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Want to create more focused lenses and become a Giant Squid or Giant Squid 100 Club Member in the process? >>> Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power!

Hello Lensmasters! I have prepared this special Squidoo how-to lens just for you! Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power is key to your success on Squidoo to becoming a Giant Squid and earning more in the process!

This lens gives you step-by-step directions from a squidoo addict who has experienced over 5.75 years on Squidoo. You are getting these helpful tips from a Giant Squid 100 Club Charter Member 2007 who is a prolific author and writer having created over 800 quality and uniquely original lenses. I am a Squid Angel Emeritus too. More importantly, I would say that I am still sane after all those years. Nope, I haven't lost my mind or wandered over to that dark(er) side! It's important to be the best that you can be; to be genuine; to be authentic; to be an original. Be your original self; that's what God meant for you and me!

I've had 4 LOTDs i.e. lenses of the day and have achieved a #1 ranking in a variety of topics including the coveted People Who Matter and Food and Cooking. Over the course of my four years on Squidoo. I've achieved many Top Ten rankings along with many of my lenses in the overall Top 100!

In 2008, I was the Giant Squid of the Year and had the Best Cooking Lens. I've earned those purple stars, given for nominated quality lenses, and had that #1 overall lens for 24 days.

Isn't it amazing about the power of Squidoo? This very lens has inspired many a lensmaster over the past few years to not only join Squidoo, but to create more quality lenses to qualify and earn the coveted Giant Squid badge. My how-to lenses, like this one, have inspired other lenses on how-to Squidoo, and even an ebook or two, with step-by-step guides and instructions! Isn't the internet and Squidoo just amazing I ask???

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Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power was originally created on May 11, 2008.

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* Want to know how to expand your Squidoo lens portfolio to achieve more traffic more exposure more readers?

* Want to ultimately become a Giant Squid or perhaps a Mega Giant Squid like Jaguar Julie and enjoy special Squidoo perks?

* Want to optimize your potential for more Squidoo royalties?

If you answered "YES!" to any of these, read on ...

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Yes, You too CAN achieve special status like Jaguar Julie! 

And, earn $$$ ? 

I. Introduction ...

SquidU Review Intro - Expanding your Lens Publishing Power

Friday, May 9, 2008

The question is often asked on the forum, "How long is too long for a lens?" The answer varies, depending on the topic of the lens, the target audience, the types of modules, etc. However, if you are thinking about breaking your lens into smaller parts, or creating new ones to showcase new information, additional lenses can boost your linking power and give you new opportunities to get found online.

This week, Giant Squid Jaguar Julie teaches us how to expand your lens repertoire by creating new lenses from old ones. --Kimberly Dawn Wells, Your Community Organizer on Squidoo

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II. First: Work with OLD lenses ...

Making New Lenses Out of Old Lenses

Take a loooooong lens and create a couple of new lenses

As Squidoo fanatics, many of us have loooooong lenses that we developed on our favorite topics. Is this the best way to go? There's nothing wrong with a few long lenses, but many smaller lenses to compliment them can be very powerful as well.
When your readers notice that you have several lenses on one topic, they'll be more interested in seeing what you have to say. "The more you have to say about one topic, the more people will think you know about it." says Kimberly Dawn Wells. And, not only that, but "more lenses equals more links equals more opportunity to be found."

You can take what Kimberly says "to the bank" as your Squidoo royalties will increase with more focused lenses too! How does that work? Read on to find out.

Making Multiple Lenses From an EXISTING Longer Lens

How long is too long?

What is a 'long' lens anyways? While you can see top-rated lenses that have 30-40 and even more modules, that can be a bit too many modules for a focused lens. It's a matter of whether or not each and every module within that lens contributes to the lens primary topic. If some of the modules appear to deviate from the primary topic, than these modules would be great for a second or third more focused lens!

Once you have identified your long lens that you want to split, let's get started!

Step-by-Step Directions ...

  • TIP: Print a copy of the long lens first!
  • Mark up the printed copy, identifying which modules will be copied to the new lens(es).
  • Use the printed copy as your guide to keep track of your progress.
  • At the moment, there is not a utility that can copy modules from an existing lens to a new one. You will need to manually copy and paste, but this is a pretty easy task if you have a great long lens to work with.
  • Open your long lens in edit mode so that you will have access to any special code in your modules that you want to copy to the new lens.
  • Open a new browser tab or window and create the new lens.
  • Add and rearrange the modules in your new lens that you want to copy from the long lens.
  • Copy and paste from the long lens to the new lens.
  • Add any necessary new copy to your new lens and publish!
  • Delete the modules you no longer need on your long lens, rearrange modules if necessary, and publish.
  • TIP: Be sure that you have added the featured lens module to both lenses so that you can reference the other lens!
  • Don't forget to lensroll to AND from the new lens for more traffic!

Remember :: More Lenses = the Potential of earning more $$$s 

Some Examples of Shorter, More Focused Lenses ...

A Giant Squid can be prolific, and long-winded too!

A popular type of lens is the lensography, a compilation, organized view of a lensmaster's lenses. However, a lensography can get to be the epitome of a long lens especially for Giant Squids who are quite prolific!

My First Lensography is a tad loooooong ! 

An example of a loooooong lens ...

It's a mega lens and a mega lensography!


This is my first, and MAIN lensography.
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I split that mega lensography into multiple lenses ...

Which are more focused lenses aka lensographies!

Now I've got more lenses with more focused content ultimately meaning more opportunities for traffic.
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Examples of Longer Lenses

What is Jaguar Julie passionate about?

To know me is to know that one of my passionate core topics is Eastern Europe. My "made in" lenses have been some of the most passionate lenses that I have lovingly created. These are the lenses that have some of the most modules of any of my lenses.

Made in Bulgaria - Francesco Biasia, Karl Lagerfeld, Lacoste and Perry Ellis is the shortest of the long lenses in that I split out a portion of this lens to create a second, more focused lens, Made in Bulgaria - Lalo Orna.

The Loooooong and Short of it

A mama lens and her offspring!

The mama lens, "Made in Bulgaria" had a baby, more focused lens, "Made in Bulgaria -- Lalo Orna!"
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More Examples of Longer Lenses

These "Made in" lenses are focused, but a bit long!

So, when will Jaguar Julie create additional focused lenses from these longer, "made in" lenses? You'll have to check back and see!
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III. Second: Work with NEW lenses ...

Making Multiple NEW Lenses

Use create a lens template!

For those of you who have access to the Create a Lens Template** this is a super easy way to create multiple lenses which focus on different aspects of a single topic.

* Select and rearrange specific modules
* Write your customized biography and upload your portrait
* Add your tags
* Set up your charity and cash options

Once you have finished setting up your custom template, you publish it. Your template is then available for using with the lenses that you want to have the similar modules.

*Only Giant Squids currently have access to the template. Learn more here!

Managing Your Lens Template 

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Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power = $$$ 

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In Summary ...

More good lenses = more good content = more good exposure = more good readers.

P.S. My "inspiration" for this lens?

Thanks to Kimberly Dawn Wells for asking!

Yes, it was that simple. Kimberly asked me to write an article for SquidU Review: Expanding your Lens Publishing Power! So, I decided to expand upon that article a bit and put together this lens.

Your inspiration :: to earn more $$$s ??? 

More inspiration for this lens!

The Lensmaster Lounge has been buzzing ...

The Lensmaster Lounge: Requested Features
Feature to include: Number of modules in lenses
I believe I've seen a lensmaster post something about starting a group for colossal lenses. I know that I've got more than a few with a great number of modules. Some of these lenses could well be split into 2 or 3 more lenses ... -- 04/14/2008 8:35 am - JaguarJulie
The Lensmaster Lounge: Requested Features
Feature requested: Capability to designate modules to split out ...
... to create another lens or two. I've been seeing forum posts about the suggestion of splitting out a long lens into more focused lenses for a number of valid reasons. -- 04/14/2008 8:37 am - JaguarJulie

My inspiration for everyday!

Yes, it's more of Seth Godin's philosophy ...

Well before I was ever a Squidoo lensmaster, I was a follower of Seth Godin's principles. Eight years ago, I was gifted with Permission Marketing -- my first Seth book!

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Be sure to check this one out too for more helpful advice and tips ...

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Did you learn anything new from my step by step guide?

Or, want to know more? Do you need more step by step instructions?

Take a moment and let me know that you picked up a tip from this lens. Or, let me know if there is something that you like to know more about. I do take time to offer advice when asked! And, more importantly to give some pointers.

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About the Author, JaguarJulie

A Squidoo Veteran Lensmaster Since 3/21/06

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Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power was originally created on May 11, 2008.
Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power : Another How-to Squidoo
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