![]() ![]() I choose “add more modules” and get 4 or 5 new text modules, click save and get to copy/pasting my pre-written content in. Putting the lens together: Since I chose “do my own thing” in the original set-up for my new Squidoo lens, I get into edit mode and only have an intro module – and nothing else.Ĭontent comes first. Enter your capcha code and get into edit mode for your new lensĤ. Google doesn’t “read” hyphens, so it’s all good to do it that way. I think that when someone sees your url on Google as a search return, that it is easier for them to read puppy-training-tips than it is to read puppytrainingtips. Don’t be afraid to use hyphens if needed – I use them all the time. There are over a quarter of a million lenses in Squidoo now – odds are, your first choice might already be taken. I like to get my best keywords in here if at all possible. I believe the words you choose for your url are very important. Key thing to remember is that if your title is a strong keyword, make sure to add it to your tags. Again, not a big stress thing either – these tags can be changed and added at any time. Second, I give my lens 3 main keyword tags. ![]() I guess that is really just personal preference. Why? I guess just because I like working with a “blank piece of paper”. I also always tend to choose “do my own thing” when asked what I want to do with my lens. I don’t stress over this too much because this can be changed at any time. ![]() I go to Squidoo, click “create a lens” and go through the steps. I have my keywords, I have my content, and I have my products. Create a lens: Yup, time to go to Squidoo. Therefor, my Squidoo content will be seen as unique content by the search engines and I won’t suffer any duplicate content penalties.ģ. I use a free web-based program called DupeCop to make sure my re-write is at least 30% unique from the original article. That’s why I re-write the PLR articles to make them unique. Problem with PLR content is that most likely, it has already been indexed on the internet – meaning I am not using unique content on my lens. PLR means I didn’t actually write the content, but I have rights to it that I can change it up, edit the article, and add my name to it as if it was my own work. Sometimes, I use PLR (Private Label Rights) articles for the content on my lenses. In essence, the above steps are just like article marketing. I want to be sure that my content is high-quality and could stand on it’s own without all the other whistles and bells. I can focus completely on my content and make sure it is keyword optimized properly before I get to messing with any of the modules, etc. Write my content: To me, having my main content written before I get to Squidoo to create a lens is very important. Either way it happens, I always have at least one product in mind and a list of keywords to focus on.Ģ. On the other hand, sometimes I am playing around in Wordtracker and I find some sweet keywords, so then I do product research to see if there is a way to monetize my idea. (Note: Wordtracker is not free, but you can get a free trial run with it by clicking here) Wordtracker is flat out the best keyword research tool around – hands down. If I found a product that looks promising, I do heavy keyword research to find those little golden nugget keywords that have decent search volume but little competition. Regardless of what came first, the keyword or the product, both product research and keyword research are required. Sometimes my brainstorming comes from a product idea, sometimes it comes from a keyword idea – hence, the “chicken/egg” nickname. You know, as in, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?”īefore I ever step “foot” into Squidoo, I do some brainstorming first. Step 1: I call this step the “Chicken/Egg” step. As I was looking over my notes I thought, “Hey, this would make a good blog post for my readers!” So – here we go: How to Make a Lens on Squidoo not a bad deal, is it?Īnyway, as I started making my first lens today, I wrote down what I was doing as I went through the lens creation process the way I do it. The stats Squidoo offers on our dashboards are pretty good these days and that makes Squidoo a wonderful testing ground for potential niche markets I’m thinking of expanding on. ![]() Guess I had a sudden rush of inspiration come over me =) Ok – truth is that I came across some good keywords and decided to test them out. Get Free Training, TWO Free Blogs, and Free Tools Help For Bloggers | Get Daily Pinterest Tips Thinking About Starting Your OWN Blog? If YOU'D like to learn how to make money blogging with affiliate marketing like I do, feel free to read my Free Blogging 101 E-Course here. ![]()
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