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Hi lensmaster!

Do you have what it takes to be a Citizen Squid Mentor? Our Mentors are expert lensmasters who volunteer their time to help you succeed in specific areas of Squidoo. Lakeerieartists is our First Lens Mentor, and can help you perfect your very first lens. Trekkiemelissa is your HTML & CSS Mentor. She can help you add nifty code to your lenses. LindaJM is your Image & Video Mentor. She’ll help you add photos and videos to your lens. And there are more!

Are you interested in becoming a Citizen Squid Mentor? Here’s what we’re looking in Mentors.

1. A commitment of 4-months plus.
It’s nice to have our Citizen Mentors available to work with the community for a bit longer, so lensmasters know who they can go to for questions and answers. If it works out, you might even be able to join us for longer!

2. An hour or two a week.
Once your mentor lens has been created, it’s mostly a job of managing incoming questions. Most mentors report only a few new questions a week, since new questions get added to your how-to lens. Occasionally, you’ll be given the chance to write articles to appear in newsletters and on our blog.

3. Must work well with others.
Not only will you be working with lensmasters to answer questions, you’ll have to work with me. Ha! And the rest of our large community. We’re looking for volunteers with a soothing customer service voice and patience in helping new lensmasters.

4. Leaders wanted.
We’re looking for people who aren’t afraid to get out there and make things happen. Many assignments involve meeting new people, creating something brand new, and stepping outside your comfort zone. Are you ready?

How can you help?

Every once in a while we add a new Mentor to our mix, to even further help lensmasters with specific niche areas of lensmastery and promotion.

We’re currently seeking three new mentors to add to our list of professionals. Could you be next?

SEO Mentor: help lensmasters promote their lenses by selecting the right tags, generating authentic backlinks, and participating in directories, forums, user groups, etc. The right person will work with our Social Promotion Mentor, jeffwend to compliment the total marketing and promotions process. As the SEO Mentor, you’ll be familiar with all the policies we have regarding what are and aren’t kosher promotion techniques.

Tools Mentor: help lensmasters master the basic tools of Squidoo, such as lens ratings, lensrolling, groups, the forum, and lens exports. This mentor will be able to help users read their traffic and payment statistics, edit their workshop settings, find front doors, and access all our helpful resources.

MoneyMaker Mentor: help lensmasters get the most out of the moneymaker modules, such as eBay, Cafepress, and Amazon. The right person for this job is a master at using the modules, and understands the best practices for selecting items to display, using the modules on a lens, and keeping them relevant to the lens topic.

Charity Mentors! help our charities master the finer points of Squidoo and answer questions from charities to help them make lenses that are complete and ready for publication. Volunteers spend about 30 minutes to 1 hour a week answering questions and pointing users to the right direction.

ALL applicants:
* Must be knowledgeable about getting started with and using Squidoo
* Must be able to communicate kindly with lensmasters
* Must be able and willing to answer questions one-on-one with users
* Should be able to write short articles and how-tos from time to time
* Should be an active lensmaster and active on forums
* Should be willing to do self-promotion as a Mentor

Once selected, most new Mentors will take over the lens of a previous mentor, or create a new one from scratch, so they can showcase info and answer questions. There are a lot of great resources out there already, so chances are you won’t even have to develop your own stuff from scratch - just use the featured lenses and links modules to point to all the great resources. But you should be able to answer questions and look up info if a lensmaster asks you directly. Of course, I (Kimberly, your Community Organizer) am always available as a resource.

Ok, I want to apply!
To apply visit the Citizen Squid Mentors lens and leave a note in the guestbook at the bottom. Include your contact information, the position you’re applying for, and tell us what makes you the best person for the job.

Our most successful lensmasters know that by helping others, they learn twice as much. By helping others be better, they enjoy extra exposure for their own lenses. If you’re looking for a chance to help others learn about Squidoo and create amazing lenses, this is a great place to start.

See you as a mentor!
~Kimberly Dawn Wells
YOUR Community & Charity Organizer
PS - want to know who your current Citizen Squid Mentors are?