*NEW STUFF* 

Search Engines 

Google - add your url to Google

After reading that it is better to not submit your links to google, I just let google find my page on its own. I don't think it is necessary to submit to google.

Yahoo! - submit website

Yahoo! provides a lot of hits to some of my lenses, but not all. One of my lenses that Google doesn't like does nicely thanks to hits from being on the first page of Yahoo! search results.

Microsoft Live Search URL Submission

Submit your site to Microsoft's live search.

Scrub The Web - Add URL

Add Your URL To Scrub The Web. Requires e-mail confirmation.

Walhello Search Engine - Submit URL

Under their "Priority Submission" there is a place you can submit your url to them for free, but they won't guarantee it will be listed.

SearchIt - add your site.

Submit your url to Search It.

Gigablast

Add your URL to GigaBlast. This one is annoying because you have to enter a CAPTCHA then often get this message "Error. 3 urls have already been submitted by this IP address for the last 24 hours." So I guess they only let 3 URLS from Squidoo be added a day. Good luck!

Squidoo-related Directories 

Lensroll.com

This is like DIGG For Squidoo lenses. You submit a lens, tag it with categories, and hope that people vote for it so it makes it on the front page.

The Isle of Squid

Directory for Squidoo lenses only with tons of categories.

Squoogle Article Link Directory

Squoogle accepts quality content from Squidoo but also other sites like HubPages, Gather, Associated Content, and LaunchTags.

Squidoo Directory - SquidUtils

Get listed in this directory automatically by logging in to SquidUtils, but you must have "sensible primary tags" for your lenses.

Directories 

DMOZ, The Open Directory Project

Submit your site to DMOZ, the open directory. This will help with your search engine rankings if you are lucky enough to get listed here. This page explains how you can add your site.

Sootle Link Directory

Add your site to Sootle, a human edited directory. Requires that you link to them if you submit for free.

Librarians' Internet Index

Suggest site to the Librarians' Internet Index.

SurfGopher

SurfGopher appears to be a Searchable directory. Requires that you link to them in order to get your site listed.

squidlink.com

Found out about this directory from LMP on SquidU. It's not a Squidoo directory but accepts some Squidoo lenses. In the forum post, it is mentioned that this directory may not be free for long, and to read the terms before giving them your e-mail address.

Tips from Other Lensmasters 

Squidoo tips from Bloggers, SquidU Forum, and other lenses!

Social Bookmarking Sites 

Stumbleupon

Stumbleupon is the social bookmarking site that I have had the best luck with as far as getting traffic. If people like your site, they will give it athumbs up and it will get a lot of hits. So make sure you have your lens done and looking good before submitting or you might not get too many hits from it. Check out this great Stumble Upon lens for more info.

del.icio.us

del.icio.us is another top social bookmarking site to submit quality lenses to.

Blue Dot

A social bookmarking site where it seems the emphasis is on having friends.

furl

Social Bookmarking site by LookSmart.

Social Bookmarking Sites

If you would like to submit your lens / site to tons of social boomarking sites, try this Squidoo lens with a list of 150 Social Bookmarking sites.

LensRoll

Submit and vote on Squidoo Lenses.

Shareaholic: Firefox Toolbar to Promote your Lens Instantly!

This lens talks about a toolbar for Firefox will let you easily submit your lens url to multiple sites without having to visit each one separately.

Onlywire

MyKidsInheritance commented "don't forget services like Onlywire where you can submit to several sites at once. Great time saver."

Social Marker

Submit your url to 46 of the best social bookmarking sites in under 15 minutes!

You SHOULD Submit Manually to Social Bookmarking Sites or Should You

This article talks about how you may be better off submitting to social bookmarking sites manually rather than clicking a button that adds your site to multiple social bookmarking services. It also has a nice list of social bookmarking widgets and tutorials!

Squidoo Groups 

Squidoo Groups are a good way to get traffic, or better yet, backlinks to your lenses. One group I created is PageRank 5 which isn't too bad for the amount of effort I put into creating it.

You can join groups that others have created or create your own at Squidoo Groups. Check the PageRank of a group (or any webpage) here. PageRank is on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best. Basically, Google will like you more if you are linked to from pages with higher PageRank.

You can read a simple explanation of PageRank here if you are new to the term.

It's best for your lens to be linked to from the main page of a group which will probably have a higher PageRank than the link to all lenses in the group.

If you have a MonkeyBrain lens be sure to add it to my new MonkeyBrain group! It's new so it doesn't have PageRank yet, but lots of great lenses are joining. I'll put you on the main page if I accept your lens (I'll likely accept it if it isn't spam.)

Submit Squidoo URL to other Web 2.0 sites 

Squidoocool article about Bumpzee

Check out this article about using Bumpzee to get some quick attention for your Squidoo lenses.

LaunchTags

Create a LaunchTags mini-page and drive a little traffic to your lens. You can also earn money from your mini-pages.

Fanpop.com

(UPDATE: They are not accepting links from squidoo.com anymore. However, you may still find something to submit there.)
Fanpop is a site for fans of TV, Movies, Music, designer jeans, guitars, and whatever you can be a fan of.

UnSpun by Amazon: Community Opinions ... Ranked!

Nice and easy place on Amazon to add your Squidoo links. It's a community where people make lists and vote items up and down. You can submit sites related to the lists. Add your favorite Squidoo Lenses to the the Amazon Unspun List for Best Squidoo Lenses

Euerekster - create a swicki

Create a useful Swicki about a subject and include your Squidoo lens and other webpages.

Stumpedia.com

Check out this Squid U Post describing submitting links to Stumpedia.

Lensmaster Tools and Utilities - Custom Google Search for Squidoo 

Squidoo Images 

You can use pictures in your lens to liven them up and even get hits from Google Images! Make sure you have permission to use whatever pictures you put in your lens. If you don't know where to find pictures, one site you might be able to find something at is pdphoto.org. That's where I found the macro picture of the dollar. Sometimes I use pictures from Wikipedia Commons. Another place to check is Gimp Savvy - their photos are mostly animal, plant, and space photos there thanks to 3 US government agencies that seem to take a lot of pictures.

For more resources to find pictures, check out this great lens by BookMama: Free and Almost-Free Graphics for Webpages, MySpace or Blogs.

If you want an easy online way to edit images for your lens, check out this lens about flauntR by Kimberly Dawn Wells.

If you want to enhance your lens photos with almost no effort at all, check out the lens Making Your Lens Pictures Look AMAZING by Mr Lewis Smile.

If you are looking for a logo for your lens check out Squidoo Designs by Janasz.


ALLPOSTERS - put images of posters in your lenses

If you become an Allposters affiliate, you can setup links to their posters and google images may even drive some traffic to your lens. This has helped a few of my lenses get more traffic and poster sales! I wish Squidoo would make a poster module to make it easier!

Others' Squidoo lenses that may help get you more traffic to your lens 

How to Make Your First Lens

Well, this lens is how to create your first lens, but you have to have a lens before you can get traffic to it! :)
"So you want to make a lens? Terrific! These screenshots and step-by-step instructions will let you get your first lens up in no time."

Squidoo Workshop 101 - SEO for Beginners

Squidoo is great for people who have something to say, but aren't web-obsessed enough to learn HTML. Still, you need to know a thing or two about web publishing if you want your creations to be seen.

Do Squidoo: A much requested guide to creating a successful Squidoo lens

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 deciding to take the plunge and become a lensmaster? Click here

Building Website Traffic 101

Building Website Traffic 101 lens

How To Get One-Way Backlinks

Talks about getting other sites to link to you, which is important for webmasters to do!

Squidoo Tagging Tricks

This lens explains how to tag your lenses so you can get more page hits.

The Free Squidoo Guide

Just about everything I know about Squidoo... I learned at Squidoo! I put this lens together to start to make better sense of all the free information I've found for how to use Squidoo and how to build better lenses. My recommendations are based on what I find easy to understand and what seems to re

Squidoo Resources & Tools 

Squidoo: Buttons & Banners

Create a button or banner with the Squidoo logo for your lens, then put it on your own site(s) to advertise your lenses!

SquidU | Where lensmasters know best!

SquidU is where you can find all kinds of tips and tricks about Squidoo. The forum is especially helpful where you can talk to other lensmasters.

Types of Lenses on Squidoo

A lens with the different types of lenses you can create on Squidoo, for example SquidLit, SquidWho, MonkeyBrain, etc.

Get Squidoo Tips & Info at the Squidoo Cool Blog 

Coolest little squidlet ever

The super-genius thefluffanutta, creator of SquidUtils.com, has just created something else.
The thi...

How to get your own Super-Auto-Promoting Blog

Hey guys!
If you have been reading this blog for a while you will know of my past few posts about th...

Squidoo promotes your lens for you, on Twitter!

The time has come!
Your Squidoo account is getting more integrated with other social networking site...

HubPages - Better than Squidoo?

Hello dear reader. You look lovely today.
Question: Are you a member of HubPages?
You will surely by...

Lens Building with FoxyTunes (a cool free little tool)

You know when you build a lens and you scoot around the web finding links, flickr pictures, youtube...

SEO for Dummies 

Search Engine Optimization For Dummies, Second Edition (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

by Peter Kent

Amazon Price: $24.99 (as of 07/09/2008)

This is a good first book to read about Search Engine Optimization that covers the basics. Don't expect to be a search engine master from this book, but it's a start.

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