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6 ways to improve your lens, right now!

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...

Add Your Profile - Make New Friends

Social Bookmarking; Web 2.0; Squidoo - All great new ways to promote your content. Squidoo Lensmasters love to promote their lenses with these sites. Use this site to Add Your Profile address and find other lensmasters profiles on the respective book...

Advanced HTML for Squidoo

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...

All things Theatre based Headquarters

Welcome to the THEATRICALITY group!



If you have a lens that is about a play, a show, a musical, a production, any other piece of theatre...or even a star of theatre...join this group and share the theatrical love :)

Avoiding High Fructose Corn Syrup

You know that it's not good for you, but it's in nearly everything - how can you avoid it? Unless you are super-diligent, it's hard to not let it slip in, but there are some very easy and inexpesive ways to drastically reduce your family's consumptio...

Basic HTML for Squidoo

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...

Body Attack

The idea of going along to something called 'Body Attack' doesn't sound incredibly appealing, does it? Well, let me tell you, once you've had a go, the sense of achievement and sense of 'you've done something that is good for you', makes you feel GRR...

Broadway Shows

Musicals or plays, comedies or dramas, if you are looking for ideas for your next trip to New York City you will find all that Broadway has to offer right here. This lens provides an up-to-date list of Broadway shows, info on where to order tickets,...

Broadway, Theatre land, Musical Theatre...NYC...the Place to Be

In this lens, I will be going through the wonderful world of Broadway, in New York City's Theatreland. Have you always wanted to go to Broadway, but never got round to getting a ticket because you don't know how? Well here you will find some great id...

Camp America - Getting the Best Camp America Experience For You

I've known many people to go on the Camp America experience, most had an amazing time, but there were those that had a bad experience. This is my story, with ideas, hints and tips to make sure your camp is right for you.

Cerys Matthews

Cerys Matthews is a musician who started out her career in the band Catatonia, who formed in 1992 after a relationship began with her and Mark Roberts. Lasting for 9 years Catatonia had a series of hits, but the band fell apart when Cery's married an...

Chocolate Chip Cookies are My Favorite Comfort Food

Nothing shows a mother's love like a home-baked chocolate chip cookie. There is just something about the warm soft cookie, the melting gooey chocolate, and the smell of the just baked cookies that really warms your heart.

I still love to sit down wi...

Confessions of a Giant Squid

I am so very excited to become a Giant Squid. It is truly an honor and a privilege to be part of such a great group of people.

I have worked hard to get here, but I could not have gotten here without lots of mentoring, encouragement, and help from o...

Disney World Secrets - What You Really Need To Know

Would you like  to learn the ultimate Disney World secrets to make sure you have  a very special Disney family vacation?

Walt Disney World is known as The Happiest Place on Earth for a reason - it is the best place for a truly magical vac...

Drawing and Painting with GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)

This is a collection of GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) tutorials and resources to help even non-artists express creativity and enjoy drawing and painting images.

Dumbledore Is Gay

Well...There had to come a time when even the pond of Harry Potter became polluted. It's  official...Despite hiding behind his long beard and flowing cloaks....The Hogwarts Headmaster has finally decided to come out of the closet....Dumbledore I...

Ending the Gay Marriage Issue

I am sick of hearing both sides piss about this "gay marriage" issue.
Now over half of all marriages in America end in divorce, makes me wonder what are we saving gays from?

Equus

This fall, Broadway is graced by Harry Potter stars, Daniel Radcliffe and Richard Griffiths. They are starring in the West End sell out transfer of Peter Shaffer's 'Equus' at The Broadhurst Theatre, NYC. This show has created huge controversy, primar...

Gay & Christian: Be Defined By Your Faith & Not By Your Sexuality!

When many hear "gay lifestyle", they believe it is a life of debauchery, promiscuity, and immorality. But there are many who live by their faith, and NOT by the world's interpretation of homosexuality.

The DEFINED BY FAITH shop contains...

Gay Marriage

Once upon a time two girls met at a wedding. They became good friends and then they fell in love. They lived together, raised a child together, went to church, travelled, and worked. Fourteen years later, they were finally allowed to get married. The...

Getting More Out Of Squidcasts

According to the definition of Squidoo a squidcast is a squirted message, sent from a lens.
From the dashboard every lensmaster can send such a squidcast, related to a specific lens, which will be shown within the favorites of anyone in the lensmaste...

GreekGeek's Squidoo Tips: How to Get Your Lens Found

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:

Learn the Secrets of My Squidoo Success!

• Part I: Ten Steps to Buil...

Hairspray the Musical

Set in Baltimore, 1962, a less enlightened era, 16 year Tracy Turnblad is a big girl, with big hair, a big hair and big dreams...and all she wants to do is dance. What started as a cult John Waters movie in 1988, became a musical in 2002, with the tr...

Hidden Mickeys at Disney World

If you have ever visited any of the Disney theme parks you may have heard people talk about Hidden Mickeys.

So just what is a Hidden Mickey? Why would I want to find one?

You may have visited the Disney theme parks many times on your Disney World vac...

How to hide your Affiliate links - Affiliate Link Cloaking

Hiding your affiliate links (Affiliate Link Cloaking) is a very useful thing to do if you are promoting affiliate products on Squidoo or elsewhere. First of all, most affiliate links are computer generated, so they often look quite ugly and you may w...

How To Promote Your Squidoo Lens

Now that you have a lens, you want to let people know about it. Getting people to read your lens is harder than writing it! But there are many ways to promote your lens, make it more popular in search engines, and make it a success.

In this lens I'l...

How to Write an Article that Powerfully Drives Traffic To Your Website

To People Who Want To Write - But Can't Get Started

Here is a process that is useful in creating articles that are designed to be of quality, high value and will have a higher rate of follow through by the reader.  This process will easily genera...

HTML for Photos: A Tutorial for the Semi-Clueless

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...

Kung Fu Panda - Prepare for Awesomeness

Po made his move to the big screen in what became the summer's hottest movie - Kung Fu Panda!!! Do you think you can handle all the action?

Since its release in June 2009, reviews have been pouring in with tons of thumbs up for Po and the rest of th...

Lens Promotion and Traffic Generating Strategies

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...

Living off Blog Income

Blog marketing is something that all blog owners do. They market their blog so that they can get readers, and make a profit from their blogs.

Marketing their blog means to get it out there so that others that are interested in it can find it and read...

London Cheap Deals and Bargains

Feeling a bit skint? Don't know where your dosh goes? Need to find some cheap deals and bargains in London so your cash does not burn through your pockets?

London is one of the greatest cities in the world, however it is also one of the most expensi...

McCain vs. Obama: The 2008 Presidential Candidates on the Issues

I have always felt strongly that we should vote based on where each candidate stands on the ISSUES.

But the mainstream media elites seem to have traded their training in professional journalism in for the title of Propaganda Machine.

It is importan...

My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo

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...

Pirates vs Ninjas

Pirates vs Ninjas, sometimes known simply as PvN, is a debate that has been around for a long time. Many great minds tried to provide a definite and scientifically-proven answer to these questions, and failed. Who is stronger, better, more awesome, a...

Please Take The Squidoo Census

My name is MrSquidoo, and I have been a Squidoo Lensmaster for approximately one year. I have really enjoyed my time with Squidoo, and wanted to create a lens other Squidoo Lensmasters would enjoy both participating in, and reading the results.

I ha...

Rent Remixed (London)

The summer of 2007 started rehearsals for one of the most talked about and controversial adaptations of a Broadway/West End show in a loooooong time: Rent Remixed. Lovingly adapted by William Baker, Steve Anderson and Terry Ronald, this 90s Boho Rock...

RSS: How to set up an RSS reader (and how RSS can supercharge your life, save you time, and how to get started)

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication.

Notice how it has the word 'simple' in it's name? That's there for a reason!

RSS simply means this: Content posted on a blog or news site can be pushed to you, instead of you going to look for it.

A bit li...

Spring Awakening

The musical Spring Awakening is the most talked about Broadway musical in years, winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Adapted from Frank Wedekind's 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears, and exhilaration of the teen years, it has...

Squidoo CSS - my favorite code to spice up a lens

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 help me be...

Squidoo Payday Questions & Answers

It never fails, every month on payday the same questions are being asked in the SquidU forum. Most of them by new lensmasters, but surprisingly, there's also quite a bit of confusion among some who have been around for a while.

Figuring out how the...

Squidoo Through the Months

I've set up this page in order to share with you my Squidoo progress through the months; my achievements, my successes, and also my future goals. My journey began in February 2008 and this is therefore my starting point.

How much do I earn from Squi...

Squidoo Tools, Resources, and Guides

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...

Squoogle

Squoogle is an article directory that is looking for quality submissions of lenses (and other select pages from approved sites) so we can provide links and traffic to your best lenses.

We want the best of the best (of the best). So be sure to read t...

Submit URL: Squidoo Lens Promotion

On this page, you'll find some links to places you can submit your Squidoo lenses to so that you can get more web traffic to your lens.

Google is usually the main source of traffic to my lenses, but to rank well in Google takes other websites linkin...

The 9 Free Things Every Site (or Lens!) Should Do

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 (...

The Elusive Photo Mosaic

A co-programmer once invited me to her wedding. I burned my brains out thinking of a suitable wedding gift. I didn't want to give them knives (they might end stabbing each other), plates and mugs (surely they'd have enough to open a restaurant after...

The Hitchhikers Guide to The Squidoo Lens Creation Universe!

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...

The Lion King, The Stage Show

As EVERYONE probably knows, Disney's THE LION KING started life as an animated film from 1994 - winning 2 oscars. You could be forgiven for thinking how on earth can they put this animation where the central characters are animals, on stage. Followin...

The Module Mentor

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...

The Secrets of Squidoo

Like a drop of rain that has joined a wandering river, we have been swept away by Squidoo, haven't we?

Do you know where you are going, or how you are going to get there?

Well let's face it Lensmasters, we have so much to learn. When you created y...

Traffic From Image Searches

Google Images | Traffic and hits to your lens or web-page. Yahoo, MSN, and Google image searches are the best kept secret among experienced webmasters and SEO consultants for acquiring readers to internet locations around the web. Read on to find out...

Videos: The Funniest YoutubeKidsVideos Ever

Little children are adorable - and funny. They tell the truth (especially when we least expect them to!) - and their minds are not yet affected by SHOULDs of grown-ups' cultural, social and other norms.

Unfortunately, they also grow far too fast and...

Why Build a Lens?

Squidoo is a website hosting hundreds of thousands of handbuilt webpages (just to be difficult, we call them "lenses"). Each lens is one person's look at something online. Your take on football or business or the best thai food in town.

Lenses are f...

Zazzle 101 ... How to make a profit on Zazzle

Zazzle is one of the Print-on-demand companies out there that allows people to design & sell their own creations. I love Zazzle's ease of use, friendly staff, and the fact that I can make money on my art.

I've put together this comprehe...