Squidoo Liz – Lizziebeth on Squidoo

Are you new to Squidoo? Or maybe been there awhile?

 

 

 

 

 

This Rainbow Squid (above) is one of many cool graphics by GreekGeek.

I am just curious. Leave a comment about it. I’d like that.

I had a great month a couple of times with Squidoo. Now I want to keep on plugging along until I get 100 lenses. Then I will see how much traffic I get with them.

I loved the Rocket Moms group. It was a good way to keep motivated. Now I self-motivate and haven’t done as many lenses.

But each month, I have been updating them and making them better in some day, whether it’s a new Introduction Module photo or a better description.

Here are my 5 most popular Lenses this week:

Finding Designer Clothes for Less

Food and Recipes from the Middle Ages

Free Clipart and Photo Sites (this one used to always be #1)

Antique and Collectible Music Boxes

and

Free paper dolls and other fun printables.

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Lizziebeth on Squidoo

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It’s been awhile! But I got another posting ready today.

This new lens page is all about volunteering in Girl Scouting as an adult.

I am helping to start a new Trefoil Guild in the Kentuckiana Council right now, and found these neat sites and Facebook pages doing research.

Here is that link: Great Girl Scout Groups for Volunteers.

I have a couple more Scouting lenses I added there. I may do another one later on too.

Projects, and more projects! But it’s good to get back into making Squidoo lenses.

Image credit: the neat Cliker site.

Until next time!

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

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I am upgrading my lenses today. There are many ways to improve them. Some are in response to recent Squidoo changes.

#1. The Amazon modules either are missing, or they need updating. Now Squidoo says that the Amazon modules work a lot better when you yourself pick the items. So I am switching over all of these and adding them where they no longer exist on each lens.

#2. I am checking the introduction module to see if the picture is big enough (the bigger, the better). If it is too small, I am changing it to a bigger photo or picture.

#3. If I think there are too many selling modules (Amazon or Ebay) I am taking some out.

#4. I am checking the glitchey areas on some of my lenses too. For instance, I had a “polling Plexo module” that said that someone else created it – me! I think I must have done this one wrong when I first made it.

I tried to list a few of my favorite sites on it, and the links would not stick. So then I started over, and created a new Plexo there. Now it works!

#5. I am changing the wording in some sections. If it is too wordy, I am streamlining it. If it says the same thing too ways, I am taking one part out.

#6. I am updating each lens even if I think it’s in pretty good shape. I am changing at least one thing to make it better, then re-publishing.

Other things I plan to do next are pinging each lens in SquidUtils, taking out sections that don’t really go with the lens theme, posting reworked lenses on Twitter and my Facebook Like page, posting some comments at the Squidoo Forums.

There are HUGE changes at Squidoo the last few weeks. I will fill you in on some of them here.

#1. Squidoo is checking lenses for quality and increasing quality on lenses.

#2. Lenses that are too commercial are getting locked until they are fixed.

#3. Lensmasters must upgrade lenses that are too spammy.

#4. Artificial means of increasing readership are no longer available. To me, this means that people can’t just exchange “Likes” for better rankings either on the site or via Google.

#5. Lensmasters will get better rankings because the locked and flagged lenses will be either gone or will not have the good rankings that they had before. This will leave room for other, better lenses to get ahead.

I am hoping that the hard work other lensmasters are doing will be rewarded with higher earnings too. Some people there have decided that they will move to other websites or concentrate more on their own sites.

This leaves more room for those who decide to stay.

There are some other changes I don’t altogether understand completely yet. One is that people will no longer be selling their lenses or trading them to each other.

But changes to help increase quality on the site is a good thing. I look forward to seeing what happens next.

I am finding out more about these changes at Squidoo by going to the Squidoo Boards and reading what other Lensmasters are saying on the Squid Lounge area.

Until next time!

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

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Hi all!

I have a couple of good news events to share this week.

The first one is that Squidoo has a new kind of Quest just for Giant Squids. It is called IMMINENT. Giant Squids who “win” each Imminent Quest get a special badge too.

The second good news event is that now Squidoo lensmasters can list their Amazon and Zazzle items and make them look MUCH better. Check this lens out here:

Product Displays Made Easy with EPD. Thanks for this one, Sylvestermouse!

I have not used EPD (yet!) but plan to go to check this site out for sure.

Well, that’s it for today. I hope you are doing well today.

Until next time!

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

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There are definitely some Squidoo Gurus out there.

I will share a few here.

These Squidoo Lensmasters sometimes have their own blogs, and give advice to newbies as a matter of course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This neat Squidoo image is by GreekGeek on Squidoo.

Here are some I have found so far:

Spirituality: Spirituality on Squidoo is also known as Katinka. She has some great Squidoo lens pages. One of my favorites so far is her lens, Rumi Sayings and Quotes.

Tipigal: Tipi (Suzie) has an intro Squidoo lens here: Tipi the Tipigal is Susan Lehto.

PotPieGirl: She started out using Squidoo, then branched out and now offers tips and books, plus a course in Internet Marketing. Here is an interesting lens I found from her: PotPieGirl’s Internet Marketing Tools.

Seth Godin was a prime mover and helped Squidoo get off the ground. He has written many Marketing books, including Purple Cow. Here is a Squidoo lens he wrote: What Matters Now. It has a free download link to the Ebook.

I am not a guru, but I have learned a few tips about Squidoo so far. You can find out my tips by reading my Lens, Free Squidoo Secrets: From Newbie to Giant Squid. I hope you like it.

Until next time!

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

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Hi, all! I have made a new Squidoo lens this week. It is Spring is Sprung.

My friends and I used to say this poem when we were kids. I even found two other versions of it that I shared on the lens.

You can read it, participate in a quiz, and leave a comment. Thanks ahead of time! And I hope you like it. I even got to talk about a favorite poet of mine, Bruce Lansky.

It was fun to make. Here is that link: Spring is Sprung. See you next posting! And thanks for stopping by too.

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

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Well, it finally happened.

 

 

 

 

 

One of my lenses got a “Work in Progress” mark on it this week. I clicked on it, and was directed to a Work in Progress Tips page explaining how to make a lens better.

What is a Work in Progress lens on Squidoo? It’s a lens that is NOT being promoted on Squidoo. Period. You can still promote it yourself, but it needs work before Squidoo will list it on their site.

Here is the link so you can read about it too:

What to Do if your lens is “Work in Progress” on Squidoo.

I decided to change the focus. Instead of my lens being about My Favorite Etsy Sites, I opened it up to all handmade and vintage items.

This meant that I could also include Ebay and Amazon items, which I had added on to the lens anyway. I think having Ebay and Amazon on a lens about Etsy made it confusing.

I compared this lens with other lenses I had made. This one didn’t have as many photos. So, next time I do a lens, I plan to add more photos too.

I found out that some people called Work in Progress lenses Locked Lenses. Here is another lens that explains how to fix them.

How to Squidoo: Locked Lens Checklist.

So… live and learn! At least now I know where to look (and some of what to do) when I find a red check mark next to a lens.

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

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I know that some people on Squidoo are doing very well there. I want to do that too. And maybe someday my earnings will climb.

For now, I’m still learning how to do that. I know it has to do with the number of people visiting my Squidoo pages.

Having a Squidoo page about something can also do good things if you have a blog or web page. I have some of both, so that’s another good reason to try Squidoo out.

 

I do know it is very important not to quit making pages there. If I stop for awhile, I can tell a difference. So I plan to try again to post a new lens page every week. And to study other successful Squidoo lensmasters even more.

I have an idea for my next Squidoo page. It is My Favorite Etsy Stores. I should be able to work on it and publish it this week. I will post it here as soon as it is done. I like Etsy because there is a lot of homemade stuff there, PLUS I enjoy looking at retro stuff there too.

All for now,

Lizziebeth on Squidoo

Onward and Upward!