New to Squidoo?
Here are 5 great pages to help you get started:
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Lens Health Check Tool
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Originally developed for SQUIDUtils.com, the Health Check Tool can quickly identify common issues with your lens. The advice that it gives can help improve the ranking of your lens in the search engines. This lens will tell you more about what it do...
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What's wrong with this lens?
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It's true that it's easier to show examples of what NOT to do on lenses than what you SHOULD be doing. After all, there are a billion right ways to create a Squidoo lens, and the list of specific things not to do is much more clear in many respects....
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How do I edit my forum signature?
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Want to learn how to add an awesome forum signature, or upload an avatar to your SquidU Forum profile? Just follow the easy steps below.
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How do I edit my lens?
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If you're here, chances are you're new to Squidoo. Welcome! For some quick tips on how to get back to your lens edit screen, called the workshop, follow the easy steps below.
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Why is my lens "Under Construction?"
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Welcome to Squidoo! At Squidoo, we're all about quality, that's why we give you a chance to finish your lens before showing it to the world. If your lens isn't finished yet, when you try to view it, you'll see an "Under Construction" sign. This lets...
21 Questions we get asked a lot
Click to get the answers
- What are the most common newbie mistakes?
- How does the Text/Write module work?
- What else can the Amazon module do?
- Can you explain the royalties stuff to me?
- How can I get found on Squidoo?
- How to use the YouTube module?
- What does Work in Progress mean?
- What can I do for charity?
- How to keep a seahorse? ;)
- What's tagging?
- What can eBayers do here?
- What other modules are out there?
- Why did my lens get locked?
- Who are the Giant Squids?
- How does this work for WAHMS?
- Guyliner: Love it or hate it? (Just kidding).
- How can I make my lensmaster profile better?
- How can I get more traffic to my lens?
- How can I improve my lens, fast?
- What are SquidooGroups?
- How can I use the Duel module?
2 free ebooks worth reading!
Click 'em to download the PDF
- CALAMARI: The Official Squidoo How-To
- If you're the type who likes to read instruction manuals and guides before dipping your toes in, then this official guidebook is for you!
- THE JOY OF SQUIDOO: The Official Recipe Guide
- Full of tasty recipes about how to make Squidoo "lenses." Lots of inspiration for newbies and pros alike.
Payment related questions and answers
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FAQ: Payment Settings and Commissions
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Are you confused about commissions? Experiencing donation snafus? Here are the most frequently asked questions about money and earnings on Squidoo. If you were directed here by Tisha, our awesome bug sorter outer, and you still weren't able to find...
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It's Payday!
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Just like the Co-Vantage Credit Union commercials, you can step into cash by using Squidoo. You can sell products on your lenses to earn commission, or get into high-paying "tiers" with a well-ranked lens. Read on to learn more about common payday r...
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FAQ: Donating to Charity
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Squidoo is a great way to earn money for charity. This lens will answer our most frequently asked questions about how you can send money to charity. If you were directed here by Tisha, our awesome bug sorter outer, and you still weren't able to find...
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Money Making Modules
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You probably knew you could make money on Squidoo, but did you know which modules will earn you the most? Take a quick tour of our moneymaking modules and find out how to boost your earnings and donations power. Image courtesy of thefuturistics and...
Official stuff you need to know
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SquidDon't!
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It's simple: given our pedigree, our point of view and our dyed-in-the-wool, we-will-never-change-our-mind conviction on this issue, spam is not okay at Squidoo. This page outlines our thinking on the issue. It supplements our terms of service. Don'...
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Locked?!
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Squidoo is a place for passionate people to make single pages, for free, to share expertise, personal opinion, recommendations and links to the best stuff online. It's a place for handgathered, unique, useful, recommended, genuine content. Written b...
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Using Creative Commons Images from Flickr
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Creative Commons is a system that photographers can use to license photos for use by others. Flickr helps facilitate this sharing process by making it easy to find and use photos that Flickr users have licensed under Creative Commons. This is great n...
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Top Reasons Squidoo Accounts Get Deleted
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Squidoo loves lensmasters, and when they're new and trying new things, we love to give them the benefit of the doubt. But occasionally, we get bad actors who just aren't interested in creating great lenses and insist on breaking the rules. Below we'...
Helpful lenses from your Citizen Squid Mentors
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HTML And CSS Mentor
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Many of you start writing your lenses without any HTML and CSS, but as you start understanding Squidoo, you want to learn how to spice your lenses up. HTML and CSS is just the ticket that you may be looking for. Here, on this lens, you will learn fr...
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Lens Promotion and Traffic Generating Strategies
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One of the most often asked questions in the Squidu Forums is, "How do I get traffic to my lens?" The most obvious way to generate traffic to your lens is to make sure that it is search engine friendly. But that is a topic that deserves it...
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Giant Squid Mentor
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It's true. Squidoo is a great place to create web pages for free. But did you know that part of the magic of Squidoo also comes from the membership? Since Squidoo started in the fall of 2006, our lensmasters have continued to create great lenses and...
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Making your First Lens Mentor
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EVERYBODY can Squidoo! You can too! It might take you an afternoon to 'get the hang of it', but that afternoon can be LOTS of fun. You don't need to be an expert in anything 'internet-y' to be able to build a beautiful, useful and successful Squido...
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Image and Video Mentor
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Welcome! I'm Linda Martin, your Image and Video Mentor here at Squidoo. I love working with images and know you will too once you have the right software and a few simple instructions. This lens lists sites where you can find free images on the web....
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FAQ: Modules and Settings
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There's a module for every lens, we like to say! Here are our most frequently asked questions about putting them to good use. If you were directed here by Tisha, our awesome bug sorter outer, and you still weren't able to find an answer, reply to Ti...
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FAQ: Add Code to your Lens
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Since Squidoo has gotten bigger and our users have gotten savvier, many lensmasters have question about adding codes to their lenses. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about adding code to lenses. If you were directed here by Tis...
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FAQ: General Lensmastery
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We often get interesting questions about creating lenses that may not have obvious answers. If you're stuck on the process for making lenses, check here from some great tips and answers to questions other lensmasters have asked. If you were directed...
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The Module Mentor
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What makes Squidoo different than other help-you-build-it websites? One feature is modules. Modules are sections of a lens that you add depending on what kind of content you want to add. Want to create a list of links? Add a link module. Want to wr...
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Information on the Old Squidoo Groups
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Squidoo Groups are no more. If you had a Squidoo group, it's still there only now it's a lens instead of a group with all the members listed in a plexo, or link list. The url is still the same, it just doesn't have the link functionality...
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Everything but the seaweed.
- Are you a Stay at Home Mom (or Dad) Interested in Earning a Monthly Income?
- GreekGeek's Squidoo Tips: How to Get Your Lens Found
- Sign up to be a Squidoo Charity!
- Basic HTML for Squidoo
- 50 Ways To Use Twitter
- bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips
- How to make an eBook
- Why is my lens "Under Construction?"
- Free Images and How to Use Them
- The 9 Free Things Every Site (or Lens!) Should Do
- Are You a Squidoo Nobody? How to Become a Squidoo Somebody in 6 Easy Lessons
- Advanced HTML for Squidoo
- Squidoo Tools, Resources, and Guides
- Lens Workshop Addon for Firefox
- Browser Toolbar for Squidoo
- Love This Lens Widget
- My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo
- How to Legally Add Copyrighted Pictures to Squidoo Lenses
- Squidoo Traffic Tricks: (how to get more visitors and a better search engine ran...
- It's Payday!
- Lens Promotion and Traffic Generating Strategies
- How do I edit my forum signature?
- Image and Video Mentor
- Add Pictures to Your Squidoo Lens With Allposters and Zazzle
- Making your First Lens Mentor
- HTML for Photos: A Tutorial for the Semi-Clueless
- Using Creative Commons Images from Flickr
- How do I edit my lens?
- Giant Squid Mentor
- Money Making Modules
- Squidoo CSS - my favorite code to spice up a lens
- FAQ: Payment Settings and Commissions
- Common Newbie Squidoo Mistakes
- How To Find Lenses and Groups on Squidoo
- SquidBids for eBay Sellers
- Simple HTML tricks to use with Squidoo
- Squidoo Chat Room
- Prt Scr - How To Do A Print Screen | ScreenShot
- Squidoo Guide: Linking Tips
- The SquidU Forum
- Information on the Old Squidoo Groups
- The Module Mentor
- Squidoo Modules List
- Lens Health Check Tool
- A Guide to Groups for Lensmasters
- How To Make An Avatar
- How to do Keyword Research for squidoo
- AllPosters.Com the cutest affiliate program
- Why Build a Lens?
- SEO for squidoo - getting found in google: search engine optimization
- Amazon Module Basics
- Lensmaster Tools and Utilities
- How to Add PayPal Buttons to Your Squidoo Lens
- Add Borders to Your Lens Photos on Squidoo
- The Text/Write Module for Anything!
- Types of Squidoo Lenses
- Making Your Lens Pictures Look AMAZING
- Traffic From Image Searches
- How to Make Your First (or Second) Squidoo Lens
- Cabaret Squidoo Best Recipe Blog Posts
- Tables for Squidoo Lenses
- Do Squidoo: A much requested guide to creating a successful Squidoo lens
- CSS Solid Borders
- Squidoo CSS Borders
- FAQ: General Lensmastery
- Squidoo Co-Branding
- How To Promote Your Notary Public Business Online for Free with Squidoo SquidZip...
- How Do I Report a Bug on Squidoo?
- Top Ten Best Tips for a Bless-Worthy Squidoo Lens
- How To Promote Your Business Online for Free with Squidoo SquidZipper Lenses
- The Citizen Squid Mentors
- FAQ: Modules and Settings
- Free Squidoo Images & Decorations
- Squidoo Payday Questions & Answers
- Why Squidoo?
- HTML and Images FAQ
- WIP Lenses
- How to Squidoo -- A Step-by-Step Primer
- How to make a quality lens in 20 minutes or less.
- Adding Images to your Lens
- Top Reasons Squidoo Accounts Get Deleted
- The RSS Module - How to use RSS on Squidoo
- Guestbooks and You
- Squidoo To-Do Lists
- How To Create A Quality Lens
- Specialty Lenses You Can Choose From
- Editing suggestions for your lenses - to give your lens a lensrank boost
- What's the latest Squidoo news?
- Cute modules to spice up your lens
- Lensrolling
- Adding Links to your Images on Squidoo - An iframe alternative
- The Introduction Module in Squidoo
- A Visual Dashboard Tour
- How to Show Off Zazzle Products Using Text Modules
- Advanced CSS: Layout Tricks and Lab Experiments
- Squidoo's Stylish Lens Themes
- Lensrank explained (really)
- The YouTube Module
- Squidoo Image Candy Resources
- Katinka's Squidoo Answer Deck
- Royalty-free photos
- Squidoo How To Reference
- SquidU Review Blog/Newsletter
- Blip.FM Squidoo Module Widget
- I'm a Lensmaster! What now?
- Detailed Traffic Stats for Lenses
- The free guidebook to Squidoo: Calamari!
- 6 ways to improve your lens, right now!
- How to Promote Your Real Estate Business Online for Free with Squidoo SquidZippe...
- Lens Theme Switcher
- Mentor Matches
- FAQ: Add Code to your Lens
- Introducing Plexo
- Squidoo Tips 8 (How to Upload and Post an Image Online)
- Who are Squidoo's Charities and NonProfit Partners?
- 50 Ways To Use Squidcasting
- Welcome, Realtors!
- Giant Squid Community Organizer
- Deleting a Squidoo Account
- 50 Things to Add to Squidzipper Lenses
- SquidSpam: Zero Tolerance
- Understanding RSS
- How Do I Keep My Lens Fresh?
- Expanding Your Lens Publishing Power -- How-to Squidoo
- Stocking Stuffers Make Great Gifts for Snowboarders
- Finished my Squidoo Lens-Now what
- Newbie Guide to Squidoo Lensmaking
- My lens is Under Review and I can't Publish it
- Easy Ebay RSS Affiliate Feeds - A Step By Step Tutorial
- Opt Back Into Squidoo Lens Ads
- How to Transfer a Group
- Mission: Possible - Becoming a Giant Squid in 2009
- Who are the Squidoo Charities?
- If you want to become popular on squidoo...
- So You Want To Make A Lensography!
- Over 50 Ways You Can "Change The World" Using Squidoo!
- How to Write a Critique
- How To Create A Beautiful Squidoo Lens For Your Zazzle Gallery
- Feed My Search -- The Module
- Deleting a Squidoo Lens
- What I Look For In A Lens! by a Squid Angel
- Advanced css for squidoo - spice up your lens MORE
- How to use www.Photobucket.com
- All About Groups at Squidoo!
- How can I show off my top Squidoo lenses?
- Stumbleupon explained for lensmasters
- The Purple Star Program!
- How To Add Animoto Video To Your Squidoo Lens
- SquidDon't!
- 48 Ways to Use the Poll Module
- Pretty Lenses by Pretty Bullet
- Squidcasting - how to squidcast on squidoo
- Plexo Module Tips
- How to add large photos and audio to your lens
- Squid-Stats
- Firefox Add-Ons That are Useful for Lensmasters
- Etsy and the RSS Module
- How We Engineered Squidoo
- Squidoo's gone social!
- Deleting Lenses
- 50 Awesome Squidoo How-To Lenses From A-Z
- How to Create a Contest on Squidoo
- Opt Out of Squidoo Lens Ads
- Why Do I Love Squidoo With All My Heart?
- Checking Stats
- How to Create a Photo Phight
- Squidoo Community Badges and Titles
- Spruce Up Your Squidoo Lens: What Every Lens Needs
- HTML - how to add color and more to your lens or website
- The Module Picker
- How to Use the Polaroid Module
- Squidoo Tips 11 (How to Upload an Image from your Computer)
- Etsy Module Help
- Add a contact form to your lens
- How To Squidoo And Change The World
- Step by step lensbuilding for a first time user
- How To: Pimp Out Your Lens
- How to rock your lensmaster bio page
- Squidoo Tips And Tutorials
- How to Create an About Me Lens
- Squidoo Tips 3 (Lensrolling & Rating)
- Building Your Squidoo Fan Club
- The Giant Squid Community Showcase
- Keyword Research Tools and Tips For Squidoo Lensmasters
- THE SQUIDOO BESTSELLER MOVIELIST (2007)
- Polishing Your New Lenses
- Traffic and Stats FAQ
- HeyMonkeyBrain: Where Smart People Go to Argue
- Squidoo Module Pages
- How to Get Found on Squidoo
- How I discovered Squidoo, and what I use it for
- Squidoo Tips 10 (Squidoo Bio and Photo)
- How-To Insert Your Flickr Photos Into Your Lenses
- The 10 Day Squidoo eBay Challenge 2008
- The Cowabunga! Blog
- How Lens G/R/X Ratings Work
- Squidoo Page Themes - How To Select Theme Designs For Your Lenses
- Monday's To-Squidoo
- Three Ways to Create Lenses
- Lens Promotion FAQ
- Google Blog Search Module
- Kimberly: Your Community and Charity Organizer
- Squidoo Tips 6 (Guestbook Module)
- Kathy's Squidoo Tutorials
- Free Lens Images For You :-)
- The Squidoo Charity Answer Deck
- The most common arguments
- Confessions of a Peeping Giant
- What Great Holiday Lenses Have in Common
- 50 Ways You Can "Go Green" With The Giant Squids!
- Unimproved Lenses
- Great Ways to Use the New Dashboard
- Squidoo Tips 2 (Modules)
- SquidooCool.com
- Squidoo - A Good Investment? Is It Really Worth It?
- THE SQUIDOO BESTSELLER BOOKLIST (2007)
- Squidoo Star Ratings
- Etsians who Squidoo
- 6 Ways to Help a Charity
- Insert Photo From Hard Drive Into Polaroid Module
- How To Squidoo -Tip of The Week
- Big Answer Deck FAQ
- Marketing With Squidoo
- How To Be You - On Squidoo
- Keeping Current With A Squidcast Calendar
- Pretty Bullet's Example Lens
- Make, Manage & Promote a Squidoo Charity Group
- Squidoo with Grandma!
- 50 Awesome Lensographies by Fresh Squids
- The "Ten"-tacles Of Squidoo
- Kathy's Squidoo Help Library
- Why Every Serious Lensmaster NEEDS The SquidU Discussion Forums
- Giant Squid Greeters
- How to Become a Squidoo Charity
- How to backup your lens
- How to Update a Lens in Five Minutes or Less!
- Lensographies for Squidaholics
- Squidoo Tips 7 (Just the Basics)
- The Hitchhikers Guide to The Squidoo Lens Creation Universe!
- Squidoo Tips 4 (Save your Lens)
- Working with Squidoo
- How to Use the Donations Module
- Make your Group's Headquarters Interesting and Beautiful!
- How to create a Squidbook
- Insert Image From Hard Drive to Introduction Module
- Your Squidoo Lens and The Long Tail
- How To SquidCast A Group
- Squid Who? Squid Huh? A Guide to SquidWho
- Being A Squidoo Lensmaster
- My Squidoo Story
- "What's the Best Way to Make Money on Squidoo?"
- The Donations Module
- How Do I Use Accented Characters?
- How To Include "The Ever Project" Lenses In The Featured Lens Module
- Your Lensmasters Bio
- AnneReidy
- Blogs and Lenses (together is better)
- Squidoo 4 You
- Lens Critiques: Giving and Receiving Critiques on the SquidU Forum
- Getting the Best Results in the Squidoo Ebay Module
- Squidaholics Anonymous
- How can I contact a lensmaster?
- How to use the Lijit module
- Lens Rating
- How to Join a Group
- What is the Squidoo Charity Fund?
- Squid-Cast: How to Add Modules
- Creating a Group to support a charity
- Locked?!
- Firefox: the best web browser

