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What Is A Squidoo Lens?
November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
What is a Squidoo lens? A Squidoo lens can be an article, a series of videos or just about any other type of content that is all centered around a certain topic or theme and posted on the Squidoo website. It is a way for writers and others to make money from the content they put together on the site.
The pages on Squidoo. ’s website are built from modules. There are over a hundred different types of modules available. They can be used to add all kinds of content to the lens. When you build a lens on Squidoo, you pick the types on modules that are needed to display the type of information you want to use on your lens.
The most basic modules available on Squidoo are the content modules. For example, you would use a text module to display text. If you want to add a YouTube video to your lens, you choose a YouTube module. For the most part, they are pretty self-explanatory. You can also add dynamic content that draws from other websites, such as Wikipedia and the Washington Post.
In addition to the content modules, there are money-making modules available for authors to use in their Squidoo lenses. When you use a money-making module in your lens, half of the revenue from the module goes either to you or a charity of your choosing. One exception to this is the first-time signup bonus for new eBay signups. That money is pooled and split among the community unless you are a big Squid on Squidoo.
In addition to the income-generating modules, there are Adsense ads displayed on the lenses on the Squidoo website. The income from these ads is handled differently than the income from the modules. Google has rules prohibiting users from clicking on their own ads, so to avoid this problem, Squidoo pools the revenue from the Adsense ads and distributes among the writers who have built lenses on the site.
Now that you know what a Squidoo lens is, you. ‘re ready to starting building one of your own. Pick a topic, choose your modules and start filling them up with content. You never know, you might just make a few bucks from it. And if you build enough lenses, eventually you might even be able to make a decent amount of income.
Check out more about creating a Squidoo lens and see how it can help with your affiliate marketing.
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