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  • YayasHome Feb 9, 2012 @ 12:44 am | delete
    I wish I had found Making Your First Squidoo Lens a long time ago. This is a great page an' answers so many questions. I know I'll be referring to this page often as I continue to write on Squidoo. Thank you for breaking it down so's it's easier to un'erstan'.
  • Tipi Dec 26, 2011 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Revisiting with another angel blessing on this very helpful lens.
  • marketingmania2012 Dec 14, 2011 @ 8:46 pm | delete
    That's awesome. I just finished creating my first lens...do I need to make different lenses for each blog I post? Or do I have to re-create brand new lenses for completely separate topics?
  • SimpleSocialSolution Dec 8, 2011 @ 2:11 pm | delete
    This was amazingly helpfull, so much good content, thanks.
  • collettehrock Dec 8, 2011 @ 9:57 am | delete
    I have come back to this post many times, and I find this information so helpful
  • ProfDrJuan Dec 5, 2011 @ 8:00 am | delete
    helpful tips.. thanks
  • paydayadvanceuk Nov 23, 2011 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    Wow, thanks for the tips.. I only have 1 lens.. This would definitely help me create more...:)
  • artbyrodriguez Oct 28, 2011 @ 4:51 pm | delete
    Really wish I had read this before I started my first lens.
    Very helpful and informative information that I can use on all of my lenses.
    Thank you.
  • coltus Oct 16, 2011 @ 10:20 am | delete
    Beneficial info and great lens you got here!
  • jasmine11911 Oct 4, 2011 @ 10:58 pm | delete
    very helpful.thx :)
  • SquidooKimberly Sep 21, 2011 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    Three cheers to Paula for keeping this lens fresh and fun!
  • katesmart Sep 17, 2011 @ 10:01 am | delete
    Thank you so much for this lens. I had started one but had gone thru some personal problems and didn't finish. I am back to finishing it and this lens has been helpful.
  • JoeSteinbeck Sep 2, 2011 @ 10:47 am | delete
    I guess I can use the tips for making my third and so on :) thanks
  • EmpowerLiberty Aug 25, 2011 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    The best lenses I read are ones that have valuable insight. Thanks for the tips.
  • benjamin37 Aug 24, 2011 @ 12:23 am | delete
    like the lens really
  • TIRMassageStone Aug 15, 2011 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    I think it is important to "be yourself" when creating a lens. I think so many people try to make an amazing lens by talking about something the think people will want to hear that they forget to write about what they know best.
  • mensdesigner19 Aug 12, 2011 @ 3:09 am | delete
    Now im a great fan of your lens "GREAT WORK"
  • mench686 Aug 11, 2011 @ 1:00 pm | delete
    Very informative lense!
  • RecipePublishing Aug 5, 2011 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Thank you, this was helpful.
  • Desty Jul 25, 2011 @ 11:37 pm | delete
    Thanks for the information. Looking forward to putting it to good use. :)
  • Donnette Jul 22, 2011 @ 11:57 am | delete
    WHat a seriously helpful and informative lens... you really have explained things beautifully!
  • 360xbl Jul 18, 2011 @ 2:51 am | delete
    sweet lens
  • Teddy_Steele Jul 18, 2011 @ 1:29 am | delete
    My first lens was a gaming news page. It was simple using RSS feeds from the most popular game news sites and I added in a good amount of interactive modules for users to give great feedback & promote discussions.
  • CalamariFritti Jun 23, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    Fantastic info! This will come in very handy. Love the pictures too. :)
  • Russia33 Jun 16, 2011 @ 7:02 pm | delete
    Great lens. I wish I had seen this before I started my first lens!
  • aprilmc Jun 16, 2011 @ 1:17 am | delete
    Thanks for the "Don't panic" message. You really got across the possibility of the having fun.
  • dpettigrew Jun 5, 2011 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    I'm a noob and thanks so much for your help. Cool photos too!
  • winlin Jun 4, 2011 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    Excellent lens! Many good points about keeping the flow going.
  • May 30, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    Thanks for your information , it is helpful for me .
  • bolillie May 20, 2011 @ 9:36 pm | delete
    I've read a lot of lenses about how to Squidoo, but this is my favorite thus far. The information is clear, concise and pertinent and the approach seems balanced and realistic. Thank you!
  • cheryschmidt May 10, 2011 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    I Loved your lens I worked on mine for about 6 hours then go to publish and it says No Do you have anyideas for me?
  • RamblingRosy May 5, 2011 @ 10:46 am | delete
    Great advice for this newbie:) Thanks so much for this clear and concise post eh lens.
  • meisgood132 Apr 23, 2011 @ 7:42 am | delete
    Great lens just what a newbie needs
  • Philippians468 Apr 12, 2011 @ 11:35 am | delete
    this lens brings back many lovely memories! i agree that it is important to enjoy the journey in Squidland! cheers
  • oktalBlizzard Mar 30, 2011 @ 2:06 am | delete
    Great lens! Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for!
    Oh, and nice pictures :)
  • Mar 22, 2011 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Great lens,Thank for infob
  • UKGhostwriter Mar 13, 2011 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens have a thumbs up from me!
  • WorldWideWriters Mar 6, 2011 @ 1:16 pm | delete
    AWesome Lens!! So useful for new squidooers
  • kguru1979 Mar 4, 2011 @ 5:34 am | delete
    This is a great lens and very much useful for me .... thanks for sharing...!
  • suzbun Mar 3, 2011 @ 3:54 am | delete
    Great lens full of good advice but can you tell me what a squid angel is? I see many people are blessed by them :)
  • lakeerieartists Mar 3, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    A squid angel is a Squidoo volunteer who has the ability to visit lenses and give them a small boost or blessing for being excellent lenses.
  • sorana Feb 25, 2011 @ 3:02 am | delete
    Brilliant lens and great tips, suggestions and resources. Although I'm not a newbie on Squidoo I always look for tips and suggestions from other lensmasters.
  • candlelighter Feb 20, 2011 @ 5:35 pm | delete
    Am very new to your site, albeit not new to software.
    Think I have a lens ready to publish...
    Where is the Publish button ? Looked, looked and looked.
    Thank you
  • lakeerieartists Feb 23, 2011 @ 6:53 am | delete
    Hi and welcome to Squidoo. The publish button is in the very top of your workshop. Big orange button.
  • akashjoshi Mar 28, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
    thanks i read your whole lens just to look info for publish button only... add this info to your lens too. :)
  • EpiphanyLondon Jan 21, 2011 @ 1:17 pm | delete
    Thanks very much for all the excellent help :-D
  • Bookworm25 Jan 15, 2011 @ 6:16 pm | delete
    Excellent lens, very informative :)
  • LizMac60 Dec 31, 2010 @ 9:56 am | delete
    Most helpful lens. Blessed by a squid angel.
  • refrige23 Dec 12, 2010 @ 9:13 am | delete
    I love your lenses
  • leathersleepersofa Dec 12, 2010 @ 8:30 am | delete
    nice lens
  • chinalong Dec 6, 2010 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    Thank you very much! ! I learned a lot! ! ! Thank you! ! ! Looking forward to your visit, there may be what you want! ! !
  • JWilson88 Nov 29, 2010 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    Very Useful information, I am glad I read it
  • Yourshowman Nov 24, 2010 @ 1:03 am | delete
    A very very useful lens. I loved reading this. Many great tips here. Thanks for sharing.
  • awesomeamber Nov 20, 2010 @ 8:52 am | delete
    this helped me a lot! my lens is called stop those hiccups. plz check it out! www.squidoo.com/stop-the-hiccups-
  • AmbrosiaPopsicle Nov 13, 2010 @ 8:19 pm | delete
    Your first pic is just epic, so cute!
  • Nov 12, 2010 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    Hi, thank you for a very helpful guide.
    Unfortunately, I saw it after I have created my first lens so I have made a worrisome mistake.
    When I edited my profile I didn't understand that my username will be my public name on the blog so I wrote something that doesn't match my needs.
    Is there a way that squidoo team can help me revise my username? If not, how can I start over? Do I need to erase my account?

    And another question- How can I make my full name and my email adress private?
    Thanks!!
  • lakeerieartists Nov 12, 2010 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    I am a little confused by your question because I do not see any profile up at all on your account. However, you cannot change your lensmaster name without starting from scratch.
  • javrsmith Nov 3, 2010 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    It was very easy to write my first lens. The next ones were good too. It has been a lot of fun already.
  • luckycharms Oct 27, 2010 @ 10:18 am | delete
    This is a very useful lens. A great place for all sqiudoo newbies to start out for sure!
  • MarkUpshaw Oct 20, 2010 @ 2:01 am | delete
    Very helpful. This is the manual they should have included in the Squidoo box.
  • KarenTBTEN Oct 9, 2010 @ 2:31 am | delete
    This is a very useful and well done Squid-help page. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • DARdreams Oct 7, 2010 @ 3:04 pm | delete
    I've already made a bunch of lenses, but your info is great for reviewing and tweaking them to make them better.
  • MaximillianHeadroom Aug 17, 2010 @ 11:58 am | delete
    Hi, Very inforomative but i have a question. I am a Hubber and have been told Squidoo is better. So I am giving it a try. There are many similarities, but one thing i cannot find is how do I review my page as if it is live (without the text block markers etc)? I need to see it as others will once it is published, before I publish it.
    Thanks
  • lakeerieartists Sep 7, 2010 @ 9:51 am | delete
    There is a preview button on the workshop page that you can click to see it "live".
  • TriCandy Jul 14, 2010 @ 8:40 am | delete
    Hi, really love all this information, it's a big community. Wrote and finally published my first lens on solar skylights. Had some helpful info from the Squid U team.
    Will need to research and ask more Squids about improving my lens and getting more traffic, here's my first lens, please check it out. http://www.squidoo.com/odl-skylight
  • Bowenwcoen Jul 4, 2010 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    Great info, but as a new squid, i am having a problem loading a video. i do the copy and paste from the embed code that you tube gives me, i thought it might be just the video, but every on i try says that link will not work after posting, anyone have a answer? i went thru squid U to find the answer but no luck. is there maybe a long delay after updating lens then publishing it then a wait time before the video comes on line?
  • lakeerieartists Jul 5, 2010 @ 12:55 pm | delete
    Hi and welcome. You should be able to load a video by just putting the video url into the video module. Don't need the entire embed code.
  • Prosperity09 Jul 1, 2010 @ 8:57 am | delete
    This is very informative as well as entertaining. The pictures are hilarious, won't tell you which one's my favourite but you can have a wild quess!
  • rleightardif Jun 19, 2010 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    Very useful information. I wish I'd found this before I created my profile. I found it hard to know what to put in some of the fields.
  • lakeerieartists Jun 21, 2010 @ 11:25 am | delete
    Rhonda, nothing is set in stone. You can change the fields.
  • rleightardif Jun 21, 2010 @ 3:43 pm | delete
    Thank you. I just may be getting the hang of it.
  • rleightardif Jun 19, 2010 @ 7:56 am | delete
    You have a wealth of information here. But I'm really not sure now that I have my lens set up right. Just did it last night. I made a "Who Is" page as my main page. I'm in IM also. After reading this, I'm wondering if I should have two accounts, one for personal, and one for IM. (Perhaps with links?). I also don't know if I have everything set up right. Like the one page you can't change, forget what that was now. Can you look at this for me? I also didn't see your contact information but will go back and see if I can find it. My first lens is Who Is Rhonda Leigh Tardif and the second is A View of My Son George. I also notice when I'm in the Dashboard, it shows that both of my lenses are the same, A View of My Son George. Also, if I do publsih my storey The Light Still Shines, would each post be a new lens? So many questions, but I'm a bit confused. Thanks
  • lakeerieartists Jun 21, 2010 @ 11:27 am | delete
    Each lens is a single page. So yes, each would be a new lens if you put in a new url. That is how Squidoo is set up. You can set up two accounts if you wish or you can use one account for whatever you need. I only have one account that I use for everything.
  • WeddingZazzle May 11, 2010 @ 4:22 am | delete
    Great lens. SquidAngel Blessings :)
  • scania May 10, 2010 @ 12:59 pm | delete
    Hi i have just built my first lens but i am confused about the Big Arrow section.
    It asks.What is the URL you want to promote.I have a link to the product i wish to promote do i put this here.This is a website address that is linked to the product.
    Whats the link name.What do i put in here,i have been told this should link to my product page.
    Sorry about this,i am still learning
    Dave
  • lakeerieartists May 17, 2010 @ 8:19 am | delete
    Hi Dave.
    The big arrow module is for anything that you wish to highlight. So you can definitely put your url there that you want to promote. Link name is what you wish to appear on the page for the url.
  • JonMartinEsq May 5, 2010 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    Good Job. I learned some good stuff here. Will Be Sure to use the info that you gave me.
  • Zacka Mar 28, 2010 @ 11:40 am | delete
    Sorry, I did not get very far, could not even create my first lense. Was asked to inquire for help. My URL-add-on was
    new-medical-paradigm
    with heading
    New medical paradigm changes everything
    with nothing at end, or a period or an exclamation mark (which I deleted on recycling).
  • directorprops Mar 27, 2010 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    Nice tips supplied about squidoo lens master. Most helpful and useful to start. All explain are good.
    Thanks for help.
  • admnproposal Mar 26, 2010 @ 1:06 am | delete
    Wow most informative lens and helpful about squidoo lens bulding on squidoo. Nice explain.
    Thanks for help.
  • greenlife17 Mar 21, 2010 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    very helpful, thank you. that's more than 5,
  • chero Mar 17, 2010 @ 2:55 pm | delete
    I don't see a Contact Me button on the pg. I need help w/Photo Gallery but can't find any info re my problem. I've been trying for two days to add Photo Gallery to my first lens. It doesn't work. When I click on Add Photos the pg goes gray & the Add Photos box reappears at the bottom. I first joined Squidoo last spring & gave up on it because of the problem w/Photo Gallery. I decided to try again & problem is still there. I thought I could add photos thru Flickr but they require that I license my photots & I don't think I should have to do that. I'd prefer to add directly to the lens w/o going thru a 3rd party. Contact me at loricherokee@yahoo.com
  • lakeerieartists Mar 17, 2010 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    I am a bit confused by your question so I am going to email you directly, but for everyone else the contact button is on my lensmaster page.
  • cjolleyaz Mar 5, 2010 @ 12:34 pm | delete
    I am still stuck on my first lens, all looks great but as soon as i "view my lens" the "click here buttons" change back to the hoplink info. What am i not doing right? or what am i doing wrong? Please help.
  • Tipi Jan 20, 2010 @ 4:54 pm | delete
    Wow, you put a lot of work into creating this helpful lens.
    Very, very great ... and I love seeing the high rank! :)
    I'll be featuring this in a lens.
    Susie
  • tommywebster7987 Jan 18, 2010 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    Thank you so much for the excellent post, which newbies like me find invaluable. I'll be sure to bookmark it so that I can refer back to it when I sart messing up!
  • AngHoo Jan 16, 2010 @ 4:54 am | delete
    I found this lens through SquidU. Thanks for sharing. I am pretty new to Squidoo and these info help. I will take note of the pointers and improve my lenses... Appreciate it...
  • lizzt Jan 5, 2010 @ 6:12 am | delete
    Hi I am having problems with step three Set your lens URL:
    www.squidoo.com/ each time i put in a word then press next nothing happens except it tells me something about not getting to fancy I dont know whats wrong can you help please thanks liz
  • lakeerieartists Jan 8, 2010 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    Not sure exactly what you are doing. Make sure you are not leaving any spaces. You can put a dash or just put the words together. Are you sure that it is not telling you it is a duplicate url? If neither of those work, go to the forum on SquidU for help in the Help section for more help.
  • WarMac Dec 25, 2009 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    Very insightful and well written for a new comer like myself. influence is a positive, and thats what all of us beginners need. Hats off to you. Thanks.
  • Hairdresser007 Dec 19, 2009 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    this lense if full of so much information I had to favorite it so I can keep coming back. Thank you for the information!!
  • aj2008 Dec 17, 2009 @ 7:00 am | delete
    A very deserving nomination in the Giant Squid Aawrds Paula and SquidAngel Blessings for an excellent and helpful lens.
  • lakeerieartists Dec 17, 2009 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    Thanks so much AJ. The Squid love is much appreciated. I wish everyone could read this lens before they got started. :)
  • greencurator Dec 15, 2009 @ 5:14 pm | delete
    wow that really explained most of my questions in mind regarding making articles in squidoo thanks
  • Sharon Dec 12, 2009 @ 8:22 am | delete
    Hi your lens is awesome, cute pictures, fascinating, eye catching too! Could I ask a favor of you to look at my lens as it has not much traffic and don't know how to make it more appealing, please go to ==>http://www.squidoo.com/Slimming-1 and please give me your expert comment please. Do appreciate if you pop by my lens and give me some of your ideas as to how to improve it better please. Thank you very much
  • Ener-G Dec 10, 2009 @ 8:19 am | delete
    Great lens! I'd like to offer to your readers the wonderful resources of the Module Mentor lens, which covers more in depth some of the different building blocks you can use for a lens.
  • LeanneChesser Nov 29, 2009 @ 11:08 am | delete
    Congrats on your nomination for the 2009 Giant Squid Awards! This is great for anyone making their first lens . . . or anyone wanting to learn more!
  • Nov 28, 2009 @ 5:08 pm | delete
    Thanks for the useful help!
  • stargazer00 Nov 27, 2009 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    Blessed and featured on Angels Unaware!
  • stargazer00 Nov 27, 2009 @ 1:00 pm | delete
    Blessed and featured on Angels Unaware!
  • dagsmith Nov 6, 2009 @ 9:18 pm | delete
    I have visited before and learned from this lens - but now I can add a blessing - even though I think you have a few too many squidoo eyes staring at me ;-)
  • Ecolicious Oct 19, 2009 @ 10:33 pm | delete
    I need to come back to this page....great advice. Great links....5 stars. Thank you.
  • imolaK Oct 19, 2009 @ 4:44 pm | delete
    This is a wonderful lens with great tips.Thank you for sharing.
  • ckm Oct 16, 2009 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    This lens is great! There is a lot of very useful information here for a newbie like myself. I will implement many of these helpful tips. Thank you very much for creating this lens.
  • Heather426 Oct 15, 2009 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    I always wanted to come back and bless this lens because it is so good, and because it is so giving. So today I am blessing it...
  • doolenzgood Oct 15, 2009 @ 10:20 am | delete
    Thank you for all the time and wonderful information you put into this lens, thank you! 5*
  • WordCustard Oct 13, 2009 @ 4:17 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens, really clear and helpful - 5* well deserved. I'm new round here and my first 5 lenses aren't doing well despite my enthusiasm, so I'm going to pay attention to everything you've said for my next ones.
  • OhMe Oct 12, 2009 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    This is great! I think you covered just about anything that a newbie would need to know. I am proud that I can now bless one of your wonderful lenses so you are Blessed by Ohme!
  • lasertek Aug 31, 2009 @ 9:48 pm | delete
    Great lens! I'll post this on twitter. Being a newbie, the information you shared has definitely helped me. Btw, just had my 1st lens about Toner Refill Kits . Greatly appreciate if you could check it out one of these days.
  • DeboraR Aug 27, 2009 @ 12:43 am | delete
    So much helpful content to take in all at once! I will have to come back often to keep it all fresh in my mind. This lens is one I wish I'd have read in the very beginning.
  • davidstillwagon Aug 26, 2009 @ 1:28 pm | delete
    Great lens with a lot of great information! 5 * and fav'd
  • lemonsqueezy Aug 26, 2009 @ 7:26 am | delete
    This is a wonderful lens and full of information that I didn't know.

    I have a question, a certain new lans person has taken the charts from one of my lenses and copied and pasted the charts into his own lens... as his own. The charts are vital to my lens success and it actually takes me quite a while to get the information for the charts and then put them in chart form and addd them to my lenses. I reported the lens, but it is still up and running. Do you know where else I can turn to for help?

    My lens is http://www.squidoo.com/Farmville.
    The copycat lens is http://www.squidoo.com/farmvilletips.

    I thank you in advance for your time... I just thought that you might be able to point me in the right direction.
  • Staci Jansma Aug 19, 2009 @ 1:52 am | delete
    Thank you for the all the wonderful - detailed information.
  • 24websurf Aug 18, 2009 @ 11:03 pm | delete
    Love this lens. I'll be linking to it from a RocketMom lens for session 3. Wonderful information for anyone, not just newbies!
  • greenspirit Aug 12, 2009 @ 1:40 am | delete
    Hallo Paula, as an aspiring newbie I think I have been getting a little ahead of myself...reading up on so much technical info that I began to feel as if I would never make a lens worth publishing.

    Thanks for reminding me that content is king...and all the bells and whistles can come later
  • Absman Aug 1, 2009 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    Very exhaustive...whew... literally exhaustive

    But where is the get started button on this page? I think you should put it all over the place and very prominently.
  • BigGirlBlue Jul 31, 2009 @ 12:41 am | delete
    Great lens, I'm going to recommend it to my buddies.
  • mulberry Jul 22, 2009 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    This is great, it should really help some new lensmasters!
  • doggieinfo Jul 21, 2009 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    I am working on my first lens and attempting to add modules.However, the "add modules (shortcut) isn't working. Click on it and no drop down menu to select a type of module.
    Same thing with clicking on the "favorites" tab of the Add More Modules tool.Am so frustrated because I can't move forward on this and the problem seems to be at the Squidoo Website. Please advise what to do. Thank you so much, John Hayes
    My email is: hayesworldhq@aol.com
  • Fumetsu Jul 20, 2009 @ 11:38 am | delete
    Great tips for a new lensmaster; I'll be sure to implement some of these in my next lens... all in all, a good read.
  • lakeerieartists Jul 9, 2009 @ 3:45 pm | in reply to Tongey | delete
    I tried to answer your questions but you have not left any way for people to contact you either on your lenses or turning on your contact me button.

    So I will answer here to the best of my ability, and hope that you will read it. The green links are text link ads that Squidoo is experimenting with. You can opt out of them if you choose. From a quick scan of your top two lenses, it looks like all of your links are the same to a Clickbank product. I would recommend breaking up your text, making sure that the text is original personal writing, putting in more resources on diabetes from Amazon, and creating a discussion either with a duel module or a comments module, otherwise it looks like you are just here to promote the Clickbank product.
  • Tongey Jul 9, 2009 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    This is great but I really cannot seem to get any decent rating for my lens, I am really trying to promote a subject I know very personally and want to help any others who may be affected. I have added modules and content as advised but still I am 120,000 in rank and I fear I may never get the chance to tell those in need of my experiences.
    What am I doing wrong, are you able to help?
    I also get links added to my text that take me to sites i have no idea about and often are not relevant. If anyone reads them and goes there they may get the wrong idea, can I stop this happening; I have writtn a disclaimer in desperation if anyone does get to one of my pages but as yet that is a distant hope.
  • cathyfletcher Jun 24, 2009 @ 10:46 am | delete
    You know, most people have no time to talk...and you just know they have the best stories to tell, and are full of expertise. A lenses is just perfect to find out all the good stuff...I sent my friend the link to this page because she's struggling along making her first lens. She has lifetime experience with looking after people's pets, and her own...& I'm just dying to know, especially since she's funny! And my other friend knows everything about travel & I know nothing...wish she would make a lens, too :)
  • EverythingMouse Jun 21, 2009 @ 10:47 am | delete
    There is such an enormous amount of help here - every newbie should read this!
  • KarenJurewicz Jun 17, 2009 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    Lots of great stuff! Lots of good tips and gave me things to think about. Very helpful for this newbie!
  • whitemoss Jun 17, 2009 @ 8:43 am | delete
    This is really so helpful and informative- I'll have to keep coming back to it! Thank you!
  • Raimond Jun 15, 2009 @ 7:15 pm | delete
    thanks for the tips, actually is more like a blueprint
    need to work on the other modules, and especiall on the introduction
    thanks
  • 2Birds Jun 13, 2009 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    I'm quite new to this, but have built 2 lens. The problem being is my profile page, somewhere along the way I've messed up and when I go to put my lens or anything on their I get a message back " Household Hints Around The Home" are invalid. I'm can't move on until I get this problem sorted. Very Frustrating. Would appreciate any help you can give me
  • Wholesaler1 Jun 13, 2009 @ 6:07 pm | delete
    Great lens for other lensmasters.... very helpful, learned a lot , thanks
  • lakeerieartists Jun 11, 2009 @ 5:00 pm | in reply to SerMar | delete
    Lensroll is a link that shows up on another lens. So I can lensroll this lens to any of my other lenses or lensroll someone else's lenses to any of my lenses. The lensroll shows up in the right hand bar on each lens.
  • SerMar Jun 11, 2009 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    Hi Paula!
    I'm a completely newby and your tips are very good! I have many questions and I'm going to take my Squidooing step by step, but I wonder something right now: what is lensroll? What do you do with it?

    Thank you very much for all the tips!
    Best regards!
    SerMar
  • lakeerieartists Jun 10, 2009 @ 11:55 pm | in reply to EverythingJogging | delete
    There seems to be a little bug with the WIP status and the published status (green checks). I would wait until lensrank updates tomorrow, usually by 10 am, and if it doesn't change after that, send in a bug report. Could be the timing of when you published them compared to when the lensrank updated or something like that.
  • EverythingJogging Jun 10, 2009 @ 11:32 pm | delete
    Question please. I published my first 6 lenses 2 weeks ago and the green checks appeared within 30 minutes. I published my next 6 yesterday and 1 got the green check immediately but the other 5 still have not been checked. It has been about 36 hours. Is this normal?Thanks for your help
  • pimbels Jun 10, 2009 @ 10:37 am | delete
    Great lens, very helpful
  • lakeerieartists Jun 10, 2009 @ 10:06 am | in reply to squidarticles | delete
    Hi, it sounds like you haven't hit the publish button in your workshop mode. Go to the lens workshop, at the top of the page is a big orange publish button. Hit that button to publish your lens. Once it is done, the lens will say that it has published.
  • squidarticles Jun 10, 2009 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Hey I am wondering if anybody can help me , I have made my first two squidoo lenses, and they are still "under review" after almost two months! This is really anoying there is nothing spammy about my lenses, and even after I emailed squidoo about 7 times I havent got a single reply apart from the one which is automated saying they have received my email. Does anyone have any suggestions? I would be really greatfull , Thanks!
  • jdalby1 Jun 10, 2009 @ 6:00 am | delete
    Thanks for the tips, good reading. JD
  • Barkely Jun 9, 2009 @ 12:28 pm | delete
    I really wish someone had a lens like this when I started with Squidoo! :-P
  • scgardenman Jun 9, 2009 @ 11:07 am | delete
    very nice beginners help here. Thanks!
  • gourownway Jun 8, 2009 @ 9:57 pm | delete
    This has been very helpful. Thanks for all the great info!
  • Ladymermaid Jun 8, 2009 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Thank you for blessing my gardening lens
    Have a wonderful summer
    Ladymermaid
  • ikwan Jun 7, 2009 @ 9:53 pm | delete
    Oh! what a nice lens its in order I appreciate it so much I see what can I learn here.
  • Frumpzilla Jun 4, 2009 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    This is the best introductory material I've encountered on any social site. Most feel like secret societies. I'm more comfortable here after an hour than I am on Twitter after 2 months.

    Cheers!
  • JLCollins Jun 3, 2009 @ 10:23 pm | delete
    This is a very helpful lens. The efforts you have obviously put into it are very appreciated! Thank you!
  • jura Jun 3, 2009 @ 7:43 am | delete
    Great lens very educational.
  • Jimmie Jun 3, 2009 @ 3:29 am | delete
    I hereby bless this invaluable resource!
  • ArtByLinda Jun 2, 2009 @ 12:20 am | delete
    Wow, wonderful information for those here for the first time! Well done Paula! Giving you a feature on my "Secrets of squidoo lens"!
  • shajo May 31, 2009 @ 7:55 pm | delete
    Wow, really great lens for all lensmasters! I really like the introduction tips.
  • FunGifts4All May 31, 2009 @ 5:05 pm | delete
    This is an awesome lens. I remember stumbling around with my first lens and would have loved to read this one back then. Still learning more everyday, even after publishing 12 lenses. There's even some tips here I have learned from. Great job and congrats! on being the New Lens Mentor. This is a great community with a lot of great lensmasters, all willing to lend a helping hand.
  • roysumit May 31, 2009 @ 12:41 pm | delete
    Although I have made a few lenses at squidoo but still there is always room for learning more. Learning is a never ending process I beleive. A great lens you have shared and thanks for it.
  • Dkprincess6 May 30, 2009 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    This lens is going to help a lot of beginners. Great job!
  • capriliz May 30, 2009 @ 7:44 pm | delete
    Great lens for new squids to reference. In fact, lots of good information here for everyone! Thanks, Paula.
  • aj2008 May 30, 2009 @ 6:41 am | delete
    Ooo, how I wish I had seen this when I first started on Squidoo! Very helpful lens and great advice. Angel Blessings to you!
  • Heather426 May 29, 2009 @ 7:41 pm | delete
    Great and beautiful lens, like all of yours. So much helpful info...
  • ranganbadri May 29, 2009 @ 7:37 pm | delete
    Good lens. I like it.
  • Intuitive May 29, 2009 @ 9:27 am | delete
    Definitely one of your best lenses. A whole course in building a Squidoo lens in a single lens! 5*
  • The_Party_Animal May 29, 2009 @ 6:47 am | delete
    Well written, great photos and inspiring to all new Squidoo-ers just getting started. 5 Big fat Stars for you!!!
  • nightbear May 29, 2009 @ 1:33 am | delete
    Excellent lens, Paula, Very interesting even if you are not new to Squidoo. It would be of great help to new ones. Especially the part about taking the SEO pressure off.
  • Maqtrust May 16, 2009 @ 10:47 pm | delete
    This is really a great help for beginners. Thanks a lot n best of luck !
  • stargazer00 Apr 29, 2009 @ 1:43 am | delete
    Very comprehensive and in depth. Great information!
  • Apr 14, 2009 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    Awesome article and it sure helped me create my first lens. Thanks for the detailed article. Looking forward to reading more.
  • lservis Mar 29, 2009 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    Thanks, that was good info, but I am still having terrible trouble with the very basic basics. I can't get my link to my webpage to work even tho I have used the codes you tell me do (how do you use them???). Also I want to establish a "persona". I think I saw something for "signature" but I can't find it now. I want to use my real picture, but with my nickname.
  • Mountainside-Crochet Mar 28, 2009 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Wonderful information for a newbie. Wish I'd had this page to read before I started my lensography. The Writing Tips are very well done -- you've obviously had journalism training or experience as those are the basic questions a newspaper writer learns to follow. I've learned many hints here that I can use to 'improve' my lensography and incorporate into my next lens. Thank you for putting this all together in such an easy to read style. 5* & fav'd.
  • dowylyte Mar 27, 2009 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    It's very good information for me. Thanks. :)
  • drifter0658 Mar 26, 2009 @ 11:28 am | delete
    Absolutely fan@#%$ingtastic!

    Funny thing about Avitars, mine in particular. I am beginning to use a different one for each lens because it seems to add to the character of the lens. But, that's my preference.

    This is getting a feature spot in the Resources section of my lensography.

    Thanks!
  • Mar 26, 2009 @ 11:24 am | delete
    great tips.. great lens
  • cjswanson55 Mar 21, 2009 @ 11:14 am | delete
    Love your lens...I'm new to squidoo and learned a lot of new things here. Appreciate it.
  • KathyMcGraw Mar 14, 2009 @ 11:29 am | delete
    I found this on Twitter, and although my Mentor got me through my first 4 lens's this has some good reminders, in an easy to see format. I am going to RT it on Twitter and 5'd and fav'd it here. Very useful and well presented.
  • marsha32 Mar 10, 2009 @ 11:16 am | delete
    This is a great helping lens. I've made it up to my 50th lens with a lot of learning along the way and a lot more learning to do!
  • marsha32 Mar 10, 2009 @ 11:16 am | delete
    This is a great helping lens. I've made it up to my 50th lens with a lot of learning along the way and a lot more learning to do!
  • marsha32 Mar 10, 2009 @ 11:15 am | delete
    This is a great helping lens. I've made it up to my 50th lens with a lot of learning along the way and a lot more learning to do!
  • Dantissima Mar 3, 2009 @ 10:59 am | delete
    This is a really great lens! Very informative. Thanks!
  • chefkeem Mar 3, 2009 @ 12:18 am | delete
    Fantastic tutorial, Margaret! 5*s and a SquidAngel Blessing. Featured on SquidLog.com, of course. Thank you! :-)
  • Joan4 Feb 28, 2009 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    Great! super information here for all newbies.
  • LissaKlar Feb 28, 2009 @ 11:52 am | delete
    Thank you for this lens. 5 stars and a favorite. There are a lot of things on here that make sense and that I need to think about. The main thing that hit me like lightning is that I need to make my introduction modules smaller. You're right and I felt like I was rambling, but I thought I had to put it all in there. I'm going back to all of my lenses to break everything up. Thanks again. Missy
  • thewishpearl Feb 19, 2009 @ 7:01 pm | delete
    Hi Margaret, my name is Carol. I really enjoyed reading your lens, being new to Squidoo, I have bookmarked it for future reference. I wrote my first lens a few days ago, introduced myself to the forum and did get some feedback and visits especially from Stumblupon.com. My first lens is a description of a very funny card game that my family played over the holidays, in fact I got great feedback (verbally) from some of my friends after they played it. Hope you can take the time to read it and to actually play it!
  • KimGiancaterino Feb 14, 2009 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    Great tips, Margaret. As usual, you are generous with your wisdom!
  • a_willow Feb 11, 2009 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    OK. This is going to be featured on Fresh Squid FAQ.... as of this second! Excellent tutorial Margaret!
  • ngl Feb 8, 2009 @ 2:22 am | delete
    I just made my first lens - thought it was pretty complete but find out that it is a WIP! I'll be working on it again tomorrow, and think I can create several other lenses from this. Visiting squidu will be a good idea because I need to know what to do after I publish..
    I spend so much time reading other peoples' lenses that it is hard to finish my own, this is a fascinating place.
  • helpyoutosuccess Jan 29, 2009 @ 10:38 pm | delete
    The other day I sent you a question about setting my first of many lenses but I think I forgot to give you a place to send to your answer and so here we go again. My question deals with I have several articles I have written and would like to make lenses out of them but I am not sure when creating the lense for the first time is the title a general title for all my articles or is it just for each article written and on the url is that one general url for all articles or is that one url per article. Before I start putting together my lenses I would like to get some direction on this. Thanks for your help. John (my email address: jalsm5@yahoo.com)
  • AnonyMs Jan 29, 2009 @ 12:35 pm | delete
    Please Help.

    I am new and quite lost. I need to ask if I can add an affiliate link ( my own ) and if so, where do I place it ? Also, how to add a photo. Finally, why does it still say underconstruction ?

    Respectfully,
    Michelle in Michigan
  • John Lange Jan 27, 2009 @ 7:25 pm | delete
    I pretty much understand setting up my first lense but my question comes is on the 2nd or more lenses. I hope explain this correctly. If you are going to submit several articles you have written would each one these be a lense.

    Where I am confused is the step setting up the url and title. Would each article have its own url for the lense and title and not one general url and title for all the articles I have written.

    Thanks
    John
  • cannedguds Jan 18, 2009 @ 6:34 am | delete
    hi again, Margaret! I really enjoyed reading your lenses and they really have helped me how to make mine stand out! Thanks for the inspirations and the tips and tricks on how to be a Squid! Have a nice day!

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