What do you think about when building a lens?
The most important thing to consider when you build a lens is your target.
Who is your target audience and what do you want that audience to receive from your lens?
All too often lenses that struggle finding a niche or traffic are those that lack a focus. Sure there is a clear "topic" but good lens builders know that you must also select the right approach to the topic and keep your audience in mind as you build so you can serve their needs.
- Internet marketing
- Advertising
When building a lens...
1. Have a specific purpose in mind
2. Choose a focus (narrow or broad) for your topic
3. Keep your target audience in mind
4. Match your tone to your audience and focus
"Walk a mile in your ideal visitor's shoes to help you see your lens more clearly."
Are you walking yet?
What do they need to know about your topic?
What do they want to know about your topic?
What should they take away from a visit to your lens?
Does your lens deliver the answer to these questions? What can you do to make it so?
Audience is key!
If you stay focused on your audience...and their needs...then you are well on your way to Squidoo Success!
Do you know?
If you don't know what your visitor will get out of a visit to your lens then it is just as likely they won't know either -- and they'll leave faster than you can say 1-2-3-Squidoo!
What is Squidoo?
Squidoo is a community website based in Hastings on Hudson, N.Y. that allows users to create pages (called lenses) for subjects of interest. Lenses are interactive, and can contain Flickr photos, Google maps, blogs, eBay auctions, YouTube videos, and other links. Squidoo is in the top 200 most visited sites in the world, and in the top 50 most viewed in the United States.Squidoo.com traffic details Alexa.com. It has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to charity.
Rwoman's Squidoo Advice
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Great Groups
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A Squidoo Group can be anything from a random collection of lenses to a tightly-focused unit. I would argue that a great group can be either of these things and many fall somewhere in between.
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Rwoman Squidoo Stats
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An overview of my Squidoo dashboard stats to help me see the big picture as well as my progress in the long term. I have included my paydays but keep in mind though that the pay is for the 2 months previous so the March payday was for January and so...
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Why I Squidoo And You Should Too
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This lens shares the reasons why I Squidoo (and why other people do too), why we think you should Squidoo too, just what Squidoo is and how to get started...
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Squidooholic
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So that makes me a squidooholic. Check your vital signs below to see if you might be a squidooholic too! When did I first know? * Perhaps it was the day I had to create a lensography to keep track of my lensographies. * Perhaps it was the day I cr...
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Squidoo Pledge
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2008 was a momentous year for me on Squidoo. I celebrated my first anniversary on March 11. I became a Giant Squid on May 2. I came to terms with my Squidoo Addiction!
How To Get Started
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Do Squidoo: A much requested guide to creating a successful Squidoo lens
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Are you seeking information on how to use Squidoo effectively? Excellent, because this lens is made just for you! Find the answers to: - How do I do ...? - Why won't ... work? - How can I ...? - Why do you ...? - Where is the ...? Finally d...
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I'm a Lensmaster! What now?
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This lens deals with the ins and outs and tricks and tips that will help you make your next (or first) Squidoo Lens. Other information you should read (if you haven't already)... All About Squidoo: What others have had to say about Squidoo, and it...
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Newbie Guide to Squidoo Lensmaking
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I know, I know, there are already tons of How-to-Squidoo Squidoo lenses out there and I'm going to tell you right up front, mine isn't the best. My How to Squidoo lens isn't even the brightest. I've only been squidooing for a few short mo...
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What Can You Do With Squidoo?
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Congratulations! You are the newest member of Squidoo. You have edited your profile, uploaded your picture and now you are faced with the task of creating your first lens. Or maybe you've already made a couple of lenses and now you can't think of any...
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How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens
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Step-by-step, here's how to get started, answers to clear up some confusion, and all the basics to help you be a GREAT lensmaster right off the bat! There are FAQs, instructions, tips and techniques, common mistakes, some strategies and some technic...
More Squidoo Advice
- SquidU | Where lensmasters know best!
- Helpful how to's for publishing lenses, moderating groups, supporting charities, and promoting it all.
- Squidoo : Feedback
- For bugs and feedback
- SquidooCool.com - The blog to be an expert lensmaster!
- The blog to be an expert lensmaster!
- SquidUtils - Utilities and Tools for Squidoo Lensmasters
- SquidUtils has complementry utilities and tools for Squidoo Lensmasters. Tools include: the advanced dashboard, lensmaster feeds, plus Amazon links and feeds.
- Captain Squid
- Free Squidoo Tips and Tricks from the best Squidoo Blog around... and Pirates
- Squidoography
- Tips and tricks, my lens updates, interesting news, payouts, and everything else Squidoo related.
- Squidoo : Buttons & Banners
- What to do with a badge or banner? Post one to your blog. To your Web site. To an HTML email newsletter. Link people to your lens, to other lenses on your topic, to Squidoo, to your profile... Show off your hard work. You're a star.
More advice...
SQUIDOO BASICS - HOW TO MARKET AND PROMOTE YOUR SITES USING SQUIDOO.COM
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 07/14/2009)
Do you have any questions about lens building?
blue22d wrote...
Squid Giant wantaby here. Thanks for the tips. I love buiilding lenses. I have had a little difficulty with some of the newer modules, especially the video ones. So, I will be looking for information to help me. Stars and lensroll.
Posted December 09, 2008
blue22d wrote...
Hi rwoman, I am going for giant. My date in March 31, 2009. So, here I am taking in all the squid I can. Thank you for your cute lens. Five to ya and a lensroll.
Posted December 09, 2008
by rwoman
I have come to terms with my Squidoo addiction at Squidooholic by taking the Squidoo Pledge! But being a Squidooholic can't be all bad as it helped me...
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