Heads Up !

I'm going to give you guys and ladies who read this blog a little jump over those who read the Roadshow newsletter only...

One of my articles in the next newsletter will be about Squidoo. If you aren't familiar with it, and many folks aren't, it's another social networking site that allows users to create their own pages.

Unlike sites like My Space, Squidoo allows you to set up web pages about virtually any subject you choose. You can set up a webpage about yourself, your hobby's, your religion, your work, whatever you want to write about.

And unlike sites like My Space, you can monetize your site, as well as post links to your other websites. Squidoo will actually post Google ads and Amazon books on your site that relate to your subject, and split the revenue with you.. ;o)

Go to http://www.squidoo.com/street-magic/ , which is a site I created in about thirty minutes, and get a rough idea of what you can do with Squidoo. If you're a magician and don't have your own personal website, go to Squidoo and set one up. It may not be your ultimate dream site, but it far superior to... nothing !

Go to Godaddy and get a domain name, www.Harrythemagician or whatever, and in your Godaddy control panel 're-direct' (really simple to do) your domain name to your Squidoo address. Anyone typing in your domain name will be whisked away to your Squidoo site..

There is a risk of Squidoo becoming a huge sp'am stomping ground. I look for them to adopt a series of standards one day, and it would be a good idea for you to already have a site or two in place.

You can set up an unlimited number of sites, so you're not limited to magic. Be creative..

PS.. When you've set up your magic related site, send me your url and I'll publish it in a list of Roadshow readers who have published sites. We can all 'visit' on anothers site and in turn increase each readers 'rank' in Squidoo's search engine.

I'm going to put together a PDF report sometime in the next week or so, detailing some of the features of Squidoo and what you can accomplish with a minimum of effort. Look for the link in an upcoming issue of the Magic Roadshow..

http://www.squidoo.com/street-magic/