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Written by Marie Gervacio
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Wednesday, 22 August 2007 |
Squidoo allows you to build a "lens" which is basically one page jam packed with info and money making links. Here is an example of one of my lens: http://www.squidoo.com/simpletraveltips/ It helps to get very targeted (something I wish I knew before starting) If you have a google toolbar you may want to start typing a search phrase you think others are looking for related to your field of expertise. I think "how tos" work great since lots of people are looking for these online. (I have not made a "how to" lens yet but will be next free time slot.)
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/referral/shineyourstar
*** Step 1 *** The first page you are taken to says:
My lens is about: ____________________
Fill this in with your topic like: "How to advertise your home business"
*** Step 2 *** The next page will ask you:
What you want to do with your lens?
This gives you options like "I just want to do my own thing" - select one.
*** Step 3 *** The next step is your lens title. It defaults to what you filled in on the first page. If this is fine leave as is or change if you like. The next box is to pick your url. This is important since you will not be able to change later. It will look like this:
http://www.squidoo.com /whateveryoupick/
Next box asks you to choose a category. After choosing a category you need to give your lens a rating which will be "G" unless you have adult content.
Click Step 4 >> You may find that it tells you your url is taken in that case try adding or removing hyphens.
*** Step 4 *** Tags This page will say:
The best keyword for my lens is: _____________________
This will be filled in with your default words from description. You will need to add a few more words. Later you have the option to add even more.
Click Done! Your lens is made but now you have to add content before it can be ranked.
Start filling your lens.
The only module you have right now is the introduction.
Click edit and write a little about your topic. Click Save *** Very Important ***
Click edit again to upload a picture for your introduction. Click Save!
Add Modules -- Here is the fun part!
I like the amazon module and the plexo lists and polls fun. You can add more text modules for articles, etc. Enjoy! |
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