How to become successful on squidoo

Modules explained

First things first: how to use the squidoo platform to maximum effect. Squidoo has a large variety of modules to help you make interesting and visually appealing web pages.

Search engine traffic

The basis for online success is getting search engine (aka Google) traffic. I've written a lot of lenses on the topic. Here they are.

Promoting your lenses OUTSIDE of squidoo

Getting traffic is the start of getting links, and getting links is the only way to rank long term (aside from writing about what everybody wants to read, but nobody wants to write about - and it's harder and harder to find such topics).

One end of the stick is search engine optimization. The other is ... promotion.

Twitter and facebook are important, but don't forget the classic of forum promotion (done sparingly and on topic). Stumbleupon gets more traffic every year, so you're not bad off promoting your stuff there either.

However, before you dive in: do read these lenses. There are buts and ifs to take into account.

I've added a few good lenses about twitter and facebook by other great squids.

Promoting your lenses by blogging

Sometimes it seems squidoo is all there is. If you want to be an effective lensmaster, you do NEED to promote your lenses elsewhere online as well. These lenses give you some idea of what it takes to become an effective and successful blogger.

You probably won't need the wordpress e-commerce tips, but since this is my general help-lensography, I've listed those lenses here anyhow.

Making money on squidoo

This is probably what you were waiting for. Success does equal making money for most people after all. However, making money on squidoo is, usually, a long term project.

It takes two things: keyword research and monetization. Sales lenses will make you more than general interest lenses. That said, the below may just be of help in making the most of what traffic you have.

Giving yourself a lensrank boost by editing...

On the importance of being social within squidoo

Understanding squidoo

Debating squidoo

Making your lenses LOOK good

Content is everything. Use the tips in these lenses sparingly. Good text is more important that great colors. I can't help you write. I can help you make it look better...

Promoting your lens INSIDE squidoo

Once you've built up something of a fanclub ons squidoo, you can use squidcasts to promote your lenses to that fanclub.

However, if you don't want to alienate that audience, do take the tips on this lens into account.

Since May 2011 it is no longer possible to promote your lenses directly to your fans through squidcasts: the fanclubs are gone and squidcasting is no longer possible.

Thanking those who helped me, and the community

My last squidoo ambition realized...

I was made squidangel & then SEO mentor. These are the lenses I made for those projects. Now I'm neither btw.

Where you can find me: elsewhere online

Check out some of my other lensographies

The star system

On squidoo you used to be able to 'grade' lenses according to their content: 1 to 5 stars. Every rating was supposed to be positive feedback, but in practice only 4 or 5 stars were received as such. In fact, many people only gave 5 star ratings. Except... when an errant lensmaster went on a one star rating spree. Well, that's no more. Now we can only thumb lenses up when we like them. That's it.

Archives: the old style squidoo groups

They're still open though, if you lensroll the group to your lens :)

Still a decent backlink for your lenses.