Editing suggestions for your lenses - to give your lens a lensrank boost
Ranked #546 in Squidoo Tips, #94,938 overall
A checklist to improve your lenses...
Since lensrank is based, at least partly, on how often lenses get edited - this lens is here to give you some ideas about what to do when you go over your least edited lenses.
Obviously: if you have something to add that will make your lens better: that's your best edit by far. But if you can't think of anything, the following are some things you can do that will improve your lens, improve its chances of being found in the search engines and - because it's a legitimate edit - improve it's lensrank to boot.
Improve key words
- Get you squidoo traffic
- Get your lens found in google
- Improve lensrank (because you get more traffic)
How lensrank works & How to get your lens found in google (SEO)
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How to do Keyword Research for squidoo
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It is an under statement to say that keywords are important for getting your squidoo lenses (or any webpage really) found in google or another search engine. If you are going to be making a lens to make money, you had better find out two things: wh...
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SEO for squidoo - getting found in google: search engine optimization
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SEO - search engine optimization - has many different facets. This lens goes over the main ones - especially how they effect making successful lenses on squidoo. An elaborate version of this lens, with details about blogging, twitter and more, can...
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Lensrank explained (really)
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Well, squidoo lensrank has, by common consensus (at least) the following factors: Lens freshness. sales made through money making modules like amazon and ebay. visitor numbers. star ratings. favorites. whether you've been blessed by an angel. whethe...
Add the same (new) module to all your lenses
You could:
- Add a thank you module:
to thank all the people who support you. - A support me module.
To remind people to vote, link etc. - A link plexo to all your related lenses, or all your newest lenses
- A sales module: amazon or ebay for instance.
If your lenses aren't monetized much, this is a good time to spice things up a bit. - A flickr module:
get some pictures to make your lens look better. - A Google Blog posts module.
Get related info on your lens. Makes your lens look nice and fresh to google - which is a great bonus.
- all your lenses should have a guest module
And make sure your modules have custum titles: appropriate to your topic, not generic.
Find your new module
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Cute modules to spice up your lens
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Cute modules that will help your lens stand out. Go beyond the text-module and the link-list module and use some color. These modules are built into squidoo and really make your lens look good. Some are hard to find, so I added descriptions on where...
Some things to do to improve your lenses
What's your favorite? & feel free to add your own.
Check 'Explore related pages'
Are the lenses listed actually related to yours? A more...3 points
Interlink related lenses
using the featured lens module or a link plexo (fo more...3 points
Lens Bio & Pic
Update your biography and or avatar-picture for di more...1 point
Add subtitles to modules
Include more keywords on your lens by using those more...0 points
Improving the look of your lenses
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Squidoo CSS - my favorite code to spice up a lens
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I've gathered my favorite Squidoo-code for later reference. I'm tired of trying to find that specific lens I used a css effect on and then having to go to edit-mode, copy paste, and then go back to the lens I was working on. This lens will he...
Improve the look of your lenses
- Make sure you have cute pictures in the introduction module. Perhaps pick or create a new one.
- Add pictures to your other modules, or add a polaroid module
- Use some CSS to make your text look better
- Add a picture to your guest module
Focus on lenses that might rise or fall a tier
Of course the best way to make lenses jump a tier and stay there is to get them more traffic. Think about not just editing that lens, but promoting it as well.
Squidoo pay out tiers??? - explained
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Squidconomy - The Economics of Squidoo
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Historical Adsense Payouts, Buying and Selling lenses, Affiliate payouts and more make up the mountain of ways you can make a few bucks using squidoo. Here is the history of these things and how they evolve through the life of Squidoo.
Check 'Explore related pages'
More Squidoo Help Lenses - squidoo answer deck etc.
Vote for your favorite squidoo answer deck lens (well, mine anyway)
squidoo css - my favorite code
I've gathered my favorite Squidoo-code for later r more...26 points
Lensrank explained (really)
Well, squidoo lensrank has, by common consensus, t more...14 points
SEO for squidoo - getting found in google: search engine optimization
SEO - search engine optimization - has many differ more...8 points
Advanced css for squidoo - spice up your lens MORE
My lens about css for squidoo often gets the quest more...8 points
All Posters.Com the cutest affiliate program EVER
I do love this affiliate program. allPosters.com g more...7 points
How to do Keyword Research for squidoo
It is an under statement to say that keywords are more...7 points
Retired Squidoo Angel - Spirituality
The squidoo angels decided to take more specific r more...7 points
Stumbleupon explained for lensmasters
Stumbleupon is great fun, and a tool for self-prom more...6 points
Squidcasting - how to squidcast on squidoo
Squidcasting is THE way to let people within squid more...6 points
Would you rather have a squidangel blessing or a quality link?
Would you rather have a squidangel blessing or a q more...6 points
If you want to become popular on squidoo...
In some ways squidoo is like a popularity contest. more...5 points
Squidoo money makers
This lens is meant to investigate what ways people more...5 points
Vox - blogging made simple and (more) social
I recently found Vox through a web search. It turn more...4 points
Cute modules to spice up your lens
Cute modules that will help your lens stand out. G more...4 points
The Introduction Module in Squidoo
Squidoo recently changed the Introduction module. more...4 points
Editing your squidoo lens - ideas
It's the last week of the month. To get your lense more...3 points
Google Blogsearch Module
I love to make a lens better by using google blog more...3 points
Thank you lensmaster
I started the thank you lensmaster - squidoo revie more...2 points
Inspiring Dashboard messages in squidoo
This is likely to be one of those squidoo lenses t more...2 points
Using the styles of the Squidoo themes
Squidoo HQ is working on a way to use classes to h more...2 points
Low votes in squidoo should be banned!
I think people should lighten up about the star ra more...1 point
Human Forum Promotion
This lens is a list of tips for promoting your onl more...1 point
How to make a banner for your website or myspace
I make my own banners because I just don't want an more...1 point
Optimizing tags for squidoo
Tags are a great way for websites like squidoo to more...0 points
SEO traffic stats: ranking report for squidoo lenses
Someone asked me to make a lens about my traffic s more...0 points
More editing ideas? Anything unclear?
Post your questions on this Squidoo topic below, and I'll do my best to answer them for you here.
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Oct 28, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
- A great resource lens. I'm bookmarking it for future use. Thank you, Katinka.
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- spirituality spirituality Oct 19, 2009 @ 10:56 am | in reply to TimArends
- That's because you can do this for all kinds of reasons. You could have an 'about me' module at the bottom of all your lenses so your readers know a bit more about you. Or you could put a 'thank you for the visit' module at the bottom of your lens, to remind people to rate it or link to it & thank those who have. ETC. Be creative.
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- TimArends TimArends Oct 19, 2009 @ 10:50 am
- I didn't really understand the advice to "add the same (new) module to all your lenses." Why the "same module" should be on all lenses wasn't explained.
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- Clairwil Clairwil Jul 18, 2009 @ 2:56 pm
- Some excellent advice *****
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- Ramkitten Ramkitten Jul 4, 2009 @ 3:27 am
- Just came across this lens in the Answer Deck. Great advice.
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- RosemarieFransen RosemarieFransen Jun 17, 2009 @ 4:37 pm
- Thanks Katinka for your great suggestions - as a newbie I find that there is so much yet to learn and I appreciate people like yourself who can show us the way.
Have a blessed day!
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- CheekyMonkey CheekyMonkey Jun 9, 2009 @ 4:43 am
- Another really useful lens. Thanks. I didn't see you mention going to the stats page for your lens and seeing what frequently used search terms may be added as tags.
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- Spook Spook Jun 8, 2009 @ 12:21 pm
- Great was doing well but am now back to square one. What happens if you have already added everything you can think of, surely thers a limit?
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- FunGifts4All FunGifts4All Jun 7, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
- Thank you for the tips. Good info here.
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- Astrieanna Astrieanna Jun 3, 2009 @ 10:38 pm
- Thanks for the tips! =)
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- Mountainside-Crochet Mountainside-Crochet Apr 24, 2009 @ 10:12 am
- Lots of good advice. I've just done one lens so far, with more planned soon, and your advice will help so much. Thank you! .... Learning as I go :-).
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- Swisstoons Swisstoons Apr 14, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
- Excellent tips, Katinka! Thank you for posting!
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper Apr 11, 2009 @ 6:53 am
- Splendid advice that I will start implementing. Thank you!
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- Gee-Whiz Gee-Whiz Apr 8, 2009 @ 10:25 am
- you offer excellent advice. i'll use this information in building my own lenses. thanks!
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- chefkeem chefkeem Apr 6, 2009 @ 10:32 am
- Welcome to the SquidAngel Team, Katinka! It's so great to have you with us, finally! :) A heart-felt blessing for you and this great resource lens.
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- spirituality spirituality Apr 6, 2009 @ 6:49 am | in reply to Jimmie
- I know - isn't it fun?
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- Jimmie Jimmie Apr 6, 2009 @ 6:48 am
- You're and angel!!! Congrats!
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- clemency clemency Mar 27, 2009 @ 12:34 pm
- Great lens. Thanks for the help - you've given me some good ideas.
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- aj2008 aj2008 Mar 26, 2009 @ 5:32 am
- It's that time of the month again when I need to try and maintain the lenses that are averaging in the top 2 tiers, so back to refresh myself on what I should do.
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- rms rms Mar 13, 2009 @ 6:25 am
- Excellent ideas for editing a stale lens! Nice work.
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- Amyji Amyji Feb 28, 2009 @ 9:53 am
- Very useful information that I will come back to again and again! Thank you.
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- kiwisoutback kiwisoutback Feb 18, 2009 @ 9:01 am
- Great editing tips. I'm always finding things that I missed from lenses that I made when I first joined Squidoo. The biggest thing I missed back then was filling in the subtitles -- I was really missing out. That, and my tagging was all wrong and very specific. Also, the Discovery module really is a big help with brand new lenses.
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- GrowWear GrowWear Feb 10, 2009 @ 11:47 am
- Very helpful as usual!
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- AdrienneJenkins AdrienneJenkins Feb 7, 2009 @ 7:00 am
- I've even found editing out non related copy, so less is more has also helped sometimes with lensrank.
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- Aquavel Aquavel Feb 2, 2009 @ 7:39 pm
- Excellent and informative lens! Great resources too! 5*s!
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