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From the lens Squidoo SEO: Optimize Your Page for Search Engine Traffic.

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I hope you've found this Squidoo SEO tutorial useful. If it was really useful, then please pass it on.

Now go forth, and make great webpages!

Note: This guestbook is NoFollow, and I am picky about links. If I'm sure the webpage it points to is helpful to my readers, I'll let a link stand. Otherwise I delete the comment. Sorry, linkbuilding just to benefit your own site is Linkspam!

  • erika-awakening Jun 1, 2012 @ 2:19 am | delete
    Thanks for this article. Those tips about how to search URLs on Google are priceless and I've never heard that anywhere else. I'm relatively new to Squidoo and am building a lens or maybe more to start compiling what I am learning about making money here (my pre-Squidoo online business is already very successful). Maybe I'll get ambitious and build a collection of helpful links including this one. For now I'm bookmarking your page. Oh, the only thing I disagree with in the article - I have every intention of making a million dollars ... and soon. ;) Cheers, - Erika Awakening
  • designsbyharriet May 31, 2012 @ 7:38 pm | delete
    I am absolutely clueless regarding SEO. No matter how hard I try to follow advice, either I get it wrong or it does me no good. I think my mind glazes over when I start reading about SEO.
  • Greekgeek May 31, 2012 @ 11:55 pm | delete
    Awww. I desperately need to rewrite this lens with a better tutorial... it IS a little dense and not well-organized.
  • Greekgeek May 31, 2012 @ 11:55 pm | delete
    Awww. I desperately need to rewrite this lens with a better tutorial... it IS a little dense and not well-organized.
  • webstatsart Jun 1, 2012 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    It is not easy to build these lenses when they keep changing the rules. I value your efforts though
  • pfit74 May 25, 2012 @ 6:46 pm | delete
    Some great tips there, thank you!
  • kaazoom May 23, 2012 @ 3:07 am | delete
    Thank you for some great tips on lens SEO.
  • MarcellaCarlton May 20, 2012 @ 10:57 pm | delete
    Wow! I've learned a lot and I'm sure that I will visit often. This was such a great lens. I have it bookmarked. There is so much that I don't know----yet.
  • amythomson187 May 15, 2012 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great tips... Something i have never even thought about, but thankfully i have came across your lens! Great stuff :) Amy x
  • desa999 May 14, 2012 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Great valuable information. Well done!
  • zaeem2349 May 13, 2012 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    In this so broad topic you have touched almost all the aspects of it. This not an article but a complete book of information.
    Thanks.
  • belle88 May 13, 2012 @ 8:20 am | delete
    i read it and i try to use tips on my latest lens :D
  • infiniti99 May 13, 2012 @ 7:16 am | delete
    Thank you for the SEO lesson.Awesome lens will be back still have much to learn.Thank you for sharing
  • ChellC May 11, 2012 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    Thanks sooo much.. I think I might actually understand now!! Great lens!
  • bluefish1960 May 9, 2012 @ 4:49 am | delete
    Thanks, I di find it very useful..
  • magictricksdotcom May 7, 2012 @ 6:54 am | delete
    Another fantastic lens. Thanks for the great information, and the links to all the tools.
  • mismatch May 3, 2012 @ 2:52 pm | delete
    Thanks for the free SEO tutorial. Blessed!
  • ResearchAddict May 2, 2012 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    Great information. Thanks for taking the time to build such an informative lens.
  • stevebrown75 May 2, 2012 @ 2:37 am | delete
    Pretty Helpful post..Thanks alot
  • notimetoulouse May 1, 2012 @ 6:45 am | delete
    Just a quick tip for everyone re 'googling' - there seems to be a bit of a glitch that you need to be aware of. If you do an 'allin' search, don't just go with that figure given just below your search - check out the 'pages 1 to 10' right down there at the bottom. Click on page 10 to check out just how many competing sites there are. They can differ massively and not doing the page check could lose you a chance to rank well.
    Here's what I mean -
    Search allintitle:best horse blankets (I know, it's a geeky search but it's purely to show you how this works)
    It brings back searches 1-10 of 1480 searches - so you might think that too much.
    Go down to the bottom of the page and click on the 10 of pages 1-10 down there in blue.
    That expands out from page 1 to 19 once you do this.
    Now click on page 19 to move on and.....
    There are only 188 relevant searches that affect you, Google knocks the rest out.
    So a search that first showed 1480 possibles in effect only has 188.
    Well worth keeping in mind when you are doing your due keyword diligence.
    Hope this helps!
  • Greekgeek May 1, 2012 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    Yes, this is a very important tip! I need to rewrite this lens for several reasons, this being one of them. It falls under "the good news." The bad news is that since Google now matches many synonyms, exact phrase matches aren't as effective as they used to be. (For a real-world example, my "how to build a kite" lens used to nail spot #2 for that fairly-trafficked long tail search, but has now been bumped to page 2 because "how to make a kite" is now treated as exactly the same search even when the user types "build.")
  • JJNW Apr 22, 2012 @ 2:25 am | delete
    4 years at Squidoo and still learning! Thanks
  • SuzanneRachel Apr 19, 2012 @ 5:54 am | delete
    I've bookmarked this lens for future reference - been trying to get to grips with this subject for a while now & your lens will really help - Thank You!
  • Rev999 Apr 13, 2012 @ 7:49 am | delete
    no ,but i've added it to favorte and inted to use the tips...thnks v. much :-)
  • Rev999 Apr 13, 2012 @ 7:44 am | delete
    very useful info...should do more of this :0
  • Dolphin772004 Apr 10, 2012 @ 2:05 am | delete
    Thanks for your SEO tips and great lens as well.
  • iMusocoach Apr 5, 2012 @ 5:23 pm | delete
    A fantastic article especially for aspiring seo guru's ....like myself lol!!
    Seriously though thanks for your insights
  • bluefish1960 Apr 5, 2012 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    Wow, I learned some stuff here today and I am currently trying to put together a few hubs to demonstrate the free seo ideas I have, but your hub is definitely of a quality that I have yet to achieve. Thanks.
  • MillBucks Apr 1, 2012 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    Wow, there are so many great resources here, thanks for sharing!
  • Darmar Apr 1, 2012 @ 8:21 pm | delete
    Cool!
  • themoneymakingguide Mar 29, 2012 @ 8:39 am | delete
    Very nice article, thanks for writing this down.
  • nightbear Mar 28, 2012 @ 9:44 pm | delete
    Absolutely wonderful. I learned so much, validated a lot of other stuff and really enjoyed myself. Thank you so much. blessed.
  • cody44 Mar 26, 2012 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    Nice stuff here. Have book marked the page and will be back!
  • I_Do Mar 26, 2012 @ 10:13 am | delete
    your lens was very helpful! thanks a lot :)
  • designsbyharriet Mar 22, 2012 @ 3:23 pm | delete
    I see you have three squares in your profile, one for the number of points, lenses and trophies. I can't get the number of lenses to show in my profile. Is there a way to do that?
  • jalynn Mar 11, 2012 @ 11:08 pm | delete
    What you mention, regarding writing for one's human visitors is SO significant .. it took me a while to absorb this - just how important it is to think of your website visitors ! I like the idea of relaxing, and being natural with writing
  • flinnie Mar 11, 2012 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    Hi your lens has a lot of great info and tips.Thanks for sharing.
  • ezmedia Mar 11, 2012 @ 5:49 am | delete
    Very interesting. Lots of stuff I'm sure I can make good use of in my Lens building.

    Be seeing you.
  • bbires Mar 10, 2012 @ 11:57 pm | delete
    Great targeted information to help me on Squidoo.
  • PamelaU Mar 8, 2012 @ 11:43 am | delete
    Thanks for taking the time to make this lens - I'll read over it again later!
  • Cumberland Mar 5, 2012 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    Thanks again. I continually find your lenses to be relevant and helpful to my Squidoo efforts.
  • arfrancis Mar 3, 2012 @ 4:07 pm | delete
    This is fantastic. Really helpful info and I love the focus on the content being most important.
  • uneasywriter Feb 22, 2012 @ 6:41 pm | delete
    Nice work! A little overwhelming, but I love the "calm down, don't worry about doing it all, and focus on content", part. Thank you!
  • lykawinnett Feb 20, 2012 @ 3:11 am | delete
    Pretty informative lens, this really adds value on SEO discussion.
  • Scriber1 Feb 19, 2012 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    So many helpful tips that I'm sure I'll be visiting this page many times as I figure it all out. Thanks for this lens!!
  • davenjilli Feb 19, 2012 @ 11:53 am | delete
    oh my cow! Just trying to soak in like 1/16th of what has been posted here! So much information..must come back when there is more room in my brain from digesting what I have just tried to cram in there. thank you so much for this lens!
  • hinazille Feb 18, 2012 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    the SEO checklist is amazing - i think this is something every new blogger, hubber, lensmaster (basically any online writer) should definitely check through... i will certainly be recommending this Lens!

    Great job!
  • GeniePark Feb 12, 2012 @ 11:39 am | delete
    This is well represented how seo looks in practice. I'm a seasonable seo gal and I have quite some experiences in this field and I can say that this info is pretty good.
  • desa999 Feb 11, 2012 @ 5:30 am | delete
    Wow some fabulous information here, thank you so much for sharing this invaluable lens.
  • PaulaSquidoo Feb 4, 2012 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've been looking for a lens like this. I like it so much, I've added it to my create-your-renaissance-business-using-squidoo lens. Looks like you have several other lenses I need to feature.
  • girlfriendfactory Feb 3, 2012 @ 11:32 am | delete
    I'm finally starting to take an interest in all of this and I knew your place was where I would find the best jumping off point! I've been by eons before but at least now I can give it a Flyby Winging (and it can be found among the other blessed lenses for today at Have Wings Will Bless)!

    They may call me an aimless wanderer (and I am), but today I wasn't aimless when I came looking for this. You are a wealth of info! Thanks as always! ~Ren
  • AdrianaCopaceanu Feb 1, 2012 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    Excellent guidelines everyone should follow.
  • mylinkcenter Jan 30, 2012 @ 10:38 am | delete
    I found another SEO expert here. Thank you very much :)
  • Thrinsdream Jan 29, 2012 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    You are one of those writers I would love to have on speed email to ask my constant gazillion questions to but thanks to these lenses you are safe! I honestly have so much to thank you and your helpful lenses for and this is yet another. Off to my book mark star it goes! With thanks and so much appreciation. Cathi x
  • expertmarket Jan 26, 2012 @ 11:43 am | delete
    Thanks for the Squid based hints!
  • Carina99 Jan 25, 2012 @ 2:07 pm | delete
    Like it ! Thank you , thank you !
  • Rokzalo Jan 21, 2012 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    Very usefull
  • newbizmau Jan 21, 2012 @ 2:16 am | delete
    I'm going to learn this if its the last thing I do this year.
  • Nimsrules Jan 19, 2012 @ 4:47 am | delete
    Quite a comprehensive article for beginners SEO.
  • stylesuxx Jan 17, 2012 @ 10:19 pm | delete
    This is a lot of information. Gotta work through this step by step.
  • canoz Jan 11, 2012 @ 3:33 am | delete
    I need to come back here and take it all in over time! Thank you for great information again.
  • anilagarwal Jan 10, 2012 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    Nice tips for optimizing a Squidoo lens
  • sanjeevkumaar Dec 23, 2011 @ 1:08 am | delete
    HI, It's very Nice lens and It's very useful information for me.

    Thanks!
  • baby-strollers Dec 22, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
    Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I appreciate the time put in by u. Great lens some thing to learn from . .Looking forward new post on how google plus can seo as it is today ?
  • favored1 Dec 19, 2011 @ 10:42 am | delete
    I've added this too to my Help Me If You Can lens. Thanks. You'll be getting a lot more traffic I suppose from those of us who need so much help.
  • hysongdesigns Dec 17, 2011 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Thank you for this information. I am still trying to work out the best SEO strategies for my Squidoo pages and this does help a lot.
  • GGGMarketing Dec 13, 2011 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    I like your information about: "Squidoo SEO Method #1: Keyword Optimization
    Target the Terms People Might Search to Find Your Page" You talk about how to use keywords properly and I see that you are because I found this lens from searching "squidoo seo" great job! Nice lens.

    Gary @ Naples SEO
  • Vortrek_Grafix Dec 12, 2011 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    Wow! Great stuff for newbies. It's a real science to encourage interested traffic towards finding fledging content sites. With enough research and effort, this sort of valuable info is like getting a key to the kingdom of potential. For one thing, we didn't realize Google had a free keyword search. Worth trying for a while, before opting for more expensive commercial software. Thanx!
  • mauros34 Dec 12, 2011 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    crazy lens thumbs up
  • limeSEOCompany Dec 8, 2011 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    Goodness. That took a long time to read. And I thank you for every second of it! So many good points in here, I love the straight to tools links, they help beginners immensely on these lenses.
  • squidooblogger Dec 6, 2011 @ 11:07 pm | delete
    Oh Wow !!! That's an awesome lens. I'm a newbie here and this lens is surely gonna help me to create search engine friendly lens.
  • love4randomness Dec 6, 2011 @ 10:37 pm | delete
    Very helpful, thanks!
  • Revaxmedia Dec 5, 2011 @ 2:54 pm | delete
    Great stuff, thanks for your article, it's helped me on my squidoo journey!
  • zap1994 Dec 4, 2011 @ 8:02 am | delete
    This one of the best guides to SEO that have read. Thanks for putting it together.
  • kernmedia Dec 2, 2011 @ 11:10 pm | delete
    Advanced Tip #2 is a great point, and reminds us to write for users. Using the "fast food" example, why not mention Wendys, Taco Bell, and others? Depending on the subject, one could discuss the health risks of fast food, where the food comes from, and more...creating the long tail that will drive the majority of the traffic. In otherwords, be thorough and more traffic (and links) will come.
  • mojamreza Nov 28, 2011 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    very useful! thanks :D btw some links are broken
  • Greekgeek Nov 28, 2011 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    Thank you, and apologies! One of my New Years' resolutions this year is going to be to rewrite this series of articles from start to finish with what I've learned since I wrote them. Fixing links will be part of the overhaul.
  • CityLights Nov 30, 2011 @ 12:15 am | delete
    Looking forward to this! Your lens has been really helpful and I'd love to see what else you've learned!
  • jackoboy Nov 28, 2011 @ 8:42 am | delete
    so so much to learn
  • jvermilion Nov 27, 2011 @ 6:02 pm | delete
    Very useful!
  • Loveyourshoes Nov 27, 2011 @ 11:53 am | delete
    clear and concise information and I like the advice about keeping it loose too because Squidoo should be fun as well. Excellent lens though and thanks for shar
  • robertsugar Nov 26, 2011 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    I am working as an SEO, and still I found interesting new tips here. So, a big thanks for sharing this lens!
  • stevenstones Nov 25, 2011 @ 3:42 am | delete
    Fantastic. lense very helpful for people struggling with Sep I have one strong lenses the rest pretty poor but I'm learning Gina start building more now I know the building blocks to use and how to improve Sep also found a usefully link builder called commentkahuna which finds blogs that allow you to leave HTML as long as you don't spam. I'll be bookmarking this page also gotta say squidutils is great for newbies.
  • ESLinsider Nov 24, 2011 @ 9:10 am | delete
    I bookmarked this page a long time ago and then came back to it. Thanks. This looks good, I like your perspective on seo. I am going to check out some of the links.
  • seomilitia Nov 17, 2011 @ 11:45 am | delete
    Good post, I new to Squidoo, so I thoroughly enjoyed this as a learning experience.
  • tipsanddeals Nov 14, 2011 @ 5:24 pm | delete
    Thanks Pal. Your lenses have really helped me understand SEO and squidoo better.
  • autofanatic Nov 13, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    I thoroughly enjoyed your lens (the squid graphics are too cute) and gave it my thumbs up and a +1 with the big G. Keep up the fantastic work. You're a huge asset to the community. :-)
  • Ener-G Nov 12, 2011 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    Your tutorials are amazing! Thank you for your generosity in sharing with oh-me-of-no-geek-brain!
  • Paula7928 Nov 8, 2011 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    Thanks for such a helpful lens!
  • yano_jl Nov 4, 2011 @ 9:19 am | delete
    "Human readers are your primary audience, NOT search engines."

    Brilliant, yet I sometimes still manage to forget this and find myself pandering to the google gods. The simple fact that you have been able to launch your lenses to page 1 on search results is awesome (and inspiring). 1 more SquidLike for you - thank you for the help!
  • ouriloilo Nov 3, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
    I have been trying to find a clear and concise article about SEO. Your lens is definitely the answer to my query.
  • sfldiscounts Nov 8, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Great article. Informative content, nice niche, and food for thought. Thumbs up!
  • sojourner-1 Nov 2, 2011 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    There is always so much more to learn about SEO. You have a lot of great info that I am sure I will be sourcing quite often. Thank you for all this info. You deserve a stumble and a tweet.
  • rangiiria Nov 1, 2011 @ 2:59 am | delete
    Its been really confusing trying to understand how to increase traffic etc, but your lens has helped heaps - thank you.
  • MiddleSister Oct 29, 2011 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    I like your JOY piece in the SEO puzzle. Thanks for all the info. i've bookmarked this lens.
  • OnlineMarketingGuys Oct 29, 2011 @ 6:03 am | delete
    detailed and informative lens, always great to get the point of view of others who use Squidoo as part of SEO. As Kathy says, there's something there we can all learn.
  • KathyMcGraw Oct 28, 2011 @ 10:58 pm | delete
    Everytime I read about SEO I learn something new, and this was no exception. I was looking for something specific, but got so engrossed I read this whole article :)
  • Oct 27, 2011 @ 12:46 pm | delete
    Speakig of traffic, yes, human audiences are more important. there are two types of blogger is the spammer and the human. the spammers are nothing but a trash within the blogging sphere.
  • ShareBeez Oct 23, 2011 @ 6:57 am | delete
    This is the Best Lens on SEO that I have seen! I am new to squidoo so I am soooo glad I found this Lens! Thanks for Sharing!
  • Oct 19, 2011 @ 12:23 am | delete
    Thanks for the great info!
  • WayneDave Oct 18, 2011 @ 10:09 am | delete
    Thanks a lot for sharing this information. This is something that I really do struggle with. However, I will try your tips and information. Thanks again, top lens.
  • inspirationz Oct 17, 2011 @ 10:29 am | delete
    This was useful thanks. I wonder if using quite a lot of zazzle illustrations with clickouts affects google ranking of your page on search engines? Do you know?
  • Greekgeek Oct 19, 2011 @ 7:54 pm | delete
    I don't think clickouts make much or any difference with search engine rankings. Instead, clickouts mostly help Squidoo lensrank, which is a nice side effect of using Zazzle graphics.

    Why I think this: Google and other search engines can't (I hope!) monitor everything you do on websites they don't own. Sure, they can see when you click from a Google search to a webpage, and they pay attention! But unless the software on Google Adsense ads is spying on us more than they're legally allowed to, Google isn't tracking the rest of what you do when, say, you click on links elsewhere on a Squidoo page. Even if they are spying on us, they couldn't use those clicks as a meaningful component of their ranking different websites. Only some webpages have Adsense on them.

    However, indirectly, Zazzle ads MAY have a small, small impact. Google is a little suspicious of pages with TOO much advertising on them relative to the amount of useful content they have. Pictures are useful to readers. But if the pictures are only there to make money for the author, then Google starts to think, "Hmm." Confusingly, Google tells us to add a hidden rel="nofollow" tag to Paid Links, links people pay us to feature, and many people assume that this suggestion applies to ALL affiliate links, including Zazzle.

    For this reason, in my "Create a Zazzle Gallery for Squidoo" templates, I include rel=nofollow to keep us safe. Also, I recommend that you label each image with an alt-tag that describes it in 2-4 words. For example,

    The words say, "Look, it's not just an ad, it's relevant to my page on ducks!" Don't cheat and repeat your keywords too much in alt-text; be honest and describe what the picture is. But at least the words show unique, real content, not just "there's a generic ad of some sort here." (Since Google can tell it's an affiliate link. It knows what Zazzle is.)

    Read about Google's reasoning here:
    http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=66736
  • tokyonights7 Oct 16, 2011 @ 2:38 pm | delete
    Amazing lens! You are ever so thorough! I never knew that Google doesn't place much value on tags. :)
  • coltus Oct 16, 2011 @ 9:47 am | delete
    Very informative lens. Thanks for all the enthusiasm to extend such helpful information at this lens.
  • Shivani09 Oct 12, 2011 @ 10:54 pm | delete
    Great lens! Thanks
  • canoz Oct 10, 2011 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    Thank you for this lens. There is so much information here that my head is in overload. I'm sure I'll be back to catch up on much of it again!
  • CreativeArtDesigns Oct 8, 2011 @ 11:35 pm | delete
    This was my favorite of the three sections. Extremely informative, I'm going to have to read this again in a few days as it is a lot to take in.
  • paul-dp Oct 6, 2011 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    Very useful, thank you.
  • Steve-SEO-UK Oct 5, 2011 @ 8:49 am | delete
    I recommend AJ's Keyword Research Lens too. A really great free tool which often gets overlooked is Google's Webmaster Tools. I recommend everyone to use Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools. Within the Tools it gives a list of Keyword Searches relating to your site, numbers of searches and Ranking positions. Plus gives good analysis of on-page SEO and what to correct to optimize your site pages.

    Great Lens and definitely will give it a thumbs up.
    Best regards,
    Steve
    I'll tweet this Lens for you:
    http://www.getmyrank.com/user/SEO2You
  • suvam123 Oct 3, 2011 @ 3:18 am | delete
    Thanks for this. I really like what you've posted here and wish you the best of luck with this blog!
  • samsaradakini Oct 2, 2011 @ 2:16 am | delete
    I am favoriting this one too. Thank you for such an in-depth lens.
  • APackageAtTheDoor Sep 30, 2011 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    Very, very nice lens. Best we have seen on the topic so far. Thanks!
  • moneyelect Sep 29, 2011 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    Great lens about seo.Thanks
  • AmyTK9 Sep 16, 2011 @ 3:20 am | delete
    Excellent Lens, Very helpful! I've bookmarked it for future reference and will try to add it to my 'Squidoo Journey To Success' lens! I'm hoping I can implement a lot of these techniques.
  • deckdesign Sep 16, 2011 @ 12:46 am | delete
    Thanks for an excellent and informative lens. Lots of great tips.
  • JoeLaBarbera Sep 14, 2011 @ 4:59 pm | delete
    Nice lens. Useful, helpful information.
  • christydeena Sep 10, 2011 @ 1:46 am | delete
    Very very helpful, thanks. I read every word, so guess it wasn't too long for me. :)
  • go2webm Sep 9, 2011 @ 3:28 am | delete
    Pros - Professional, easy readable, and very helpful.
    Cons - To long.
    Summ - good stuff.
  • Chrisw36 Sep 8, 2011 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    Keep on bring good info like this! I will apply this info to my internet marketing Strategies
  • halloweenprops Sep 5, 2011 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    Thanks for this detailed lens. Just what I was looking for!
  • lessardsgutters Sep 1, 2011 @ 12:50 am | delete
    Good Lens Great Info !
  • websiteverification Aug 31, 2011 @ 11:21 pm | delete
    Helpful information.....great lens!
  • HectorCarsten Aug 31, 2011 @ 3:18 am | delete
    Thanks for the information. Actually, I'm currently searching for strategies that I can use to promote my website's visibility in the search engines. But many thanks for the additional info
  • HectorCarsten Aug 31, 2011 @ 1:59 am | delete
    Thanks for the information. I've been trying to find some ways on how to make my site on the top page of the search engines. Your advice would surely help me.
  • ksmedic Aug 30, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    Loved all the helpful advice. It's great for a beginner like me! thanks
  • JoeSteinbeck Aug 26, 2011 @ 12:09 pm | delete
    Even more info on SEO for Squidoo? I'll take all I can find. :)
  • Hobnil Aug 26, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete
    Thanks for this lens, I'll continue to look for more work from you.
  • ESLinsider Aug 25, 2011 @ 10:30 pm | delete
    This is good. I learned some new things here. Thank you. Your page has been bookmarked.
  • PatriciaLi Aug 21, 2011 @ 9:27 pm | delete
    Great lens, a lot of useful info, thanks!
  • celebrate Aug 21, 2011 @ 9:05 am | delete
    Your SEO checklist is excellent. It is really helpful to know where to place keywords within a lens.
  • AtomicGirl Aug 20, 2011 @ 10:44 am | delete
    Thanks for posting-- I learned a lot!
  • seobounty Aug 19, 2011 @ 10:52 am | delete
    Great lens for SEO and very useful info for anyone. Thanks for sharing.
  • KeenanSteel Aug 19, 2011 @ 9:29 am | delete
    A really nice basic guide, thanks. I love the tip to remember the visitor
  • mamabush Aug 16, 2011 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    This is the best info on SEO I have found...you make it easy to understand. Thanks a ton! I'm bookmarking this and I'll be back to study! :)
  • emboech Aug 16, 2011 @ 11:05 am | delete
    great lens, I need to optimize my lens on Google :D
  • mench686 Aug 14, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    Great info! Thank you for your generosity.
  • gonzalezdenise Aug 12, 2011 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Great lens.
  • mensdesigner19 Aug 12, 2011 @ 3:00 am | delete
    awesome
  • gonzalezdenise Aug 10, 2011 @ 8:33 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great information.
  • franstan Aug 10, 2011 @ 6:57 am | delete
    Absolutely wonderful. Blessed
  • radkenz Aug 9, 2011 @ 1:23 am | delete
    you do the best for squidoo, thanks for this great article... 2 thumbup for you...
  • goo2eyes Aug 7, 2011 @ 5:49 am | delete
    great info
  • goo2eyes Aug 7, 2011 @ 5:43 am | delete
    i will follow your advices. my lenses seem to gather spider webs instead of crawling like a spider.
  • marv-deals Aug 7, 2011 @ 2:29 am | delete
    Thanks, i've learned a lot from this article, i'm just a noob starting to do SEO for the past few months and read a lot of stuffs about SEO, this one adds to my knowledge.

    Thanks!
  • HowtoStopJOINTPAIN Aug 6, 2011 @ 9:25 am | delete
    Wow good read. I hope I can use this info to get more visitors and squidlikes. THANKS!!
  • hornetsnest Aug 5, 2011 @ 9:08 am | delete
    Outstanding lens, one of the best I have ever read. Thanks for all the valuable information!!
  • bensen32 Aug 5, 2011 @ 8:36 am | delete
    Thanks for the outstanding lens, lots of info and good tips, the only think I don't like about it.....I just found out how much more work I need to do on my lenses. :)
  • anneshaw Aug 3, 2011 @ 6:58 am | delete
    Tried grabbing a lot of things you have directed in the lens. Hope to have a good result soon. Thank you so much for making me aware of the hidden facts I wasn't aware on SQUIDOO. I'm just loving working over here.
  • Rajkumarsingh Aug 2, 2011 @ 5:34 am | delete
    Good work and Great Lens..
  • bhatnagarashish001 Aug 1, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
    Nice tips.These tips will really help me in optimizing my websites.
  • BGLJane Jul 30, 2011 @ 11:39 pm | delete
    I do SEO for a number of customers, but I feel like every day I have to continue to read and be informed. Thanks for the useful information. I do have a problem sometimes with my lenses because links that I have added are disabled. Why does that happen?
  • moonshapes Jul 29, 2011 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    Nice and helpful
  • kopitozie Jul 28, 2011 @ 10:27 am | delete
    hanks for the lens and learned a lot. I got only a dozen lens just yet and I would like to also get a steady income. One way is to read a lot too while you're here at squidoo. I use a public library computer too and time is of essence. Luckily we have a one night when the library is open so I can get things done.
  • Lindrus Jul 28, 2011 @ 12:35 am | delete
    Thank you so much for this advice! I'll be sure to bookmark this page and use the information. Thanks!
  • MusicHeroes Jul 25, 2011 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    Great lens, parts of it I already mastered but there are certainly things I didn't know about and which can be used in adventage to improve my squidoo lenses' SEO :)! Thanks for that.
  • BellParc Jul 23, 2011 @ 7:55 am | delete
    Have done quite a bit of SEO on the old sites lately; really working! #1, #2 results all round!!!! just dont go over the top with keywords
  • chookyco Jul 22, 2011 @ 6:51 am | delete
    Thanks for the useful info
  • wondersmoke Jul 21, 2011 @ 6:36 pm | delete
    Not bad overall for a guide that will help most people. Would like to see more information on keyword research and also explain more about LSI content as that is what you are going for in the beginning.
  • Psycho-Gamer Jul 21, 2011 @ 11:13 am | delete
    I ve been coming back and forth to this lens long before i join squidoo during my off squidoo training period......these are so precious tips....i always check again and again to see if i have forgot anything....well done GG
  • Jack-in-the-Box Jul 18, 2011 @ 10:42 pm | delete
    Ok, now I feel like I am over my head. LOL I think I will reread this tomorrow to see if it all makes more sense. I understand the basic, but you have really put a lot of good info in here. Great job! Thank you for so much help.
  • pimbels Jul 17, 2011 @ 5:32 am | delete
    I still have to learn so much but found this lens extremely useful.. Bookmarked to come back again. This is a great lens, thank you.
  • Cath1125 Jul 16, 2011 @ 7:25 am | delete
    Great tips as always :)
  • VoodooRULEs Jul 16, 2011 @ 6:46 am | delete
    Thank you for this lens! I thought I had a pretty good handle on SEO, but I have to admit that I learned something new from almost every paragraph. If I could make a suggestion to Squidoo, I would ask them to create a favorites function section that would make it easy for lenmasters to keep track of articles and authors they find interesting or helpful. That's something I find myself wishing for from time to time as I browse through Squidoo... I really wish I had one now.
  • window-well-cover Jul 14, 2011 @ 2:39 pm | delete
    great seo tips.
  • TopTenLists Jul 11, 2011 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    Love the Google Results Optimizer! Great Lens
  • martin58474 Jul 11, 2011 @ 3:38 pm | delete
    Great lens, thanks :)
  • googleseotips Jul 10, 2011 @ 8:42 pm | delete
    Thanks for the wonderful tips hope it will help me in creating much better lenses.
  • geradhoyt Jul 8, 2011 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    You make a good point that a lot of people in SEO forget...design and write for users first then optimize for engines!
  • MaxL Jul 8, 2011 @ 9:24 am | delete
    Wow, you have plenty of great lenses! Thanks again, I'll come back to this one often (still at the beginning, before doing SEO I need to create content! :D
  • wolfie10 Jul 7, 2011 @ 11:01 pm | delete
    thanks for this awesome lens. i have bookmarked it as future reference
  • Obscure_Treasures Jul 7, 2011 @ 5:45 am | delete
    Great .....I just love reading ur lens.I am trying to learn SEO...nd the in formations shared by you are of great use to me...keep it up.
  • TheEssentialVoice Jul 6, 2011 @ 8:58 pm | delete
    Thanks for the awesome tips, I'm just starting to learn this so every little bit helps ^_^
  • Achillesbb Jul 4, 2011 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Very great for me as beginner - thanks!
  • jaywigz311 Jul 4, 2011 @ 8:28 am | delete
    Great information here. Backlinks aren't worth a hill of beans if your on page SEO isn't where it should be.
  • phoenix-arizona-friends Jul 1, 2011 @ 3:44 pm | delete
    Great information.
  • Linkbuilding-Profi Jun 30, 2011 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    Great stuff - especially the part about where to get some relevant backlinks. The directories were new to me.

    Thanks a lot and greetings from Germany
  • dawngibson Jun 29, 2011 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    Very helpful!
  • lapidus Jun 28, 2011 @ 5:44 am | delete
    Interesting post and very powerful to know how to deal with SEO.
  • shadabiitr Jun 28, 2011 @ 3:10 am | delete
    So much informative your post. I found what am I searching for I have bookmark your page for further reading.
  • ebaybee Jun 27, 2011 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    Very informative Lens. Thanks for the tips.
  • C_Cameron Jun 23, 2011 @ 12:33 am | delete
    So glad I found (and bookmarked) this page on SEO. I'm sure I'll be a regular for a while. Thanks so much for all of this valuable information!
  • johanbach Jun 21, 2011 @ 12:27 pm | delete
    Yes, I have to say, it is a superb lens. I found so much educational. I will ready again tomorrow to get salient points be put into practice... Thanks Greekgeek. I have to bookmark your lens
  • softxml Jun 19, 2011 @ 4:38 am | delete
    What a useful piece of seo recommendations!!
    Great job, thank you.
  • dani3l Jun 16, 2011 @ 8:46 pm | delete
    this is great, i loved the google results tool
  • makemoneyinternetmarketing Jun 16, 2011 @ 6:08 am | delete
    What a great lens. Fantastic insight on seo, that anyone can implement right away. keep on the good work
  • Chris-H Jun 11, 2011 @ 10:59 pm | delete
    Really, really, really great lens! You have a lot of rock solid information and good advice on SEO and content here. I appreciate all of your hard work on the subject.

    It looks like Squidoo has just implemented +1, so I'm glad to be able to give you one!
  • fulltimehockeymom Jun 2, 2011 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    Liked the stuff on keyword optimization, I think I'm going to be able to drive some more traffic to a few of my lenses with your info. Thanks!
  • fulltimehockeymom Jun 2, 2011 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    Great info, im going to start focusing more on my longtail keyword strategy.
  • albadvert Jun 2, 2011 @ 1:50 am | delete
    Its the most practical seo guide i have ever seen.Good job
  • TheBlairGroup May 31, 2011 @ 11:17 pm | delete
    great, useful info!
  • artshock May 31, 2011 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Very informative!
  • Sire01 May 29, 2011 @ 4:22 am | delete
    It stands to reason that if you're going to start a Sqidoo lens then you should give it the same attention, SEO wise, as any of your other sites. I've actually bought Market Samurai so I'll be using that to help my SEO
  • mennella May 28, 2011 @ 4:32 pm | delete
    thanks, very helpful
  • Don_McCyclist May 25, 2011 @ 9:54 am | delete
    Thanks so much for the helpful SEO tips! My lenses could use some polishing that way.
  • May 24, 2011 @ 9:08 pm | delete
    Thanks for this! who knew what actually went on behind the find??!!
  • easy-indian-recipes May 20, 2011 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    Thanks for your valuable SEO tips..
  • Quickcutters May 18, 2011 @ 3:34 am | delete
    I loved your lenses, I have read all three and i have learned a lot from it. I can't wait to go check out some of tools and google tips.
    Thank you I really needed this.
    Great lenses.
  • bchadra May 17, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Good Stuff! A very concise way of optimizing a squidoo lens or even website for people unfamiliar with the topic.
  • KatBar May 17, 2011 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Thanks for all the great information.
  • gleken May 16, 2011 @ 2:35 am | delete
    thanks for the very interesting information
  • marciag May 15, 2011 @ 6:48 am | delete
    Looks like none of the Squidoo related directories actually work (except lensroll that is), they're either all closing down or no longer accepting submissions...
    Any other such directories specifically targeting Squidoo lenses that you know of?
  • Greekgeek May 15, 2011 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    Only one I know of besides those is Squidom.com. Looks like it's still up and running. (Confession time: I almost never use directory submission; I mostly build backlinks by writing more content that links to existing content. I prefer to be creating new content at the same time rather than having to stop writing articles to promote them. :) )
  • LuckyScratch May 13, 2011 @ 8:58 am | delete
    Great information here, thank you
  • NaturalClick Apr 30, 2011 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Very informative and useful for Squidoo SEO! Seo is a very important aspect of Internet Marketing and bringing in that great business for your company!
  • squidoohelp Apr 27, 2011 @ 5:01 am | delete
    :) thanks for the feature. Lensrolled to a few of my SEO lenses.
  • HomepageHeroes Apr 25, 2011 @ 2:24 pm | delete
    This is a lot to soak in. It is easy to feel out of one's depth when it comes to SEO. Thank you for all this info.
  • chocoinasal Apr 25, 2011 @ 9:25 am | delete
    Thank you for the information about SEO!
  • meisgood132 Apr 23, 2011 @ 7:45 am | delete
    Search Engine Optimization is key for being found by the search engines, great lens.
  • SukoMiabals Apr 17, 2011 @ 2:22 pm | delete
    Great information!
  • NYThroughTheLens Apr 14, 2011 @ 1:34 pm | delete
    This is yet another excellent tutorial. The tagging section was very helpful.
  • Swisstoons Apr 7, 2011 @ 6:13 am | delete
    Just returning to say that after some initial confusion on my part, this lens has turned out to be the single most useful lens I've come across on Squidoo. It enabled me to resurrect several of my lenses from the dead, as it were...and I've also successfully applied what I've learned here to my Zazzle shops, as well. THANK YOU, once again!
  • rweaver100 Apr 7, 2011 @ 1:23 am | delete
    wow what an exellent lense
  • HSSchulte Apr 5, 2011 @ 12:58 am | delete
    I've always considered myself more of an SEO expert than a "writer." I learned some things here that I did not know! This is the best SEO article I've seen online.
  • solutionism Apr 3, 2011 @ 5:26 am | delete
    Wow! Useful resource =)
  • BrijeshKandu Apr 1, 2011 @ 11:02 pm | delete
    i read these tips . These SEO Tech . are more useful in SEO Process .Nice Article
  • ACreativeDream Mar 22, 2011 @ 3:46 pm | delete
    Great lens... I was wondering how do you think the farming Panda has affected SEO for Squidoo lenses. So far I've not seen less lenses on result pages than I usually do but I'm just starting here anyway.
  • Greekgeek Mar 22, 2011 @ 4:27 pm | delete
    So far the Panda update doesn't seem to have impacted Squidoo as all. I'm still trying to figure out why Hubpage got hit and Squidoo didn't.
    This is actually a topic that interests me a great deal... I've been pulling up charts from Quantcast and Alexa and following the whole farmer update/panda update on my blog, Squidbits:
    greekgeek.istad.org
    (which is possibly the worst domain name ever as far as SEO is concerned ;) )
  • ACreativeDream Mar 23, 2011 @ 10:26 am | delete
    I read quite an interesting analysis about how it may be because Squidoo had banned lots of "spam likely" subjects. However, I am still quite lost. For every potential cause for downrank there's at least one website that has been affected and does the opposite. Like duplicated content and suite101.
    And now things are changing again and people are reporting being back to normal :)
  • Greekgeek Mar 23, 2011 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    That was either my analysis or Potpiegirl's. However, I as I said in my blog post, that shouldn't impacted Hubpages more than Squidoo as their spam ratios are fairly similar. From my own anaylsis (on my Squidbits blog), the one factor I found that differed between Squidoo and the other sites that got penalized -- including Hubpages -- was the bounce rate.

    However, as you say, it's changing again, since Google is continuing to tweak the algorithm. The data from those few weeks was fairly illuminating, however -- it's a little murky exactly what factors were in play, since Google doesn't give away its changes and other sites are reluctant to share their data (Mahalo even CLOAKED all its data!) -- but still, it gave us much to think about.

    The short story is that Hubpages' U.S. traffic dropped to match Squidoo's, and Squidoo's was unchanged. The Panda Update has not yet been rolled out overseas, so expect more teeth-gnashing when it is!
  • Retro_Loco Mar 22, 2011 @ 12:30 am | delete
    Thank you, Greekgeek for the wonderful search engine optimization tips! Your lenses are always very helpful, and I can use all the SEO advice I can get. Your lens-building and SEO lenses are like mini courses packed full of excellent tips and tutorials. Thumbs up, faved & bookmarked! ~Vicki~
  • cinstress Mar 18, 2011 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    thanks for the help
  • beredim Mar 15, 2011 @ 6:08 pm | delete
    thanks for the indepth seo guide you provided, its relly useful :)
  • valueyogamat Mar 13, 2011 @ 12:52 am | delete
    This is one of best SEO course that I ever had... Thank you for sharing....
  • TilenHrovatic Mar 12, 2011 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    very, very awesome lens! I've learned a lot! Thanks for sharing these tips! :) much needed :)
  • goliveuk Mar 11, 2011 @ 3:21 am | delete
    Hey, that was useful. I really appreciate your time and efforts.
    Why don`t you check my SEO Predictions for 2011.
    http://bit.ly/seo-predictions
  • KarateKatGraphics Mar 10, 2011 @ 4:34 pm | delete
    Wow, I've still got a whole lot to learn. But will pace myself to avoid burnout -- thanks for this immense & generous collection of wisdom!
  • guardianstar77 Mar 5, 2011 @ 8:30 pm | delete
    Another fabulous SEO tutorial. I am so grateful that people like you are willing to share so much of your learning with us immortals. Thank you, thank you.
  • Swisstoons Mar 3, 2011 @ 2:33 pm | delete
    Here's what has always been maddening to me: You say one's keywords and keyword phrases should be well-searched, but as UNIQUE as possible (especially within Squidoo!) in order to rank high on Google's search page and bring a targeted audience to the lens. In contrast, you say one's tags should be SHARED with other Squidoo lenses...the more popular, the better! But then you say that your primary tag should also be your main keyword or keyword phrase. Don't these instructions conflict with one another? What am I too dumb to catch onto here?
  • Greekgeek Mar 4, 2011 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    If the keyword phrase you're targeting is long and specific, then use the more general 1-2 words from it for your primary tag. So for example, if you're targeting Sony Bravia LCD TVs, then use "LCD TVs" for the primary tag.

    When picking a primary tag, if you can't easily construct a general phrase out of your whole keyword phrase, go with a general phrase that's going to hook your lens up with other good lenses in the same niche.
  • Swisstoons Mar 4, 2011 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    Thank you very much for the clarification! :) Now, I get it. By the way, this is a very informative and highly useful lens; even moreso, now. Favorited and gave it a thumbs up.
  • ryschill Mar 3, 2011 @ 10:33 am | delete
    Excellent Content!!! Thanks. To be clear, I'm a web retailer and I did research and found the most trafficked key words with the lowest competition for our store. Buying a url that combines these popular key words will not create better organic results for my store than my store's brand name url? ie if my brand name is Cafe Ole and url is cafeole.com versus coffeesmachinesandespressoaccessories.com You get the idea. No organic results advantage?
  • Greekgeek Mar 4, 2011 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Hm. When it comes to a store or business, I think you want the URL to be your brand or store name. You can have sub-pages on your website to target particular keywords like "coffee machines" "espresso accessories," but I think you want your main URL to be something you can type in.

    Keep in mind that over time, keywords or traffic algorithms can change. You may find you need to adjust keywords later to reflect traffic trends or growth and changes in your store. But your store name should stay the same! Use on-page content plus links to target the best keywords.

    Disclaimer: I am an informed amateur who's studied SEO for several years, not a professional SEO industry expert. You might had better double-check with a pro.
  • 300InternetMarketers Mar 3, 2011 @ 5:12 am | delete
    A well written article on SEO. Master the SEO and you master the internet! That's what I believe and I have seen success with it
  • cloudiosify Mar 1, 2011 @ 7:52 am | delete
    I cant understand the allinurl method.
  • hunksparrow Feb 28, 2011 @ 12:03 am | delete
    Thank you for the wonderful advice. I had no idea tags meant nothing for seo.
  • xaniagarcia Feb 26, 2011 @ 6:11 am | delete
    thanks for the advice and warnings...
  • cabinet-knob-pulls Feb 24, 2011 @ 11:34 pm | delete
    You want your lens to link TO good pages on a topic, and have links FROM good pages on a topic. There's no point in adding a reciprocal link to a crummy site..................Nice Artical
  • cabinet-knob-pulls Feb 24, 2011 @ 11:30 pm | delete
    herfore, long tail keywords don't have as much "pull" as they used to, and I don't recommend gambling your whole SEO strategy on one long tail phrase.
  • Greekgeek Feb 25, 2011 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    Absolutely true. As you can see from below the guestbook, I'm in the process of rewriting this tutorial, which was mostly written 4 years ago... gah, I have GOT to get it finished! This is one of the things I need to change. :/
  • RGebbiePhoto Feb 24, 2011 @ 10:17 pm | delete
    Thanks, you have some great information included in this lens.
  • driftsdaughter Feb 24, 2011 @ 6:40 am | delete
    Good information for those of us starting out!
  • Gail47 Feb 22, 2011 @ 10:39 am | delete
    What a great resource! Will also check out your other lenses.
  • CreativeDevelopment Feb 21, 2011 @ 2:04 am | delete
    A good lens here on SEO! I missed some of your other posts on the topic, so I will have to go back!
  • DaddyGee Feb 20, 2011 @ 1:24 pm | delete
    Love your lens. I started doing SEO after year of focusing on Web Design only. Found out that I had to get my sites found. You have lot of good info here. I'll have to read it over again so that I can begin to digest it.
  • pacrapacma Feb 20, 2011 @ 12:03 pm | delete
    This is just what I need right now! Thank you for all the resources. I have 4 lenses right now. I deleted one today. It was somewhat of a duplicate of another lens. I'm working on a new one and plan to use as much of this info as I can to get search engine traffic. My top lens right now moved up in page rank by being active in forums here at Squidoo, but I'm not reaching my target audience. Sales with Amazon and sharing information with parents who need it are my main goals. Thanks for creating this lens!
  • aitsavemyfiles Feb 20, 2011 @ 10:09 am | delete
    This is a great resource! My company is preparing to launch a $5 course aimed at website marketers. Although some of the advice differs slightly, I believe your advice is well tuned for Squidoo lens masters. We will be launching the second part of the course in Q2 of 2011 with a significant section on Squidoo. I would love to site some of your information in our course as you really get the point across eloquently. I wouldn't be so presumptive as to put an a href "link" in your comment section without asking. I will ask you to take a spin through the course site which still needs finishing touches but will be ready to launch very soon. If you think it worthy, please edit the comment to be a link, or contact me for affiliate details. www doityourselfseooptimize com... oops forgot the dots ;)
  • Greekgeek Feb 22, 2011 @ 1:07 am | delete
    I'm conservative when it comes to allowing people to post links in my guestbooks -- you know exactly why -- but you look like an honest SEO company trying to do what we're all trying to do, practice white hat SEO. So let me hook that up for you. I appreciate the fact that you didn't just link drop and run. :)
    http://www.doityourselfseooptimize.com
  • Geekgurl Feb 20, 2011 @ 9:48 am | delete
    I am trying to get into more of the SEO thing to ensure I can be found. Thanks Greekgeek. Like usual, you are always thinking about the reader and your lenses are absolutely wonderful.
  • jvsper63 Feb 18, 2011 @ 9:57 pm | delete
    Great information here. love this lens!!!
  • Rob3 Feb 18, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
    Great tips and advice well presented as ever!
  • dawnmichael Feb 17, 2011 @ 8:43 am | delete
    going back to read more of your lenses, great information, just trying to get traffic to my website is difficult let alone all of my blogs....
  • Cath1125 Feb 15, 2011 @ 9:24 am | delete
    Great advise from you as always.
  • JackieM293 Feb 14, 2011 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Love the SERP optimization tool. Thank you for yet more great advice. J
  • lravidlearner Feb 14, 2011 @ 12:47 pm | delete
    Simply some of the best SEO advice for Squidoo out there. Blessed by a Squid Angel ~
  • Zeddicus Feb 13, 2011 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    Great lens with useful advice! Thanks!
  • Feb 13, 2011 @ 9:48 am | delete
    Amazing lens. Great job. I have a degree in marketing and I think I learned more practical, useful info here than I did in 4 years there... and without the student loans, lol.
  • tfponlinesolutions Feb 13, 2011 @ 12:39 am | delete
    Seo ideas is getting wider now with your help. I love SEO ...
  • rishabverma Feb 12, 2011 @ 4:31 am | delete
    Nice Lens.. But I wanted to ask you arent long tail keywords history with Google??
  • Greekgeek Feb 12, 2011 @ 11:26 am | delete
    It is, by most accounts. Or at least, it's changed nature. Google is putting less weight on artificial long-tail targeting (using a long tail phrase in the URL, for example), but it's still noticing when you have different words and phrases that it thinks are related to a particular topic. I think related search is becoming more important.

    I need to rewrite this page; I haven't really given it a good top to bottom rewrite in about 2 years, instead just tacking on and adding additional information like the related search method.
  • Pnorway Feb 12, 2011 @ 3:06 am | delete
    quite useful ideas. Thank you
  • easymoneydaily Feb 10, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
    Thanks for a great lens. One question - I have found a good long tail keyword but the url has already been taken by someone else, which is better? not having any dashes in the url or having _? so for example is www.squidoo.com/squidooseo better than www.squidoo.com/squidoo_seo? or vice-versa?
  • Greekgeek Feb 10, 2011 @ 7:25 pm | delete
    As you may have seen if you googled for "Squidoo SEO," the second person who comes along on Squidoo and wants that URL may try reversing the word order of the keywords. Generally hyphens (or, if you must, underscores) are better, since search engines can't always distinguish the boundaries between words without separators. It might not realize that "SEO" is at the end of squidooseo, for example.

    Be careful about picking exactly the same keywords as another lens. You [i]can[/i] do it -- I've done it, reversing the order of the words -- but if the other lens is already well-optimized or has many links pointing to it, you're basically handicapping yourself like a golfer starting 30 feet behind the tee box.

    Sometimes it's worth it for a good phrase, or if you're sure you can beat the existing page with your great content and fabulous SEO skills. But in some cases, search engines only feature a few pages per domain on each search query, and the rest are hidden behind a "more results from this domain" link which few people bother to click.

    Good luck with whatever you decide!
  • easymoneydaily Feb 11, 2011 @ 6:43 am | delete
    Thank you so much. I have been stuck with this issue for such a long time.
  • Feb 7, 2011 @ 1:10 am | delete
    awesome lens!
  • JeremiahStanghini Feb 6, 2011 @ 1:59 am | delete
    I've noticed this not only on my blog, but on my lenses, too. Finding those right keywords is key (ha ha). :-P

    With Love and Gratitude,

    Jeremiah
  • spacetime Feb 5, 2011 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    Great overview of SEO!

    Search ranking algorithms evolve and search engine optimization must follow. I am advocating a simple white hat SEO trick: quality, unique content. With every algorithm change it shows its strength.
  • Pete_D Feb 5, 2011 @ 5:26 am | delete
    This lens really helped my when I first started out with Squidoo so I came back to show my appreciation.
    Blessed..
  • Rafick Feb 4, 2011 @ 11:15 pm | delete
    Great lens. Great tips. Thanks.
  • ohcaroline Feb 1, 2011 @ 1:58 pm | delete
    This is good for me. I think I actually got it this time. SEO has very hard to sink in for me. Maybe this is the year! Good work here.
  • whitemoss Feb 1, 2011 @ 11:27 am | delete
    So easy to read and understand yet full of info. I like to reminder to have fun too!
  • ShirlW Feb 1, 2011 @ 9:19 am | delete
    Another great tutorial that I needed to read! I do have a confession though, one of my favorite parts of the lens was the Squid wearing fishnet stockings! ;)
  • Greekgeek Feb 1, 2011 @ 11:16 am | delete
    I'll tell you a secret: it's mine, too. That's one of the best Photoshops I've ever done.

    Just shows you the power of a good graphic to help with people, not search engines. :D
  • AshAffiches Jan 29, 2011 @ 4:46 am | delete
    Great lens. Maybe someone can answer if Squidoo lenses still rank well in google as i don't see them appear in the serps as often as before. thanks
  • Greekgeek Jan 29, 2011 @ 4:58 am | delete
    I don't know if anyone's done a large-scale test over the last few years, covering thousands of lenses, to measure in any meaningful way how Squidoo is doing overall.

    All I know is that I continue to be able to get my lenses onto page one of the SERPs, and that search engine traffic to my lenses is, in general, better than it used to be. Others in SquidU have reported the same.

    It really depends on the lens, the competitiveness of the topic, and your own skill at SEO.

    I'm hoping traffic will continue to improve in 2011, since Squidoo has now completely reorganized its main directory, using the subcategories breadcrumbs in the top post. Google "Squidoo Categories List" for the complete scoop on why I think this is going to kick Squidoo's SEO capabilities up a notch.
  • AshAffiches Jan 29, 2011 @ 5:03 am | delete
    thanks for the great reply. I think i will jump on the squidoo-google seo bandwagon as well. Best of luck with your seo efforts GreekGeek :)
  • Greekgeek Jan 29, 2011 @ 5:08 am | delete
    And to you! Good luck to all of us.

    (I am admittedly biased, but I would not be if I had not achieved happy results. ;) )
  • TamaraKajari Jan 25, 2011 @ 10:12 am | delete
    I regularly get back to your tutorials. And each time I'm happy about how easy it is to follow your tips. You just make the boring editing part of squidoo work so much easier. THANK YOU :)
  • Harshitha Jan 25, 2011 @ 8:46 am | delete
    I am 2 lenses old here and I sure needed these tips. Thank you
  • danny79 Jan 23, 2011 @ 9:27 am | delete
    Nothing more than Woooow
    Thanks, was very helpful, I think that I used some of you seo suggestions naturally :)
    I'm in the first/second page - hopefully traffic will come
    Thanks
  • raosrinivas Jan 21, 2011 @ 1:39 pm | delete
    Very informative. I need to learn a lot. Thanks for sharing.
  • Glenn619 Jan 19, 2011 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    I went through this lens of yours before but just went through it today i really read it with care and slowly. Thanks for all the help :)
  • artyfax Jan 16, 2011 @ 6:32 am | delete
    As you say there are so many tips that using all of them is so time consuming. I aim to take notice of all of them and work them into lenses "some time" but I feel I have a lot of lenses to write and publish. Anyway thanks for the information, another really useful lens from you.
  • Russbenk Jan 4, 2011 @ 7:37 pm | delete
    Thanks for this relevant information. I have only just discovered squidoo and am getting more passionate about it thanks to lenses and post like these!
  • FoxMusic Jan 4, 2011 @ 6:06 pm | delete
    Great Lens - Thank you - I'm Going to have to read it again and maybe again
  • DaveStone13 Jan 3, 2011 @ 3:36 pm | delete
    Thanks again. I seem to have devoted most of an afternoon to your helpful posts. Time well spent!
  • theexecutiveplan Jan 2, 2011 @ 3:59 pm | delete
    Wow this must have taken a long time to write this lens. Great advice. Thanks!
  • JNFerree Jan 2, 2011 @ 12:41 pm | delete
    Yes, I did find this Lens useful. Haven't visited my Lens for awhile and this here Lens shows me the improvements Squid has made over the past few months. I think this new version will help me improve my traffic and conversions at Local Mobile Social SEO
  • profcopy Jan 2, 2011 @ 9:20 am | delete
    Lot's of quality info. Thanks for sharing, mate.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Dec 30, 2010 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    Well, I have to add this to Margo's Ultimate Squidoo Library, SEO Branch!
  • joelo_32 Dec 29, 2010 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    Wow great lens, thanks for sharing this valuable information will be used in my lens! Merry Christmas.
  • MariaZuzeena Dec 29, 2010 @ 3:39 pm | delete
    Hiya again! I'm liking your lenses. I have become your fan...I hope! ... still learning how to navigate this Squidoo :)
  • Michey Dec 29, 2010 @ 9:05 am | delete
    Come back to give Blessing for this useful lens.
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    A great New Year.
  • eGuru Dec 29, 2010 @ 7:42 am | delete
    I liked your lens very much. It's very helpful. I added it to my favorite list.
  • deyani Dec 26, 2010 @ 5:05 pm | delete
    So true about the URL link. I never think carefully about it and regretting some of my lenses' url link. But I learn from it and thank you for great SEO articles. I will learn to write a great introduction and apply the checklist you mentioned above. Have favorited this lens.
  • I-sparkle Dec 26, 2010 @ 9:13 am | delete
    Thanks so much for the tip about the modifiers. Tripped over it by accident in one of my tags last week. The results were great!
  • KarenStewart Dec 25, 2010 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Thanks for the great Squidoo tag information!
  • MartinShaw Dec 25, 2010 @ 5:20 am | delete
    Great article. Thanks you!
  • Brick_House_Fabrics Dec 24, 2010 @ 5:10 am | delete
    Have been really thinking about my next steps for my website/Squidoo/blog.. thankyou for so much help!
  • wecomparebooks Dec 22, 2010 @ 5:50 am | delete
    There are many blogs which are not properly search optimized but they are visited many times. How is that possible? Is this luck or there is are other reason?
  • Greekgeek Dec 22, 2010 @ 11:00 am | delete
    Sure! I've had tons of traffic on my old websites, as far back as '93, and I didn't learn about SEO until '07.

    But I had good content. Stuff people wanted to read. And search engines aren't entirely dense; they can still find pages even if they're not well-optimized. But it's more hit or miss, just as you're less likely to find a good furniture store in a big city if you just start driving around rather than if you've used a phone book or some other method to help you find it.
  • Dec 21, 2010 @ 10:35 pm | delete
    Great information for a newbie like me!!, thanks soooooo much
  • myfairladyah Dec 20, 2010 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens. I know in general about SEO
    But these tips are great pertaining to Squidoo
  • doubleside Dec 19, 2010 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    I need this information since I just had few visitors.
  • Hairdresser007 Dec 19, 2010 @ 4:47 pm | delete
    thank you for sharing!
  • ohcaroline Dec 19, 2010 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    I am still and will forever try to understand and update my SEO skills and knowledge. This stuff doesn't come easy to me. If only it was as easy as writing. Thanks for your help.
  • SquidooEconomy Dec 19, 2010 @ 7:17 am | delete
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    I ALREADY KNEW SOME OF THIS STUFF BUT STILL I VE LEARNT SOMETHING MORE
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  • Dec 18, 2010 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    thanks for SUPER B information
  • budwalker Dec 16, 2010 @ 7:05 am | delete
    Good luck to me and my lens :D
    I'm gonna do these stuffs.
  • DressGoon Dec 16, 2010 @ 12:49 am | delete
    I'm just starting out and this is some good advice. Thanks
  • Steve-SEO-UK Dec 15, 2010 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    Exact phrase Keyword research is important. I have seen people being put off optimising good Keyword Phrases because they have just typed in the Keyword Phrase without quotes and seen many millions of competing pages. Whereas, as you say, making an exact Keyword Phrase search could reveal only thousands of competing pages. Excellent Lens. Best regards, Steve
  • refrige23 Dec 13, 2010 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Great Lens, thanks for the information!
  • Dec 6, 2010 @ 11:27 pm | delete
    I"m just a starter here, this information will be quite handy.
  • javrsmith Dec 3, 2010 @ 9:05 am | delete
    GREAT information! This should be a Lens of the Day someday. Blessed.
  • Dave_F Dec 2, 2010 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    Thanks for the advice!
  • 1wisewoman Dec 2, 2010 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    I'm a big SEO advocate. I'm glad I found this lens dealing specifically sharing some Squidoo SEO tips.
  • Nov 30, 2010 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    I just wanted to compliment on how great this lens is. I've read so many online articles that deal with SEO and keyword optimization, though this is the first I have come across that is clear, to the point, informative and has a lot of useful tips and advice laid out along the way. Very well done, many kudos to you :)
  • Arctic101 Nov 30, 2010 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    Great Lens , Highly informative and a sweet resource ..
  • Bibliophilia Nov 29, 2010 @ 12:18 pm | delete
    Excellent lens - really well laid out and written
  • saradhaseo Nov 25, 2010 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    Target websites that will have double purpose for your niche, SEO and marketing:
    1. Submit links to directories that is targeted in Seattle.
    2. Search for top blogger (related to your niche) in Seattle area, and ask if they can blog about your website. They will ask for a compensation.
    3. Go for reciprocal exchange to websites that can benefit your niche from their traffic - sample: real estate in Seattle, etc. Do not reciprocate to websites that has no use to your site, no matter how tempting the PR is.
    This is some tips by using that you increase PR of your site.
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  • invesible_8704 Nov 23, 2010 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    The Information is great. I am newbies in seo. I want start reading this lens.
  • MikeEssex Nov 22, 2010 @ 3:58 pm | delete
    Really cool post. SEO is my day job, and I find the SEO aspects of Squidoo quite exicting. Having lots of fun experimenting with it.
  • MervynGoh Nov 20, 2010 @ 11:23 pm | delete
    thanks for sharing this valuable information, had learn a lot from it. Cheers
  • I-sparkle Nov 14, 2010 @ 11:57 am | delete
    Well, thanks to you, I now have 3 really good resources this morning on how to establish some backlinks and SEO optimization!
  • offthecuff Nov 14, 2010 @ 5:05 am | delete
    Love the article, thanks for the tips. Off to work on the content...
  • Momsbusy247 Nov 13, 2010 @ 3:32 pm | delete
    Amazing lens, so informational. I never thought there was a difference between our tags and SEO words that google would find. Man this SEO building is tough!!! I have to go,I have work to do.
  • CashcrateTips Nov 10, 2010 @ 10:22 pm | delete
    Excellent lens I am using some of these tips already to improve my lens. Good job A+++
  • david_fisher Nov 10, 2010 @ 11:43 am | delete
    Very nice lens. I liked the way you presented the information.

    Have you tried using synonym search tool for searching purpose. If you have not tried it, do use it. Its very nice
  • atifyousuf Nov 10, 2010 @ 4:18 am | delete
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  • nieuws Nov 6, 2010 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    Great lens! Compliments from Holland ;-) As a online copywriter you have the learn every day!
  • stella-writes Nov 2, 2010 @ 3:46 am | delete
    Hello, this is what I need. Sometimes, I have no idea where to build backlink to my lenses. Your lens remind me something, that I have to keep up my backlink work.
  • AdultAcneSystem Oct 30, 2010 @ 4:06 am | delete
    Wonderful lens, I have learned so much on this lens, and I feel a little like I'm getting the better end of the deal, I got this top notch knowledge for free, you are one smart person, and you have my loyalty for all your future lenses.

    Thank you.
  • spritequeen Oct 27, 2010 @ 5:29 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing! This is really great info, and I can't wait to put it to good use :-)
  • Helenee Oct 26, 2010 @ 4:11 am | delete
    Your advice on lens-building and optimizing is p-r-e-c-i-o-u-s. I am devouring your pages to get started with it all.
    Thanks a lot!
  • rofazzz Oct 25, 2010 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    great lens.. its nice for squidoo seo feedback...

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  • hotbrain Oct 25, 2010 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    This page really rocks. Thank you!
  • nichenine Oct 22, 2010 @ 5:50 am | delete
    such stuff is usually sold in $49 ebooks :)
  • MarkUpshaw Oct 21, 2010 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    Great lens. It's in my favorites now.
  • SEOtoppage Oct 19, 2010 @ 11:33 am | delete
    Excellent article on Squidoo optimisation. Just a note squoogle has stopped taking any more new articles for the moment, but it's still worth using
    Suidoo lenses & Lensroll, great resources.
    The best blog space at the moment for link juice seems to be Google's own product Blogspot over wordpress.
    Thanks you Greekgeek for sharing your knowledge. xx:)
  • Asinka Oct 18, 2010 @ 1:58 pm | delete
    Wow! Fantastic one on SEO, very helpful!
  • willypo Oct 18, 2010 @ 8:41 am | delete
    More new things I learn about SEO lens.
    I will try it this night, :D
    Kept learning and Do it, always the best solution to Reach our comfort zone
  • Versatigon Oct 11, 2010 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Sorry, I just can say WoW! :D
  • Mujjen Oct 11, 2010 @ 7:39 am | delete
    I am exhausted! But pleased, thanks a lot for good info, will try to apply it step by step now!
  • WildFacesGallery Oct 10, 2010 @ 10:13 pm | delete
    Way more info than I can assimilate in one night. Thanks for these, I'm still trying to get it all figured out.
  • BizGuides Oct 10, 2010 @ 6:19 pm | delete
    Great info that I have been looking for awhile! Thanks
    BG
  • mulberry Oct 10, 2010 @ 3:06 pm | delete
    What wonderful tips. You know this is so good, that I'm going to add it to an article on Top 5 Tips for Internet Marketing Beginners on the Best Reviewer site.
  • jctatum Oct 8, 2010 @ 6:43 pm | delete
    Thanks for posting such great information!
  • Allison_Whitehead Oct 8, 2010 @ 9:22 am | delete
    Amazing lens, really enjoyed it. I'll be back for more so I have favorited you and given you a thumbs up!
  • Tempus Oct 6, 2010 @ 5:56 pm | delete
    This is probably the best lens I've ever read on Squidoo SEO Tips. It's worth its weight in gold. Guess I'll be coming back here over and over again in the coming weeks. Thanks
  • TeamSTM Oct 6, 2010 @ 8:39 am | delete
    Wow!! This is a very Informative Lens and Extremely Useful! I think I might be reading this one everyday, this is a Wonderful Job!!!
  • RebeccaE Oct 5, 2010 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    these are all great tips, and since I've been online with blogs for more than two years, the biggest thing, the most important thing, is the content. So true!
  • BevsPaper Oct 5, 2010 @ 5:37 pm | delete
    Thank you for these great Squidoo SEO tips. Bookmarking this for sure to come back and study from time to time.
  • buywebsitetrafficnow Oct 3, 2010 @ 7:51 pm | delete
    Nice article on SEO, a lot of things in here that we agree on.
  • LawrenceTekk Sep 29, 2010 @ 10:36 am | delete
    Thanks for the great resources!
    I guess I've still got alot of work to do :)
  • Richrach Sep 26, 2010 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    thank you!
  • thesuccess Sep 24, 2010 @ 7:26 am | delete
    Every time I read this I learn something/understand new!!
  • viatusinfotech Sep 21, 2010 @ 3:20 am | delete
    Many people think that having high page rank site will get more traffic, in my opinion it's wrong. Getting high traffic to your site is not so simple and easy task to do, it requires lots of work and dedication.
  • theclickfactory Sep 16, 2010 @ 6:47 pm | delete
    Wow great resource! Squidoo SEO a unique technique. We will implement this straight away over here at The Click Factory
  • ajgodinho Sep 15, 2010 @ 2:21 am | delete
    This is an excellent resource you've put together for Squidoo SEO. You've provided valuable tips to help boost traffic. Thanks for featuring my Article Marketing lens in your link building section above!
  • Laddoo Sep 13, 2010 @ 5:38 am | delete
    This is quite an exhaustive seo tutorial and I agree with all that you say especially keyword stuffing. I would however have liked to see article marketing on that list of linkbuilding as well. I am not sure how many do use article marketing for building backlinks to squidoo lenses. I do and it works!
  • Greekgeek Sep 14, 2010 @ 11:06 am | delete
    Very good tip! I've added a good tutorial on Article Marketing to my section on building links.

    Originally, this tutorial was only about on-page optimization; since I added the section on links it's gotten huge. I may eventually move it to part II of this three-part tutorial.
  • DavidTuliptules Sep 12, 2010 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    awesome, thankyou, exactly what I was looking for!
  • nukemdomis Sep 9, 2010 @ 1:42 am | delete
    Didn't know that the introduction module carried more weight with search engines than some of the other modules. Good information.
  • girlfriendfactory Sep 9, 2010 @ 1:36 am | delete
    Wow, so much information and so little time! I wish I could type faster and simultaneously use 10 tabs! :D Thanks for all the tips because SEO stuff is a field all it's own!
  • Smart Website Development Sep 8, 2010 @ 7:16 pm | delete
    Good article! Well written so that even those who dont know can understand. That puts you in good company!

    If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
    - Albert Einstein

    Thanks for the article!
    Cheers
    Bill
  • LisaAuch Sep 8, 2010 @ 4:37 pm | delete
    top notch info as usual thank you
  • paperfacets Sep 5, 2010 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    I like your gift of explaining SEO in layman's terms. Your SEO lenses are good and I bet time consuming to make. Cheers
  • muoi5027 Aug 31, 2010 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    Nice Seo Tips
  • Waxing-Lyrical Aug 25, 2010 @ 12:45 am | delete
    I'm finding your SEO tips an extremely useful resource. Thank you for putting it together! *Blessed*
  • timneilson Aug 9, 2010 @ 3:05 pm | delete
    Finished all three parts. Informative. Helpful and practical information... Well done! And thanks.
  • Susan52 Aug 5, 2010 @ 10:31 am | delete
    This is one of the best written and easy to understand SEO guides that I've read. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise.
  • Jerry_David Aug 5, 2010 @ 12:32 am | delete
    Since we don't know how the search engine works, whether the seo tricks are just human's speculations or not?
  • TimArends Aug 2, 2010 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    So many people recommend blogs and even praise them to the skies that I wonder if we shouldn't just spend all of our time working on our blogs rather than even fooling around with Squidoo and EzineArticles.com...?
  • aliciamaggie54 Jul 31, 2010 @ 10:36 pm | delete
    Thank you for this detailed information about seo. SEO can sometimes be confusing. Thanks for the information on keywords.
  • Jul 31, 2010 @ 5:31 pm | delete
    Hi. I'm new to squidoo and have been browsing a lot of the tips and trick lenses. This one is most defintely right up at the top when it comes to quality. Not only is it very informative but also engaging and interesting. Thanks for all the tips. I'll be sure to put them to good use.
  • badlizard Jul 26, 2010 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    I recommend using Ryan Deiss' Cherry Picker(free software) and Market Samurai (free edition) for checking the competition. Cherry Picker shows a god amount of detail at a glance. You can download it here: http://newbiereport.weebly.com/download-cherry-picker.html

    Don't forget yahoo site explorer to check the backlinks of your sites and your competition: https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/ it shows pretty accurate results!
  • authenticsports Jul 28, 2010 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    I use Cherry Picker and it is super easy to use for finding niche markets.
  • odishos Jul 25, 2010 @ 5:18 am | delete
    The advantages of SEO is all about demand ans supply. Good SEO agency will recommend the highest value keyword .e.g. "Home loan" will bring more value than "car loan" to finance firm therfore I will go for "home loan". also "accounting services" will bring more value than "accounting firm"This is what good SEO services is about.
  • SP1976 Jul 17, 2010 @ 2:06 pm | delete
    "Hey, great lens, now check out mine." Just kidding. I don't read much, I scan more...but this one, I read word for word. Great lens, very informative, and engaging. I hope I can get my lenses somewhere close to yours someday. Thanks a bunch.
  • Marketing-queen Jul 13, 2010 @ 5:37 pm | delete
    WOW!!! This is one of the BEST lens on seen on SEO well done !
  • AlaskaHydro Jul 13, 2010 @ 4:55 am | delete
    I loved the link to Google Adwords Keyword tool.
  • donkeymailer Jul 3, 2010 @ 5:48 am | delete
    The article is so good. I have learned more from your article. Thank you.
  • AngHoo Jun 23, 2010 @ 10:16 pm | delete
    This is informative. Thank you...

    Cheers,
    Ang
  • NZskater Jun 20, 2010 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    Very very good lens. I love the way you structured your info. Very clever. Thank you.
  • SkinnyHorse Jun 15, 2010 @ 1:12 am | delete
    That clears up quite a few questions. Thank you. Excellet info.
  • Athren Jun 13, 2010 @ 1:46 am | delete
    thank you . you give such good info please keep it up
  • daisy77 Jun 12, 2010 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    As a starter with Squidoo, find your lens most helpful. thank you.
  • JaguarJulie Jun 5, 2010 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    It sure is amazing what all we need to think of today when writing online and writing to get ourselves noticed. It's a package deal ... and now time to concentrate on those long tails.
  • kajohu Jun 1, 2010 @ 3:09 pm | delete
    Thank you for this information! It answered a few questions that I had about keywords vs. tags, and how keywords work. I'm slowly learning the ideas behind SEO, and this lens contains a lot that is useful to me.
  • seowebindia May 26, 2010 @ 4:14 am | delete
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  • vallain May 17, 2010 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    Eye-opening. I need to check all my laggard lenses to see if these tips will perk them up.
  • daisy77 Jun 12, 2010 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    i like the description "laggard lenses". Strikes a chord!
  • May 6, 2010 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Just what the doctor ordered, Thanks for this great and down to earth lense!
  • JBY May 4, 2010 @ 7:26 am | delete
    24 hours here, and think your lens is one of the most helpful so far. thanks
  • interloper Apr 29, 2010 @ 10:51 pm | delete
    This was neat. No fluff, to the point and effective. Promoting your Squidoo lens is no different than promoting your website or blog.
  • CosmeticSurgeryMarketing Apr 27, 2010 @ 3:01 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great Squidoo SEO tips. I learned a lot from your Lens and plan to become a fan so I can continue to read what you have to say. I've found that slow and steady wins the race with SEO - plan your content around your readers (as you mentioned) and then promote it in a natural way to gain in the rankings on Google and Squidoo. Thanks for your helpful Lens! Looking forward to more.
  • Wednesday_Elf Apr 23, 2010 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    Hi Greekgeek. Some fantastic tips and suggestions here, and I can see there are a number of listed resources i need to check out. I'm a 'newbie' when it comes to SEO, so any and all tips and tricks are appreciated.

    Kim Manley Ort is teaching us some tips while we work on learning about 'niche' lenses in "Fresh Wonders" and today she recommended your "Squidoo SEO: Get Search Engine Traffic" as a resource. I'm really glad she did. I can already see how helpful it will be.
  • austinseo09 Apr 7, 2010 @ 9:48 am | delete
    My squidoo lens used to do good in search engine rankings but not anymore...it made me wonder why. But thanks for this helpful information.
  • LadyelenaUK Mar 27, 2010 @ 8:05 am | delete
    I'm new here and found this very useful. Must take time to study it again. Thanks.
  • nickjett Mar 23, 2010 @ 9:33 am | delete
    Thanks for the tips
  • emmalarkins Mar 14, 2010 @ 2:00 pm | delete
    Great information! I like the part that says trying like crazy for backlinks isn't a big deal, because that can take a lot of time. By the way, do you ever use the Google Adwords Keyword Tool? It's great for doing keyword research.
  • MagicLogixInc Mar 8, 2010 @ 12:15 pm | delete
    Excellent Lens! 5 stars!

    Here is an article on Linkbuilding that could apply to any site in which you are trying to generate more traffic to: Basic LinkBuilding Tips for Generating More Traffic

    Thanks for the lens!

    Bethany Davidson
    Marketing Consultant
    Online Marketing Dallas
  • shevyres Mar 6, 2010 @ 9:17 am | delete
    Fantastic lens, awesome
  • arncyn Mar 2, 2010 @ 1:13 am | delete
    There are tons of very useful information on here, I can't believe I've never been to this lens before. *blessed*
  • djohnstone Feb 27, 2010 @ 12:00 am | delete
    This has been very imformative lens in regards to SEO and strategies that can be used.
    Thanks once again!

    If you get a chance, check out my link at
    Search Engine Optimization
  • Feb 18, 2010 @ 12:54 am | delete
    This is very helpful information and all the great links to other SEO information
  • MiaBellezza Feb 12, 2010 @ 2:21 pm | delete
    This has been very informative. Thanks for all the great info and links to search engine optimization!
  • greencurator Jan 30, 2010 @ 9:01 pm | delete
    thanks for the useful info
  • whitemoss Jan 25, 2010 @ 2:55 am | delete
    Yes, I agree, I'll be coming back- but also , thanks for remining me that Squidoo can just be fun,if you are really not using it to make money first and foremost.
  • Nan_Darcey Jan 24, 2010 @ 12:42 am | delete
    Your SEO advice is priceless. I gave it 5 stars and put it on my favorite list because I know I'll be back often. I do have one question though. You suggested we check this URL: http://www.squidoo.com/tags "your keyword". You said that search will check tag pages. I don't understand what you mean. I did this with my desired keyword and got a squidoo page with a red tag on it that says "this page was made by you". I don't understand what that's about. I guess I don't understand what tag "pages" are. Thanks.
  • Jan 23, 2010 @ 6:55 am | delete
    More great advice thanks.
  • techinformatics Jan 21, 2010 @ 5:57 am | delete
    Wow!

    This is an interesting tips... Thanks a lot for sharing this useful tips on SEO. It helps me a lot and look forward to see more info from you. I have rated 5stars to your lens, please do check my lens and rate it.
  • Hairdresser007 Jan 20, 2010 @ 12:21 am | delete
    very informative. I also have started to print my lens on printed materials so hopefully people will come looking for it directly!
  • MoneyHoney01 Jan 17, 2010 @ 5:27 pm | delete
    Thanks for this guide. Being new to Squidoo, I've found it very helpful!
  • Joan4 Jan 16, 2010 @ 8:48 pm | delete
    Another of your super helpful lenses! Reading your lenses is like taking a class -- and learning!! Thank you!
  • bjornhardarson Jan 8, 2010 @ 3:26 pm | delete
    Great lens, I have been reading about SEO for few years and your lenses are really great and informative on SEO and Squidoo, thanks
  • burnfatfaster Jan 6, 2010 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    Thanks GreekGeek! Great lens, very useful and clicking on squoogle brought a forever loading page experience. I'll try again tomorrow. Love your stuff!

    Margaret
  • zoewhite Jan 3, 2010 @ 9:15 pm | delete
    Thanks very much. It's very useful.
  • bmw1200 Jan 3, 2010 @ 3:33 pm | delete
    you have written another great lens. Thanks for the clearly written explanations. Obviously you have a lot of experience and edumacation which I plan on putting into use. :)
  • zahrndt1 Dec 22, 2009 @ 11:21 am | delete
    Boy did I ever need to read this lens. Thank you very much!
  • wilddove6 Dec 9, 2009 @ 2:10 am | delete
    Thank you once again for making a very confusing subject simple and easy to understand!
  • Pukeko Dec 2, 2009 @ 3:58 am | delete
    I think this is my favorite of the three as it so clearly answered some of my current questions. Thanks for sharing all your secrets. Blessed by an angel
  • rockyblaze1 Nov 23, 2009 @ 9:23 am | delete
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  • YourKidsClubGames Nov 23, 2009 @ 9:08 am | delete
    learned alot thanks for the info.
  • Dreadmoc Nov 21, 2009 @ 1:05 am | delete
    supper info now to make my lenes pop up at people
    thank you!
  • arncyn Nov 20, 2009 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Very useful info! Now I know why some of my low-rank lenses aren't getting much traffic. Changing the tags on them right now. (:
  • eclecticeducation Nov 19, 2009 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    Also going in my favorites! :)
  • alexkazam Nov 17, 2009 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    Thankyou for explaining seo to a non- techie like me! Very clearly written and amusingly illustrated- 5*
  • Manbiki Nov 11, 2009 @ 1:19 pm | delete
    great info, thanks you
  • custombabyshoegirl Nov 4, 2009 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Very informative and on target information
    Thanks
  • jessicahoward Oct 2, 2009 @ 6:49 am | delete
    Nice information for SEO, nice lens! vote for 5*
  • GirlyTVGeek Sep 29, 2009 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    Hi, this is really useful, although I think that I will have to come back and read it step by step as ALOT to take in! What i've digested makes sense both for working out the best way to approach my first lens and for blogging and search engines in general....was starting to get to bogged down with promoting everything im doing, instead of concentrating on good writing (hopefully!!) with keywords for search engines within my content...so thanks.
  • drossart Sep 27, 2009 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    Yeah, someone actually delineating how this stuff works. Thank you.
  • Julia_Wildman Sep 6, 2009 @ 3:10 am | delete
    Great lens, thank you for the information :)
  • jenpen Aug 31, 2009 @ 11:33 pm | delete
    Hi!

    I'm new to Squidoo as well as new to the SEO world.
    Great information - lots to read and absorb. THANKS!
  • azpoppy Aug 24, 2009 @ 11:47 pm | delete
    Wow. A lot of information about SEO to take in. Very well articulated though. I am a fellow ancient Greece lover as well. My major in college was Classics. I look forward to reading your other lenses as well.
  • acuras Aug 14, 2009 @ 6:35 pm | delete
    Thanks for this lens. Very informative. Keep it up!
  • Terrence_3135 Aug 7, 2009 @ 6:13 pm | delete
    Great information, Thanks!
  • Affmark1 Aug 7, 2009 @ 4:03 pm | delete
    This has to be one of the biggest squidoo eye openers i've come across. This lens and all info contained is a real must for anyone using squidoo. I will have to go back to the drawing board and rethink things now (for the better) .
    Fantastic stuff.
    Thanks
    Dave
  • kingkurt2001 Aug 2, 2009 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Thanks for all the tips on SEO. I'll be exploring all of your links.
  • RobertoLebron Jul 20, 2009 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    You are a goddess!

    Thank you for all this information. I'm rather new at this and still quite lost, alas! I will also visit your other lenses, as I am a lover of punctuation and all things Greek, but I'm really very interested in getting good at SEO and IM, so this was the place to start. I'll go back an look at the other lenses you suggest, too.

    %u03B5%u03C5%u03C7%u03B1%u03C1%u03B9%u03C3%u03C4%u03CE!
  • elliptical-trainer Jul 13, 2009 @ 3:16 am | delete
    WOW, I was under the impresion you wacked some decent meta content and your done, gotta lot to learn, thank for the information.
  • ycotter Jul 8, 2009 @ 12:45 am | delete
    Thanks for all the great information. I'm new and really don't quite know what I'm doing yet. I have learned a lot from your post and will use the knowledge I've gained from your experience. Great job!
  • ChapelHillFiddler Jul 3, 2009 @ 12:04 pm | delete
    I've been looking at your series of articles - clever how you've linked them. It reminds me that all the "optimized" writing I've been seeing lately is so depressing. Now that I've worked on SEO myself, I see why it's like that, but you're right, do it too much and a robot might as well have written your copy. People should not write to please robots.
  • rojarose Jun 28, 2009 @ 8:44 pm | delete
    Thanks for such a nice lens. Very heplful
  • shajo Jun 25, 2009 @ 7:31 am | delete
    This is great! Thank you for all your help!
  • patbham Jun 15, 2009 @ 11:14 pm | delete
    Your the best, VERY HELPFUL ! another Favorite,
    Thanks,
    patbham
  • internetmarketingassistance Jun 10, 2009 @ 6:33 am | delete
    The art of search engine optimizations or SEO Strategies discussed in ths lens is very highly usable and workable. Thanks for Creating wonderful lens with weighted information.
  • rs217000 Jun 9, 2009 @ 12:41 pm | delete
    Great article buddy. I thought I had SEO 101 down pretty well, but I learned a few new things from your lens.

    Also, thanks for making it free. I've read worse ebooks that charge a fee.

    I'm new to Squidoo, so I'll take this info and run with it. Thanks again.
  • greencloud Jun 6, 2009 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    Thank you!. You answered some very important questions. I am new at this and I feel lost.
  • Highfeil May 29, 2009 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    A good grounding in a topic which a lot of people struggle to understand.
  • uzbekistan-tours May 28, 2009 @ 1:54 am | delete
    Thanks for a useful information!
  • Ellen_Hartle May 17, 2009 @ 3:12 pm | delete
    I agree with all of the above - 5 stars for easy to read geek wisdom. thank you
  • Evelyn_Saenz May 15, 2009 @ 12:05 pm | delete
    Each day a few more pieces of the puzzle seem to come together. Thanks for the tips.
  • HenryE May 15, 2009 @ 10:39 am | delete
    Very helpful links and information!

    Henry
    www.geothermalexperts.net
  • May 11, 2009 @ 12:52 am | delete
    Good stuff GreekGeek,

    Better than the standard SEO tips you can find... everywhere. Insightful. I liked the Squidoo specific analysis, and the personal outreach vs. search engine optimizaion breakdown. Tons of links to useful stuff and lots for me to meditate on. I'll definitely be revisiting my lens with your advice in mind. And you can be sure I'll be revisiting yours as well!

    In a word. Bravo!
  • lshields May 8, 2009 @ 2:57 pm | delete
    Thanks this was such great information, that has help put me on the right path.
  • ChineseKitesforKids May 4, 2009 @ 9:40 pm | delete
    Thanks for sharing this information. I am still trying to get my self up and going. I'm a stay at home Mom and I'm trying to see if I can get an income going. I have pretty good computer skills and an eye for things, hopefully that will help? I have been reading lenses like these now for over a week just trying to get information because obviously, knowledge is power. This is one the easier lenses to understand and I thank you for that. Some of these Tech Guru's spin me in circles. 5 stars!
  • EagleScoutMom May 1, 2009 @ 10:44 pm | delete
    This information is a great tool for all of us still figuring out the SEO thing. Thank you !
  • lakeerieartists Apr 27, 2009 @ 6:28 am | delete
    This lens is excellent advice, and well written. Squid Angel blessings. :)
  • LeanneChesser Apr 26, 2009 @ 10:49 am | delete
    Thanks so much for your series - great lenses and very helpful. I've favorited them and will check back often! 5 stars!
  • JanTUB Apr 22, 2009 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    Your explanations are so easy to follow, and will help many new Squidoo-ers get their SEO right. Thanks for that!
  • ZBT Apr 16, 2009 @ 12:00 am | delete
    This lens is a "must have" for anyone trying to figure the whole SEO thing out. You've done a wonderful job explaining everything here. Thanks for taking the time to give us such great information!
  • CarolSue Apr 15, 2009 @ 8:43 pm | delete
    great tips. I will take the steps to start utilizing them! 5 Stars! and favorited
  • Gardenfool Apr 12, 2009 @ 11:36 pm | delete
    awesome lens. This is stuff I really need to learn. Thanks
  • Nochipra Apr 11, 2009 @ 11:49 pm | delete
    Awesome Lens! One of my ABSOLUTE FAVORITES! 5*
  • kiwisoutback Apr 8, 2009 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    I like this series better broken up the way you've done it. That's a really good tip about googling the keyword phrases to see what strip of words are showing up in the results under the title.
  • SamyRoumieh Apr 7, 2009 @ 2:20 am | delete
    Greaaaaaaaaaaaat Lens!
  • wealthyaffiliatorrr Apr 4, 2009 @ 1:44 am | delete
    cool lens
  • MsSnow4a Apr 2, 2009 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    Thank you, I have marked this one as a favorite
  • theexo51 Apr 1, 2009 @ 6:16 am | delete
    Hi, just a quick question which i hope someone may be able to answer.

    Is there a technical difference in SEO for Google as Opposed to Yahoo / MSN??? Also the descriptions on Yahoo differ from Google, is there a reason for this?

    I am position one on Yahoo for bookkeeper surrey but about position 16 on Google. is this down to the number of pages indexed?
  • Light-in-me Mar 31, 2009 @ 11:59 am | delete
    Hello,
    I am new, and this series is great and vey helpful. Thank you, nice to meet you !
    Take care,
    Robin
  • Mar 31, 2009 @ 3:38 am | delete
    woww ! that's great

    I try to make seo to my website >>> www.baantontarn.com
  • wayfarer Mar 29, 2009 @ 9:39 am | delete
    Very informative lens with some great resources!
  • ChrisHib Mar 27, 2009 @ 10:52 am | delete
    The part on tags I found incredibly interesting, I've always thought it was an alternative term to Keywords.

    Once again thankyou very much, I've favorited all these lenses I think, could really do with a good evening to myself to read them all thoroughly again
  • Tina1094 Mar 24, 2009 @ 1:13 pm | delete
    great info laid out in an easy to understand format. i love allt he links too. thanks for sharing.
  • Mar 24, 2009 @ 12:54 pm | delete
    wow..this is a lot of great info.. going to further look into the keywords immediately. Thanks

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