Squidoo Modules: Selling Stuff
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Amazon, eBay, and Other Ways to Earn Money
This lens is part of my Squidoo Modules Tour. Below, I've demonstrated each module with useful info about them. Click blue links to jump to each module. Modules marked with $ earn commissions!
Most of the following modules may be found in the lens workshop by clicking "Browse all modules" > "Categories" > "Selling Stuff".
Modules in italics are NOT filed by category, so go to "Browse all modules" and search for them by name.
Amazon $
Amazon Recommends $
Amazon Spotlight $
ArtByUs Artist Module
Donations
Etsy
ShopItAmazon MP3 $
Amazon Search $
Amazon Voting (Plexo) $
CafePress $
eBay $
Lulu
Zazzle
**NetFlix $iTunes $
All Modules Tested: January 13, 2010
Writing Modules ♦ Selling Stuff ♦ News & Feeds ♦ Social & Voting
Pictures & Videos ♦ Widgets ♦ Uncategorized ♦ Back to Index
Amazon Module
The Most Widely-Used Money-Earning Module
Index ⇑Summary:Showcase products, earn a commission if visitors buy anything on Amazon after clicking your links.Options:Pick your products (or let Amazon pick, but I don't recommend that).
Show/hide details like used price, availability, images, Amazon price, more
Thumbnail View? (Show horizontally, just thumbnail images instead of lots of info)
Notes:See Captain Squid's How Amazon Commission Works for details on how all the Amazon modules pay us.
Search engines: Content IS indexed, even if you let Amazon look for you.
The Amazon Voting Module (Plexo)
Share Recommendations and Let Readers Vote on Them
Index ⇑Summary:Invite visitors to submit and/or vote on Amazon items :YOU earn commission.Options:Let people add items?
Screened or "Right Away"?
Email you on submissions?
Share Plexo?Number of items to show?
Descriptions: 1-line preview/none/full?
Downvoting allowed?Notes:HTML: NO. Special chars (♥): NO. Not even quote marks!
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
Amazon Spotlight Module
Showcase One Item
Index ⇑Summary:Best way to showcase Amazon item and get clicks: big picture and lots of space for a personalized recommendation.Options:Show/hide Title, Price, Release Date, and more
Thumbnail viewNotes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.
The Golden Key (Dodo Press)
Amazon Price: $7.38 (as of 02/17/2012)
"There was a boy who used to sit in the twilight and listen to his great-aunt's stories. She told him that if you could find the place where the rainbow stands, you would find there a golden key..."
One of the best children's books ever written. If the Library of Alexandria was burning down today, this is the book I would leap through the flames to save.
Amazon Search Module
Search For related items
Index ⇑Summary:Feed Amazon a keyword search. Visitors can search for something else. Either way, you earn commissions.Options:Keyword to search
Product category?
How many to display?Notes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is NOT indexed.
Amazon MP3 Module
Arthurian/Folk Music By Heather Dale
Index ⇑Recommend one or more albums or mp3s and earn a commission.
You need to publish for player to display.
Heather Dale is my all-time favorite singer / songwriter. She draws upon medieval music and mythology, weaving magical songs with a blend of traditional and modern Celtic styles.
Notes: "Mordred's Lullaby" is sung in the voice of Morgan Le Fay, plotting vengeance against King Arthur. "Joan" is about Joan of Arc.
ArtByUs Artist Module
Feature an Artist's Work. (NOTE: Description Field broken 11.09)
Index ⇑Summary:Promote ArtByUs shops.Options:Username
Number of items to display?
Update freqnency?Notes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: Links FOLLOW (bug, I bet). Content is indexed.
CafePress Module
Commission-Earning
Index ⇑Summary:Earn commissions* by selling items from eBay.Options:Let CafePress Pick (keyword search), choose items, or promote a store.
Show/hide product details like title, description, price, type.
Frequency of Update?Notes:Don't forget to click ADD ITEMS or it'll forget 'em!
*Captain Squid reports earning a commission for CafePress Modules.
HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: Links NoFollow. Content is indexed.
Donations Module
Support a Cause
Index ⇑Summary:Paypal Donations Box to one of the Squidoo CharitiesOptions:Charity?
Display intro, or specific excerpt length?Notes:No link to charity; you may want to add one.
Search engines: Content is indexed.
Kiva is the world's first online lending platform connecting online lenders to entrepreneurs across the globe. Make a loan to an entrepreneur in the developing world for as little as $25.
eBay Module
Money-Earning*
Index ⇑Summary:Earn commissions* by selling items from eBay.Options:Let eBay Pick (keyword search), choose items, or feature a store or seller.
Number of items to show?
LOTS of customizable options, too many to list, e.g. narrowing search by time left on auction, number of bids, etc,
and which detailed info (current bid, location, seller rating, etc) to show/hide.
Notes:*11/09: See how Squidoo eBay module earnings work by Squidoo editor-in-chief Megan Casey. There are some posts below hers that further clarify it.
HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: NoFollow. Content is NOT indexed.
Etsy Module
Showcase Items From Your Etsy Shop
Index ⇑Summary:Promote Esty shop or items.Options:User ID (just the number after the equals sign in your shop id)
Choose: My shop, my favorite listings, featured items in my shop, Etsy featured items, latest items on Etsy
Then: Drag to reorder, click X to delete unwanted items in list
Notes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: Links NoFollow. Content is indexed.
PATTERN - Treasure holding Snitch | Price: $0
Will you be the first to catch it? Walnut sized and perfect to hold a small treasure for the Harry Potter fan in your life.
This crochet pattern r... (full description)
Frog in my Pocket - amigurumi | Price: $0
Take this little frog everywhere you go. Perfect size for little hands to carry. A surprise tucked into a lunchbox.
Perfect stocking stuffer.
Th... (full description)
PATTERN - Little TOOTH Pillow - amigurumi | Price: $0
Crochet the perfect place to put that lost tooth as it awaits the arrival of the Tooth Fairy. The little pocket in the back will hold the tooth and la... (full description)
PATTERN - Rubber Chicken amigurumi | Price: $0
Crochet your very own cuddly rubber chicken to use in your next stand-up routine.
Materials
worsted weight yarn
post eyes
3.5mm hook
polyfil... (full description)
Zazzle Module
Promote a Zazzle Store
Index ⇑Summary:Promote your Zazzle store or attract clickthroughs by promoting fun items.Options:Zazzle username
Filter by keyword (optional)
Product Category (posters, mugs, etc)
Number of productsNotes:Doesn't earn commissions, but I've got a humor lens with a noticeable lensrank boost because of clickthroughs. I'll even show you which store! I guess people want to see these images full-sized.
HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: Links NoFollow. Content is indexed.
Netflix Movies Module
Money-Earning
The Netflix module has been phased out. You should edit your lens and try adding an Amazon module instead!iTunes Module
Index ⇑Summary:Earn a commission by selling iTunes downloads.Options:Search by artist, song title or album (but it only shows listing by individual tracks, not whole albums).
Drag-and-drop to change order of listing.Notes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes.
Search Engines: Links NoFollow. Content is indexed.
This module is NOT in the "Selling Stuff" Category. Use "search for module" box to find it.
Buggy Modules as of 11.7.09
The following modules were buggy when I made this lens:
ShopIt.
Amazon Recommends.
ShopIt Module
Yet Another Place to Sell Your Stuff
Feature Items from your store on ShopIt.com.
Appears to be broken. In theory, should be able to enter a store ID and display 5-20 products.
Amazon Recommendations Module
Sometimes it Works, Sometimes it Doesn't
Index ⇑Enter an item you like; Amazon will recommend up to 5 other similar items. Visitors can rank or (if you choose) add their own. This is actually a Plexo.
Notes: Buggy. When I tried to edit the module, I got an error message saying Amazon couldn't find any items. I had to start over. So get everything right before you save the module... you can't go back.
Also note that it can't handle quotes in descriptions.
I'm compiling all the bugs I find and sending a complete list to Squidoo HQ... but it's gonna be a big list, so it'll be a while before they get to 'em.
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