6 Reasons (or more) Why I Squidoo And You Should Too!
And The Reasons Are...
Traffic. I started out with Squidoo simply to promote my various internet ventures -- web sites, blogs and ezines. Due to the way Squidoo is organized it makes a great system to capture and redirect traffic. Traffic arrives both from search engines and internally generated traffic. I have found this to be a great traffic generation tool. I have some profitable web sites that I do nothing else to promote except through Squidoo.Money. While I started out simply to drive traffic to my other money-making enterprises I soon realized there is a number of ways to benefit financially from Squidoo. I can earn income directly from Squidoo based on the internal rank of my Squidoo page as well as from a variety of internal and external affiliate programs. Squidoo has several different affiliate programs programmed in and you are welcome to add as many other income sources to your lens as you want. I earn income every month from Squidoo and I have not even begun to fully capitalize on all my options.
Addiction. I fully admit that I am a Squidoo addict. I check in several times a day on the various lenses (the Squidoo term for a web page) and groups I maintain, I eye my dashboard stats, I haunt the Squidoo forum, and I'm constantly creating new lenses. I don't think there is a 12-step program for Squidoo addiction yet but there might need to be. I am constantly tweaking, fixing, adding, and altering my existing lenses as well as creating new lenses. Do I have a problem?
Friends. Squidoo is a friendly place. While there are certainly people here ready and eager to make a buck they don't seem to dominate this network as much as some of the others. Perhaps it is because Squidoo makes it so easy to donate all or a portion of your proceeds to a charity of your choice -- and so many Squidoo lens creators are dedicated to supporting a huge range of charities -- that makes Squidoo people a nicer group as a whole. Yes, there are people like myself using Squidoo to support or promote a business, but it is not all about money. It is about people and ideas and community. That is what keeps me coming back day after day. I find myself not just checking up on my projects but the projects of various people that interest me -- and Squidoo makes it super easy to do just that!
Fun. This could be why Squidoo is so addictive. It is a lot of fun. Last night I created a fan lens for an actor my son likes. We learned things, laughed at some jokes, and sang along with some songs. It didn't take that long to create and we had fun doing it. How cool is that? I often lose all track of time while creating a lens because it is so much fun. It is very creative and can make a great hobby as well as a business.
Easy and free. Perhaps these are really two separate reasons but I lump them together because while many types of social networking sites are free not all are easy as well. This semester I introduced my college students to Squidoo to create their web presentations and a lot of them thought it was just great. I've been requiring web presentations for some time but so many free systems are not easy to learn on the fly -- Squidoo can have you up and running very quickly. Also Squidoo doesn't have the restrictions to the size of accounts or bandwidth use that so many free sites have. The more visitors the merrier according to Squidoo!
Do You Squidoo?
Do You Squidoo?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byYou bet I do and here's why...
lizgeeslin says:
I just created my first lense! I can see a lot more in the future!
Posted October 19, 2008
WendyKrick says:
I admit it. I'm an addict too. I am getting incredible traffic to my sites and meeting amazing people. This is my favorite place to network.
~Wendy
Posted August 13, 2008
Joan4 says:
Absolutely! After one serious month on Squidoo, I have 17 lenses, and plan to have 100 by Christmas 2008! What fun! I love being able to express myself, share things of great importance to me, hopefully help someone, and even give someone a smile! This is the best thing I have ever done on the internet! I am totally addicted to Squidoo!
Posted June 02, 2008
ImproveMeU says:
It is a great way to do good(contribute to charity), network and promote my websites. I think am becoming an addict too : )
Posted May 03, 2008
Never will and here's why...
What Is Squidoo?
Squidoo is a community website that allows users to create pages (called lenses) for subjects of interest. Squidoo is in the top 500 most visited sites in the world, and in the top 300 most viewed in the United States.Squidoo.com traffic details Alexa.com. Squidoo grew 91% in 2008, and had 900,000 handbuilt lenses as of February 1st, 2009.
More advice...
Getting Started
Lens about getting started with Squidoo
I told you that Squidoo was a helpful and supportive place to get started and here's the proof...-
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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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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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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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...
Taking The Next Step
More advanced tips for developing your lenses
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Squidoo Modules List
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This lens is the gateway to my Squidoo Modules Tour, demonstrating each Squidoo module so you can see how it looks and how to use it. There are four ways to use my Squidoo Modules List: Print out the no-frills Squidoo Modules List Download the list a...
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Squidoo Tools, Resources, and Guides
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Squidoo Tools, Guides, Lens addons, Linkbuilding tips, and news This is a collection of free Squidoo tools, guides, and other resources to help you build and market your Squidoo Lenses. I will also continue to gather various addons that you can ad...
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HTML Squidoo Tricks How To Lens with sample codes step-by-step
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HTML Squidoo Tricks How To Lens with sample codes & step-by-step instructions to change fonts, background colors, table of contents, modules & images.
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Basic HTML for Squidoo
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Before you start reading all this, you may want to open Advanced HTML in a new tab, because you'll be wanting to check it out as soon as you've finished this! You can use basic HTML in a few of the lens modules. Mostly used to create hyperlinks (the...
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6 ways to improve your lens, right now!
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You've already done the hard part. You've had a big idea, something you want to talk about or share on your lens, and you got started. Way to go. So, this lens is about what comes next. It's a quick, 30 second overview of just a handful of easy thin...
The Final Frontier
Even experienced Squidooers have things to learn
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Advanced CSS: Layout Tricks and Lab Experiments
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Columns! Images! Colored boxes! This lens is my CSS sandbox, where I'm testing fancy layout tricks to make Squidoo lenses look great. As I figure out new CSS techniques, I'll share them with you, so you can use them on your lenses! This lens assumes...
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Simple HTML tricks to use with Squidoo
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Squidoo has a nice editor for your lenses, but things can be improved. This lens will show you some simple tricks to include more than possible with simply using the editor. These tricks should be used in modules like the link list, or the write modu...
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My Favourite CSS Tricks on Squidoo
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The basic tools provided by Squidoo will do pretty much everything you need to get your content out to your audience. But sometimes you want to format it a little differently, and this is where inline CSS comes into play. Here I show some of the tric...
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HTML Tips for Color
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Color can be applied via HTML tags to fonts, borders and backgrounds. squidoo.com/basichtml and squidoo.com/advancedhtml show how to implement these colors. This lens however isn't going to show how the code is applied, but is a repository for the...
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Advanced HTML for Squidoo
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The techniques shown here aren't much more advanced then what's in the Basic HTML tutorial. The code being used isn't any more special. But the results and presentation can appear to be more sophisticated. Hence it being the Advanced HTML tutorial. F...
Specific Topics
Advice that is worthy of mention but didn't fit in one of the other categories
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bdkz's Best Squidoo Tips
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Welcome! I'm Bonnie, lensmaster bdkz. I'm a Giant Squid & RocketMoms Organizer here on Squidoo. I have created over 400 lenses, been "Lens of the Day" twice and have had 15 of my lens in the Top 100. I have been with Squidoo fo...
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A Place for Awesome Developers
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Squidoo Traffic Tricks: (how to get more visitors and a better search engine ranking for your Squidoo lens)
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Do you have some lenses that don't get as many visitors as they deserve? Would you like to learn how to get more people reading your lenses? Wanna know how to make people come back to your lenses again and again? Would you like to rank higher in G...
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EelKat's Secrets To Squidoo Success
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On April 17, 2007 I joined Squidoo and had no idea what I was doing. Now on April 17, 2008 I have gained Giant Squid status, had lenses reach the coveted Top 100 List, and am making enough of a steady income to run the Pidgie Fund on my Squidoo incom...
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Topicability -- Spot-On, That Which is Relevant
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Ah, the importance of being TOPICAL! Inspired by Squidoo, I'm announcing the launch of Topicability : The Blog making its debut on April 8, 2008! Topicability : that which is relevant, of current interest, contemporary, spot-on. Being...
Don't forget to protect your Squidoo life!
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How to backup your lens
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Recently, I came across a few posting on SquidU about people accidentally deleting their lens or due to some bug. To avoid future headache, once you have created your lens and are happy with the content, I recommend you take a few extra minutes to ba...
Get Your Squidoo Gear Here!
I Love ( Heart ) Squid Jr. Raglan
Price: 19.99 
I Love ( Heart ) Squid Green T-Shirt
Price: 16.99
I Love ( Heart ) Squid Infant/Toddler T-Shirt
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And more important Squidoo links...
- Squidoo : Feedback
- For bugs and feedback
- SquidU | Where lensmasters know best!
- Discussion Forum, Learning Library, SquidU Review
- 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.
Want To Learn More About Me?
Of course you do...
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Who Is Deanna Mascle
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Deanna Mascle has many professional roles -- student and teacher, writer and reader -- as well as a full personal life involving family, friends, church and community.
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Deanna Mascle
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I know you really want to read every word that I've ever written but I'm not about to put the full text of my novels on line and cannot get copies of all the newspaper and magazine articles I've written, but I can share my articles, ezines, newslette...
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RWO Lensography
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Hello, Rwoman here! I have created an awful lot of lenses. I hate to even number them as I'm constantly adding more new ones all the time. I have lenses in six broad areas: family, marketing, money, self improvement, trivia, and writing. This lensog...
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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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Renaissance Woman Online
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A Renaissance Woman is a woman (as opposed to a Renaissance Man) who has broad intellectual interests and that is definitely me! I am interested in all sorts of fields from business and marketing to writing and education. I love trivia and quotes too...
My SquidCasts
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byMy Lenses & Groups
or at least the top 10...
I have too many to list here but this can give you a taste of what I'm Squidooing about!
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Do you have any questions about getting started with Squidoo?
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- Joan4 Joan4 Jun 2, 2008 @ 5:20 am
- Wonderful! and I did not know I could back up my lenses! I learned something new before 6:30 a.m. today! Thank you for good information and a fun site to visit!
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- tdove tdove May 7, 2008 @ 11:42 pm
- Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
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- EelKat EelKat May 1, 2008 @ 10:43 pm
- what a nice lens! Just had to stop by and say thank you for featuring 2 of my lenses here!
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