![]() ![]() The more popular the lens, the more likely an ad will get clicked on, the more revenue the lens produces. As the lens master, I can’t pick the ads but I do get a small percentage of the revenue when someone clicks on the ad. This wasn’t apparent when they started the beta last year, but now it’s pretty obvious. Squidoo makes its money by placing Google ads on the lens that are related to the lens topic. A lens can be about someone’s grandfather who survived Auschwitz or about what to tell your wife to get that big plasma TV you’ve been eyeing in the Best Buy ads or the finding out everything related to the Beatles. Squidoo is a platform for enthusiasts on a specific topic to show what they know, and at the same time provide a service to those who are interested in learning more about that topic. The number is your lensrank which will get higher (lower number) as time goes on and the day after you make your lens the grey circle should change to a green one containing a tick.Last year, I was one of the first 10,000 or so people to create a Squidoo lens. When you first publish your lens you will see on your Squidoo dashboard that beside it there is a huge number and grey circle with a white dash. Add some Flickr photos and a Google blog search and you’re finished. Make sure you change the title of each module from the standard ‘Great Stuff on ebay’ to relate to the content of your module. The next write module could be about a product that is produced in your area and the ebay module could feature some of these items for sale on ebay. Then in the amazon module you could feature books or dvds by or about this person. It is ok to take this information from wikipedia as long as you give them credit and link back to them. The next write module you could include some information and a picture about the famous person from your town. As you finish each module, click “Keep this Draft”. The linklist you could use to link to sites featuring attractions, hotels, restaurants or anything else in your area. With this example you could write a few paragraphs (I suggest you write your text in MS word so that you can spell check and grammar check it – then cut and paste into your write module) about the main attractions in your hometown and insert a picture. You can of course add whatever and as many modules as you like and re-order them. Next add some modules – a write module, link list, another write module, amazon module, another write module, ebay module, guestbook, flickr photos & google blog search. Save your intro then upload a picture for your lens, preferably one you have taken of somewhere in your hometown.Ĭlick “Keep this Draft” at the top of your page – don’t click “Publish” yet! Here, also are made the wonderful leather belts made famous by the top celebrity superstar Miss Squishy Squidx. Squidtown is well known as the birthplace of the fabulously famous Mr Squid, author of the best-selling Squid Sagas. It is a quiet place with just 4,000 squid residents located between the Big Squid Mountains and the sea. Give it a title (the name of your hometown) then just write a couple of paragraphs about your hometown for example:. Your lens will already have an intro module ready for you to edit. Mr Squid (who we know is the famous author of the Squid Sagas and was born in Squidtown) We will talk more about tags later but when setting up your first lens Squidoo will ask you for 3 tags. The url you would claim for your lens would be or if Squidtown was already taken then you could have Squidtown-Squidooland or visit-Squidtown or beautiful-Squidtown. For this example let’s imagine you live in Squidtown, Squidooland. The url (address) and title of your lens are important. Have any famous people been born, lived in or visited your hometown? If you don’t know this information, visit your local library and borrow a book on local history or your local tourist information office and pick up some brochures. ![]() Take a few minutes to write down any attractions in your local area, places of historic interest, famous or old buildings, tourist attractions or anything else interesting nearby. A great place to start is with something you know so I suggest making your first lens about your home town, city, village or wherever you live. All we are doing today is making a practice lens to get you used to Squidoo and how it works. This is where many people get hung-up, deciding what idea, subject or topic (commonly called a niche) to get started with. Today you are going to sign up to Squidoo and make your first lens. ![]()
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