Amazon and Squidoo, what a great combination!
There are six Amazon modules on Squidoo, the Amazon Spotlight module is my favorite, but they can all be used effectively if you take a little time to work on them.
Here's my suggestions for using each one, hopefully you'll get some ideas of your own, and find ways to use them that you hadn't thought of before.
Got Amazon?
Amazon Basics: Getting Started
If you are already successfully using Amazon on Squidoo, then there's not much I can tell you about the basics, but if you aren't using Amazon, or if you aren't getting any sales through your Amazon Modules, here's some things to start out with.If you are like me, being a salesperson is not what you really want to be. I never wanted to work in sales, but having a platform like Squidoo to sell things on is actually pretty fun. You can write about why you like something, just pretend you are telling a friend or family member about a product you'd like them to try.
That's why I recommend focusing on products you use, or know well. You don't even need to have ever bought anything from Amazon, but most likely, if you look, you've find many things you buy everyday can be found on Amazon, so write about them!
If you can convey to your readers why you like and use something, there's a good chance you'll be able to get them to check it out for themselves. If you have a camera, try to take some good looking pictures of the product. Consider pictures that show the product in action, or show angles that give your reader a better idea of what the product looks like.
Many Modules allow you to disable the image that comes from Amazon, you can use your own hosting (or free hosting from sites like Photobucket) to place your pictures in the description area of the Module, or use a Text or Text with BIG picture Module to use your own pictures and add more information about the product.
Even if your whole Lens is not about the product you are featuring, showing pictures with the product being used in other sections of your Lens can complement and reinforce your product choice when the reader gets to that point.
Watch out for products that have low star ratings on Amazon. The modules that show the ratings can be set to not show them, but if the reader clicks through and sees a low star rating it's going to be a hard sell. If the low rating is showing on your Lens, they probably won't click through, anyway.
Remember, however you use them, try to keep your products focused to your Lens topic and keywords. Also, try to give your readers as much information as you can, at least try to explain why you've chosen to promote the products you are displaying. With so much information on the Internet, it could mean the difference between someone visiting Amazon through your links, or going back to Google to find someone else who will answer their questions.
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Amazon Module
The Basic Amazon Module
The main Amazon Module can feature up to five items at once, it is also able to use a search function to automatically update the featured products based on a word or phrase.
Like anything, the more you put into it, the more you'll get out of it.
Amazon Module Tips
Amazon MP3 Module
Amazon's Music Module
The Amazon MP3 Module is a great way to showcase your favorite music, and your readers may even be compelled to purchase some.
One of the best parts of this is that you don't have to worry about shady "free" download sites. If it is available, it's easy to find, and easy to set it up for people to preview the songs without even leaving your Lens.
Amazon MP3 Tips
Amazon Recommendations Tips
Let Amazon Do The Work By Recommending Something!
This Amazon Module takes your product suggestion, and recommends similar items that the reader may also enjoy.
Add this module to your Lens, and you may see something you never thought of that you'd like to get for yourself!
Amazon Recommendations Tips
Amazon Search Tips
Everyone Loves To Search For Deals
Set up an Amazon Search Module, and your readers can search for deals right on your Lens.
With so many identical items available at different prices through Amazon, thanks to all the competing merchants in the Amazon Marketplace, you don't have to worry about keeping track of changing prices and offerings.
Amazon Search Tips
Amazon Spotlight Tips
Amazon Spotlighted On Squidoo
The Amazon Spotlight Module has become my favorite Amazon Module on Squidoo. It features a single product at a time, and has a larger product picture than the other modules, except for the MP3 module.
With all that space, hopefully you can come up with enough of a description to make people interested enough to click on it.
Amazon Spotlight Tips
Amazon Voting Module Tips
Give Your Readers The Right To Vote!
When you engage your readers, get them to think, then you may be able to get them to stay on your Lens long enough to interact with it.
If you are looking to get a little more interaction from your readers, this may fit the bill!
Amazon Voting Module Tips
More Amazon Tips From Skilled Lensmasters!
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More Tips For Working With Amazon On Squidoo
Check these out, if you have your own Amazon Associates ID
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Amazon RSS Feeds for Your Squidoo Lens
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How To Add Amazon Product Links
Have you wished you could add one of those cool carousel widgets on your lens? Or a contextual product cloud? How about a big preview of your Amazon aStore? Well, now you can. With a little (actually BIG!) help of Clearspring, the widget network, an...
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Comments? What Do You Think About These Amazon Tips?
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- Ramkitten Ramkitten Oct 26, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
- This is great information. I really need to go over my lenses and see how I can improve my Amazon modules, including the content I've added to them. I'm sure I'm not using these modules to their fullest potential.
Also, thank you for your helpful email about my website. I'll be getting back to you real soon.
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- MiaBellezza MiaBellezza Oct 18, 2009 @ 11:22 pm
- Thanks. You've done you're research. I have bookmarked this and will return to reread, as I'm too tired now - LOL!
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- Sylvestermouse Sylvestermouse Oct 16, 2009 @ 11:46 am
- There are some really great suggestions here! Thanks!
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- GonnaFly GonnaFly Oct 4, 2009 @ 5:29 pm
- This is a great selection of hints and resources. Thanks for compiling it.
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- Laniann Laniann Oct 4, 2009 @ 6:48 am
- All the Amazon Tips For Lenses are very useful and filled with good information. Each section is explained in a way that is easy to understand. 5*s
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- wwkeen wwkeen Oct 2, 2009 @ 8:25 pm
- Great lens, Dan! Bookmarked it for future reference
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- pkmcr pkmcr Oct 2, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
- Very informative and helpful lens that is easy to follow for someone who is looking to use te Amazon Modules
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Oct 2, 2009 @ 2:03 pm
- Great lens. Thanks for including my affiliate lens too. Blessed by an angel. :)
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- Joan4 Joan4 Sep 29, 2009 @ 7:45 am
- This is great info and I need to try that Amazon search module. I have not done that one yet!
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper Sep 15, 2009 @ 6:32 pm
- Great info, Dan!
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- Mickie_G Mickie_G Sep 14, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
- Thanks for the hard work, Dan! Like a_willow, I have seen some new lenses to visit, too.
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- a_willow a_willow Sep 13, 2009 @ 2:17 am
- This will be fun! And I see here few lenses I haven't visited yet! Off I go! :) Thank you for making this and all other lenses about Amazon modules. We need more than basic to excel!
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