Flash video has spawned a wealth of popular new user-generated content sites, with YouTube and Google Video being at the forefront. Squidoo launched the new YouTube modules about three weeks ago, and they have to be the most exciting new plugin I have seen to date. They can’t make you money directly but add a […]

I apologize to my 2 readers for the lack of post frequency this month. I won’t make lame excuses. I will say that SIY is beginning to get significant search engine traffic, so it’s time I got off my kiester and did some good old Squidoo-related writing.
I have several lenses which are in the top […]

Community is a key component in the development of the entire Squidoo site. Many reviewers have compared it to established online gathering places like Friendster, Wikipedia and MySpace. The more interlinking lenses within Squidoo, the more likely visitors will continue to travel within the main domain. This provides the advantage of keeping visitor attention focused […]

As your blog evolves and the number of visitors grows, it’s important to keep true to the medium if you are to continue to attract readers and keep them coming back.  The difficult thing with a lens or blog is you are literally as good as your last post – if visitors scan the first […]

Unless your lens is deliberately archiving content, you will want to write original material whenever possible. This content might take several forms. One method is to feed your own blog postings into the lens via an RSS feed. This provides fresh content on a regular basis, without any additional effort from you on the Squidoo side.
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When it comes to Squidoo lenses, it would appear that more content is better for your ranking. There is a practical consideration here, but as with all websites and blogs - relevancy is the key. The more relevant and useful the information in your Squidoo lens, the more likely it will come up in the […]