Tale Of A Lens

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Inspired by one of my friends over on WritingUp, yesterday I spent a few hours putting some of my blog posts on website promotion into a Squidoo lens. This is the first time I've done a lens. I'm thinking about creating a couple more on freelance writing, which is what I know most about.

Creating an account was easy. Making a lens was also easy once I figured out that I needed to add the module that allows you to write text and add pictures. I added eight or nine of them, plus a module that lets me add links. Then I finished it with a module that puts an RSS feed in the lens (linked to one of my blogs). That was it.

Now I've just got to add a few bells and whistles and it will be finished. My new lens is called Put Your Site on Steroids. Let me know what you think.

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lens?

Lens is a new concept for me. What does that mean?

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Brenna
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Brenna Fender's Blog

It's Squidoo-speak for a

It's Squidoo-speak for a snapshot of a particular area. I suppose they're trying to be cool and with-it, but I don't think it works, because everyone's mystified. I certainly was, the first time I heard it.

Sharon's Writing Lab
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Squidoo

While Squidoo's idea is good, I've read several blogs and articles (which I don't know off hand now) speaking about the inevitable failure of it. They just don't have a good marketing technique, and a big reason is probably the confusion about "lenses". I know I happened upon the site some time ago, scratched my head, and left.

Scratching your head over Squidoo

I did too, the first time. I suppose it might fail, but in the meantime, I think it's a good place to show some of the things I know and I'll promote it myself. Good point, though.

Sharon's Writing Lab
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Definitely

Any means of promotion is great!

Thanks, Sharon

Thanks for the info. Welcome back, by the way!

Brenna
Blog at Writing UP!
Brenna Fender's Blog

Ditto

Thanks, Brenna. Glod it's useful.

Sharon's Writing Lab
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Squidoo pays users

Darren just wrote about Squidoo paying users now.

I think I may actually sign up and figure out what it all is now.

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