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Amazon, eBay, and Other Ways to Earn Money
This lens is part of my Squidoo Modules Tour. Click links to view demos of each Squidoo module.
Amazon $
Amazon Recommendations $
Amazon Spotlight $
ArtByUs Artist Module
Donations
Etsy
Zazzle
Amazon MP3
Amazon Search $
Amazon Voting (Plexo) $
CafePress $
eBay $
Lulu
ShopIt
Get these Squidoo Modules by clicking "Browse all modules" in the lens workshop sidebar, then "Categories" and "Selling Stuff." Money-earning modules are marked with "$":
All Modules Tested: November 7, 2009
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 Goddess: Mythological Images of the Feminine
Groundbreaking, influential, scholarly yet immensely personal and readable book by a respected feminist scholar of religion and psychology. Draws on the symbolism and myths of classical Greek goddesses to explore different aspects of our own lives, particularly women's lives.
Amazon Price: $20.95 (as of 12/27/2009) 
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: $12.99 (as of 12/27/2009)
"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 weaves medieval stories with a blend of traditional and modern Celtic styles. "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)
BLACK RAVEN PRINT.HEAVY PARCHMENT PAPER OSULLIVAN© FREE SHIP | Current Price: $20.00 Buy it now: $20.00 End Date: Monday Dec-28-2009 11:36:43 MST Bid now | Buy it now | Watch this item |
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.
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
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.
Lulu Module
Feature Items from Lulu
Index ⇑Let Lulu pick by keyword, or promote items from a particular store. Until I hear otherwise, I'm guessing this one doesn't earn commissions, but lets you promote your stuff.
Fusionist Photos
Lulu Price: $0.00
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.
Buggy Modules as of 11.7.09
The following modules were buggy when I made this lens:
ShopIt.
Amazon Recommends.
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.
Amazon Error: Could not open remote connection
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