Your Lens is 100%, Now What?

Every great lens deserves a round of applause and yours is no different.

If you've made friends here on Squidoo, or you've dipped a toe in to the SquidU forum a few times, then you know there's a network of lensmasters eager to see what you've published. Go ahead and share your work with them every so often.

Don't think of it as bragging. Think of it as sharing your lenscrafting expertise with the Squidoo community and setting a great example for others to follow.

Add a Featured Lens module, or a My Lenses module, to show off your 100% lens on any other similar topic lenses you have. The more you relate your lenses and link them back and forth, the better.

It's human nature to be passionate about the things we love and people love to voice their opinions about everything and anything so why not give them another chance to do that (while also spending a little more time on your great lens) by adding another question, or by starting a debate with one of Squidoo's two most popular interaction inspiring modules?

Keep in mind that even the silliest of topics can inspire thought provoking questions.

Which Duck made the better sidekick? Donald or Daffy?
Should people who reside in Delaware be called Delawarers or Delawarians?

A lens that contains lots of interaction by way of polls and interesting debates has a greater chance of acquiring repeat visitors who want to stop back to see if their views match up with the next guy's.

On top of which, after someone comments in your Duel or Poll module, she's prompted to share the debate with a friend. Think of it like free word of mouth...

Every single day there are literally thousands of new bits of information being added to the web by way of articles, blog posts, new sites and pages. Make sure your lens contains all of the latest and greatest links on your topic.

What good is an excellent lens if no one can find it?

Sure, Squidoo is a powerful publishing platform but if you want your lens to soar into the stratosphere (and get lots of targeted traffic) you're going to have to give it a helping hand.

'Promotion' can feel like a dirty word sometimes, so we prefer to think of it as sharing, generously, with people who want to hear from you.

Post it on Facebook, and Tweet about it.
Write a blog post about your new lens.
Or collaborate: find a niche blogger who might be writing about the same topic and find your lens useful.
And email it to some of your friends (but only if they're interested in the topic!) for feedback, and see if they might help get the word out too.

The more places you can find to shout about your super terrific lens the better.

A picture can speak a thousand words (and make your lens look darn pretty too) so why not find, or even go out and take, another photo or two to add to the awesome collection of cited photos you've already posted on your lens?

Swapping out old photos with new ones in your Intro module and throughout your lens is a great way to keep your 100% lens updated and fresh looking.

As the expert on your topic it's up to you to be on the lookout for new information, ideas, and advances being made that you can write about and add to your lens today.

Don't put it off until tomorrow. Be quick to report any news or cool facts you find.

Your lens doesn't need to be a catchall on your topic, and it's better if it's NOT featuring everything plus the kitchen sink. But thoughtfully updating your lens with relevant content or comments is the mark of a pro.

Write a blog post or start a SquidU thread sharing how you successfully achieved a 100% lens. Break down your story into 5 tips to help other lensmasters take their progress bars to the top!

We're always looking for well crafted lenses full of unique, useful, and updated content to feature as Lens of the Day.

Show us yours!

SquidLike other lenses on your topic, or go comment (kindly and uniquely) on them. That's a good way to find another lensmaster who is writing about the topic you both love, and help him or her find you in return.

Double check your lens for originality.

Double check your lens title: Is it accurate, does it read like a human wrote it, and is it interesting? Or does it read like a keyword stuffed phrase, or have typos, etc.

Check your module titles, too, and make sure none of them are generic.

Just because you have a 100% perfect lens today doesn't necessarily mean it will still be that way a year or even a month from now. The web loves updated content, and shirks stale.

Links get broken, products get removed from the marketplace, news gets old, and photos can become outdated quickly online. Be sure to stop back and take a look at your 100% lenses every so often to double check that everything is still working the way you intended it to.