You can even earn money through the ads Squidoo places on your lenses. These ads are what allow the site to be free - and you get to partake in the bounty. A WIN-WIN all around.

To get started with Squidoo, I recommend you visit this lens on "How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens."

If you'd like to use Squidoo as your main online presence... or if you want a URL that doesn't include "squidoo" in it, you can register your domain name at GoDaddy and then "point" it to your lens.

HOW TO "POINT" A DOMAIN NAME TO YOUR LENS

Register Your Domain Name with GoDaddy

GoDaddy makes it very easy to "point" a real www.com domain name to your Squidoo lens. For around $10 a year to reserve a domain name, it's a bargain.

Here's how you do it:

In GoDaddy, log in to your account with your user ID and password, click on "Domains" in the green bar, then on "Manage Domains."

Click on the domain name you wish to point (forward) to your lens and then click on "Forwarding."

Check "Enabled" and "Moved Permanently" (you can unforward later, if needed).

Then type your entire Squidoo address in the "Forward To" box (including the http://). It will be http://www.squidoo.com/(insert your lens name). Click "Okay" and you're done!

** By the way, you can point a domain name to any blog the same way... or to another website (for example, a replicated network marketing site)... or to a particular page on your existing website).
 

CREATE AN EMAIL ACCOUNT FOR YOUR DOMAIN

Log in to your GoDaddy account with your user ID and password. Click on "My Account," then on "Email Account."

Where you see "Free Email with Domain," click on "Use Credit."

Highlight (click) the domain name you want to activate for your email address. Click the "Continue" button. It'll now show as a "New Account."

Click on "Manage Account." The Email Control Center opens in a new window. Where you see "Free email addresses for mynewdomain.com, click the "ADD" button.

Enter the prefix you want in the box (could be your name, sales, info, etc. - however you want this email address to read: myname@mynewdomain.com, or info@mynewdomain.com).

Enter your password twice. (Don't forget to write your password where you'll readily find it... or use one that's easily remembered... you'll need it to access your mailbox.)

Keep the defaults for the other questions (i.e., don't enter anything else). Hit the "OK" button.

To access your mailbox, on the Email Control Center page, for the email address you just set up, click on the "Envelope" icon. This launches your webmail box.

Bookmark it to find it easily in the future. When you click on your bookmark, you'll be asked for the email address and password. Enter them both and hit "Login."