Traffic Hungry Squidoo Update: Link+Alt All Images

by MrLewisSmile

Posted: 14 years ago 23 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

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

#alt #hungry #image #images #link #seo #squidoo #traffic #update

JackieLee 14 years ago

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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- MrLewisSmile 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by JackieLee
  
  This should help click through rates a lot!
  
  That's what I'm thinking too!
  
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TiffanyLambert 14 years ago

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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- MrLewisSmile 14 years ago
  
  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.
  
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pcpupil 14 years ago

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?
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- MrLewisSmile 14 years ago
  
  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
  
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goliathseo 14 years ago

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

<a href="yoursitehere.com"><ing src="image.jpg" alt="Your keywords here."></a>
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Janet Matthews 14 years ago

Does linking an image improve your rankings in Google or is it the same as any hyperlink within the text???
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- Emmanuel Betinis 14 years ago
  
  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.
  
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  Janet Matthews 14 years ago
  
  Thanks Emmanuel that is really useful to know
  
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  JackieLee 14 years ago
  
  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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mrmatiesto 14 years ago

Great news thanks for sharing....

Jim
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MrLewisSmile 14 years ago

@Jackie - Can you give an example of the link you're putting in?
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- JackieLee 14 years ago
  
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JackieLee 14 years ago

well that didn't work quite as I had anticipated lol
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MrLewisSmile 14 years ago

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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JackieLee 14 years ago
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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- MrLewisSmile 14 years ago
  
  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
  
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VMN 14 years ago

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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thefluffanutta 14 years ago
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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lusi34

14 years ago

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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thefluffanutta

14 years ago

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...

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lusi34 14 years ago

Originally Posted by thefluffanutta

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

Well, I hope so...
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