Squidoo Squidoo - Squidisms For You

Squidoo Squidoo is no new kid on the block, but still more and more people are turning to Squidoo over other publishing sources for the sheer fun and simplicity of creating new and engaging lenses that are helpful and can earn the lensmaster some extra money (or lot's of money if you're able to grind it out). For me the sheer fun of the community is the top selling point! And the name lends itself to some funny stuff... say this three times fast!

"Who Knew What Squidoo Could Do For You Too"

As you spend some time on Squidoo you'll have occasion to enter a security word and sometimes those alone can make you smile, or even laugh out loud when you come across words like:

lickbees
lickcow
licksnog

or

sockcow
sniffbot
sniffsnog

There's no way that Seth Godin and the team at Squidquarters didn't have a sense of humor when they developed Squidoo.

And I can hear you already, asking 'Why in the world is he using Squidoo Squidoo so often?' Well, there are two reasons, the most important of which is that I want to illustrate the importance of using keywords in your article title and body (and Squidoo Squidoo stands out). If you want to make money with your lenses then you have to get people to your pages, and to get them to your pages you have to rank well in Google, and to rank well in Google you have to have "and use" good keywords... and to to help you research keywords it just so happens that a fellow Squid has a great lens on "How To Research Keywords."

But some people write for other reasons. There are plenty of lensmasters who write articles primarily to get backlinks for their websites (for better search engine rankings), and who have little intention of making money on their lenses. Then there are those who love to write and use Squidoo as a platform to build their writing portfolio or resume, or to just express themselves. Whatever your reason for writing, if it's to ever amount to anything it needs to be worthwhile reading. Even if you only care about the backlink, if it's a crappy lens with poor content it'll land in the garage rather quickly; even well written articles can get garaged if they turn stale. I've not been on Squidoo very long myself, but I have noticed that working on a lens a little bit every 2 - 3 weeks keeps it updated and fresh and seems to provide a little boost, and ultimately builds better lenses which will eventually work hard for you.

Whether your using Squidoo or another medium for your home business, and whether you're brand new to Squidoo or have been at it a while, this is perhaps the most highly rated program for turning your efforts into money. At the very least you'll find some very useful tips and tricks on fellow Squid PotPieGirl's website, so whatever you do pay her a visit.

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"How To Build A Loyal Following"

In an article over at Inc. Magazine under the title above, author Peter Vanden Bos discusses the importance of building a following for your blog. His opening statement says it all: "A blog can be an effective tool to grow your business, but not if no one's reading it." Of course that's true and of course the same applies to lenses here at Squidoo.

Squidoo founder Seth Godin is interviewed by the author and says the following about building a loyal following:

"It's pretty simple," Godin says. "I try to post things that people want to tell other people about. The reason I don't want to know my number of subscribers is because I'm not trying to make my numbers go up so I can transform people into numbers I can sell ads to. I am trying to make change."

While no one can argue that most of us want to make money, I think the point is often missed by some that if we provide good content that interests people (the kind Seth is talking about, the kind that people want to tell others about) then the rest will take care of itself. Its tempting to put the cart before the horse because we want success and we want it now, but the truth is, in this business (internet marketing) slow and steady really does win the race.

I have over half a dozen web properties (which includes 3 blogs) and even a couple ranked on Google's first page, but I have yet to make any real money. However, I did enough research about Internet Marketing to know that it takes time to build credibility and authority, and you do that by putting out really good stuff (which is an eternal work-in-progress). I'm no expert and by far not the best writer, but the point I'm making is know what it takes and set your expectations accordingly so you don't burn out too soon when the money doesn't come as soon as you expected it to.

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