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The home for lenses & Info & tips on how to maintain or improve any lens on Squidoo! Why have an average lens when you can have a "Splendiferous" Lens? Content, Layout, Design, Resources and more. Great tips & tools to Soup-up, Pimp-out, Spiff-up and Trick-Out your lens from Experienced Lensmasters.
There are some really great "How-to" lenses and resources on the elements of making a great lens, it is time to gather them all into one place- right here!
Find all kinds of resources for serious Lensmastering here at the Pimp My Lens HQ!
Do you have a "HOW TO" LENS about lensmastering tips, tricks or resources?
We'd love to see it and help you share it with all of Squidoo!
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Basic HTML for Squidoo
Before you start reading all this, you may want to more...4 points
How to Legally Add Copyrighted Pictures to Squidoo Lenses
Learn how to legally use famous, copyrighted pictu more...3 points
Advanced HTML for Squidoo
The techniques shown here aren't much more advance more...2 points
How To Add Amazon Product Links
It used to be possible to embed the official Amazo more...1 point
Squidoo Guide: Linking Tips
There are many ways that you can add links to your more...1 point
Simple HTML tricks to use with Squidoo
Squidoo has a nice editor for your lenses, but thi more...1 point
HTML for Photos: A Tutorial for the Semi-Clueless
How often do you look at a really great Squidoo le more...1 point
Super Advanced HTML Tips and Tricks to use on Squidoo
These html tricks for Squidoo are not really that super more...1 point
CafePress Shop Pros and Cons
August 29, 2008, the addiction to having a CafePre more...1 point
GreekGeek's Squidoo Tips: How to Get Your Lens Found
So, you want to learn how to build successful Squi more...0 points
Free Images and How to Use Them
This is a listing free image resources to use on your more...0 points
bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips
Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant more...0 points
My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo
The basic tools provided by Squidoo will do pretty more...0 points
Make Web Visitors Stay Longer
The longer visitors stay on your web page, the mor more...0 points
Browser Toolbar for Squidoo
This new browser toolbar from SquidUtils.com puts more...0 points
Squidoo Tools, Resources, and Guides
Squidoo Tools, Guides, Lens addons, Linkbuilding tips, more...0 points
How To Add Amazon Widgets To Your Lens
Have you wished you could add one of those cool ca more...0 points
Squidconomy - The Economics of Squidoo
Historical Adsense Payouts, Buying and Selling len more...0 points
Squidoo Modules List
This lens is the gateway to my Squidoo Modules Tou more...0 points
Squidoo Tips: How To Get Your Lens #1 On Google
Every lensmaster dreams of the day that they get l more...0 points
Submit URL: Squidoo Lens Promotion
On this page, you'll find some links to places you more...0 points
Pimp Your Images - Using Free Online Image Editors
You may have already got some free images from som more...0 points
The Module Mentor
What makes Squidoo different than other help-you-build-it more...0 points
CSS Codes: Easy Tutorial and Quick Reference Guide
SHORTCUTS! Jump to how-to section on:
Margins and more...0 points
Chiclet - How to build small buttons for your Blog
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The New Way to Pimp
Are you ready to have the Coolest Lens on the Block?
The new urban slang redefines the word Pimp:
Pimp
(verb)
1. To make something cool, fresh, flashy or trendy. The use of accessories to enhance the appearance of something (as in a car), usually in an extreme, highly stylized or gaudy way.
2. The act of promoting something or someone.
Here we will focus mainly on the Design and Content aspects for Lenses, but information on how to Actively Promote your lens will be here too. (Hey, there's even stuff for Groups too!)
Lenses on understanding the various tools and features of Squidoo, official and unofficial, are gathered here too for quick, easy reference.
Now you have your lens all set up and it looks "Pretty darn good", but you want to take it up a notch into "Splendiferous" or even "Awesometastic".
Here is a growing collection of tips and tricks to help do just that!
I can't say that I've tried them all- far from it, but it sure feels like being a kid in a candy shop! In light of this, we invite you to share your experiences with different tricks, advice and techniques found here in the "Rap Session" module below.
Pimpin' Proper: Photos
Photos on your Squidoo lens is a BIG ISSUE
Freshest Pimping Info
Fresh is Best!
Browse the MOST RECENTLY UPDATED LENSES in the Group:
Featured Trick
One tentacle at a time...
ADD some pizazz to your lens. Learn how to change the text color or add a hyperlink like we've done like here!
Play that Funky Music.
Thanks to N376
Word On the Street
From the Squid Posse: Megan Casey, Corey Brown & Gil Hildebrand, Jr
Group Rap Session
Guestbook for Comments, Discussion, Feedback
Have a comment or a question about Pimping a Lens?
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Please share your questions, comments and suggestions here!
bejeezers wrote...
Interesting Lens. I will certainly be giving some of the resources a try..
Posted November 07, 2010
Ladymoss wrote...
Thanks for the info...still new to Squidoo and have a lot to learn,at the moment I'm still under a gray cloud. Things are not clear yet.
Posted October 09, 2009
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Pimp My Topic
"How to" Guides to Building specific types of lenses
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Pro-Pimping 1: Bling-Bling
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Find ways to customize your lens using tips and tricks discovered by techies and lensmasters while working on their own lenses!
Pro-Pimping 2: HTML Tricks for Squidoo
The Pimpin' Pros know what works & what doesn't
Pro-Pimping 3: All Tricked Out
Beyond the Basics - Not in the "standard issue" bag of Squidoo tricks!
Ready to Roll 1: Promotional Pimping
Maximizing exposure, boosting lensrank
Ready to Roll 2: Pimping for Profit
Squeezing some Cash Out of Your Squid
Pimping Potpourri
An Exotic Blend of Information, Commentary and Q&A
Pimping Primer
What does is all mean? Understanding Squidoo Lingo, Culture & Values
How do you say in Squid-Speak?
What do all those symbols and terms mean?
Meet Our Master Lens Pimpin' Pros!
From Every Day Squidooians to Official Citizen Squid
A rotating Gallery of Experienced LensMasters, Talented Techies and Official Squidizen.
Group Pimpin'
Everything you wanted to know about groups...and then some. For Lnesmasters and Groupmasters.
Essential info for Lensmasters and Group Members!
Squid Who? Squid U!
Where Lensmasters Meet to Share Tips Over a Very Large Plate of Calamari
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Latest LOTD Honorees
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It Will Take You Years to Understand This Much Fun more...0 points
James Brown - 20 All-Time Greatest Hits!
Essential Listening for All Human Lifeforms!!! Unl more...0 points
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The Brother was the Last King of the Funk. Rick Ja more...0 points
VH1 Behind the Music: The KC & the Sunshine Band Collection
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Play the Funk
This Funk Disco band was one of the best, and Hey, more...0 points
Master Index & New From the Squid Hatchery
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There's a lot more here that doesn't always show on the HQ Page (not enough space!), but you can still access them here:
Browse ALL titles! Handy Index of:
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Sharing the SquidLove
Do you have a Companion BLOG or Website on Squidoo Lensmastering or Groupmastering featuring ideas, tips, tools and resources (or even pet peeves) that is helpful to creating and improving Squidoo Lenses and/or Groups?
No big surprise, with all the talent here, many lensmasters do!
SquidBloggers, please add your Squidoo-Related BLOG or Website to the list below!
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Please submit Lenses at this link: Submit an Existing Lens. Thanks!
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KCStargazer Squidoo Groups Info Blog
a place for answers to many common questions, lens more...1 point
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The Mall on Squidoo: Margaret Schaut
Commerce Lensmastering1 point
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Squidoo-it-Yourself
Dave Pye, Richard Banfield and Rajesh Setty.
A collection more...0 points
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SquidUtils - Utilities and Tools for the Expert Lensmaster
SquidUtils has complementry utilities and tools fo more...0 points
The final word
Want to join this group? Post your lens below.
If the groupmaster likes it, he or she will add it to the featured lenses lists above.
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Donnette
Jun 29, 2011 @ 1:06 pm | delete
- Had to bookmark this with the brilliant links! Thank you.
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miaponzo
Dec 29, 2010 @ 3:47 am | delete
- Well thank ya now, for all that great info! I'm sure it's going to help me a lot while I'm building my lenses. Thanks!
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