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What Do I Make My Lens About???


If I've been asked this once, I've been asked this a million times. How do I get ideas for my Squidoo lenses?


I have a simple little (free) process I use to find a TON of GREAT ideas for a Squidoo lens. In fact, I made a short video lesson out of this little system!


It's much easier to learn by WATCHING someone do something, than reading it, isn't it?


Check Out:

Squidoo Lens Topic Ideas - Video Lesson From PotPieGirl

Enjoy!

Make a Squidoo Lens - Step by Step Instructions - This is one of my older how-to-Squidoo posts. This post will walk you through creating a Squidoo lens - or at least how *I* do it!

If it's been asked once, it's been asked a million times. It's also been asked in a million different ways...

"How do I make HTML links on my lens?"
"How do I make live links for my lens?"
"How do I make words that you click and they go to another page?"
"How do I make anchor links?"
"How do I make my link clickable?"
"What is the code to make words a link?"
"How do I make words on my lens into a link?"

and so on, and so on, and so on.... haha!

When I first started online, I could NOT for the life of me, remember the exact HTML code to make a hyperlink (those words that are 'clickable'). I actually had it written down and TAPED to my computer monitor. Go ahead, laugh at me - but it's true!

Thankfully, there is now a nifty little free tool online that will do it for you. Simply add the words you want to be 'cickable', then add the url of the page you want to words to link to, and PRESTO - words you can click that link to a page!

After using this tool a few (hundred) times, you will be able to make HTML links automatically.

Just a note: For Squidoo lenses and most web pages, you will use the HTML code this tool generates. The BBCode is used in many forums.

Hope this helps!

Easy HyperLinks Tool


How To Make Live Links for Your Squidoo Lens

I think these three posts on PotPieGirl.com are very, very important. Getting Google to find your Squidoo lens can be a bit tricky at times, and sometimes it is downright annoying. Ever wonder why Google indexes and ranks OTHER lenses for YOUR key terms?

Believe it or not, there is a method to the madness of getting Google to find, and index, your lens... and yes, there are also ways to screw it up =)

Follow along in these three posts as I let you watch the exact steps I take to get Google to find my new Squidoo lens - the right way.

How To Get Google to Index Your Squidoo Lens

How to Get Google to Find Your Lens - And How To Screw It Up

How Long It Took For Google to Find My New Lens - The Results

SEO for Squidoo - Learn How To Optimize a Squidoo Lens - This is a great post (in my oh-so-humble opinion). In this Squidoo post, you will learn how to optimize the title tag on your lens, get those all-important meta description and meta keywords optimized, where to put keywords, and much, much more!

This is a series of four Squidoo help articles that has been quite popular. Learning how to get your Squidoo lenses to rank higher in the search engines can be VERY good for business =)

Improve Squidoo Search Engine Rankings - Part One

Improve Squidoo Search Engine Rankings - Part Two

Improve Squidoo Search Engine Rankings - Part Three

Improve Squidoo Search Engine Rankings - Part Four

Keyword Tools? - Here is a list of my 5 Favorite Free Keyword Research Tools




Keyword Research 101 - Keywords? Say HUH? First step to making a lens that gets found is understanding what keywords are, how they work, why you need them, and how to find them. Confused about keywords? Read this post.


Keywords and Your Squidoo Lens - I like this post. It opens with an email I received from one of my readers - I love getting email questions! In this post I talk about my feelings on keywords and Squidoo lenses.


Keyword Finder - An old keyword research tool just got MUCH better... learn how to use it and find hot little keywords.




NEW KEYWORD RESEARCH POSTS


Keyword research is such a popular topic (AND such a complex topic) so I decided to expand on this technique.


I HIGHLY recommend these posts for ALL lensmasters. Not bragging, but they are very good and can really help you create lenses that will actually rank well in Google.




Keyword Marketing Research- How I Do It

In this post I show how I pick keywords to use for a Squidoo lens. This keyword research technique lets you easily - and quickly- identify low competition keywords that your lens can rank for.




Keyword Reseach - Q&A


The previous keyword research post caused a lot of "A-HA!" moments - and raised a good bit of keyword research questions. This is my follow up post - highly recommended.

Building One Way Back Links to Squidoo Lens - This is part four of my series on learning to improve the rankings of your lens in the search engines. Links are a very important part of this!

Building Squidoo Links with YouTube - This is a great guest post from the one and only Captain Squid.

Did Your Squidoo Lens Fall Out of Google?


Google and their crazy magic tricks... One day your lens is sitting pretty in the Google index, the next day - POOF, it's gone!


This post on PotPieGirl.com can help you understand what happened.


Squidoo & Google - What Happens When Your Lens Falls Out Of the Google Index?

Kinda stinks when you make a great page on the Squidoo site and Google won't send any traffic to it! Ever wonder WHY Google won't cooperate? One of my readers had this exact issue with one of her Squidoo lenses. She emailed me, asked me to take a look, and result is a review of her Squidoo lens and this series of three posts on this Google/No Traffic situation that many lensmasters suffer from.

No Google Traffic to Lens - Part One

No Google Traffic to Lens - Part Two

No Google Traffic to Lens - Part Three

Guess what? Squidoo actually has rules! Yuck, we don't need no stinkin' rules! haha! Actually, yes we DO need rules, and Squidoo does the best it can to enforce those rules to keep the "un-wanted's" off the Squidoo site.

Your lens can be locked for violating the TOS of Squidoo. Do you know what they are?

Squidoo No No's - What You Can and CAN'T Do On Squidoo

Ever had a lens locked? I have! It was a total accident, something on my lens 'tripped' a filter. Do you know what to do if your lens is locked? Read the steps I took to rectify my situation.

Oh No! My Squidoo Lens Is Locked!

Cool Squidoo Tool

Friends of PotPieGirl Group on Squidoo

Using Twitter Follow Squidoo Module

Are Squidoo Tags Imporant?

Many folks are interested in learning about buying and selling Squidoo lenses. No doubt - Squidoo lenses can be pretty dog-gone powerful! Take a peek thru these posts on PotPieGirl.com that talk about selling and buying lenses.

Hey Buddy - Wanna Buy a Lens?

Buying and Selling Squidoo Lenses

Buy Squidoo Lenses with High Page Rank

Buy a Custom Squidoo Lens Pack for Hot Niche

High PR Lenses for Sale

Niche Marketing on Squidoo - Stats From a Niche Lens Experiment - This post has been hugely popular as folks want to see real stats from a niche Squidoo lens that has been pretty successful. Come see the stats and learn how I got stats like these in this post.

Should You Use PPC To Get Traffic To A Squidoo Lens?


This is another popular question I get...

Is it a good idea to use a Squidoo lens as a landing page for a PPC campaign?

(PPC? Huh? PPC means Pay Per Click advertising.... as in, Google AdWords)

This question has been asked so much that I brought in an expert to PotPieGirl.com and had him to a guest post ...

AND he gives all my readers a FREE PPC SUCCESS GUIDE!

Check Out This Special guest Post By Chris Kellum Here:

PPC To SQUIDOO? Yes or No?

BIG question I get is about how to transfer a Squidoo lens. This is great info for those that want to sell Squidoo lenses or just want to have a new Squidoo account that is more niche-focused.

This is also an important skill to learn if you follow the One Week Marketing Action Plan (hint hint)

This post has a video that shows exactly how to transfer a Squidoo lens from one account to another. Video is less than 3 minutes long.

How To Transfer a Squidoo Lens - Video

Twitter - it is THE place you need to be. Did you know you can automatically "tweet" your lenses to your Twitter account?

Sure can! AND you can do sooooooooooo much more with Twitter, too!

C'mon now, join in! Follow PotPieGirl on Twitter!

Twitter Tutorial - How I Learned to Use Twitter Like a Pro


How To Get Your Squidoo Lenses on Twitter

New Squidoo Marketing Guide


A new Squidoo eBook just hit the market, and while the name is a bit 'hypey', the content is GREAT!

This is a dream guide for anyone combining affiliate marketing with their Squidoo lenses.

You can read my full review of Squidoo Cash Machine on my blog.

And don't forget, if you get this Squidoo guide from ME, let me know and I will send you ten of my own personal Squidoo tips.

Other common Q&A About Squidoo & One Week Marketing:

Q. I don't understand what a "niche" is - Can you explain it?

A. Niche? Sub-Niche? Say WHAT?!?!?!

Q. How Do I Find the RSS Feed For My Lens?
Q. How Do I Transfer A Lens?
Q. What About Squidoo Tags? How Should I add them?
Q. How can I get profitable ideas for my campaigns?

A. These questions are answered here in my video lessons:

PotPieGirl Video Lessons

Q. Where can I learn more about Keyword Research?

A. Keyword Research Help

Q. What is a good way to get a better idea of keyword competition?

A. Part 1 - Keyword Research - How I Do It
Part 2 - Keyword Research Q&A

Q. How Can I Get My Lens BACK In Google?
Q. How Can I Get My Lens To Rank Higher In Google?
Q. My lens is taking FOREVER to get indexed...

A. Getting A Squidoo Lens Indexed By Google

Q. How long until my lens makes money?

A. How Long Until My Lens Makes Money?

Q. Where can I find ____________ (fill in the blank)?
Q. How many lenses/articles do i need?
Q. Should I try PPC?
Q. How can I keep from failing?
Q. What about __ ebook or ___ system - Does it work?

A. 10 Things About Internet Marketing

(While all of this is important, please re-read #10 over and over!!)

Q. I think someone stole the content from my Squidoo lens - Now what?

A. Squidoo Lens Theft

Q. How can I sell more online?

A. How To Make More Sales Online

Q. Does Wealthy Affiliate really work?

A. Does Wealthy Affiliate Really Work?

Q. I'm a beginner - Where can I learn how to make Squidoo lenses?
Q. Where can I learn to make BETTER Squidoo lenses?

A. Best Advanced Affiliate Marketing Guide For Squidoo Users

Q. I don't know a thing about making "niche websites" - where can I learn?

A. I have an entire (free) site dedicated to this. Please visit - 6StepNicheSites.com

Q. How do I make a link/hyperlink/text link/clickable link on my Squidoo lens?

A. How To Make Live Links For a Squidoo Lens

Q. What keyword tools do you use?

A. My 5 Favorite Free Keyword Research Tools

Q. What about that Squidoo Lens health check tool?

A. How To Tag Your Lens Video

Q. Where can I get images to use on my lens?

A. Free Squidoo Images and Graphics
http://www.squidoo.com/royalty-free-image

Q. How can I learn to change the font/color/etc etc on my lens (ie, HTML for lenses)?

A. Basic HTML for Squidoo
Advanced HTML for Squidoo

Q. Where Can I Submit My Squidoo lens url?
Q. What sites can I use to bookmark my lens?

A. Submit URL List for Squidoo
Social Bookmarking Sites For Squidoo

Q. Can I Only Sell Clickbank products?

A. No - you can sell any products you want - whether as an affiliate or your own
products. Other options for affiliates are:

PayDotCom.com
Amazon.com
eBay.com
CommissionJunction.com
ShareASale.com
PepperJam.com
e-Junkie.com
7DollarOffers.com

And that is a just a FEW affiliate programs available out there! There are also
thousands of private affiliate programs!

There are also folks that are successfully using the One Week Marketing Action Plan to expose their current business website. Insurance agents, real estate agents, local businesses, eBay shops, etc etc etc. One Week Marketing is a plan to make your efforts with Squidoo have better conversions and better exposure - as well as staying power.

Whether a conversion for you is a sale, a lead or a visitor to your website, this can
work for you.

Q. Does One Week Marketing only work with Squidoo?

A. Absolutely not. There are hundreds of sites out there that will allow you to make
web pages for free. With a few tweaks and some "out of the box" thinking, One Week Marketing will give you the power and knowledge to know how to make any of those sites work for you.

READ MY SQUIDOO ACTION PLAN HERE