SquidU Review: Lenses + Blogs = Magic
The latest ‘SquidU Review’ has been released. The featured article is titled ” Lenses + Blogs = Magic”. [SquidU Review]
The latest SquidU Review is reprinted here.
SquidU Review: Lenses + Blogs = Magic
The SquidU Review Lenses + Blogs = Magic!
Do you blog? Do you Squidoo? Blogs and Squidoo go together like peanut butter and jelly. Never has it been so easy to enhance your blogs than by using Squidoo lenses to link to additional resources, recommend related products, set up simple polls, and get instant feedback. And, of course, vice versa.
What’s here: 1. Adding your blog feed to a Squidoo lens 2. Building a resource center 3. Examples of blog-based lenses (Don’t miss this awesome list!) 4. Interviews with blogging superstars
If you don’t yet have a blog, consider writing one on your favorite topic to add to your most popular lenses. The additional unique content and personal touch will keep visitors coming back for more–to both your blog and your lens.
~Kimberly Dawn Wells
Editor of the SquidU Review
1.Adding a blog feed to a Squidoo lens
If you already have a blog, adding a feed of your posts to your Squidoo lens is a cinch! Plus, our RSS feed module can be set to update in the time frame you choose, so you don’t have to add new posts by hand.
Step 1: add the RSS feed module to your lens. Step 2: enter the feed link Step 3: enter the number of posts you wish to display. If you blog a lot, you may choose to show more. If you blog less often or have longer blogs, you may choose to show fewer. A good range is 5-9 posts. Step 4: determine if you wish to show just the titles of the posts, a 100-character except, or all of the post. Showing the entire post can take up a lot of space, and a 100-character excerpt can give readers a good sneak peek. Step 5: decide if you would like to show HTML. This will show images and links from your post.
You’re all set! Just customize your module title and description, and you’re ready to fill in the rest of the details on your lens.
2.Building a Resource Center
Space on a blog is limited, so while you can offer a few additional resources, they need to be kept short and sweet. Your Squidoo lens is the perfect place to showcase additional links, products, and information you wish to share.
Links Links on blogs are usually limited to a short title, but visitors are much more likely to click on stuff they can read through in detail. The Link List module on your Squidoo lens is the perfect place to showcase and organize links to other blogs, websites, and stuff for sale.
Movies, CDs, and DVDs The Amazon.com module allows you to direct readers to more fun products to help them make more money, lose more weight, or learn how to fly fish. Plus, every time you sell a product, you make a little cash.
Polls Posting about a hot topic? Set up a free poll on your Squidoo lens and direct readers to the lens. You won’t have to worry about hosting the poll or paying for a survey service. Plus you get instant results and get to customize your answers.
Images Squidoo makes it easy for Flickr users to show off their images. You’re getting your blog hosted for free, you’re getting your lens hosted for free à why not get the images hosted for free? Then link them up, and you’re all set to create personalized image galleries.
Blogs are an awesome tool that search engines love because of the fresh, original content. Squidoo brings back a few of the static web-based tools and adds an extra bit of functionality to your blog.
3.Examples of Blog Based Lenses
TNot sure how to use Squidoo in conjunction with your blog? Having an idea conundrum? These fine lenses are each built around a blog and should give you some fine ideas:
Marama’s World of Warcraft Blog: http://www.squidoo.com/marama-wow-corner/
Christian Blogging: http://www.squidoo.com/christianblogging/
The Green Blogosphere: http://www.squidoo.com/greenblogs/
Postsecret Blog and Books: http://www.squidoo.com/postsecretbooks/
Filmmaking Blogs: http://www.squidoo.com/filmakingblogs/
Knitting Blog: http://www.squidoo.com/knitting-blog/
Sewing Blogs: http://www.squidoo.com/sewingsites/
Lulu’s Vintage: http://www.squidoo.com/lulusvintage/
Worldwide Women Artists who Blog: http://www.squidoo.com/wwaowhoblog/
Vietnam, My Experiences: http://www.squidoo.com/vietnammemories/
4.Interviews with Blogging Superstars
How can you get your blog to play nice with Squidoo? We picked the brains of some of Squidoo’s best blogmasters to find out what they recommend.
http://www.squidu.com/profiles/blogs-on-squidoo
About Squidoo
Squidoo: SKWID-OO, n. v., adj., addiction. 1) thousands of people creating a handbuilt catalog of the best stuff online 2) a free and fun way to make your own page and get traffic 3) a place to find what you’re looking for, fast.
*IMNewswatch would like to thank Squidoo for granting permission to reprint the latest SquidU Review.
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