Is A Squidoo Lense beneficial?

13 years ago

Squidoo lens works well. I've made a few hundreds just by ppc alone and sold a few products on them. I even have some for sale.

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markowe

13 years ago

I wouldn't agonise over it too much. You can get one together in half an hour, using your main site content as a basis, and though it seems to me that Google doesn't quite go as crazy over Squidoo lenses as it used to (takes days to get indexed sometimes), there is no possible harm that I have heard of in making a lens and linking to your site from it.

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BradRich

13 years ago

Originally Posted by vastcosmos

I am considering using a Squidoo lense but never have. I need to advertise a site.
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I think its worth it. It will give you a bigger online presence and a better chance of making sales. Plus its a good place to get an extra backlink.

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Sheryl Polomka

13 years ago

I use Squidoo to create backlinks to my site - Squidoo lenses rank reasonably well and get indexed reasonably fast, so it certainly doesn't hurt to use them.

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majidmaskat

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Sheryl Polomka

I use Squidoo to create backlinks to my site - Squidoo lenses rank reasonably well and get indexed reasonably fast, so it certainly doesn't hurt to use them.

that is probably the main reason i use squeedoos Becasue google likes them hence is a good source for backlink

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beavboyz

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Sheryl Polomka

I use Squidoo to create backlinks to my site - Squidoo lenses rank reasonably well and get indexed reasonably fast, so it certainly doesn't hurt to use them.

Out of all the web 2.0 sites I use I find that Squidoo ranks the worst, I haven't had any success and I have tried making BIG lenses with a lot of information. Maybe I am doing it wrong? It seems other sites that take less work still rank much easier and drive more traffic.

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nikson

13 years ago

I use Squidoo lenses alot for getting good backlink and little (but quite good) traffic. I think they are worth of time.

You just need to know little about how to little optimize it to rank good...

Most important thing is Onpage SEO (good title, tags (add many as you possible think) and of course content) and second important thing is that your lens have got plenty of "Likes" and comments in guestbook. Don't forget to add poll in your lens and also some pictures.

That will certainly improve ranking of your lens.

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LauraJames

13 years ago

Yes, a Squidoo lens is worth the effort. Best wishes to you.

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Trent Brownrigg

13 years ago

They can definitely be worth the relatively short amount of time it takes to create one. I have one that hasn't been touched in at least a year but it still has a PR3 and brings me in some affiliate sales every once in a while.

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Mehak

13 years ago

yes definitely it will help your business

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pethanks

13 years ago

Squidoo lense is really beneficial for marketing purposes. I am using it and I found it that it is very effective.

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x3xsolxdierx3x 13 years ago

You all do realize that all the answers on this thread are/will be different because this is an extremely relative question, right? To those who say it isn't beneficial, have you done proper research prior to writing a lens?

I outrank Squidoo lenses with PR4 websites. Why? Because I do research, and I find gaps in niches that haven't even been addressed by Web 2.0 sites that have been around for years and are amongst some of the highest ranked websites in the world.

If you do it wrong, of course it won't be beneficial.
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eQuus

13 years ago

How about hub pages? Are they better or similar to lenses?

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nikson

13 years ago

Quite similar.

Squidoo has some limitation of what contant can you upload but Hubs little less.

But overall they both give same result ...

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x3xsolxdierx3x 13 years ago

Originally Posted by nikson

Quite similar.

Squidoo has some limitation of what contant can you upload but Hubs little less.

But overall they both give same result ...

Some of these responses amaze me.

The results aren't, and won't be, the "same". They are both entirely different platforms, with entirely different business models,offerings, incentivizes, and ways in which their sites can be utilized from a marketing standpoint.

When you say "same results", what do you mean? Traffic? Revenue?

They DO have "similar" authority, but they aren't the same. In fact, even the highest ranked Web 2.0 property, much like a vulnerable spot in a defence, can be penetrated by a much lower PR website.
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Darla

13 years ago

Originally Posted by vastcosmos

I am considering using a Squidoo lense but never have. I need to advertise a site.
Any comments?

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Jim

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I have always heard that google LOVES squidoo, so you can't go wrong there. I had a few lenses but never really monitored them closely enough to see just how "valuable" they were for ranking purposes, but many SEO experts confirm that the lenses get indexed fast and can pass good backlink benefits to your site.

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aisha123

13 years ago

definitely squidoo works............it is beneficial for getting backlink.

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ankitnagpal 13 years ago

squidoo does not create accounts from Indian ip address.
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SpaceAge

13 years ago

Social media platforms like squidoo can be quite useful, if used with a definite purpose in mind. What is it that you want to create a lens for - for SEO, or for traffic? If SEO is the main goal, then its certainly worth going for, & the effort you need to put in won't be huge. If traffic, then you will need to work a bit harder. If you want both, then you will need to decide what type of traffic you want, & work accordingly, at the same time taking into account SEO aspects like LSE, keyword density, etc.

Hope that helps

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GeorgR.

13 years ago

Originally Posted by vastcosmos

I am considering using a Squidoo lense but never have. I need to advertise a site.
Any comments?

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Jim

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I had many, many good (!) Squidoo lenses which cost me lots of work. One day Squidoo decided to cut off ALL of my lenses because they didn't like them. Dont depend on a company like squidoo for your income..you might regret it one day.

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Paleochora

13 years ago

A backlink is a backlink. Make a quick squidoo lens by all means with reworked content but I wouldn't expect anything other than a backlink.

You will waste time if you agonise over the lens too much.

I have made them with loving care in the past with loads of good, solid 100% original content which I hadn't posted anywhere else, and made sure they were optimized, indexed and even backlinked from articles on EZA and other high PR sites. All a waste of time as they brought minimal traffic. So these days I don't bother and just make a quickie for the link.

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x3xsolxdierx3x

13 years ago

Yes, I just use Squidoo for backlinks now. The platform inherently lends itself to complexity, with the tons of near-worthless modules available. A newbie could be quite intimidated when there are really only 3-5 modules that are even necessary. In that respect, I do think they should remove some of those module options.

Originally Posted by Paleochora

A backlink is a backlink. Make a quick squidoo lens by all means with reworked content but I wouldn't expect anything other than a backlink.

You will waste time if you agonise over the lens too much.

I have made them with loving care in the past with loads of good, solid 100% original content which I hadn't posted anywhere else, and made sure they were optimized, indexed and even backlinked from articles on EZA and other high PR sites. All a waste of time as they brought minimal traffic. So these days I don't bother and just make a quickie for the link.

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smwordsmith

13 years ago

Pros: Squidoo lenses are quick to build, easy, free, create backlinks, 'loved' by Google, and can possibly bring you some income.

Cons: might be removed by Squidoo? possibly not liked by Google?

I would go with making the Squidoo lens as a part of your advertising\backlink strategy.

Best of luck to you!

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