1 Minute Introduction to Squidoo

You're on it right now! Squidoo is a collection of lenses - and much more. Squidoo allows you to write about the topics you like - create lenses on them, in other words - and share them with the world, as well as make money in the process! You will be rewarded for every sale made through your lens, and also simply for your lenses doing good and being visited a lot. Squidoo donates money to many charities, too - and you can contribute if you like by changing the royalty settings of your lenses!

Squidoo is not just an article directory - it's also a community of great, smart and cool people who created hundreds of thousands of great lenses - it's a community of lensmasters.

Wait... What's a "lensmaster"?

A lensmaster is a member of Squidoo who has created at least one lens. I am a lensmaster. And you can become one, too - all you have to do is signup and start lenscrafting! I know, I know - it's all pretty confusing, but don't worry: there's plenty of very helpful resources that will explain everything you need to know about Squidoo. And if that's not enough, you can always ask your fellow lensmasters for help. First of all, you want to actually sign up (use the orange button) - then just check out the links below and dive right in!

• CALAMARI: The Official Squidoo How-To is an awesome e-book in .pdf format by the original squids: Megan Casey and Seth Godin. If you take 10 minutes of your precious time to read it, you will have a pretty good idea of what Squidoo is all about and how to start making great lenses!


• Squidoo Answer Deck contains hundreds of how-to lenses run by community experts. Chances are, most of newbie questions have already been asked - and answered - before, so refer to this great resource when you need information.


• SquidU is the forum where lensmasters hang out. This is the place to introduce yourself, ask for help and advice, brag about your awesome lenses, or just chat with your fellow squids.

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