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Adding Tags To Your Squidoo Lens
Adding tags to your lens is a great way to get found by more people. Through Google, through Squidoo Search, and through lensmasters clicking on their own tags links.
Basically, tagging is very very good.
But only if you know what you're doing.
So... get learning :)
What is "tagging"?
"Tagging" is when you add tags to your Squidoo Lens.So what are tags?
A tag is a word or phrase that best describes your lens. So if you have a lens about drinking water some tags you might want to add to your lens might be drinking water, water, H2O, 8 glasses a day, facts about water, water facts, information about water, water filters, drinking water filters, etc.
The basic idea is to add tags that your lens would be useful for if someone was searching for one of the words or phrases. Basically, "My lens would be useful to someone who is searching for _____."
So using the example above, your lens would be useful to someone searching for water filters, etc.
Get it? Good. Now let's investigate why tags are useful, what you can do with them, and whatever else we think of along the way.
Example "Tags Pages"
- "Million Dollars" Tags Page
- If you add Million Dollars as a tag on your lens it then your lens will be added to the list on this page.
- "Squidoo" Tags Page
- If you add Squidoo as a tag on your lens it then your lens will be added to the list on this page.
- "Affiliate Marketing" Tags Page
- If you add Affiliate Marketing as a tag on your lens it then your lens will be added to the list on this page.
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1). Tags help you find other lenses related to yours
When you're creating your lens you should probably look at the other lenses already on Squidoo about the same thing.A clever way to do this is by clicking on one of the tag links in your list of tags (on the published version of the lens - not edit mode). I've put a picture of the tags that are shown on THIS lens. There they are at the top. See them? (you might have to click 'more' to see the full list). You'll see them in the side column.
If you click on one, see how it takes you to a "tags page" listing other lenses that share that tag?
What this allows you to do is see what the related lenses are up to, what they're doing differently to you, and see if yours is better. Make sure it is.
The tags pages is one of the main reasons Squidoo lenses rank so well in google. Because your one lens on cats is linked to (with the tags) to every other lens about cats.
Isn't that nice?
2). Tags are a great way to find other tags to include on your lens
Yep. Your tags will help you find other tags to add to your lens.So you added 3 tags to your lens when you first created it. which one of those best describes your lens? A single word. Give it a click.
You now go to the "tags page". You can now see a big list of tags on the right. See them all there?
Do any of those tags fit your lens? Are they on your tags list? If not, add them!
Now, click on one of those tags that relates to your lens. You'll now see a different list of tags. Any of those fit your lens? If yes, add it! Then click it!
Keep going, and keep exploring!
3). Tags are a great way to find other lenses for you to link to
When adding modules to your lens if you click the 'A-Z' tab then 'F' you'll see a module called "Featured Lenses".Add one to your lens and put it somewhere near the bottom.
Now save, go back to your lens, and edit the module.
If you have another lens related to the lens you're editing, feature it. If not yet, why not feature a lens by another lensmaster that you just discovered through your tag research?
It's all relevant content for your readers, and they're going to leave your lens sometime anyway so why not leave to another Squidoo lens? It all helps you.
It helps you with google rankings too. You are linking to other relevant content. The same goes for adding a lens to your lensroll.
Finding them through tags is possibly an easier way than finding them through the Squidoo Search top right of this page. They will be more relevant matches to your lens too, hopefully!
4). Every tags page links back to your lens
Every tags page links back to your lens. So if you have 20 tags that is instantly 20 pages within Squidoo linking to your lens.This is great for search engine rankings because your link starts appearing in more and more places around the site. For example, as you join groups, comment on lenses, lensroll, etc.
Google likes this.
And tags make this happen instantly!
5). The tags pages are relevant to your lens. Google Fodder!
Everything about the tags page is relevant to your lens search terms.Your lens is automatically linking to it, it is linking back to you and other relevant lenses, and they are all linking to the tags page. It's kind of like groups. all interlinking. And it's all instant.
Great stuff for your search engine ranking. The fact that the pages are all linking back and forth. Too many pages for you to even look through with your own eyes!
6). The tags pages often come up very high on google
The tags pages are listed on Google, often very highly.So people often find tags pages through google, and because you have the tag on your lens also, they see your lens as one of the options to click on.
Tags pages rank very highly on google because they link to lots of relevant lenses that share the tag. The tags pages also link to lots of other tags pages, which all link to relevant lenses.
So it might be worth your while to pick some very focussed tags, because Squidoo will help them rank in Google. It's a thing called 'The Long Tail'.
Tagging Tricks: Tag Limit
Tagging Tricks: Tag Effectiveness
Because of the way the page is structured Google scans the tags as one of the first things it sees on the page.This makes your tags SUPER-IMPORTANT for search engine rankings. So use them effectively.
Effective tagging is something to master.
Make sure you make each tag as specific as you can to the subject of your lens.
Tagging Tricks: Your Tags Influence Google Ads
The Google ads that are displayed on your lens that earn your lens revenue each month (other than selling products) are targeted to fit your lens topic and they are influenced by the content and also the tags you use.If you were weird enough to look at the source code which makes up your lens (the code google reads to understand what your page is about) you'll see this:
google_hints = "TAG 1, TAG 2, TAG 3, TAG 4, ETC, ETC";
This means that when Google decides what ads to display on your lens, they look at your tags when making the decision. A whole load of other stuff on your page is taken into account, but the initial hints come from the tags.
This is just useful information. You can't really do anything with this, but it's nice to know :)
Tagging Tricks: Phrases Matter
I wrote a post in the Squidoo Forum (squidu.com) and it had a whole bunch of replies.What I Wrote Was This:
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Use PHRASES as tags as well as single words.
Squidoo lenses rank really highly in google, often #1 for non-competitive search terms, and tags help your lens come up for SPECIFIC search terms.
What might a person new to your subject search for? Might they type a QUESTION into google?
For example, someone might type: is rich dad poor dad worth reading? If you had this as a tag on your rich dad door dad book lens then you would probably come up quite high!
Do you have a lens about camera memory cards? Maybe this would be a good tag: what memory cards work with CAMERA WHATEVER. Not everybody is going to search google for that, but those who do will probably find you.
Will anyone in your target audience type a QUESTION into google? What might they type? Think of some examples, and add them as tags!
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To read the replies click this link...
http://www.squidu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1699
Tagging Tricks: Google Suggest
This time they have made a thing called Google Suggest.
You start typing a search term into the google search box and it shows you other phrases commonly searched for how many search results there are for that term.
It's very cool. It's free, and you don't need to download anything.
It's great for finding out any tag phrases you might have forgotten about and great for seeing, at a glance, how many other web pages you will be up against to rank for that term.Check it out here:
http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en
Tagging Tricks: Adding Tags From Your Stats
- Open a new window right now and go to your Squidoo Lens Dashboard. Or click here to automatically open it in a new window.
- Now click 'Stats' to the right of one of your lenses.
- Now click the 'Traffic' tab under the title of your lens. And now you will see a page with something that looks like this on it:
You will be looking at a list of the words or phrases people typed into Google to find your lens.
See the ones in the list with crosses next to them?
Those are the terms which you DO NOT have as tags on your lens.
The ones with NO crosses by them are already added as tags on your lens.
And guess what happens if you click a cross...
That's right. The word or phrase gets added to your lens tags. This should strengthen your search engine ranking for that word or phrase.
Just remember to republish the lens afterwards!
Tagging Tricks: Google AdWords Keyword Tool
One of the replies to the forum post was lensmaster ChrisRizzo explaining how he uses another Google tool to generate his tags ideas.Here is his tip:
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Google Suggest is cool and can be useful, but nothing beats the power of the Google Keyword Tool (also known as the sandbox).
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
Type your main keyword into the Keyword Variations box, and make sure that "Use synonyms" is checked, then hit "Get More Keywords" and there you have it, a huge list of alternatives many of which you may not have heard of. You can sort by how commonly the keywords are searched.
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gtafourking
excellent lens. very helpful. just given you 5 stars. i tend to research keywords to use in my tags with the free tool over at freekeywords.wordtracker.com and make sure that i use all 40 tags available to a lens.i am seeing good results from it. i have taken my first ever lens about grand theft auto 4 cheats from nothing to a overall lens ranking of under 600 in only 5 days. be sure to check it out and rate it and leave a comment. keep up the good work Posted May 05, 2008 |
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Michaelb
Great info on using tags.This is going to help Posted May 03, 2008 |
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moneysearch4u
Useful lenses, this is what I want to get start with my new lense. Thanks again Posted May 03, 2008 |
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jembie
Thanks for those tips. Really helpful. Tags are something I always have trouble with so this is really going to hep me add more relevant tags to my lenses. Posted May 03, 2008 |
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alifahru
I'm still confuse about tags? any can help me? Posted May 02, 2008 |
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moneysearch4u
Very interesting topic. Finally I know how tags can use my website SEO. Thanks Posted May 01, 2008 |
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kellywissink
Thanks for your in-depth tagging tricks. It's great to see the veteran Squidizens helping all of us get better. Posted April 29, 2008 |
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Gregory-and-Shelina
Now, we can finally start to connect. Thank you for the t.a.g. or totally awesome goodhelp. You're really IT! Posted April 29, 2008 |
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haniff68
Today I learn something about the Tags,I hope i may help me build some. Posted April 28, 2008 |
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shoppingnetty
Excellent lens! So much info that I can't even imagine how long it'll take me to look at everything! Very excited to start!!! Posted April 27, 2008 |
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best-online-casinos-to-bet
thank you guys you are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Posted April 26, 2008 |
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dinopermana
its realy help me Posted April 26, 2008 |
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RachelSmith
Wow! Great tips. I have just signed up with Squidoo and this is my first article i have read. Posted April 25, 2008 |
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BarbSibbing
Great lens and very helpful. I will not go back and reevaluate my tags. Thanks so much. Posted April 25, 2008 |
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jasmineann
Very helpful information, thankyou so much for sharing :) Adding to faves as I will be visiting again! Posted April 25, 2008 |
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mulberry
Tremendously helpful! Posted April 25, 2008 |
I was wondering what to do next. Then I found this Lens in the top 100. Great find and very good advise. Thanks.
Posted April 24, 2008
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prince01
refreshing ,informative and chilly Posted April 24, 2008 |
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endlesslight
wow! I never knew there was so much to using tags. I will come back here to learn more! Posted April 19, 2008 |
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BFuniv.com
I've learned a few more Squidoo tricks, this lens is well worth the time spent. Posted April 19, 2008 |
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JAV010
dude nice work !!!!!! you realy helped for me !!! Posted April 19, 2008 |
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triathlontraining
Great job on making this lens. It's very helpful! Posted April 18, 2008 |
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Candice_Lee
Now I finally understand how tags work! Thanks so much!!! Posted April 18, 2008 |
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Uncle_Jim
I'm fairly new to posting on the web, and I've been doing a lot of learning the past few months. I think I learned more from your lens in 10 minutes than I've learned elsewhere in the last 10 days. Posted April 17, 2008 |
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enslavedbyfaeries
This lens was a great help. Full of very useful information in a really easy to understand format. Many thanks! Posted April 17, 2008 |
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SivartM
Thanks for the information! Posted April 16, 2008 |
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Susan52
I just have to remember to read this lens weekly as a review. Such good tips! Posted April 16, 2008 |
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bluejewels42
Wow!!! What information, I am adding it to my favs and will be reading more to learn more. Posted April 16, 2008 |
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johndilbeck
Hi Lewis, Posted April 15, 2008 |
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owlperson
Thank you so much. I had no idea how to access related lenses through the tag list. In fact, I didn't know it was a tag list. In fact, I didn't know what a tag list is This is so helpful for us newbies! Posted April 15, 2008 |
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Necessary
This is great information. Thanks! Posted April 15, 2008 |
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Kheng
Great lens. As I'm new to this, this is very useful information indeed. Thanks. Posted April 14, 2008 |
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snoring
Nice:-) Hope its work for me as well Posted April 13, 2008 |
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beeobrien
Definitely a favorite. Your lenses always have great information. Thanks. Posted April 12, 2008 |
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Denise_RN
Thanks for some very helpful information that I can use! Posted April 11, 2008 |
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CPRaman
You have done an excellent job. As I am new to squidoo, It will help and guiding to tag my lens better and link to other lenses, Posted April 11, 2008 |
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BusyQueen
*Thanks so much for the nice lens* Posted April 10, 2008 |
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Squidoo_Dollars
Where does one look to find the Google source code that influence the Google add selection? Posted April 10, 2008 |
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Squidoo_Dollars
This link in your lens did not work: Posted April 10, 2008 |
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blafountain
Great Lens.It helped alot. Posted April 09, 2008 |
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Ino-Yamanaka
i have to read all thoes tags oh man Posted April 08, 2008 |
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bonifat
Nice.. its work for me Posted April 08, 2008 |
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XP
Thank you for another great lens. :) Posted April 04, 2008 |
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commodities
still new here, hopefully I'm going to understand this. Posted April 04, 2008 |
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Echievements
Tags seem similar to key words. Seems to me that phrases are better than single words. Using Google Adwords Keyword Tool helps you find distinct and perhaps rarely used keywords. Wonder if misspelling a word "hear" and "their" helps in tags. I do know those two words are misspelled. Posted April 01, 2008 |
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American-Dream
I have always heard about tags, seen and clicked on them but little have I paid a closer look on how they can help in search engine ranking and traffic building. Posted April 01, 2008 |
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Gardening
What an experience!thanks for the info. Posted April 01, 2008 |
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CarmellaMae
Excelently written, and so helpful to those who do not know anything about tagging, and helpful to those of us who know a little, but not enough. Thanks so much! Posted March 31, 2008 |
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Melanie29
I was totally lost on tagging. Thank you so much!! Posted March 31, 2008 |
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le77
Great information. Posted March 30, 2008 |
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