How to Squidoo: Squidoo Answer Deck--New Lensmaster

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Help for new Squidoo Lensmasters

Are you a new Squidoo Lensmaster? Would you like some help making your first lens? How about some Squidoo tips and tricks from Giant Squids who have published some lenses that will start you off making your first lens?

Here you will find a collection of excellent lenses from the Squidoo Answer Deck, written with new Squidoo Lensmasters in mind!

Squidoo Answer Deck lenses are published by Squidoo Giant Squids who share what they have learned for the benefit of other Lensmasters.


Lens pic: Stained glass Squidoo mousepad by almirah on Zazzle

Before you make that first Squidoo lens

Read these lenses

Squidoo is a huge site and there's plenty of related sites where you can network. However, it is amazing how people will jump right in without checking out the terms and conditions plus related guidelines and before you know it, they have made themselves unpopular.

Squidoo Induction takes you step by step through the process of checking out the Squidoo Terms of Service through to making that first lens.

Squid Etiquette gives tips on how to behave on Squidoo and how not to lose friends before you have made them!

Then Giant Squid Organiser Robin passes on what she wishes she had known when she first started out on Squidoo.
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How to make a Squidoo lens

Help for creating your first lenses

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Squidoo step by step lensmaking and keyword research

More how to Squidoo lenses

These are not Squidoo Answer Deck lenses - but they should be!

Squidoo Step by Step has a link to a completely free Guidebook, written by 10 experienced Giant Squids. The Guidebook is an instant download and no sign-up is required.

How to Research Keywords builds on what is taught in the Squidoo Step by Step Guidebook, with screen shots and analysis to show how to select the best keywords and phrases for your Squidoo lenses. You are also shown where to use them on a lens - and it is not just in the content ;)
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Getting known on Squidoo

How to build a good reputation on Squidoo

How you present yourself is very important if you want to get the best out of the Community - which also involves some effort on your part too!
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Once you have made your first Squidoo lenses

Go back and check them!

So you have made your first lenses and quite rightly, you are really proud of them! But...here's some pointers to help you make them even better!
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Common mistakes made by new Lensmasters

How to avoid common pitfalls on Squidoo

Just take a look at these and perhaps make sure you don't make one of these mistakes?
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The SquidU Forum

A great place for new lensmasters to get help

One of the first stops for a new Lensmaster on Squidoo has to be the SquidU Forum. It's the place where you can get lots of help and tips about your Squidoo Lensmaking and where you can network with people who will definitely know what you are talking about!
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The following lenses have not been published on the Squidoo Answer Deck. However, they have been published by Giant Squids and contain some important and useful information for newby Lensmasters about groups that will help you with your Lensmaking.

Fresh Squids: more help for Squidoo newbies

Check out these lenses about a great group on Squidoo

Networking on Squidoo is a great way to leanr how to Squidoo. But do you feel out of your depth? Are you a bit shy about jumping into the water with lensmasters who may know more about Squidoo than you do?

Fresh Squids, which was started by Squidoo Lensmaster a_willow, is a great place to get a gentle and supportive introduction to Squidoo.
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Squidoo blogs and more at Crabby's Beach

Free Squidoo Community

Crabby's Beach is a Wordpress MultiUser platform started by Squidoo Lensmaster Drifter0658 (also known as Alex Crabtree) and is a great place to learn all about Squidoo and blogging.
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Squidlog

Another free Squidoo Community

Squidlog is a great place to learn and blog (if you want to) about Squidoo.
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