Angel Blessing from Pukeko

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What Does It Take to Get Blessed by a Squidoo Angel?

Being a Squidoo angel is both an honor and a responsibility. Thank you to the Squidoo team for selecting me to serve along side a group of such outstanding lensmasters as those you have chosen to be the current angels. Many of my feelings are captured by this beautiful Cherub as I feel young (to the angel program), thoughtful (as I take time to determine if a lens is worthy of my blessing or in need of [hope not] a ding), and ready to take on a new challenge.

Squidoo Angel is a volunteer position. As an angel, I have the responsibility to help make Squidoo a better place for all lensmasters. I do this by seeking out great lenses and giving them a "blessing" - a thumbs up. This gives a small boost in lens ranking. If several angels bless the same lens, a larger boost. We also can ding the lenses that violate the Squidoo TOS. In the end, we help to bring the best lenses to the top of the rankings. In exchange, we all get a better, and more widely trusted platform for our writing.

So, what are the criteria for a "blessed" lens? While we are given the basics, the fine tuning is up to each angel. Read on to see what this angel looks for before I bestow a blessing.

Photo is clip from poster shown below.

Don't Do This!
Some of the Lenses I have Blessed this Month

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Detail of the Sistine Madonna, c.1514 Art Print
Available at AllPosters.com

My Favorite Lenses Are:

Informative
Interesting
Creative
Fun

A Bit More Detail on What I like to See:

I imagine you are thinking, "that's all very good, but not terribly helpful." So here are my top 10 tips to creating better lenses. If you are looking for a blessing from this angel, try and include as much of these things as appropriate:

* Begin with an interesting, attractive and eye-catching introduction, and be sure to include artwork or photo.

* Change the defaults - this includes the bio, bio photo and default module titles.

* Keep it interesting! Use a variety of different modules as well as photos or artwork throughout your lens. Add a bit of color, formatting and creativity.

* Write original content. Write what you know. Make it personal by including some "I" statements. Credit any quotes or photos which you have permission to use.

* Include interactive modules, such as a guestbook and either a poll, duel, voting plexo or caption contest.

* If you recommend a product, tell me why.

* Proof read, publish and then have a look at the final product to be sure it is what you expected.

Here are some of my favorite learning tools:

Searching For Images

Are you having trouble finding images to use in your lenses? Are you having to resort to hastily scribbled doodles and photos of yourself with no make-up and tangled hair? Worry no longer! This lens is going to tell you everything you need to know...

Formatting AllPosters on Squidoo

No matter what type of lens you are writing, you can usually find a poster to enhance it among the half million options offered by Allposters. Affiliate members can add posters and images from popular movies, music groups, sports teams, fine art, in...

A Guide to the Interactive Modules

This squidoo lens is the second in the series of lenses about Visitor Interaction. The first one is: The Importance of Visitor Interaction Read on to find more about the interaction modules on Squidoo and how to use them! Title image: Buy at AllPost...

HTML Tips for Color

Color can be applied via HTML tags to fonts, borders and backgrounds. squidoo.com/basichtml and squidoo.com/advancedhtml show how to implement these colors. This lens however isn't going to show how the code is applied, but is a repository for the...

Basic HTML for Squidoo

Before you start reading all this, you may want to open Advanced HTML in a new tab, because you'll be wanting to check it out as soon as you've finished this! You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules. Mostly used to create hyperlinks (the...

The Butterfly Art Print
Available at AllPosters.com

Don't Do This!

So, now that you know what I am looking for, here is the opposite. This list provides a few things which will stop me from giving you a blessing (and the first two on the list will get a ding):

* Don't Spam
* Don't write about illegal topics or topics which violate Squidoo Terms of Service
* Don't violate copyright or copy another person's work
* Don't leave default module titles or the default bio on your lens
* Don't forget to proofread

Here are three great lenses from by Squidoo editor-in-chief Megan Casey which might help clarify some of the "Don'ts".

SquidSpam: Zero Tolerance

... that everyone deserves a voice online, and a free service for sharing and spreading recommendations, ideas, products and passions. Not just the gatekeepers. Not just paid editors. Not just A-listers and marketers. Everyone. We also believe...

SquidDon't!

It's simple: given our pedigree, our point of view and our dyed-in-the-wool, we-will-never-change-our-mind conviction on this issue, spam is not okay at Squidoo. This page outlines our thinking on the issue. It supplements our terms of service. Don'...

About the limit on "overly promotional lenses"

As part of our recent Squidoo policy update, we're introducing a new limit to the number of links to the same domain that you can have on a lens. Here's a deeper look at our thinking on this issue and how it affects you. Thanks for reading. **Phot...

The First Kiss, c.1873 (detail) Art Print
Available at AllPosters.com

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Some of the Lenses I have Blessed this Month

Please check out some of these fantastic Squidoo lenses. Then you will know better what I look for before I give out a blessing. This list will keep growing, so check back if you want to see some of my new favorites.

Awareness Ribbons

In today's society, you would be hard pressed to find someone whose life has not been touched in some way by cancer, heart disease, AIDS, or even some rare disease. Finding a cure for each and every strain of these diseases is becoming more and more...

Chronological History of the World Unit-Studies for Homeschoolers

We are secular homeschoolers, and as such we will be studying the progression of evolution, both of our planet Earth, and of humans and all other life-forms over the course of history. This is a history unit that will carry our family through the ne...

Copyright Infringement

Know Your Copyrights If you've had your work stolen, copied or 'borrowed' there are usually steps that can be taken to protect your work, although some legal avenues can be expensive. However, your work illegally posted by someo...

Tutankhamun's Tomb KV62 and Treasures

Tutankhamun's treasures from KV62 King Tut's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings have thrilled the world for 90 years. Discover them for yourself in this lens by Kate Phizackerley author of the popular News from the Valley of the Kings . Photo ©...

Breast Reduction Surgery

Women who want relief of back, shoulder, and neck pain caused by large breasts are opting for Breast Reduction Surgery. Breast Reduction Surgery or Reduction Mammoplasty is becoming a common medical procedure. More than 70,000 women underwent breast...

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Melanoma Information and Resources

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The Best Fall Foliage Spots in the United States

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Blobby on Blobby

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Angel Blessing from Pukeko

What Does It Take to Get Blessed by a Squidoo Angel?

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

My Favorite Lenses Are:

A Bit More Detail on What I like to See:

Don't Do This!

Have You Been Kissed By an Angel?

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Some of the Lenses I have Blessed this Month

More for October

Have You Been Blessed By Pukeko?

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