The Best Squidoo Lens NOT To Do

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It just doesn't matter

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Some people think this lens is telling them not to sell anything on Squidoo.

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This lens illustrates the wrong way to sell.

BarbRad says:

I'm afraid I see too many lenses that have too little original content and, in my opinion, too many selling modules. I'm afraid a lot of these are from Giant Squids. I really want to know why I should buy something. If I come in from Google to get information on a subject, I'm not interested in buying anything anyway, and if I see what appears at first glance to be a bunch of selling modules, I leave. OTOH, I've been to some lenses which have a lot of original content and the selling is so integrated you hardly even know it's there.

SFO_taxi says:

I hope my lenses aren't like this

crosscreations says:

Hilarious satire depicting some very silly antics done all the time in cyberspace.

kitty222 says:

:) Good way to illustrate what not to do if you want to sell stuff. I mean, I try to sell stuff on my own Lenses and I haven't thought of a good way to disguise that yet but I do try to add some interesting content too.

hotdaldalero says:

this is a good tip for those people who want to sell their
stuff.

TheShutterbugEye says:

Wait, ?!? do you mean to tell me you are not selling your stuff here??? Just kidding. Best practices. :-)

Tipi says:

"Best Practices" I find that selling isn't easy on lenses!

cjsysreform says:

Mostly I just think this is hilarious, but yes it does illustrate the wrong way to sell. Nothing wrong with selling, but everyone should see this lens before they attempt to make a sales lens... so they'll know what not to do. I've featured it on my mediocre lens awards page: http://www.squidoo.com/mediocrelensawards

worldbuilder says:

"It Don't Matter to Me" by Bread is now stuck in my head, thanks a lot!

Scottay says:

It Doesn't matter what I say because this lens is about things that just don't matter.

This lens tells me that selling is bad.

Cherrybomb2009 says:

It might be nice perhaps to post a lens exactly the opposite of this one, as a way to let those who would like to sell things on Squidoo know how they SHOULD do it. Someone trying to sell stuff might come to this page thinking that they should delete their whole lens because no one wants to visit a lens where someone is selling something. However, this lens does give some good example about a few obvious things (like having empty modules, making sure any links you post are closely related, not posting in someone's guestbook simply to get them to visit your site, etc).

Zut Moon says:

I'm in ... Let's Sell Sell Sell. And let's forget everyone else because it's all about ME (and You).

As for Bush being a catcher.... he's too stupid to even catch a cold !!!

And my choice was not there ...Selling is Good and Buy Buy Buy ...

Laniann says:

I haven't Dire Straits in a long time.

You're not saying selling is bad... just do it the correct way.

I'm not a jewelry person, but I am having a hard time resisting the $$ earrings. The Big Daddy Ring is something everyman man needs. It's a great gift idea for cougars looking for young pups. LOL - 5 Stars and I Favorite It.

MattTaylor says:

Does it really matter which choice I pick... it isn't like anyone is gonna notice because you have so many cool stuff for sale! BTW, what in Sam Hill is an actuator and how come I don't have one?

SusanFaye says:

I'm laughing so hard, it just doesn't matter! Tee hee

 
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    DeboraR DeboraR Oct 23, 2009 @ 12:27 am
    Great lens! Makes a very good point about what not to do to have a successful lens. I've seen some lens that are all about the sale. What I look for in a lens is content and when I get to the selling modules I will be more interested in making a purchase from that lens. That's also how I want my own lens to be viewed as well. I also like the humor you have added into this lens.
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    bethd821 bethd821 Oct 12, 2009 @ 6:18 pm
    Way too funny! What a great way to make a point. If this were audio, we would be getting screamed at. Great job and hope you sell alot!!
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    BarbRad BarbRad Oct 11, 2009 @ 2:05 pm
    Believe it or not, I found something on this lens I've wanted for years -- every since I saw it in the visitor's center at Donner Lake -- the Who Cares clock. I may come back and buy it someday when I can afford it.
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    luvmyludwig luvmyludwig Oct 9, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
    Blessed by a Squid Angel. I love this lens and I'm using it in my Group Huddle today. :)
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    jjj1 jjj1 Sep 28, 2009 @ 9:43 am
    I'm no Squidoo expert, but one of the main reasons I prefer Squidoo to other such systems (the other is the charity donations) is that the lenses I've seen so far have generally NOT been purely badly written spam. But - judging by the comments on this lens - there must be plenty out there I haven't had the "pleasure" of reading..
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    kitty222 kitty222 Aug 26, 2009 @ 2:52 pm
    Cool...I'm not against people selling stuff on this site or their own site but I don't like feeling pressured to buy. Also I'm more likely to spend some time on your lens if you include some interesting content. I'll 5* this one because it's funny.
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    DianeSays DianeSays Aug 2, 2009 @ 1:38 am
    Too funny!! 5 stars!! But the sad part is... the people who do build lenses like this could see this and still not 'get' it.
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    hotdaldalero hotdaldalero Jul 27, 2009 @ 5:48 pm
    this lens is so hilarious yet very informative. good job =)
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    TheShutterbugEye TheShutterbugEye Jul 24, 2009 @ 10:09 am
    Thanks, that gave me a good laugh!
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    Tipi Tipi Jul 24, 2009 @ 7:27 am
    Yesterday I published a new lens about the idea of Squidoo Bartering Groups and Lenses. I want to get people's ideas on the topic of buying with no money, trading goods and services, bartering. Sounds like fun to me..... Great lens MiMi!!!
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Seriously 

This lens may be exaggerated, but I get the same feeling from it that I get when I visit a lens created just to get people to visit the lensmaster's site or that is obviously created just to sell something from the convenient modules offered by Squidoo. Feels rather yucky, doesn't it?

If you build indifference into your lenses, that is what your readers will give you in return -- indifference -- and maybe a few choice words about wasted time.

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