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Getting Started With Squidoo |
Squidoo is the popular publishing platform and
community that makes it easy for you to create "lenses" online. Lenses are
pages, kind of like flyers or signposts or overview articles, that gather
everything you know about your topic of interest--and snap it all into focus.
Like the lens of a camera, your perspective on something. (You're looking at a
lens right now).
It's a supersimple, fun and powerful way to share your interests, build your
online identity and credibility, and connect with new readers and friends. It's
all free, and you could even earn a royalty for charity or yourself.
Because there's so much you can DO with Squidoo, we know it can get a little
overwhelming when you're brand new and still poking around. So many different
ways to make a page, different themes and colors and ... what was that about
money?
So, while there's a ton more to know (and you'll figure it out over time, never
fear) we wanted to put together this overview page for you. It's got some
vocabulary, some examples, and a basic lowdown on what you can expect from
Squidoo. If you look at the tabs up top, you'll see there's a lot more info here
too, like our Terms of Service, a FAQ and more. No need to read it all, but good
to reference back to over time.
I hope you'll feel comfortable poking around and exploring, and when you're
ready, try making a "lens" of your own. |
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What kinds of lenses can you make?
Not sure what you can make a lens about? You could make an About Me lens (well,
about you). Or a review lens. Or a lens about your blog, to help point traffic
to it. Or a lens about your art. Or your eBay or Etsy or Zazzle or CafePress
shop. Or about your hobby. Or your dogs. Or your hometown. Or your favorite
books or movies or video games. Stop us if you've heard all this before... :) |
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A few fun facts |
Squidoo has well over 1,400,000 hand built lenses. That's more than a million
pages created by real, remarkable people.
Squidoo has been reviewed by the New York Times, Mashable, BoingBoing and sites
and papers around the world. But the reviews we're most proud of: those from our
lensmasters, who talk about Squidoo and their lenses on their blogs.
Many lensmasters earn more than $1,000 a year from Squidoo.
Some make $10,000. Others are happy with $40 or $4. Lots give it to charity.
Most of our best users aren't here for the money. It's just a fortunate
byproduct of their passion and great content.
As of Dec 2009: About 800,000 people visit Squidoo (that means your lenses)
every day. The more traffic one lens brings in, the greater the chances that
visitor will see your lens as well. That means it's good for you when your
competition on Squidoo succeeds.
Over 120,000 people are subscribed by email to the Lens of the Day award and
email, full of tips for making better lenses. Are you?
SquidU is our lensmaster-run community for teaching and talking about great
lenses. It's a great place to go if you need help.
Squidoo is free to use. |
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