Tips and Tagging and eBay, Oh My!
The SquidU Forums are hopping, and lensmasters (that’s you guys) are on a serious roll! The Squidoo community is currently boasting nearly 160,000 lenses, with more than 1,000 new lenses getting created every day. And 5 million+ visits a month. And 4 lenses getting seen every second. Wow.
Thanks also to everyone who commented on last week’s newsletter, “Getting Found.” It’s great to see lensmasters making consistent efforts to promote their lenses and share their knowledge with the world.
So, what’s on the agenda for this week?
1. Follow Up on Tagging
2. Some Stats Updates
3. Straight from the Lensmasters’ Lenses
4. Squidoo Hearts eBay - a Sneak Peek!
Oh, and hey, if you have an idea for a future newsletter topic, or would like to write an article, visit http://www.squidoo.com/squidureview to send me a message. I’d love your input and help!
~Kimberly Dawn Wells
Editor of the SquidU Review
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1. Follow Up on Tagging
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In response to last week’s newsletter on tagging, dozens of lensmasters have broken out the keyword suggestion tools and taken a fresh look at their tags. Remember, tags help people find your lens. So they’re worth paying attention to! Follow the conversations happening here:
Tagging Tricks Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/tricks
Tag Phrases: http://squidu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3523
Tagging for Google Ranking: http://squidu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2965
Additionally, try these sites for keyword suggestions:
Google Keyword Suggestions: http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/keyword-suggestions-google/
Keyword Selector Tool: http://inventory.overture.com/d/searchinventory/suggestion/
Keyword Suggestion Tool: http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/
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2. Some Stats Updates
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The most commonly accepted way to determine the success of a properly promoted webpage is to track statistics. Through the magic of your dashboard, Squidoo does this automatically for each and every one of your lenses. And, at long last, the SquidStaffers are telling me that some elements of Stats 2.0 will be ready next week! This will include some great new traffic stats, like the ability to tell where your visitors actually come from for each lens, what keywords got them there, and more. SquidCentral is also working on some better revenue stats, so you can tell what is selling on your lenses.
In the meantime, please note that visitor stats on your dashboard went “live”! That means you’ll no longer wait for stats to ‘roll over’ to find out how many visitors you’ve had in the last seven days. Additionally, your star ranking continues to be live so you can always see where you stand.
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3. Straight from the Lensmasters’ Lenses
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Some of the best ideas for how to use a product or service come directly from the people using it. Duh. Over the past year, dozens of great lenses have popped up that describe tried and true tricks for using Squidoo to make money, get more traffic to your lenses, and position yourself as an expert. These lensmasters are just a few who have willingly published their ideas for how to create a better Squidoo user experience and become a successful lensmaster.
GreekGeek’s Squid Tips - http://www.squidoo.com/squidtips
Chou Doufu’s Best SquidU Tips - http://www.squidoo.com/Best-SquidU-Tips/
ArtiSanctus’s Best Squidoo Tips - http://www.squidoo.com/bestsquidootips/
N376 AKA Glen’s All About Squidoo - http://www.squidoo.com/allaboutsquidoo/
RonPass’s Squidoo Marketing Strategies - http://www.squidoo.com/squidoomarketingstrategies/
Do you have your own tips? Using Squidoo effectively is a hot topic among lensmasters. A lens with your own special brew of suggestions could be just the ticket to getting extra props.
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4. Squidoo Hearts eBay - a Sneak Peek!
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We love eBay yes we do, we love eBay, how about you? Did you know that Squidoo lenses are a fabulous way to drive traffic to your eBay stores and auctions? Hundreds of savvy auctioneers are already doing this, and next week’s newsletter will show you more on how to create auction friendly lenses, drive traffic to your shops, and get found by shoppers on a mission.
It’s all in celebration of eBay Live. Seth and Megan will both be there! If you are too, be sure to stop by the eBay booth and say hello (and get a hot Squidoo tshirt, to boot), not to mention the chance to enter yourself in a drawing for $10,000 worth of free SquidOffers!
Read more here: http://www.squidoo.com/blog/?p=137
