Feeding Your Lens - One Blog - Updates Multiple Lenses - What Every Giant Squid Should Know
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How To Use an RSS Feed To Update Content on a Lens
Remember: This kind of update will not be detected by Squidoo's Check list for lens rank. So it should not be used as a replacement for freshening up a lens.
It is for LONG Term modules such as the copyright notices, perhaps a Holiday Greeting (you can update the greeting seasonally), or to suggest a new lens to direct your readers to (you might use it to announce your new lenses). I will discuss specific ways I am going to implement this tip and would love for you to add any more ideas you have or new ideas this lens sparks for you.
GypsyOwl Connections
"Monday, October 13, 2008
GypsyOwl Connections - Comments Always WELCOME
This is a Central Guestbook that will feed to all my Squidoo Lenses
This is the new blog to consolidate information and guestbook replies because I have over 100 Squidoo Lenses now and a guestbook on just about every one of them. I read every comment (it is emailed to me)... but, getting to the lens to reply has been a challenge.
So, This Connections Guestbook is a place for everyone to connect. Please continue to leave a comment or feedback for an individual lens on the lens... and also copy it here or leave a message for GypsyOwl or other readers here.
I will be linking this blog by RSS feed to every lens soon. And creating a lens about Feeding Your Lens. (more information soon)."
Seth Godin Said a Tribe...
"needs a shared interest and a way to communicate."
I am creating the GypsyOwl Connections as a central place for us to communicate. I am always delighted to hear from anyone who enjoys my work, I am always delighted to discover your work, and together we make a difference.
An Example of the RSS Feed from my new Guestbook Blog
The heading would say "Be Sure To Visit My Guestbook Blog" or something like that.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byThe RSS: Add Your Own Feed module
Here are some suggestions about setting up your module.
What URL would you like to pull RSS from? Use the URL that you get when you click on 'View Properties' of your feed. You must subscribe to the feed and then click on 'View Properties' and then copy the URL and paste it here.
How many headlines would you like to show? Choose 1 or as many as you like. If you want only the most recent post to show than typs in 1 here.
Would you like to include an excerpt from each link in the feed?? Everything Available
How frequently should the module be updated? 30 Minutes
Would you like to display HTML in the excerpt? YES
Since the posts are YOURS, you can better display them by choosing 'Everything Available' and 'Yes' to the HTML question.
Save Time -
By using 'Feed Your Lens' techniques for Affiliate Banners and other banners that need updated periodically.
One post and your done.
Squidoo Secrets
How to use the RSS feed to cycle or update affiliate program banners
How often do you receive updates from affiliates? If you have banners on every lens, do you need to edit every one to do the updates? This feed your lens technique will save you a lot of time.
Simply update one post and where ever you have a feed the information will be updated on all of the lenses that are connected to that feed.
Save a lot of time and keep updated (so no wrong links or lost revenue).
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byUpdate Your Stats
Have you earned new awards for your LensMaster Skills, have an award winning lens, have great news about becoming a Giant Squid, Giant Squid 100, or any number of annoucements?
The Feed Your Lens idea is great for a module that will update with just one blog edit. :D
We want to celebrate You!
The Giant Squid Journal - Giant Squid Exemplar Award Posts
This feed is from my Giant Squid Journal blog. I can use it to update information on any lens that I have that is about Lens tips or Squidoo Awards. It is a great way to keep anyone who reads the How To Lenses up to date with the Giant Squid program (I link to the Giant Squid Organizers blog), or great tips I discover.
You might use this idea if you are creating a series of lenses on a particular topic. A bit like a Lensography Blog you could say. I just thought of this as I am writing and decided to create one just for my GIMP Tutorial Lenses. So the RSS feed can be updated on everyone of them everytime I add a Tutorial Lens to my collection.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byUse Squidutils.com RSS Feed to Post Your Top 5 Lenses
Let your readers know what your top lenses are (most popular)...
You can use SquidUtils feeds to show the top LR , or The most currently Updated, or even narrow it to just Groups. There are so many ways to use SquidUtils you might want to try them all and see how each option works.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byGroup Information Can Be Fed to a Lens by RSS as well
SquidUtils also allows you to use an RSS feed that is Just Your Groups.
Other options include Your Squidcasts, or Your Favorites...
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byDid You Find a Great New Way to Use RSS Feeds to FEED YOUR LENS?
Feed Your Lens Guestbook
Please let us know if you found this helpful, if you have other ideas to add, or new ideas about using the RSS Feeds.
Would love to hear from you.
Also...
Please visit the New GypsyOwl Connections to connect with GypsyOwl and other Lensmasters/Squidoo folks/Lens readers. It is going to be a lot of FUN!
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- Mortira Mortira Feb 15, 2009 @ 1:02 pm
- I post RSS for my blogs on relevant lenses, mostly to get traffic to the blogs themselves. It never occured to me to use blogging for updates this way. Thanks for the great tips!
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