Kathy's Squidoo Help Library

If you have spent any time at all on Squidoo, you may have noticed the badges and titles displayed on some lenses. These are honors that have been awarded to Squidoo lensmasters for various achievements they have reached or for services they have do...

Squidoo Co-Branding is taking an already successful format and marketing it into different brands. Like SquidBids, SquidVids and SquidWho. Here is a list that I compiled for you to wade through the Co-Branding waters! Squidoo also uses the term "Fro...

Squidoo is a place that lets you build mini sites for free. These mini sites are called "lenses," although I also like to think of them as web articles on steroids. Many people use Squidoo to write about their hobbies and passions. It's also...

I know, I know, there are already tons of How-to-Squidoo Squidoo lenses out there and I'm going to tell you right up front, mine isn't the best.  My How to Squidoo lens isn't even the brightest.  I've only been squidooing for a few short mo...

This step-by-step primer gives you plenty of how-to information on how to get started building your Squidoo lens. Get some useful tips about how to build that lens with plenty of helpful pictures of the various templates you can use. You'll see plent...

Hi Folks as a volunteer forum moderator of the Squidoo Forum, and Squidoo Angel, over time I have collected a vast knowledge base of lenses and articles pertaining to building great Squidoo lenses. I use this extensive collection of resources to hel...

Step-by-step, here's how to get started, answers to clear up some confusion, and all the basics to help you be a GREAT lensmaster right off the bat! There are FAQs, instructions, tips and techniques, common mistakes, some strategies and some technic...

This Squidoo Tutorial is a quick, down and dirty tutorial to create your first Squidoo lens, complete with print screens. There are three different ways you can build a lens, QuickBuilder, MagicBuilder or the original LensBuilder. Simply choose the o...

We often get interesting questions about creating lenses that may not have obvious answers. If you're stuck on the process for making lenses, check here from some great tips and answers to questions other lensmasters have asked. If you were directed...

WIP has gotten a bad rap, but wait! It's not all bad. WIP, or Work In Progress, is a status that all lenses go through. It only becomes a booger when a lens stays in WIP due to a lack of love. Read on to find out what WIP status means, how to get th...

Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant Squid & RocketMoms Organizer here on Squidoo. I have created over 400 lenses, been "Lens of the Day" twice and have had 15 of my lens in the Top 100. I have been with Squidoo fo...

Making a Squidoo lens is easy. Making a good Squidoo lens, well, that's another story. A lot of Squidoo newbies ask veterans to critique their lenses, and most of these lenses are not nearly as good as they could be. (There are exceptions!) Hopefull...

Well, squidoo lensrank has, by common consensus (at least) the following factors: Lens freshness. sales made through money making modules like amazon and ebay. visitor numbers. star ratings. favorites. whether you've been blessed by an angel. whethe...

You've already done the hard part. You've had a big idea, something you want to talk about or share on your lens, and you got started. Way to go. So, this lens is about what comes next. It's a quick, 30 second overview of just a handful of easy thin...

The basic tools provided by Squidoo will do pretty much everything you need to get your content out to your audience. But sometimes you want to format it a little differently, and this is where inline CSS comes into play. Here I show some of the tric...

I've gathered my favorite Squidoo-code for later reference. I'm tired of trying to find that specific lens I used a css effect on and then having to go to edit-mode, copy paste, and then go back to the lens I was working on. This lens will he...

My lens about css for squidoo often gets the question: how do I combine the code? This lens is an answer to that question.

Ok, we admit. There IS a lot to see and do at Squidoo, but managing your account shouldn't be tough. So we've made it easy with a tabbed dashboard and this cool visual tour. Now you can see a magnified view of the vital parts of your dashboard, with...

These html tricks for Squidoo are not really that super advanced. But they are super cool! Anyone can do this, Yes, you too! This lens would not be possible if it were not for the groundwork of other lenmasters: specifically, Magicality and N376 so t...

The techniques shown here aren't much more advanced then what's in the Basic HTML tutorial. The code being used isn't any more special. But the results and presentation can appear to be more sophisticated. Hence it being the Advanced HTML tutorial. F...

You can easily make bulleted or numbered lists in the Text List module. Too easy! But if you want more control and more of a say on how the information is presented you'll need to learn to use three HTML tags. Lets say you want to display a list in...

Squidoo has a nice editor for your lenses, but things can be improved. This lens will show you some simple tricks to include more than possible with simply using the editor. These tricks should be used in modules like the link list, or the write modu...

Before you start reading all this, you may want to open Advanced HTML in a new tab, because you'll be wanting to check it out as soon as you've finished this! You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules. Mostly used to create hyperlinks (the...

How often do you look at a really great Squidoo lens and wonder how they changed colors or backgrounds or add photos somewhere other than the upper right-hand corner of the module? They use HTML. I'm not a genius at this sort of thing, so every time...

This Squidoo Tips Lens will show you how to upload an image online and how to post it on a lens. Using the optional image feature in a module is ok, but sometimes we need to use an image within the body of a module. It's really easy, and here is how....

This Squidoo Tips Lens will show you how to upload an image direct from your computer (harddrive) to your Squidoo lens. Not everyone wants to host their images online. So let's learn how to upload your picture from your computer. A couple of clicks...

Would you like to jazz up the photos on your lenses? You can use borders on your images to give them much more impact and to help them "pop." You just need to use a little bit of simple HTML magic. I have included easy instructions for a variety of...

This lens is the gateway to my Squidoo Modules Tour, demonstrating each Squidoo module so you can see how it looks and how to use it. There are four ways to use my Squidoo Modules List: Print out the no-frills Squidoo Modules List Download the list a...

There are probably a dozen gazillion how-to lenses about Squidoo modules, and this one joins the pack mainly so I can have a reference at my fingertips. No matter how many lenses I make, I'm always having to put in modules, test them out to see what...

Cute modules that will help your lens stand out. Go beyond the text-module and the link-list module and use some color. These modules are built into squidoo and really make your lens look good. Some are hard to find, so I added descriptions on where...

February 20, 2009 The old module picker has been overhauled, tested by dozens of Giant Squids, and is now packed with some cool tools for newbies and pros alike. Our goal was to make it easier for you to find and add modules to your lenses. After al...

What makes Squidoo different than other help-you-build-it websites? One feature is modules. Modules are sections of a lens that you add depending on what kind of content you want to add. Want to create a list of links? Add a link module. Want to wr...

This Squidoo Tips lens will talk about getting you started with your Lens Title, Introduction module and how to add/remove modules, complete with print screens.

Squidoo's Amazon module can be used in a lot of ways.  It can, obviously, feature books, toys, games, etc.  You can also modify the look with html, hyperlinks, and graphics.  Read on to see what features are available with examples.&nb...

With so much information online, it is often surprising how many people do not utilize advanced search commands to help pick through the results, bringing all the good ones to the top, and keep the rest off the list. With eBay, and especially with af...

This lens will show you how to locate and complete the Etsy module for your Etsy Shop here on Squidoo. The Etsy module can be used instead of, or in addition to, the RSS module on your Squidoo lens.  

Creative Commons is a system that photographers can use to license photos for use by others. Flickr helps facilitate this sharing process by making it easy to find and use photos that Flickr users have licensed under Creative Commons. This is great n...

The 24 hours of Flickr comes but once a year, but you can use your Flickr account to spice up every single lens you build at Squidoo... It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and I tend to agree with that statement. That's why I ha...

Guestbooks are great tools for your lens. They let you get great feedback from readers, ask questions, run conversations, ask for help, collect links, and any other fun thing you'd like them to do. If you're looking for some help managing the settin...

This Squidoo Tips lens talks about the guestbook entry module where I offer a couple of tips.

The introduction module in squidoo has an inbuilt table of content. Do use it! And do upload a picture as an intro image - not having one will stop people from featuring your lens on theirs. And no - just using HTML to put a picture in there does NO...

The Polaroid Module allows lensmasters to quickly upload a single picture to create a Polaroid-like image within the lens, a photo with a white border. The benefit of the Polaroid Module is that you can upload a large image easily without needing to...

People love interaction, especially here on Squidoo. Readers want to respond to what they're feeling with their own thoughts, and the poll module can be a great way for them to communicate with just the click of a mouse. Make interaction simple for t...

Creating RSS Feeds of items on ebay is a great way of adding custom content for your lens, blog or website. The advice here is aimed at squidoo users but can be applied anywhere you place a RSS Feed. The great advantage of creating a feed this way is...

I love the Write module. It's really one of my very favorites... you can do anything with it. It is one of the easiest ways to make your lens stand out. It is the primary carrier of your best content, originally written information or stories, and it...

YouTube; the giant of online videos. YouTube has seen many videos in it's time online and here is the lens that will show you how to put those videos on your lens. You can utilise the power of YouTube by using videos relevant to your topic, using v...

This Squidoo Tip lens will deal with saving all your hard work! Be sure to save your lens by creating a back up copy, on a regular basis.

I will start off with one of the most often asked question.... How do I add a link to my eBay Store? If you just type the URL, it will show as text, not as a clickable link. Example: http://stores.ebay.com/A-Well-Dressed-Bullet?refid=store Althou...

This Squidoo Tips lens will talk about how to lensroll and how to rate a lens. I remember when I first started out here on Squidoo, even though I looked all over (honest), I couldn't find out how to do the simple task of lensrolling.

We already have so many incredible "How To" lenses on Squidoo, explaining what Squidoo is, what a lens is, what the different modules are and how to use them, how to get more traffic, how to make more money, and so on. So I thought I would make a len...

The word "quality" has come up a lot lately on Squidoo, particularly when it comes to the Giant Squid Program. In order to be accepted you need 50 quality lenses, but what constitutes a "quality" lens? Here's what I think defines quality and how you...

SEO - search engine optimization - has many different facets. This lens goes over the main ones - especially how they effect making successful lenses on squidoo. An elaborate version of this lens, with details about blogging, twitter and more, can...

Rule #1: If you have a site or Squidoo lens, you want more traffic. Rule #2: You don't have enough money to buy as much traffic as you need. Rule #3: You've already made your site/lens as compelling as you know how to. So, what now? Read on for the (...

Squidoo Tools, Guides, Lens addons, Linkbuilding tips, and news This is a collection of free Squidoo tools, guides, and other resources to help you build and market your Squidoo Lenses. I will also continue to gather various addons that you can ad...

So, you want to learn how to build successful Squidoo lenses (or any sort of webpage), attract web traffic, and get your Squidoo lens found by Google! This three-part tutorial covers: Part I: Ten Steps to Build an Appealing (and Effective) Lens Part...

One of the most often asked questions in the Squidu Forums is, "How do I get traffic to my lens?" The most obvious way to generate traffic to your lens is to make sure that it is search engine friendly. But that is a topic that deserves it...

This lens includes all my Etsy Tutorials. I've just started, but as new topics are completed they will be added here. Be sure to check back from time to time.  Etsy has recently been making changes on their site, so I will try and get t...

This lens includes my general Tutorials, other than my Squidoo, Etsy or eBay Tutorials.  As new topics are completed they will be added here. One never knows when I might decide to write about something I would like to share.

This lens includes all my eBay Tutorials.  As new topics are completed they will be added here. Be sure to check back from time to time.

This lens includes all my Squidoo Tips Tutorials.  As new topics are completed they will be added here. Be sure to check back from time to time as I plan on adding more in the near future. Squidoo has updated their lenses recently (I lo...