Promote Your Business for Free with Squidoo SquidZipper Lenses
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Attract Highly Targeted Leads with SquidZipper
Learn how the SquidZipper MagicBuilder can create a free webpage for your business or organization in just minutes!
So, What the Heck is a SquidZipper?
Squidoo Editor-in-Chief Megan Casey Explains...
The next frontier for marketing online is hyperlocal. Connecting people to the organizations around the corner is profitable, and until now, extremely difficult. SquidZippers consists of 46,000 pages, one on each zip code in the United States.-
Welcome, Realtors!
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Here at Squidoo, we just launched Squidzippers.com, a new site that makes it easy to become the local, trusted expert in your community. Shhh...don't tell. You guys and gals (Realtors, that is) have the exclusive right now. Here's a quick overview...
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Business SquidZipper Lenses
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Dee Nofziger, REALTOR's page about Maumee, OH
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I'm a realtor here in Maumee, OH specializing in Buying, Selling, Condos, Residential, and Investment Properties. My goal with this page is to share my personal take on living and working in Maumee, OH, and to give you a place to sound off on your fav...
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Griffith Park, California Mobile Notary Public
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Serving Griffith Park, California Are you looking for a notary public in Griffith Park? I'm a mobile notary serving the Los Angeles County area. As a traveling notary, I've met my clients in restaurants, living rooms, retirement homes, hospital roo...
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Ryan Martin's page about Bellingham, WA
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I'm a Realtor® here in Bellingham, WA specializing in residential and condominium sales. My goal with this page is to share my personal take on living and working in Bellingham, WA, and to give you a place to sound off on your favorite plac...
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Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles, California
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For more than 50 years, Travel Town has been a favorite location for children's birthday parties, picnics, family reunions, and even the occasional wedding. The museum offers several unique party and meeting venues, from outdoor picnic areas to vinta...
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BrauHaus Salon in Pasadena, California
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BrauHaus: [brow-hous] A modern salon for brows, inspired by the Bauhaus principle, "form follows function," which aesthetically shapes brows while staying true to the natural arch. Menu of Services: Eyebrow Shaping, Eyebrow Tinting, Eyelash Tinting,...
How About You...
Get Started with the Step-By-Step Guide
Here's my favorite link:
Create Your Page
Click here to build your FREE SquidZipper lens, and promote your business in just 5 easy steps.
www.mayorofyourzipcode.com
10 Tips to Build Your First SquidZipper Lens
- All you need is a zip code to begin. Enter a zip code and hit Build it!
- It's fine to completely ignore questions 1-9 on the MagicBuilder. Answer any that apply and select MagicBuild my Page!
- Don't worry about content yet ... just choose I want it!
- Pick your url and hit Continue.
- Type the word that appears and hit Continue.
- Edit your lens title at the top of the page and hit Save.
- The MagicBuilder will provide several modules for you. Delete any you don't want, scroll back to the top of your lens, and choose Save Draft. Your lens is now saved and ready to edit whenever you like. It won't be live until you publish it.
- Go through your Workshop Tools on the right side of the page. This is where you'll edit your author bio, upload a photo, add up to 40 tags, choose lens settings, and specify royalty settings. After entering new information, be sure to choose Save Draft to update your lens.
- Now you're ready to edit your lens and add content. Just get the basics down for now with an intro (including a photograph) and a few modules. You can always add more modules later. Be sure to visit other SquidZipper lenses for ideas and inspiration. When you're satisfied, hit Publish and your lens will be ready for viewing and further editing.
- Overwhelmed? Why not hire a professional lensmaster to build your first lens? For just $25, lensmaster ThomasC will build a basic SquidZipper lens for you. Check out SquidBuilders.com for details, and visit ThomasC Lensography to see samples of his top-notch lenses.
Monetize Your SquidZipper Lenses
Make Money for Yourself and for Charity
To increase your SquidZipper's earning potential, simply include some money-making modules, like Amazon, CafePress, and Zazzle. Samples of these modules are shown below. This is strictly optional—if your objective is to attract leads, a SquidZipper lens will work fine without money-making modules. You can also add them at a later time. That's the beauty of Squidoo!One of my favorite ways to monetize SquidZippers is with the Images of America books produced by Arcadia Publishing. I have several of these books in my own library, and often give them as gifts. Arcadia Publishing produces several other series that might also work for SquidZipper lenses, including Postcards of America, Then and Now, Campus History, and Corporate History. Some of these may be difficult to detect with the Amazon 'search' feature. For example, SquidZipper lenses featuring New Orleans could include books about Lake Pontchartrain, Tulane University, and the Canal Streetcar Line. I have better luck finding selections on the Arcadia Publishing Website and then searching for those particular titles directly from the Amazon module.
An Images of America author spotted his book on one of my notary SquidZipper lenses and thanked me for using it. That was pretty exciting!
Arcadia Publishing's Images of America Series
Images of America Books on Amazon
More Than 5,000 Titles Available from Arcadia Publishing
Source: Arcadia Publishing
Building the Blue Ridge Parkway (NC) (Images of America)
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/08/2009) 
Early Hollywood (CA) (Images of America)
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/08/2009)
History of Alcatraz Island, 1853-2008 (Images of America: California)
Amazon Price: $14.39 (as of 12/08/2009)
Add Merchandise with a CafePress Module
Here's San Francisco...
I Love San Francisco ~ Women's V-Neck Dark T-Shirt
Price: 27.99
SAN FRANCISCO Jr. Ringer T-Shirt
Price: 21.99
Golden Gate Bridge Stonewashed Cap
Price: 22.99
Can't Find Your City?
Create Your Own CafePress Shop!
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How to Run a Successful CafePress Shop (and make lots of money!)
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CafePress is THE online place to become your very own entrepreneur quickly and easily. All you need is a computer, Internet connection, and a graphics program, and you are on your way to making major money! Get all the CafePress goodness...
Can't Find What You Need?
Create Your Own Zazzle Shop!
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Zazzle 101 ... How to make a profit on Zazzle
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Zazzle is one of the Print-on-demand companies out there that allows people to design & sell their own creations. I love Zazzle's ease of use, friendly staff, and the fact that I can make money on my art. I've put together this comprehe...
Add Images to Your Lenses with AllPosters
Choose From a Variety of City and Business-Related Posters
Build More Than One
If your business is conducted in multiple zip code areas, make lots of SquidZipper pages—one for each zip code. Why not? It's FREE, attracts customers for your business, and earns money for you and charity.
www.mayorofyourzipcode.com
Add Your SquidZippers to Popular Groups
Here are a few places to start...
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Squid Zippers Headquarters
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Squid Zippers The best SquidZipper lenses...ever!
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Squidoo-It-All Headquarters
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Squidoo-It-All :: Join the Fun! Anything and everything can be squidoo'd! Sign In and Tell Us About Yourself, Your Squidoodlin's! BIG NEWS: Headquarters is cooking up something to make groups BETTER THAN EVER! LET'S SHOW THE WORLD YOUR BEST SQUIDO...
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Squidoo Directory Headquarters
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SquiDirectory Headquarters Welcome to the SquiDirectory Group with over 1200 members and growing! Featuring links to selected Squidoo lenses on just about every subject, it's a nice place to learn more about nearly everything imaginable. The Squidoo d...
Do You Still Need Assistance?
Just Ask... The Squidoo Forum is Loaded with Helpful Lensmasters
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SquidU's Lensmaster Lounge: Help for New Squids
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Newbies! Need help with Squidoo? Choose "SquidU" from "Squidlinks" up top to visit Squidoo's members discussion forum, aka The Lensmaster Lounge. SquidU contains many kinds of resources to help you learn Squidoo. The Lensmast...
What's the Buzz on SquidZipper?
Here's What Bloggers are Saying About Squidoo SquidZipper
- Squidon'ts for SquidZipper Lenses
- By the way, you don't have to be a notary to use SquidZipper. My companion site, Promote Any Business for Free with Squidoo SquidZipper Lenses, provides step-by-step instructions for promoting any local business. ...
- 5 essential luxury platforms
- SquidZipper is a co-brand of Squidoo.com. If you haven't explored Squidoo.com, you ought to, if for no other reason than because you will be able to curate your own content and point it towards your site? for free. With SquidZipper you ...
- SquidZipper | Annie Maloney Knows Sevierville, TN - Annie ...
- Squidoo has allowed that priveledge. My page is not quite finished yet but like everything, it is a work in progress. You can check out Annie Maloney's Page About Sevierville,TN at SquidZipper and let me know what you think. ...
- Real Estate Blog - ActiveRain vs. Squid Zipper - local expert
- I found this on a Squidoo lens about Squid Zipper http://www.squidoo.com/free-real-estate-agent-promotion. Funny what a year will do, I commented here before I didn't get Squidoo, but now I have learned so much, and actually wrote a ...
Personalize Your SquidZipper Lenses
Plus... More Ideas for Monetizing your SquidZipper Lenses
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50 Things to Add to Squidzipper Lenses
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The key to a great squidzipper lens is personalization. Squidzipper already has an automated lens made on each zip code. So, what else is there to say? A LOT! The automated lens only shows the almanac version of your town. It doesn't show the people...
P.S. SquidZippers Can Be Fun Too
Show Off Your Favorite Towns, Restaurants, and Inns
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Hasta La Pasta in Humble, TX
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Who needs Olive Garden? I'm headin' over to Hasta La Pasta! The food is great, the portions are generous, the decor is nice, and the service is usually good. Hasta La Pasta is an Italian restaurant in the Humble/Atascocita area, although it also has...
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29670 in Pendleton SC
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The beautiful historic town of Pendleton SC and the surrounding area is located in Anderson County and only 4 miles from Clemson University, 3 1/2 hours from the beach, 1 hour from the mountains, 2 hours from Atlanta, Ga, and only 45 minutes from Gre...
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All About Mount Sterling, KY
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I have been very happy to call Mount Sterling, Kentucky, home since 1994. Come learn more about this small city that has so many points of pride! Mount Sterling offers many advantages to its residents. It is a small city with a small town feel yet d...
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The Cheese Factory Restaurant in Wisconsin Dells, WI
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The Cheese Factory Restaurant is a vegetarian restaurant and a truly wonderful place to eat and have a great time. It is a family friendly breakfast and dining restaurant in Lake Delton for people of all ages. Whatever you order, you will enjoy an in...
Share Your SquidZipper Lenses Here
Add Your Lens Links and Vote for Your Favorites
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BrauHaus Salon in Pasadena, California
BrauHaus: [brow-hous] A modern salon for brows, in more...1 point
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Travel Town Museum in Los Angeles, California
For more than 50 years, Travel Town has been a fav more...1 point
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Gold Coast Web Design
AUSTRALIA - Fresh, innovative web design company.1 point
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Betta Fish
Free stunning photos and tips on betta fish care.1 point
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Promissory Note
Free promissory notes download.1 point
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Divorce Forms
Divorce forms you can trust. We offer a complete l more...1 point
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Legal Forms
Legal forms free download. Save time and money; us more...1 point
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Auto Repair
Auto Repair tips you can trust. How to diagnose, t more...1 point
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Outsourced Channel Data Management, Visibility into the Channel, Channel Directory Services, Channel Data Partner, Channel Management | Zyme Solutions
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Nov 12, 2009 @ 7:25 am | in reply to JaguarJulie
- Oh -- can't believe I was the last commenter on this great tips lens!
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Oct 21, 2009 @ 5:32 pm
- Bravo my dear on a really great idea! I've got to get me butt into gear locally for SquidZippers! Jacksonville is a huge land-mass city!
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- Snowrose Snowrose Oct 16, 2009 @ 8:10 am
- Lots of Great Info here! Thanks for the Blessing! 5* Rolled
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- Awesome for Americans! How bout us Canucks? 5* lens, Love darcie
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- Thanks for the information. I'm a newbie to squidoo and I'm still looking for ways on how to promote my lens.
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If you're familiar with Squidoo, you've probably seen lenses created in the zip-code-driven SquidZipper format. Lensmasters have been highlighting their home towns, as well as their favorite restaurants, festivals, and sports teams. Some lensmasters,...
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