Squidoo Community Badges and Titles

A Citizen Squid badge is given to a lensmaster that volunteers their time in the community. They test new features and help out the Squidoo staff with special projects. The Citizen Squids main priority is to help new lensmasters create quality lenses by offering them helpful tips and advice.

If you have questions regarding Squidoo or need help with your lenses, be sure to stop by the SquidU forum. The Citizen Squids and many other helpful lensmasters will be there to offer a helping hand.

You'll see this badge in SquidU. The Citizen Squid Alumni are lensmasters that have served as Citizen Squids in past terms. They are still very active on Squidoo (and in the SquidU forum) giving tips on everything related to Squidoo. If you see a Alumni member, be sure introduce yourself.

Squid Angels are lensmasters with special powers. They devote their time to helping quality lenses rise to the top and making sure that spam lenses are removed. Angels are given a special tool to help with their duties. This tool allows them to bless or ding a lens. Blessed lenses receive a little lensrank boost and dinged lens will sink. This helps ensure that quality lenses are found on Squidoo.

If you would like a blessing on your lens, be sure to visit the Angels thread in the SquidU forum and ask an Angel to take a look at your lens.

A Giant Squid badge is awarded to lensmasters who have created 50 or more quality lenses. It is a special honor reserved for quality lensmasters. Giant Squids are also rewarded with a few perks as well, including:

- Access to the top secret Giant Squids blog. Giants get first dibs on new features and insider tips.

- A private email address to send in Lens of the Day submissions.

- A Giant Squid badge on all your lenses.

- Gold stars on all your published lenses.

- A Custom Lens Template tool to quick and easy lens creation.

- A special Dashboard just for Giants.

The Giant Squid Greeters job is to look for lensmasters who are nearing Giant Squid status. They search for potential giants and send them emails explaining what the Giant Squid project is all about and letting them know of the benefits that go along with that title. They also offer tips and advice on reaching the goal.

Greeters are sort of like our resident cheerleaders.

Squidoo's Giant Squid Organizers are the life of the Giant Squids program. They help potential Giants by offering blogs and groups filled with tips on reaching Giant Squid status. They also offer exciting challenges to motivate potential giants to create lots of quality lenses.

These volunteers are also helpful to new Giants, helping them along the way to make even more terrific lenses.

Once you have reached Giant Squidoo status, Squidoo offers even more motivation to keep building quality lenses. The next step in your Squidoo journey will be to aim for the Giant Squid 100 Club. This title is given to lensmasters who have created 100 or more quality lenses.

This honor also offers a few more perks to make it worth your while:

- A special Top 100 Badge for all your lenses.

- A 20% lensrank boost for any one lens that you choose.

- And more! You'll have to join the club to see what other benefits it offers.

T First Lens Mentor is just what it sounds like. This Squidoo volunteer takes the time to help new lensmasters learn the ropes in creating quality lenses that produce traffic and royalties.

If you are a new lensmaster, be sure to check out How to Make a 1st lens listed below.

Squidoo's Module mentor knows all about the modules used to create Squidoo lenses and is willing to share that knowledge with the Squidoo community. Learn how to use the Text/Write, YouTube, Amazon modules, and more to create beautiful quality lenses.

If you need more information using the offered modules, be sure to visit the Module Mentor lens listed below.

The Giant Squid mentor's duties include finding lensmasters with the potential to reach Giant Squid status and helping them to reach that goal.

This lensmaster searches Squidoo far and wide for potential Giant Squids and teaches them how to create quality lenses in bulk to become part of this elite group.

Be sure to visit the Giant Squid Mentor lens offered by rms below to see how she can help you become a Giant Squid.

Our Groups Mentor on Squidoo can teach you the ins and outs of running a quality group. Groups are great for networking with other lensmasters, but you need to know how to run a group effectively to give your members the best experience possible.

Check out the Groups Mentor lens below for more information on how you can use groups successfully on Squidoo.

Gold Stars are awarded to Giant Squids along with their title. These badges display on their published (and featured) lenses and profiles to mark them as top notch lensmasters. Gold stars also offer a little lensrank boost.

Purple stars are given to fabulous lenses, lenses from lensmasters that show a great effort and creativity. Lenses that are awarded with purple stars are considered the cream of the crop, the best of the best on Squidoo.

Getting awarded with Lens of the Day is a great honor on Squidoo. LOTD picks are some the best and brightest lenses on Squidoo. Everyday, the Squidoo HQ team hand picks a new lens for this honor. Receiving the title of Lens of the Day will help build your recognition on Squidoo, as well as help with lensrank and traffic.

If you think your lens deserves to be Lens of the Day, or you would like to recommend someones else for this honor, be sure send an email to Megan (Squidoo's Editor in Chief) and let her know about it.

T he Giant Squid Community Showcase badge is not an official badge offered by Squidoo, but it is still a huge honor to receive one.

This badge is rewarded to Giant Squids by the Giant Squid Community Organizers. Each day they choose a Giant Squid to blog about by choosing one of their lenses and using them as an example to the Squidoo community. This is a huge recommendation.

Squidoo HQ has just come up with a new incentive for the Giant Squids. They have selected 11 new awards for stellar lensmasters to be given out each quarter. The winners are chosen by the Giant Squid Community Organizers and Greeters. The awards are:


Mega-Mentor

Genuine Genius

Seller Superstar

Generous Giant

Courteous Commenter

Pop Culture Pro

Deliciously Devilish Debater

Craftiest Creations

Animal Activist

Liveliest Lensographer

Top Producer

For more Squidoo tips, drop by the SquidU forum. Don't be afraid to ask for help from experienced lensmasters. There are many willing to answer questions and offer a helping hand.

The forum also offers articles related to Squidoo and building lenses. The more information you have, the better your lenses will be, so be sure to stop by and see what SquidU has to offer!

Squidoo Community Badges & Titles
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