How To Add A Pdf To Your Squidoo Lens Using Google Docs!

#4: Click on "Create NEW" to bring down the drop box.
#5: Click on "Folder" to make a new folder

#6: Give you new "Folder" a name (I named my Folder "Squidoo" for easy reference- see below)
#7: Give you new "Folder" a description

#8: Name your "Folder" here and give it a "Sub-Description" below
#9: You can click here to bring down the "Color Tab" to color your folder (Makes the folder easier to find if you have a lot of folders for different projects etc).
#10: Once your finished #8 & #9 click "Save" to continue.

#11: Click on "Upload".

#12: Choose the correct "Destination Folder" before uploading your PDF ( a "drop-up" box will appear once you click here-see pic below #5a)

Highlight your "Destination Folder" (#12) (In my case the "Squidoo" folder) & click "Ok" (#13) to continue.

#14: Click here and a "drop-up" box will appear with options to change the privacy settings of your folder (see below #6a)

#15: Change the privacy settings of the folder to "Anyone With A Link". You need to change these settings to this setting so that later on you will be able to share the link that you will get from Google Doc's to give to people to view your PDF from your Squidoo Lens.

#16: "Drag & Drop files here" or
#17: "Select files to Upload" (This is the option I prefer to use- see below #7a)

#18: Select the PDF you want to upload from your computer

Once you see your PDF appear here... then (#19) Click on the "Start Upload" button

#20: This is where your completed PDF download will appear (a green tick beside it means it has been a successful download)
#21: Click "Back To Google Docs" to continue...

Clicking on the "Back To Google Docs" link takes you back to your folder (the folder that you made to keep your PDF's in)

Now.. Do you see what I see?

You should now see your newly upload PDF file (In my case I uploaded "theFiveBumMarketingMistakes" PDF into my "Squidoo" named folder as pictured above)

#22: Right click on your PDF (it should now be high-lighted) >> Move you cursor over "Share" then click on (#23) "Sharing Settings" (as pictured above). This will take you to...

#24: This is the "RAW LINK" you will get from Google Docs to share your PDF on your Squidoo lens.

Here's my link that I got:

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bw7IrnzFGnraMjJh
MmNiNjEtYWM1Ny00M
zA5LWE5NTUtNzdiYjIxZTk3YjQz&hl=en&authkey=COeCm_QP

Problem is the "Raw Links" are usually pretty darn long & ugly! So if you want to fix that... here's what to next

URL shorteners take a long URL and make it into a short URL. The main advantage here with a URL Shortener with Analytics though is that you will get more information on who's clicking on or sharing your links.

I like and use Scrnch.me because of this feature: You can get to it here or use your own URL Shortener if you already have one.

Otherwise you can check out my URL Shortener Resource page for more options that my suit you.

I like to use a simple "Text Module" for this layout (see next section below-"Google Docs in action" to see how this works)

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