Making Your First Lens
This is a very basic step-by-step guide on getting started with Squidoo by making your first lens.
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But first I suggest you read through the rest of this lens!
Step 1
My lens is about .............................
On the step 1 page Squidoo asks you what your lens is about. For example if you want to make a money-making lens to sell sewing machines you could fill in the blank with Sewing Machines. Click Step 2.
Step 2
What do you want to do with your lens?
This page gives you several options - click the box beside "I just want to do my own thing."
Click Step 3
Step 3
The first part of the url will be http://www.squidoo.com and you just need to fill in the second part. For this example I would use the url Sewing-Machines.
Then pick a category. I would choose the Shopping category for this lens, but for example if you were making a lens about cell phones you might use the Computers, Gadgets & Tech category.
Once you have chosen an appropriate category you need to give your lens a rating. This will be G unless you are making adult subject lenses.
Click Step 4
You may find at this point that Squidoo tells you that the url Sewing-Machines is already taken - try again with SewingMachines or Sewing_Machines or Best-Sewing-Machines until you find one that isn't taken.
Step 4
The Best Keyword for my Lens is ...........
Squidoo will already have filled in this box with your lens title, in this case Sewing Machines.
Then you need to add 3 more tags (or keywords). For example - Sewing Machine, buy sewing machine, sewing machines review,
You can add more tags later.
Click Done!
That's it your lens is made. It doesn't have any content yet but we will do that now.
Introduction
Click Edit. Give your introduction module a title. This can be the same as your lens title and it is probably better for the search engines that you keep them the same - so the title in this case is Sewing Machines.
Write a few lines of text about Sewing Machines.
Click Save - don't forget this step or you will lose what you just wrote.
Then click Edit again to upload a picture. Find a suitable picture of a sewing machine (has to be a .jpeg and less than 1MB) and click upload. Then Save again.
Add a Module
Click the Add Module box at the top of your lens. The first page that comes up is Basic Modules and Amazon is the top of this list. Click ADD. Then click SAVE.
This will take you back to your lens where you will see the new Amazon module has been added. Click Edit on this module.
First change the title. I will call this Sewing Machines on Amazon.
Click the link that says "Help Me Find Products" this will open up a new window. You will see an empty search box and beside it the box says Books. Click the down arrow beside Books and change it to All Products. Then in the search box type Sewing Machine (or whatever item you want to find) then click Find It!
Amazon will come up with a list of Sewing Machines. Pick 1 and click Add this product. Do this until you have 5. Click Done.
This takes you back to your page where you will see the list of Sewing Machines that you have added. Click Save. See below for what this looks like.
Sewing Machines on Amazon
Brother LS2125I 10-Stitch Free-Arm Sewing Machine with Automatic 4-Step Buttonholer
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: $74.99 (as of 10/12/2008)
List Price: $99.00
Usually ships in 24 hours
Brother SE270D Computerized Sewing and Embroidery Machine
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $349.99 (as of 10/12/2008)
List Price: $499.99
Usually ships in 24 hours
Brother ES2000 77 Stitch Function Computerized Free Arm Sewing Machine
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $189.99 (as of 10/12/2008)
List Price: $349.00
Usually ships in 24 hours
Singer 7442 80-Stitch Electronic Sewing Machine
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $189.99 (as of 10/12/2008)
List Price: $349.99
Usually ships in 24 hours
Brother XL2610 Free-Arm Sewing Machine with 25 Built-In Stitches and 59 Stitch Functions
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: $101.17 (as of 10/12/2008)
List Price: $149.00
Usually ships in 24 hours
Adding an eBay Module
Click Add Module. Click Add beside eBay. Click Save.
Click Edit. Change title to Sewing Machines on eBay.
Select "Let eBay Pick". Enter your search keywords eg. Sewing Machine. Leave all the other boxes as they are except max number of items to display change to 5.
Click Save. Look and see if you are happy with the 5 items chosen. For Sewing Machines I am not happy with 2 of the items, 1 is a mini sewing machine and 1 is a toy. So click Edit again and after the search keywords Sewing Machine type -mini -toy click Save again. Do this until you are happy with the 5 items shown.
These items from eBay will automatically change as the original 5 finish but will always comply with your search keywords.
See below for the Sewing Machines on eBay module I created.
Sewing Machines on eBay
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
More Modules
It is always a good idea to add a Guestbook to your lenses.
Sewing Books on Amazon
Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics
Amazon Price: $9.86 (as of 10/12/2008)
Amy Butler's In Stitches: More Than 25 Simple and Stylish Sewing Projects
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 10/12/2008)
The Complete Book of Sewing New Edition
Amazon Price: $26.40 (as of 10/12/2008)
Sewing for Dummies
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 10/12/2008)
Simple Sewing with a French Twist: An Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes and Home Accessories with Style
Amazon Price: $18.15 (as of 10/12/2008)
Ready to Publish!
Click Publish!
Don't worry you can always add more modules, change them around and edit them later.
Congratulations you made your first lens!
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8Redrose
Hello, Posted July 01, 2008 |
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Although I know that people earn using squidoo. I found that some people say that they are earning hundreds per month. Is this really possible with squidoo? Posted May 14, 2008 |
great tips for a beginner
Posted March 19, 2008
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herrador
Excellent tips for those of us starting out into Lensmanship! Posted December 11, 2007 |
Thanks a lot for some very useful advise, I'll just go and make my first lens now!
Posted December 08, 2007
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chillibabe
Great group!! Useful info - 5 STARS!! Visit my lens and learn how to Get Paid To Surf The Internet! Thanks and don't forget to leave a comment! Posted November 10, 2007 |
