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Newbie Shield
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# Posted: 22 Jan 2008 20:38
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Quoting: Couchie Hi, I'm new to squidoo also, I have started a len's but I'm having trouble with it. My picture's aren't showing and i'm not sure how to put the RSS feed in. I would love any help I can get on this. Best Regards.
Hi Couchie,
I just created a how to lens that I think you will find very helpful. Regarding RSS...you can use it but understand that it is coded in JAVA, which means it won't automatically update your lens. Most folks use it because they think it will get counted each day as an update. Plus, it creates duplicate content. That will work against you in search engine rankings.
Feel free to ask any further questions.
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Tybask
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# Posted: 30 Jan 2008 02:15
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I think squidoo is great. I am fairly new to it, but my lens is ranked in the 400's in business. From what I was told thats not bad at all. Check the lens out in my sig file.
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Newbie Shield
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# Posted: 30 Jan 2008 13:37 · Edited by: Newbie Shield
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Hi Tybask,
I've visited your lens. I rated it, signed the guestbook, favorited it, and joined your fan club. Nice job.
Actually, what you speak of is category rank. There are two types of rank - overall rank and category rank. What you heard or should have heard it that an overall rank of 400 is pretty good. Within category, sorry, but it isn't very good.
The best I've done is 10 within category and 131 over all with one of my lenses. There are many things that affect the ranking algorithm but traffic is king. So drive as much traffic to your lens as you can.
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JamesZ
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2008 18:24
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I am in the UK and new to Squidoo.
So far it has been nothing but a pain in the rear! IT constantly times out and crashes on me when trying to update the page.
I hope the traffic is worth it in the end!
James
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Newbie Shield
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# Posted: 5 Feb 2008 22:45
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Hi James,
I feel your pain. Squidoo is in the process of upgrading. They now have around 400,000 lenses and they are moving to upgraded servers. They are also changing several things. There is a lot of testing going on in the programming department there right now. So, lately speed comes and goes.
Additionally, understand that it is on USA servers, so naturally you have that working against you.
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sdcindy
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# Posted: 13 Mar 2008 15:55
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I learned a lot from Newbie Shield. I am currently taking an internet marketing class and had my first ever lens placed in a contest where it got voted on by the other people in my class (about 700). Out of 450 entries, my lens made the finals!!!!
So now my lens will get voted on by the StomperNet community of about 100,000 people for the grand finale winner. I am very proud 
My entry is in my signature below.
Cindy
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Newbie Shield
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# Posted: 15 Mar 2008 07:18
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Cindy,
Congrats
Your lens is beautiful. I visit it fairly often. Lots of folks have paid you some nice compliments in your guestbook. You rank high within category and quite decent overall. Keep up the great work.
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brazilfarmer
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2008 18:38
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Hi everyone,
I've read this thread from the beginning as well as all the other Squidoo-related content on this forum and just wish I had discovered it all much earlier. I've really enjoyed looking at everybody's lenses which are so diverse it's incredible to see how many different areas people have interests in and are making money from. I assume people are making money out of all this effort otherwise it must just be a passion. Can you let me know if you have a lens as a hobby or is it something that you use to try to generate some extra income.
A question directly for Newbie Shield - you are clearly the authority in this forum on Squidoo so I was wondering how much of your time you dedicate to this and your other web-based business interests? It takes a long time to become an expert in any field, online or offline so I am curious to know if this is your primary income or do you have another job not related to any of this? Hope you don't mind the question 
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Tantalus
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# Posted: 22 May 2008 01:41
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Greetings, Newbie Shield!!
Your posts here are a fabulous resource for those of us just getting our feet wet with Squidoo. I'm really excited about the possibilities but like anything else, it's really hard to get going without a little guidance. Having you around makes it much easier to dive in!
I'm bummed that I opened my first Squidoo account before I found your posts and your signup links. I will definitely be signing up under you for my future accounts, but first I need to get a decent lens up and running so I can have that all important first one under my belt. Maybe you would be so kind as to toss me a couple of pointers even though I didn't use your link yet?
I find myself getting frustrated trying to get the lens to look good (one reason I have not done more IM is that I suck at design. I can never figure out what would look good, and I have a hard time getting the code right when I do know what I want. I could really use some opinions from someone who is good at this! If you want to see what I've done so far, it's at the usual URL/easy-home-income . It's nowhere near ready yet but I published it just to get some feedback.
Any help from you or any other members would be greatly appreciated!
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Money4Mommy
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# Posted: 22 May 2008 02:15
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It's been a while since I last reported my Squidoo stats so I thought I would give you an update. My addiction to Squidoo has resulted in well over 20 lenses and I'm working towards my goal of becoming a giant squid. My lenses vary in topic depending on my inspiration. You can take a look at my lenses with the lensography link in my signature.
Newbie Shield has been a great teacher for a lot of us who needed help getting started on Squidoo. His feedback on my first lenses really taught me a lot.
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Newbie Shield
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# Posted: 24 May 2008 07:00
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brazil: I don't mind that you've asked. I have two Information Technology degrees and extensive formal training in music. I've taken several business and marketing courses, and I've been making money online since the late 90's.
I spend 40-80 hours a week on online marketing and related activities. I'm interested in the big picture as well as the trees. I learned about Squidoo in the same way that I learn about everything - I read and experimented a lot.
While I could make a lens in a few hours, I tend to spend several days creating each lens. I do a lot of research, testing, and tweaking on each lens topic. Though I love and value Squidoo, it's not my sole means of online income. I strongly believe in diversification and I am interested in trying out various ways to make money online.
Tantalus: Hi, I'm glad that you've found my posts helpful. You might check out my link to get some ideas on how to fancy up your lens. Your lens looks good so far. Can you be more specific about what sort of feedback you are looking for?
Money4Mommy: Thanx for the compliment. Your lenses are excellent. You are really turning out a lot in a short amount of time. You'll be a Giant Squid before you know it. Keep up the good work!
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