5 Easy Ways to Make Money with Squidoo

How to Successfully Monetize Squidoo Lenses

Squidoo is one of the many Web 2.0 Internet platforms that have taken the online world by storm in the past few years. As well as a great place to find information and a friendly online community, Squidoo is one of the most rewarding ways to earn money online without any investment. Not only Squidoo can be great for getting backlinks to a website but there are also several ways a Squidoo lens can generate some income, either for charity or for yourself. Having been a Squidoo lensmaster for a few months, I thought I would share the following 5 easy ways to make money with Squidoo.

In order to get paid when your Squidoo lens generates some income, you should open a Paypal account if you don't already have one. If you want the money earned by your Squidoo lens to be sent to you, don't forget to set up your account so that 100% of your lens' earnings go to your Paypal account; if you want to give the money to charity, you are free to do so as well by selecting the right payment option.

You may notice that Google advertisements are being displayed on Squidoo lenses: Adsense is one of the monetizing methods used on the Squidoo website, so even if you don't sell anything on your lens, this is the easiest way to make money from Squidoo as the website shares some of its Adsense revenue with all the lensmasters. You won't make a fortune out of Squidoo's Adsense program on just one lens, but if you have a few popular lenses and one or more of the other monetization methods that are compatible with their website, you have the possibility of earning more than just pocket money with Squidoo.

When you build your Squidoo lens, you will have to add modules; some of these are text, photos or other such as polls or even video which will bring your lens to life while adding valuable content, others are affiliate modules such as Amazon, EBay, and CafePress. If you are not yourself an affiliate of these websites, you can still use these modules; you may not make much money from these on a single lens, but if you want to avoid signing up to a lot of affiliate programs and still earn money from them, these modules are well worth adding to your lens.