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Contents at a Glance
The Top Tool Bar
Add Modules: click here to add modules (learn more below)
Health: get a "check up" to see how your lens is doing. Learn more about the Health Check Tool
Stats: get traffic, royalty, and LensRank stats for your lens. You can also access this from your dashboard.
Save Draft: your lens draft is always being saved, and you can click this just to be sure.
Publish: to make your changes visible to the public, click Publish. Until you do this, your lens will be under construction. The first time you publish your lens, it will be a Work in Progress for a short time.
The Workshop Tool Menus
Themes
Themes are a feature that allow you to change the entire look of your lens without any coding knowledge! See what they look like, then go apply them to your own lenses!
My Bio
My Photo
Add Modules Shortcut
Get more help with modules
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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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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...
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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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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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The Module Picker
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The new module picker makes it simple to add modules quickly, create a faves list, and find widgets you never knew existed. Learn how to make the most of this new tool, and create your own faves list in just a few simple steps.
Reorder Modules
Tags
Get help with tags
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The Best Keywords Tools | Keyword Research and Trends
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Using trend reports and keyword suggestion tools to find what people are looking for, you can then focus your website content, advertising, and affiliate links to improve your conversion. These are the best free ways to find the most popular keywords...
Lens Settings
Topic: (aka category) of your lens. We know we'll never make everyone happy, but there's a big enough variety to choose one that's close.
Lens Rating: if your lens is safe for kindergarteners, it's probably safe to pick G. If it's for grown-ups, pick R. If there's sexual content, pick X (and make sure your lens is in the XXX category). Learn more about our policies on lens ratings.
Maxed: Maxed is the default setting for lenses. It's a style that we've tested and found to be the most effective with search engines and earns the most money. You can avoid displaying the graphic ads on your lens by setting your lens royalties to go to charity, and switching it to Min view. (But you'll still have Google Ads - these can't be removed.)
Export
Royalty Settings
Or you can split them up:
Learn more about making money on Squidoo
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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: 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...
Lensroll
To add lensrolls, visit the lens you want to link to and click the smiley face Lensroll link (usually found in the right column).
Get more help creating great lenses
Try searching for how-to lenses at The Answer Deck or asking peers for help at the SquidU Forum.-
The Squidoo Answer Deck Headquarters
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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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A Visual Dashboard Tour
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Ok, we admit. There IS a lot to see and do at Squidoo, but managing your account shouldn't be tough. So we've made it easy with a tabbed dashboard and this cool visual tour. Now you can see a magnified view of the vital parts of your dashboard, with...
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Mentor Matches
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Here's your chance to match up with a Squidoo veteran who wants to help you do you best! Signing up is simple. Below is a module where interested mentors can sign up. If you're looking for a little help, just contact one of the mentors based on thei...
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The Citizen Squid Mentors
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Where can you help an awesome Web 2.0 company move forward, test unreleased features, and get hints from the masters on how to be great? Why as a Citizen Squid of course! Citizen Squids started as a panel of volunteer lensmasters, who in exchange f...
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- Louie_Reed Louie_Reed Oct 23, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
- What a detailed explanation of all the technical details about making a Lens. Squidoo should give you a medal for this.
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- Joan4 Joan4 May 29, 2009 @ 6:14 am
- The new workshop is such a time-saver!
