A Squidoo Toolbox

HTML and CSS Help for Squidoo Lenses

Using Basic HTML in Squidoo lenses

Includes the basics like:
Making a Hyperlink
Making An Email Link
Forcing a Line Break
Inserting Images
How can I make a clickable icon, button, picture or banner?
Wrapping Text Around An Image
Bold and Italics
Colors
Underlining
Removing the underline from Hyperlinks
Centering text and images in your module

HTML for Photos: A Tutorial for the Semi-Clueless

This lens has just about everything you'll need to know about images and the code to put them where you want, size them how you want, link them where you want, etc.

Simple HTML tricks to use with Squidoo

This has a lot of the same photo tips as the link above, and also has tables.

Advanced HTML for Squidoo

Some more advanced html like strike-through, quoting, superscript, subscript, bulleted lists, and more.

Squidoo CSS: multi-column text

Make multiple columns in your modules. (OK, if you've browsed my lenses you'll know I haven't actually consulted this yet...but it's something I'd like to try).

Tool for Making HTML Viewable

If you want to write a tutorial where you need to show HTML, this page helps you code it so that people can actually read the HTML (or other code).

Zazzle Lens Helps

Tools when creating Zazzle related lenses.

Zazzle Plexo Directory

A great list of lenses with plexos, which can be a nice way to promote. Note that you want to get your lens indexed by google before adding to these, or they could hurt your lens rank. AND DON'T SPAM: contribute relevant content--don't leave your link where it doesn't fit.

Zazzle Forums Plexo List

This list on the Zazzle forums probably overlaps with some on the Zazzle Plexo Directory above, but may include some not included there.

How to Show Off Zazzle Products Using Text Modules

This is great if you like to feature Zazzle products on your site, and DON'T want to use the Zazzle module, which doesn't earn you money (while the affiliate program does, and is easy to use and gives you more flexibility than the module does).

Places to Find Free Photos and Artwork

Flickr

To use flickr to find images that you can use on Squidoo, you will need to do an advanced search. First, search as usual...then click advanced search and then click "Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content" and "Find content to use commercially." This will lead you to content you can use on Squidoo, both in the modules and in other ways. All of these must be attributed, so if you use it in another way make sure to link the picture back to its flickr page.

CompFight

This basically uses Flickr, but has a layout that makes it very easy to find commercial images. Just do your search and click "commercial" on the sidebar under licensing and it will narrow it to commercial sites.

Every Stock Photo

Search for the photo, click one you want to use, then click the licensing tab to learn how you can use it. Most of these are licenced under creative commons.

Wikipedia Commons

Make sure to check the licence each of these is under. Many can be used publicly, some without even attribution, but read the licence carefully.

Pixabay

Pixabay.com is a repository for free public domain images. You can upload your own photos and share your work with others. You can use any image from this website freely for personal and commercial use without attributing the original author. They have really beautiful quality images.

The Graphics Fairy

She posts public domain images, mostly Victorian. You may use these images commercially. She asks that you not use more than 6 on a single project or within a single page of a blog or website.

Percy and Bloom

Collection of 100+ Years Old Copyright Free Images

Open Clip Art Gallery

All graphics donated to this site are required be waived of all rights, including copyright, according to the CC0 Public Domain Dedication. In other words, you can use these however you want.

Creative Commons Content Directories

This lists various sites which collect creative commons material. Creative commons pictures are often free for use, depending on the type of licence. Scroll down to the section on images to find many places you can search for photos.

Free Web Graphics: Where to Get Them (Legally!)

A very good lens with a fairly complete list of places to find free graphics. Has many sites I don't have listed here.

Reusable Art

Reusable Art - free images for crafts and other designers.

Free Images and How to Use Them

Another lens on how to use free images and various places to find them, some of which I haven't tried yet!

Other Helpful Lenses and Sites

Squidoo Charities - Donating Through Squidoo

A lens on how to donate on Squidoo which includes a pretty complete list of Squidoo charities (it's missing a few newly added ones...but so far I've not found another site listing ALL the Squidoo charities, so this is a good start.

Squidoo Charities - 2nd Page

You may wonder why I'm including this one as well. This lens is attempting to list all the charities on Squidoo using the charity module. She's come across a snag with the charity module, so right now it only lists charities A-C, but hopefully that will be fixed and all the charities will be listed. I know this lensmaster and she updates lenses frequently, so I think when it's finished this will be a more complete list than the one above.

Money Making Modules

Not sure which lenses actually make money? Some that seem like they do, don't. This sorts it out.

A Plexo of Plexos

Find Plexos on Squidoo, or list your lenses that have them. Not all of these have link related plexos. Note that you want to get your lens indexed by google before adding it to a plexo, or they could hurt your lens rank. AND DON'T SPAM: contribute relevant content--don't leave your link where it doesn't fit.

Squidoo Tools, Resources, and Guides

Has a lot of other great helps, including SEO, lens position, etc.

Browser Shots

See how your page looks on different browsers.

How To Improve Your Lens Rank

Is it possible to improve your Squidoo lensrank? Would you like to know my secret for getting a better lensrank - maybe even a tier one lens? This lens will help!

Squidoo Payday FAQ

Help figure out the payment structure on Squidoo.

Finding Help on Other Squidoo Topics

SquidU: The Lensmaster Lounge

The Squidoo forums are a great place to ask other lensmasters for help.

Official Squidoo Lenses

Find lenses about Squidoo topics by the official Squidteam (Squidoo Employees).

Squidoo Community

A good place to find other Squidoo related lenses.

Squid Rules

Squid Don'ts Content Policy

What content is off-limits

Link Restrictions

You can only have 9 links to the same site, unless they are whitelisted. See whitelisted sites here.