48 Ways to Use the Poll Module

1. Ask readers their recommendations. Have an Amazon module? Ask what they think would be a good fit.


2. Ask which product is their favorite for the topic your writing about--is it the ipod shuffle, mini, nano, touch?


3. Ask what they think about a specific product--i.e., is it useful or awful? Readers love to leave reviews, and the poll module can be a quick version of this.


4. Ask a question with links to other lenses in the answers to the question!


5. Use your Amazon affiliate code to provide links in each answer to a specific Amazon product.


6. If you have a lensography, provide a poll asking what lens is their favorite?


7. Ask how your readers are using a certain product...be sure to provide plenty of possible answers!


8. Ask readers who have bought the product if they have had problems wiht the product. This will give readers the truth!


9. Take a survey for your business and get great information back!


10. Create a special survey lens about your business!

11. Ask what the readers' favorite social networking site is, and provide links to your own profile in each answer.
12. Use it on Hey Monkeybrain! as a follow up poll to the duel and spark even more debate!
13. Add it to your Squidoo Groups page to get input from your members and potential members!
14. Ask readers what lens you should make next and provide a variety of answers.
15. If you ask a question with one of the answers as "other," link the word "other" to your guestbook! Read how to link to specific modules here.
16. Use it to promote your affiliate marketing niche...ask a question about how much income they'd like to make, what their passion is, if they'd like to work from home...anything that will entice the reader!
17. Use the poll module as a text module. The "description" is just like a text module!
18. Ask them to join your Squidoo Group!
You'll now earn points for some of the polls you vote in, and that your readers vote in. That will make you level up faster on Squidoo. What's that? Read about leveling up and the points system here.19. Before introducing a new product, ask your readers what they think of it.
20. Find the demographics of your target audience and see who is buying your stuff!
21. Add links in your other lenses to your survey lens to get more feedback!
22. Promote the results of a poll by writing about it on a Squidoo lens, or add a product people recommended as a result of the poll.
23. Follow the poll with an Amazon Spotlight module, promoting the results of the poll!
24. Make a charity lens and ask why they're concerned about the cause.
25. Ask if they'll email the lens, and provide a link to email it!
26. Ask how to improve upon the lens, you're sure to get some answers!
27. Ask readers what their favorite charity is, and write a lens about it.
28. Use a catchy poll module title and add it to your table of contents for more clicks.
29. Blog or twitter your poll and ask them to participate!
30. Make a how-to Squidoo lens, and ask how they heard about Squidoo!

41. Send your employees to your Squidoo lens to take an anonymous poll from home!
42. Ask readers what they'd like to see added to the lens.
43. Feature a bunch of lenses on your lens from other lensmasters and have everyone vote for their favorite!
44. Ask if they'd like to see a follow-up lens to the lens topic. Give them good options and you'll know what they want to see next from you!
45. If your writing about a newsworthy event, ask readers what they'd do if they were in charge!
46. In your Squidflix lens, ask what they liked best about a movie, or who played the character best, what sequel is best, or what TV is best to watch the movie on (here's your opportunity for another Amazon product!)
47. Upload a photo right above the poll to add interest to the question.
48. Remind everyone at the bottom of your lens with a big black box or "the most important thing" module to vote in your polls! Remember, you can link back to your poll, too.

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