No Angel

All angels are different and we all have our own standards for a lens blessing. These ones are mine - and not the views of the angels as a group.

Bio No lens is complete without your bio and an image to represent you. If you have a default bio it looks like you just don't care. Remember, you can change your bio at any time - even have a different one on each lens.

Default Modules : Same thing. Name your modules. Remember, module titles function as tags!

Intro : The introduction is the most important part of your lens. In this opening you have the chance to catch the reader's attention, do this by having an interesting image to illustrate your content and make your content count. Use your keywords here, but don't go over the top, we don't want it reading like a list of metatags, use your own good sense. Please, don't ask for stumbles, ratings, diggs etc here - they should be at the end of your lens when people have read your content and are in a position to judge.

Content Modules : Squidoo considers lenses with fewer than three content modules to be unimproved and I do too. I don't count long extracts from wikipedia as content either. Use one if you wish, but I much prefer to see your own content, rewrite it in your own words.

Pictures : Squidoo likes pictures. Vary your modules and use the Text with BIG picture as well as the regular text module. Try out the Photo Gallery module - have a test of the Polaroid module. Experiment.

Amazon Modules : There are a number of amazon modules but, whichever you choose, write something yourself about the item. It makes your lens more personal and the item more attractive.

Affiliate Links : If you have your own affilliate links, don't throw them at the reader in the introduction. Spread them throughout your lens - once again, use your own good sense.

Spelling and Grammar : Check your grammar and spelling. If English is not your first language please mention it in your bio or somewhere. No one is going to get dinged just because they are learning to write in English but native English speakers who haven't checked their spelling will miss out on a blessing for sure. If you're uncertain as to how to spell a word, then try typing it into google, you'll almost always get the question "did you mean ...."

Engage your readers : Get them to interact through a poll, a duel, a plexo. Don't overload your lens with too many, once again use your own good sense and look at your lens through the eyes of a visitor.

Links : Are your links working? Test them to make sure.

Originality, Your Own Voice and Flair : What makes your lens different from all of the other lenses on the same topic? Why should anyone read it? If you're writing on a topic that's very popular you had better make it different and not cut from the exact same cloth as the other hundred thousand competing for our attention. Give it your own style, your own interpretation, your own pitch. Give it your own voice. If you like something - tell us why.