Cheerleading or Sports for those Families who like to spend on their kids. Could possibly network that through Myspace or Facebook....find the kids to add me first without being a Internet Predator...lol.

Might try going artistic and put things on deviantart. I do know the owner of a Alternate Religions Store...wonder if he is going to do a website again. If so...maybe Product Photos? Might have to go talk to him.

I think I really need to move back to a larger city.