How to Create a Squidoo Lens

How To Create A Squidoo Lens> Why Create A Lens?

Are you familiar with Squidoo.com? It is a relatively new social networking site, comparable with myspace, but advertisement and promotion of businesses are encouraged, and allowed.

Do you have a website or product for sale? Create a lens, write some informative articles about your product, or business. You should not use the lens only to promote your product, the lens should also provide useful, and interesting information, to the reader.

Do you have a passion? Create a lens about your passion. Do you love dogs, horses, or American Idol? Create a lens and let the whole world know what you are passionate about. Create a lens about your husband, wife, city, or state.

Do you want the world to know about you? Create a lens, and display your great writing abilities. Write a few informative articles, and show the world your writing style. Are you an artist? Let the world see samples of your work.

How To Create A Squidoo Lens> Getting Started

Sign up for an account, then you are ready to go. Start by reading some of the other lenses that are already on Squidoo. Search for topics that interest you, and check out what other people have written. While you are reading rate others, and sign their guest book. When you have your lens set up, you will want others to visit your lens. Reading other lenses is a great way to get a feel for how the lenses can be set up, and how to set your own lens up.

Now you're ready to dive in and create your lens. Click on the green words MAKE A LENS, then type in what your lens is about. In step two Squidoo will ask, "What do you want to do with your lens?" If you are not sure pick the easiest option, you can always add more to your lens later. When you get to step three pick your URL. Choose a topic from the drop down menu you would like your lens to fall under. Add more relevant key words, and you are ready to start building.