Squidoo on Ning

Squidoo.com is really taking the Internet by storm and Lensmasters are finding terrific ways to get the word out about this brilliant site, building unique Squidoo communities and providing advice on promotion and marketing.

Ning is an online platform for people to create their own social networks Social Graph-iti, The Economist, Oct 18, 2007, launched in October 2005. Ning was co-founded by Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini. Ning is Andreessen's third company (after Netscape and Opsware).

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Squidoo Masters

A collaborative Squidoo Network.

Squidoo Masters is run by Valerie Robertson.

Groups available are Rate my Lens, Squidoo Tips, Introduce Yourself, Viral Squidoo, New Squidoo Tools, Google, Twitter, Stumbleupon, Flickr Pics.

Squidoo Review

Squidoo Review is run by Jon Schlinkert .

A group you can join on this network is Squids on Tagfoot.

Squidoo Marketing

Better marketing with Squidoo.

Squidoo Marketing is run by John Dilbeck.

Groups available are Video Marketing, Giant Squids, Tools for Lensmasters, Cafepress Shops, List a Lens a Day.

Ning is a social network. It is an excellent way to promote your lenses and to communicate with others with the same interest. Many social networks are free though upgrades to your account may be offered. If you have the time, they can be an excellent way to get the word out about your product or service. Here is more information about Ning!:

It provides features that enable consumers to:

interact with others,
raise awareness of important or vital issues and events,
exchange tips and ideas with other like-minded individuals,
connect with others who share your passion and
inspire and educate
brag about their products or services
arrange events and meets.

These are just some of the things that you can do using Ning.com as your host. Many features are provided including music/video players, discussion forums, groups, blogs, photos, your own page in the community to customise how you want, messaging, alert settings, badges to place on your website (unfortunately, they are not compatible with Squidoo lenses) and the chance to start up your own Ning community.

Remote Workforce Management

Work At Home Professional (WAHP) Resources & Education.

Remote Workforce Management is run by GypsyOwl.

Groups available are Squidoo Lensmasters, Remote Workforce Management on Twitter, and The WAHP Network.

The community is for anyone who works at home, i.e. remote workforce.

The theme started out as a response to a Marketing course (working toward my BBA), and will be THE place to promote your business and to share Marketing Management tips. Everyone who works at home is a Remote Workforce Manager. This network will help make the connection with other Work At Home Professionals (WAHP) and remove the one aspect of working at home (the isolation) replacing it with an amazing supportive encouraging network of like minded people.

You can also set up your own Social Network on Ning! I've given examples of the kind of details you need to set up your own Social Network:

A) Visit Ning.com

B) Choose the name of your network. E.g Reviews for Promotion.

C) Pick a web address. E.g. reviewsforpromotion.ning.com. Hopefully, your web address will be available. If not, try and choose something as close to your title as possible. If you are wanting to create a network on Squidoo, you have to be very quick as many of the good titles may have already been chosen!

D) If your web address is available you'll be taken to a page where you will need to describe your network:
- Set your privacy level: Private or Public.
- Give your network a tagline: E.g. Using reviews as a promotional tool.
- Description: E.g. This network will aim to provide information and resources on how to use reviews as promotional and marketing tools.
- Add tags: E.g. reviews for promotion, use reviews for promotion, marketing tools, promotional tools, book reviews, product reviews, service reviews.
- Set your language.

E) Add Features to your Network. Organize your main page by dragging in features from the list, then arranging them any way you'd like. Click Next.

F) Customise appearance. Choose a template for your Network. You can then customise it even further if you wish.

G) Click Launch!

H) Create your Master Key. Your Master Key is separate and unique from your email address and password. You'll use your new Master Key for any network you create or administrate.

Squidoo Farm

For those of you dedicated Squidoo'ers this groups for you. Find and share recommendations online by building a lens on Squidoo, post your link, and share your lens with the world. Make sure to vote on the lenses!

Squidoo Farm is run by Groundswell.

No groups available.

a) Search results for Squidoo on Ning
b) Social Networking at Ning.com
c) Creating Your Own Social Network on Ning
d) Marketing with Social Networks, Ning, Facebook, Squidoo, twitter & more