Squidoo Levels and Opportunities Unlocked

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How Many Points to Level Up to Next Level

You've probably heard about Squidoo levels. But what are they? How do you level up to the next level? How many points does it take to level up to the next level? Are there any benefits to achieving higher levels? If so, what are they?

Below I'll document my journey to higher levels, what was required (i.e., number of points) to reach each level, and the benefits (sometimes called opportunities) that were unlocked along the way.

Hopefully this information will help you set goals to reach higher levels, should this be something that's important to you. I know I would've found this information helpful when I began my Squidoo journey.

DISCLAIMER: These are my results, based on my participation within the Squidoo community. Your results could vary, based on your own participation actions and Squidoo's rules at the time.

5/2/12 UPDATE: Squidoo recently revised the items unlocked. Many items are the same, but some items have been moved to different levels. And some items have been totally removed. So I've decided to update the items unlocked sections to reflect what is available now (rather than what was unlocked when I reached a particular level). This way you'll have a more accurate idea of what to expect as you reach higher levels.

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So How Do You Earn Points to Achieve Higher Levels?

Squidoo gives points for various activities within the Squidoo community, generally classified as participation or publishing.

Participation activities include commenting on lenses, taking polls and quizzes, SquidLiking and FacebookLiking lenses you like, etc. You also earn points for visiting a certain number of lenses in a row. Also for just showing up for 30 consecutive days. You can earn points for these activities even if you haven't published a lens on Squidoo.

Publishing activities should be self-explanatory. You earn points for various publishing functions, such as adding photos, using certain modules, publishing a lens, publishing more lenses, etc. You also earn points for successfully completing Quests, which usually involve publishing one or more new lenses [which is what Squidoo calls its web pages].

But Squidoo shakes things up a bit to keep things interesting. Sometimes the number of points for an activity changes, up or down. Sometimes you earn points, and sometimes you don't. Sometimes you earn bonus points. My bonus points have ranged from +10 to +2000, depending on the activity or milestone reached.

Importance of Reaching Higher Levels

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Levels 1-10

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 1 to Level 2: 250 points
Level 2 to Level 3: 250 points
Level 3 to Level 4: 100 points
Level 4 to Level 5: 100 points
Level 5 to Level 6: 200 points
Level 6 to Level 7: 100 points
Level 7 to Level 8: 200 points
Level 8 to Level 9: 200 points
Level 9 to Level 10: 200 points

Items Unlocked

Level 2 - Squidoo's official ebook: "21 Awesome Squidoo Tips You'll Love"
Level 3 - Easy Street lens theme, St. Patrick's Day lens theme & New York lens theme
Level 4 - Amazon Spotlight module, Winter Holiday lens theme & Easter lens theme
Level 5 - Can now publish up to 10 lenses
Level 6 - Sidebar Widgets, Spring lens theme & Christmas lens theme
Level 7 - Valentine's Day lens theme
Level 8 - Thanksgiving lens theme
Level 9 - Can now publish unlimited number of quality lenses
Level 10 - Can now nominate Lens of the Day

Highest Possible Level

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Levels 11-20

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 10 to Level 11: 200 points
Level 11 to Level 12: 200 points
Level 12 to Level 13: 200 points
Level 13 to Level 14: 200 points
Level 14 to Level 15: 200 points
Level 15 to Level 16: 200 points
Level 16 to Level 17: 200 points
Level 17 to Level 18: 300 points
Level 18 to Level 19: 200 points
Level 19 to Level 20: 200 points

Items Unlocked

Level 11 - About Me module & Featured Lenses module
Level 12 - Blackbox module
Level 13 - Gone Camping lens theme
Level 14 - Paintball lens theme
Level 15 - Can now gift lenses
Level 16 - iTunes module
Level 17 - Talk Bubble module
Level 19 - Twitter Mood module
Level 20 - Bubble Gum lens theme

Current Squidoo Level

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Levels 21-30

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 20 - Level 21: 300 points
Level 21 - Level 22: 200 points
Level 22 - Level 23: 300 points
Level 23 - Level 24: 300 points
Level 24 - Level 25: 300 points
Level 25 - Level 26: 200 points
Level 26 - Level 27: 300 points
Level 27 - Level 28: 300 points
Level 28 - Level 29: 300 points
Level 29 - Level 30: 200 points

Items Unlocked

Level 21 - LensRank boost
Level 30 - LensRank boost #2

Points to Level

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Levels 31-40

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 30 to Level 31: 200 points
Level 31 to Level 32: 400 points
Level 32 to Level 33: 400 points
Level 33 to Level 34: 400 points
Level 34 to Level 35: 400 points
Level 35 to Level 36: 400 points
Level 36 to Level 37: 500 points
Level 37 to Level 38: 500 points
Level 38 to Level 39: 500 points
Level 39 to Level 40: 200 points

Items Unlocked

Level 40 - free SquidAd

Ease to Level Up

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Levels 41-50

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 40 to Level 41: 500 points
Level 41 to Level 42: 1000 points
Level 42 to Level 43: 1000 points
Level 43 to Level 44: 1000 points
Level 44 to Level 45: 1000 points
Level 45 to Level 46: 1000 points
Level 46 to Level 47: 1000 points
Level 47 to Level 48: 1000 points
Level 48 to Level 49: 1000 points
Level 49 to Level 50: 1000 points

Items Unlocked

No new items were unlocked.

Squidoo Community Participation

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Levels 51-60

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 50 to Level 51: 4000 points
Level 51 to Level 52: 1000 points
Level 52 to Level 53: 1000 points
Level 53 to Level 54: 2000 points
Level 54 to Level 55: 2000 points
Level 55 to Level 56: 3000 points
Level 56 to Level 57: 3000 points
Level 57 to Level 58: 3000 points
Level 58 to Level 59: 3000 points
Level 59 to Level 60: 3000 points

Items Unlocked

Level 55 - LensRank boost #3
Level 60 - free SquidAd #2

Lenses Liked

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Levels 61-70

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 60 to Level 61: 4000 points
Level 61 to Level 62: 4000 points
Level 62 to Level 63: 4000 points
Level 63 to Level 64: 4000 points
Level 64 to Level 65: 4000 points
Level 65 to Level 66: 5000 points
Level 66 to Level 67: 5000 points
Level 67 to Level 68: 5000 points
Level 68 to Level 69: 5000 points
Level 69 to Level 70: 5000 points

Items Unlocked

Level 65 - LensRank boost #4

Polls & Quizzes

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Levels 71-80

Points Needed to Advance to Next Level

Level 70 to Level 71: 5000 points
Level 71 to Level 72: 5000 points
Level 72 to Level 73: 5000 points
Level 73 to Level 74: 5000 points
Level 74 to Level 75: 5000 points
Level 75 to Level 76: 5000 points
Level 76 to Level 77: 5000 points
Level 77 to Level 78: 5000 points
Level 78 to Level 79: 5000 points
Level 79 to Level 80: 10000 points

Items Unlocked

Somewhere I saw mentioned that there aren't any further items unlocked after reaching Level 65. My results confirm this.

Beyond Level 80

Level 81

It's official. To go from Level 80 to Level 81 takes an additional 855,000 points!!

Since it took 145,000 points to reach Level 80, that means a total of 1 MILLION points before reaching Level 81. Now that's a heck of a lot of points!!!

I reached Level 80 in 68 days! Now what? 855,000 more points seems like an impossible goal [although I do know of two persons who are at Level 81]. UPDATE: See next section on Level 82.

I certainly hope Squidoo lowers the required number of points ... and that additional levels are added. Having attainable goals is important. They give us targets to aim for ... while striving to do more, to do better, and to keep reaching higher and higher.

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Level 82

On 4/7/12 I achieved Level 81 [in just under 6.5 months since joining Squidoo]. But I could not have done that without all the wonderful lensmasters who visited and participated on my lenses. So I want to say "Thank You" from the bottom of my heart to each and every one of them.

So now I can officially report on Level 82. Yes, there *is* a Level 82, but no one (that I'm aware of) has achieved that level. Want to know how many points it takes to reach Level 82? Are you sitting down? Better brace yourself. It takes an additional 10 MILLION points, or a total of 11 MILLION points.

Are there any levels beyond 82? Who knows. Do we even want to know what it might take to reach Level 83 (if there is a Level 83)?

Nonetheless, it's been a pretty amazing ride so far. And I want to wish you all the very best during your Squidoo journey!

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Importance of Leveling Revisited

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What Are Your Thoughts on Earning Points to Level Up?

  • TateFisher Jun 4, 2012 @ 6:59 am | delete
    Thanks for crunching the numbers. It's always good to have a goal ;-)
  • markadamdouglass Jun 1, 2012 @ 1:15 am | delete
    Thanks for a very informative Lens
  • GabStar May 31, 2012 @ 2:43 am | delete
    Wow that's a lot of points - but I'm up to the challenge :)
  • Atreyusmommy May 30, 2012 @ 9:55 pm | delete
    Great lens. Lots of good info here about points. I would love to reach level 80. I'm at 54 right now and I've been a member since april.
  • DulceDahlia May 30, 2012 @ 9:49 pm | delete
    Thanks for making all these polls! I learned a thing or two from this lens :)
  • mnriver May 27, 2012 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    I can't make it go on without me :-)
  • dagsmith May 27, 2012 @ 12:23 pm | delete
    Great Lens. I think if I do all your quizzes I will be able to hit level 80 while on your site!
  • Rickcpl May 25, 2012 @ 4:23 pm | delete
    Hmm... how do you know all this?
  • Shivani09 May 23, 2012 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    I love your lenses :)
  • Karen1960 May 23, 2012 @ 2:59 pm | delete
    Really helpful stuff - at least now I have some idea what's going to be involved to climb higher!
    Thanks
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