If you want to become popular on squidoo...

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Squidoo as a popularity contest

In some ways squidoo is like a popularity contest. I've done pretty well here with as I write more than 760 fans. So I feel qualified to write this lens about the subject.

What you need to do to become popular on squidoo 

Please add your own tips on becoming popular. Of course you don't need ALL of these to become popular. But each helps.

Check out the lenses of people who show up on your lenses

40 points

Make great lenses

This really helps. People love seeing, voting on a more...30 points

Leave a friendly message on THEIR guestbook

29 points

Have guestbook modules on each lens.

Let others show their stuff26 points

Be helpful on the forums - be real, be fun

25 points

Be nice

This is important in any contest: the person who i more...20 points

Vote on other peoples lenses

18 points

Have a personalised profile

15 points

Become a GIANT squid

15 points

Be fun

Everyone wants to be around people who are fun.13 points

Join people's fan clubs

11 points

Have a unique avatar

10 points

Become a squidangel

5 points

Use interactive modules in your lenses

4 points

Have a links plexo on your most popular lenses

People LOVE to leave their links.3 points

Use Lensroll and Discovery Tool

Lensmasters who Google themselves just might stumb more...3 points

Always look to give before you take!

Remember Squidoo is a Community!3 points

Create an award / contest

2 points

Become a giant squid community organizer

1 point

Del.icio.us

Lenses you fans want to be LotD, Del.icio.us them more...1 point

Give Positive Vibes and Smiles :)

1 point

Get an email signature setup within squidoo

By clicking on your profile within squidu. Have i more...0 points

Give away money!

self explanitory0 points

Lighten up!

Don't take things so seriously, have some fun with more...0 points

Be open minded

Go in to lenses with an open mind and if you learn more...0 points

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Be helpful on the forums = be helpful on squidu 

SquidU is the place where lensmasters get together to chat, to give and receive feedback and to get the latest news.

One way to become more popular on squidoo is definitely to be helpful and REAL on squidu.

Make great lenses 

Only if you provide another service to lensmasters can you do without making great lenses. Like you needed the right clothes and being seen at the right parties to be popular in high school - you need to make great lenses to become popular on squidoo. There is no getting around it.

Here are some lenses that will help you do just that, though the quality content is what you have to provide yourself.

Write well - whether it's lenses, squidcasts or blogposts 

Always write in such a way that your main message comes across. I've seen too many squidcasts and blogposts where people just write how great they've done, without letting me know WHY it's great what they've done.

  1. Use proper titles

  2. Explain why it's interesting

  3. DO use emotion, but have a clear message as well

Why you want to be popular on squidoo 

Popular lensmasters get their lenses featured on other lenses more

You've got to love that extra backlink18 points

It's great to be loved

Don't we all want to be popular?16 points

Popular lensmasters get more votes on their lenses

More votes = higher lensrank13 points

To get a positive message out

To the people on squidoo and to the world.13 points

I don't care to be popular...

but I do want to be read.11 points

Popularity brings readers...

...and readers equals conversation. I love creatin more...9 points

I like to know my writing is Valuable

I like when people read my work0 points

To reach like-minded individuals so as to unite for a good cause

There is such a need out there to educate people a more...0 points

Have a guestbook on each lens 

This one is important.

We all want to see our face on your lenses when we vote. We want to know that you know who voted 5 stars. Yes - other lensmasters want to be popular too - so give us the illusion we can be and put up that guestbook.

The NEGATIVE consequences of becoming popular 

If popularity on squidoo is like a rose - that rose does have its thorns:

  1. Popular squids are more likely to get their lenses voted with only one star

  2. You have to try and keep that popularity up.

  3. You will be judged by higher standards

  4. You may get hatemail, because when you say something controversial, it WILL be noticed

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Create a lens (or more than one) which features other lenses 

This one is something I think every lensmaster should do. On any topic where you are interested, but not likely to make lenses yourself: why not make a lensography with the best lenses on that topic? Or just a lensography with your favorite lensographies? Or your favorite lenses?

Certainly anyone aspiring to be a giant squid should have one or several of these under their belt. It's easy, it's fun - and you are giving something back to the community.

And you know how it is: those who give will receive. Do unto others as you would have them to unto you - etc.

Oh - and in order to become popular (the subject of this lens after all) : do let people know you are featuring their lens!. Don't forget now :)

Now for... my least popular lenses 

The above was all about how to become popular. Now I'd like you to meet my 20 least appreciated lenses.

So leave your feedback, opinions and stuff... 


I may just look at your profile and vote for lenses that appeal to me... Or I may not.

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