Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images

MrLewisSmile · 11-28-2009, 05:48 PM

Well hello there lovely WF Squidooer

Nice bit of news for you here.

Squidoo has made an update that we Traffic Hungry Marketers are going to LOVE.

In every text module it's been possible to upload an image since Squidoo Day 1. The trouble is, we weren't able to link those images to anywhere, and we weren't able to add ALT tags.

But NOW we can!

This means:

1. Images can send traffic to your website. Sadly, it doesn't work in the intro module, but works in the rest.

2. Adding an 'Alt' tag to each image will help you get traffic from Google Images to your lens, and help you insert your Target Keywords into your lens in more places than normal.

If you have hundreds of lenses like me... this is mixed news... because you'll have a lot of work optimising your old lenses...

Got any creative use of this new feature? Share it with everyone else to check out your lens!

Lewis Smile

JackieLee · 11-28-2009, 06:09 PM

This is fantastic news!! There are so many people who click on images instead of links ~ this should help click through rates a lot! Thanks for the heads up!

TiffanyDow · 11-28-2009, 06:36 PM

Yeah I noticed this tonight when flipping a lens. Awesome! But i have a question Lewis - do those image links count toward your 9 per lens limit?

I know it doesn't for we Giant Squids, but if i sell a lens to a non giant?

MrLewisSmile · 11-28-2009, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TiffanyDow

But i have a question Lewis - do those image links count toward your 9 per lens limit?

I would guess yes. That's what I'd bet money on!

To anyone who doesn't know, Tiff is referring to the Squidoo rule that you can't have more than 9 links to any single domain on a lens. You can post as many links to as many sites as you like, but you can't have more than 9 to the same site.

MrLewisSmile · 11-28-2009, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackieLee

This should help click through rates a lot!

That's what I'm thinking too!

pcpupil · 11-28-2009, 10:26 PM

What should the code look like if i wanted my image to have the "alt" tag?
Does this code also act like the anchor tag?

jaybaker · 11-28-2009, 10:39 PM

Heres the code for putting the link and image in traditional html...

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MrLewisSmile · 11-28-2009, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcpupil

What should the code look like if i wanted my image to have the "alt" tag?
Does this code also act like the anchor tag?

You don't need to know any code. It's built into the Squidoo Text Modules, just beneath the bit where you upload the image.

Lewis

Janet Matthews · 11-29-2009, 03:57 AM

Does linking an image improve your rankings in Google or is it the same as any hyperlink within the text???

mrmatiesto · 11-29-2009, 04:01 AM

Great news thanks for sharing....

Jim

Emmanuel Betinis · 11-29-2009, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ljmatt

Does linking an image improve your rankings in Google or is it the same as any hyperlink within the text???

It certainly can.

Janet Matthews · 11-29-2009, 10:04 AM

Thanks Emmanuel that is really useful to know

JackieLee · 11-29-2009, 10:07 AM

I have tried a couple and had a couple readers email me that they've tried and the images aren't linking. Anyone else having the same problem? I'm trying to link them to amazon products ~ using the html "text only" option from amazon. ??

Jackie

MrLewisSmile · 11-29-2009, 10:12 AM

@Jackie - Can you give an example of the link you're putting in?

JackieLee · 11-29-2009, 11:26 AM

Amazon.com: Ironman Gravity 4000 Inversion Table:...

JackieLee · 11-29-2009, 11:27 AM

well that didn't work quite as I had anticipated lol

MrLewisSmile · 11-29-2009, 11:33 AM

Try pasting the code in again inside the following tags:

[ code] LINK HERE [/code ]

But close the spaces with the square brackets. It's not letting me show you because it's converting them!

This should let the forum display it correctly.

JackieLee · 11-29-2009, 11:36 AM

Code:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VSKAI8?ie=UTF8&tag=powerfulint08-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000VSKAI8

VMN · 11-29-2009, 01:30 PM

I am stoked!

Loving your email and blog Jackie.
Certainly you are helping many build successful Squidoo Lenses!

Merry Christmas!
Victoria

MrLewisSmile · 12-01-2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JackieLee

Code:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VSKAI8?ie=UTF8&tag=powerfulint08-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000VSKAI8

Well the link looks ok, so maybe you just want to use something like tinyurl.com to shorten it. Perhaps squidoo has a character limit on the link, or maybe even breaks amazon links that aren't there own! I haven't tested these ideas, but shortening it via something like tinyurl.com should work just fine.

Lewis

thefluffanutta · 12-02-2009, 05:40 AM

Jackie - you can also write your own, shorter Amazon links. All you need to know is the ASIN and your associate tag:

Code:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VSKAI8?tag=powerfulint08-20

lusi34 · 12-02-2009, 07:32 AM

I see it today. But I'm having problem here, can't upload the image, nothing happened after I click save. This is also happening to the intro module. Anyone can help?

thefluffanutta · 12-02-2009, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lusi34

I see it today. But I'm having problem here, can't upload the image, nothing happened after I click save. This is also happening to the intro module. Anyone can help?

It's a bug - should get fixed by HQ sometime soon...

lusi34 · 12-03-2009, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thefluffanutta

It's a bug - should get fixed by HQ sometime soon...

Well, I hope so...

11-28-2009, 05:48 PM	#1
MrLewisSmile Superhero Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wales and Amsterdam Posts: 302 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Well hello there lovely WF Squidooer Nice bit of news for you here. Squidoo has made an update that we Traffic Hungry Marketers are going to LOVE. In every text module it's been possible to upload an image since Squidoo Day 1. The trouble is, we weren't able to link those images to anywhere, and we weren't able to add ALT tags. But NOW we can! This means: 1. Images can send traffic to your website. Sadly, it doesn't work in the intro module, but works in the rest. 2. Adding an 'Alt' tag to each image will help you get traffic from Google Images to your lens, and help you insert your Target Keywords into your lens in more places than normal. If you have hundreds of lenses like me... this is mixed news... because you'll have a lot of work optimising your old lenses... Got any creative use of this new feature? Share it with everyone else to check out your lens! Lewis Smile
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11-28-2009, 06:09 PM	#2
JackieLee HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Posts: 118 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images This is fantastic news!! There are so many people who click on images instead of links ~ this should help click through rates a lot! Thanks for the heads up!
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11-28-2009, 06:36 PM	#3
TiffanyDow Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kennedale, Texas Posts: 4,069 Blog Entries: 38 Thanks: 1,547 Thanked 2,092 Times in 343 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Yeah I noticed this tonight when flipping a lens. Awesome! But i have a question Lewis - do those image links count toward your 9 per lens limit? I know it doesn't for we Giant Squids, but if i sell a lens to a non giant?
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11-28-2009, 10:26 PM	#6
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11-29-2009, 03:57 AM	#9
Janet Matthews HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 139 Thanks: 31 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Does linking an image improve your rankings in Google or is it the same as any hyperlink within the text???
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11-29-2009, 04:01 AM	#10
mrmatiesto HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 342 Thanks: 35 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Great news thanks for sharing.... Jim
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11-29-2009, 10:04 AM	#12
Janet Matthews HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United Kingdom. Posts: 139 Thanks: 31 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Thanks Emmanuel that is really useful to know
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11-29-2009, 10:07 AM	#13
JackieLee HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Posts: 118 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images I have tried a couple and had a couple readers email me that they've tried and the images aren't linking. Anyone else having the same problem? I'm trying to link them to amazon products ~ using the html "text only" option from amazon. ?? Jackie
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11-29-2009, 10:12 AM	#14
MrLewisSmile Superhero Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wales and Amsterdam Posts: 302 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images @Jackie - Can you give an example of the link you're putting in?
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11-29-2009, 11:26 AM	#15
JackieLee HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Posts: 118 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Amazon.com: Ironman Gravity 4000 Inversion Table:...
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11-29-2009, 11:27 AM	#16
JackieLee HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Posts: 118 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images well that didn't work quite as I had anticipated lol
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11-29-2009, 11:33 AM	#17
MrLewisSmile Superhero Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wales and Amsterdam Posts: 302 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 16 Times in 6 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Try pasting the code in again inside the following tags: [ code] LINK HERE [/code ] But close the spaces with the square brackets. It's not letting me show you because it's converting them! This should let the forum display it correctly.
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11-29-2009, 11:36 AM	#18
JackieLee HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Middle of nowhere, Kansas Posts: 118 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Code: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VSKAI8?ie=UTF8&tag=powerfulint08-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000VSKAI8
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11-29-2009, 01:30 PM	#19
VMN VictoriaNTC Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rocky Mountains USA. Posts: 162 Thanks: 17 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images I am stoked! Loving your email and blog Jackie. Certainly you are helping many build successful Squidoo Lenses! Merry Christmas! Victoria
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12-02-2009, 05:40 AM	#21
thefluffanutta Master Lensmaster Join Date: May 2008 Location: York, England Website: SquidUtils.com Posts: 242 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 11 Thanked 38 Times in 31 Posts Social Networking	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images Jackie - you can also write your own, shorter Amazon links. All you need to know is the ASIN and your associate tag: Code: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VSKAI8?tag=powerfulint08-20
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12-02-2009, 07:32 AM	#22
lusi34 Rehan Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 165 Thanks: 13 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images I see it today. But I'm having problem here, can't upload the image, nothing happened after I click save. This is also happening to the intro module. Anyone can help?
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