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TshirtFrank
03-12-2009, 01:40 AM
Hi All,

I wanted to gather some opinions on articles, squidoo lenses and how they tend to rank in google. I have had good experience with articles that I have on ezine, ranking well with google however I have not had the same success with my squidoo lenses. I can write an article and I have a pretty good idea if ill get spots 1-5 based on the keywords and market saturation. The problem is that I can write an original squidoo lens using the same keywords and techniques as in the article, and get no google ranking. Anyone having a similar experience or can lend some advice?

Thanks!

TSF

Gridellas
03-19-2009, 10:09 PM
Where's Kitkat? I betcha she could give you some advice. All I know to tell you is that you can go to http://www.squidoo.com/easyboost and you can read the 6 tips on making your lens better. I had some really good links in my other computer but that one met with foul play.

KitKat
03-20-2009, 03:07 AM
Gridellas ~

You crack me up! :lol: :lol: :lol: Hey guys, I am no expert... I just try and say what has worked for me... LOL

With my Squidoo lenses, as TShirtFrank and I have discussed before, you have to update them more often than not and make sure you ping them ~ also, make sure you have backlinks everywhere... from your articles, blogs, ads, press releases, etc.....

Hope this helps! :D :P :mrgreen: ;)

srama3
03-21-2009, 07:22 AM
I'm having the same problem as well. I can easily get me ezines into the search engines, but not my lenses. Its very frustrating. Does anybody have any idea why this is? My lense is fully optimised, and I spent a lot of time on it.

dangmyun
03-21-2009, 09:02 AM
I have not tried Squidoo yet, But it seems so hard to break-in,

I heard many of people doing well on Squidoo, I think we need their advices... :D

KitKat
03-21-2009, 12:46 PM
I'm having the same problem as well. I can easily get me ezines into the search engines, but not my lenses. Its very frustrating. Does anybody have any idea why this is? My lense is fully optimised, and I spent a lot of time on it.


I would say get some more links in there... you want to use backlinks from your other lenses, blogs, ads, press releases, etc. Also, I know I keep saying this, but you should put some pictures in there to break up some of the modules and text.

Hope this helps! :)

Sweetestmiracle
03-22-2009, 02:47 AM
A fast and easy way would be to join digg.com and onlywire.com. This is a great strategy to generate high PR backlinks for quickly.

Make sure after any changes that you make on your lens, you ping it. I recommend www.pingoats.com (http://www.pingoats.com). When you do this, it will be recived by major ping servers, and your lens will be crawled faster by the search engines.

Another way is to join active groups in squidoo that are related to your lens.

Hope this helps a little ;)

KitKat
03-22-2009, 12:38 PM
I like to use:

http://technorati.com/ping

and

http://www.pingler.com/

Hope this helps get your sites in the search engines! Make sure you do this with your articles, ads, lenses, everything! BUT! Make sure you actually update things before you do this or it may not go through... and you can only do it once a day for most sites.

Plus, with your Squidoo lenses, you should be checking the "health" of your lenses ~ you will see a report at the bottom of the page when you do this... and will give more suggestions on how to make your lens even better!

:D

Sweetestmiracle
03-22-2009, 01:42 PM
Sorry about that, i misspelled it :oops:

www.pingoat.com (http://www.pingoat.com)

kwill33710
03-23-2009, 12:56 AM
I have LOTS to learn on Squidoo!! Thank you for the helpful tips! ;)

dangmyun
03-23-2009, 07:36 AM
Well, It is hard to get start with SQUIDOO...

Since I am foreign, and I don't have good wrting skills... It's hard to express my thought to writing....

I feel stuck somewhere.. I have enough knowledges and can express with my own language but, an English.

However, since I started internet business, and chating with many people, and posting everyday, I feel I am

getting better now.

Go back to SQUIDOO, It's just great website for promotion unless you are stuck like me :D

I will keep working of SQUIDOO until I get an article posted :D never give up :evil:

KitKat
03-23-2009, 11:59 AM
Don't give up! You can do it! :)

Sweetestmiracle
03-23-2009, 03:16 PM
Did you check out all the great helpful links in the MOIS forum? Look under Squidoo Discussion, this may help you out too ;)

TshirtFrank
04-01-2009, 05:11 AM
Hey kwill33710,

Squidoo has taken me a while to really get to the point where I like the way my lenses look and I am actually getting some decent traffic. I would say hang in there and just play with all of the modules until you find some that you like and that match your layout!

kwill33710
04-16-2009, 08:44 PM
Ummmm, okay blonde question for the day! I think my brain may be overloaded....lol. How do you know how your squidoo and ezine articles are ranked on google? Thanks!!

Forum Admin 2
04-17-2009, 03:18 AM
You will see them listed in google by typing in your keyword/phrase that was used in your article or lens within qoutes :)

kwill33710
04-20-2009, 02:07 PM
Ah ha! Thank you for that information!!

Forum Admin 2
04-20-2009, 02:31 PM
Anytime :)

Roseanne
04-21-2009, 06:04 AM
Hey, how do you do your back links for articles? Do you copy URL from bar, and embed it in html, or how? Now it's dawning on me...is there a module in Squidoo for it? :) Roseanne

Moderator 1
04-21-2009, 11:29 AM
Roseanne,

You can copy your URL from your browser and use html to make the words clickable. There is not a special module within squidoo for this. You can use: YourCompanyName or words you want clickable (http://www.YourCompanyName.com).

Be sure to keep us updated on your progress. 8-)

Forum Admin 2
04-21-2009, 01:14 PM
It takes time to learn new techniques. Keep asking questions to help you understand it better, before to long it will all click into place. We are here if you need us :)

Gridellas
04-21-2009, 03:42 PM
One thing that I learned recently is Google only picks up 1 or 2 lenses at the most on a subject. Your best bet is to make your lens unique, one that is not saturated with lenses. You can go to Google and type in site:squidoo and the name of the product or lens or product you are wanting to write about and that will have Google pull up all the lenses that are on Squidoo that has the same information. If there are 1 million lenses in the same topic then your chances of getting pick up by Google are not very good.

Roseanne
04-24-2009, 03:33 AM
Must sound quite silly, but I do not know how to backlink to ezine article from squidoo. Do I need to copy URL from article when I view it, and insert it in the link module, or how? ;) Roseanne

Forum Admin 2
04-24-2009, 04:32 AM
You can actually add a button that shows your articles in ezine. If you go into ezine and look under "authors tools" after you sign in. Add this into a new text module and you are set.

If you want to go differently, you can also a text module and add your anchor links to make it look more appealing.

What you would like to say (http://www.YOURARTICLE)

Hope this helps :)

KitKat
04-27-2009, 12:07 AM
That is a really cool tool ~ I just recently told someone about that..... :D

Forum Admin 2
04-27-2009, 02:13 AM
Its good to try new tools out that squidoo has available. I see you have used quite a few new ones lately KitKat :)

Sweetestmiracle
04-27-2009, 03:02 AM
It was probably me silly girl. You know how I let squidoo intimidate me. I mean look at some of these members? They have things on there lenses that i have not even got to. I think my old age is setting in. I am getting slower ;)

Forum Admin 2
04-27-2009, 03:20 AM
Its okay swwetestmiracle. You just need to think back on when you did your first lens. Remember? It took you 2 months to finish that lens you were so frustrated. And now? You can build one in day if you so choose. So don't be selling yourself short :D

IMoneyRevieww
05-14-2009, 06:24 PM
Squidoo is a good service and the more links you have out there the better, but for the time involved i think that EZine is much more worth your time.

Moderator 1
05-15-2009, 01:26 AM
Actually they are both worth your time especially if you don't have a landing page then you can direct your link from your Ezine article to your Squidoo lens. :)

simplyg
06-08-2009, 11:02 PM
Hi All,

I wanted to gather some opinions on articles, squidoo lenses and how they tend to rank in google. I have had good experience with articles that I have on ezine, ranking well with google however I have not had the same success with my squidoo lenses. I can write an article and I have a pretty good idea if ill get spots 1-5 based on the keywords and market saturation. The problem is that I can write an original squidoo lens using the same keywords and techniques as in the article, and get no google ranking. Anyone having a similar experience or can lend some advice?

Thanks!

TSF
TshirtFrank, you're all over these forums! Well done!

I'm glad to hear that you've had success with Ezine. I've submitted four articles so far and find the whole process pretty quick and easy. As for Squidoo, I loved making my lens but I'm not sure if it's really doing much. I'm hoping that it will get better as I learn more.

Thanks for posting your questions. I always benefit from the answers you generate, and thanks everyone else for the feedback. I've got to get on top of this pinging situation!

Forum Admin 2
06-08-2009, 11:45 PM
Since using ezine and linking it back to your lens, you can get your lens to place in google front page by using this technique and others. During our last contest we had 2 members do this with the product they were promoting.

So dont count out squidoo to much:)

MagicOPromotion
06-13-2009, 09:30 PM
Hopefully this is our last week of waiting. We just got word that the last step is in progress

Now I need to go back and review, so much time has p***ed I forget what the plans were for the first few days

rosa41
07-07-2009, 12:54 AM
Same here! Have been working with squidoo for a while and still have lots to learn. Someday I'll be a pro.
Take Care

casey12
07-07-2009, 03:54 PM
I've had trouble getting my squidoo lenses ranking as well. I will try pinging services and see what happens.

Forum Admin 2
07-07-2009, 04:15 PM
Do you have traffic pointing to it? It is good to have members visit and rate it for you, plus it is a great learning curve. :)

Moderator 1
07-07-2009, 04:21 PM
You can also check the health of your lens and see what they are telling you. :)

rosa41
07-23-2009, 07:34 PM
I have also had a difficult time getting my lenses ranked. At this point, the only one that is doing well is the one that has many backlinks. Now I am focusing on linking everything to everything else and adding more higher quality backlinks. I had been focusing more on content and keywords but that didn't seem to help.

Forum Admin 2
07-24-2009, 04:52 AM
I thinking backlinking is a huge help. Also you can go and check out other lens masters who have the same niche and leave comments, 9/10 they will recipicate :)

Moderator 1
07-25-2009, 12:31 AM
Having backlinks is key. You want to make sure that you have links to your website, articles, ads, etc. Not too many in one lens, but I am sure you get the gist of it. :)

lauren227nicole
07-30-2009, 06:24 PM
Rosa, I found linking and linking, and even more linking to work better than some other techniques. I always make sure to add one to an article. Most of my visits come from Ezine and what not. Anyways, I FINALLY had a chance to sit down and re-do a lens I was working on. Babies can be so distracting! Mine lens had decent stuff in it, but I had much work to do. anyone willing to criticize me is very much welcomed! I see it all constructively!!! http://www.squidoo.com/Make-Money-From-Home_1

rosa41
08-08-2009, 02:43 AM
I agree Mod 1. I haven't gotten to the landing page thing yet so I direct to Squidoo. Too many things to learn too quickly. Along those lines....

The tool in Squidoo to show your Ezine articles??? I know it's under Auth tools, but what's it called and how do you use it?

Sometimes I still feel like a newbie! Does it ever end?

Anyone?

Forum Admin 2
08-08-2009, 03:29 AM
I used text with big picture so that I could add one of the ezine banners with it. Put your title in and add the link from under author tools in your ezine after you sign into it. You can click on Featured Author Banners or I Heart Ezinearticles.com. They provide you with the code to place into your text box within your squidoo module.

Let us know if this works for and if not we can help you further:)

Ziggy-Zoo
08-11-2009, 06:24 PM
Rosa I went and read through some of your lenses and you have done a terrific job - well done!!

Makes me feel quite shameful - I need to go and do some work now :) But thanks for your inspiration to get me started on them.

I know the only way to make your online business work is to promote promote promote! or as the say : advertize to monitize! I have been concentration on articles so much lately I forgot all about my lenses!

Keep up the good work! :)

Moderator 1
08-11-2009, 10:04 PM
Don't forget about those! LOL It will all start coming together. :)

TeeLady
08-18-2009, 03:52 PM
Oh, I've never pinged my Squidoo lenses. I guess I know what I'm going to do this evening.

Thanks for the tip!

rosa41
09-05-2009, 01:53 AM
Thanks Ziggy-Zoo! It's nice to have positive feedback. I am constantly working on my lens and almost always think they need to be better. I'm trying to touch at least a few a day with updates or slight changes and then pinging them. It's helped a lot for the traffic.
Still feel like a newbie though. Have questions about RSS feeds and need to find out how to best use them. Off I go.

Take Care!

Forum Admin 2
09-05-2009, 03:04 AM
Your doing a great job Rosa, just hang in there. I left you information in your post on RSS feeds that should provide you with the info you were looking for:)

Moderator 1
09-05-2009, 11:53 AM
Rosa you can also use the text module to add it. :)

KitKat
09-08-2009, 02:14 AM
Did you get that added to your lens okay, Rosa? Like Mod 1 said, you can add it just copying and pasting the code into a text module... that is what I do... :D

Andy3568
09-23-2009, 04:36 PM
I have never pinged anything I've put out there. I guess I need to go do that.

Forum Admin 2
09-24-2009, 12:45 AM
Pinging will help to send your information out also. You should do this anytime you add or edit your content on your blogs or websites. You can also ping your Ads and articles once they have been approved.

The search engine spiders are always crawling to find new content so keep this in mind when you are providing more information on your sites :)

Moderator 1
09-24-2009, 12:29 PM
Very important to update anything before you ping, otherwise you will get an error or notification that you have already pinged, or have nothing to update. You can only ping to a service once a day. :)

Andy3568
09-24-2009, 01:08 PM
That's good information. Thank you. I have not seen too much information on pinging out there.

Forum Admin 2
09-24-2009, 02:42 PM
For some reason this is not one topic that you see often. I think it is something that should be discussed for all internet marketers. The pings let the engine know that there is new content to be indexed. :)

Jeff19711tampa
09-28-2009, 09:22 PM
I think Squidoo is an effective way to promote an online business personally.

Moderator 1
09-28-2009, 11:09 PM
I certainly is, Jeff. Good luck! :)

Andy3568
09-30-2009, 04:48 PM
I have had similar experiences with Squidoo. Now that you mention it, I seldom see Squidoo lenses on the first page of Google search results. Not sure why that is.

Moderator 1
09-30-2009, 07:19 PM
It all depends on what you are doing a search on. There are a lot of lenses on the first page, they usually allow 2 actually. :)

Forum Admin 2
10-01-2009, 12:51 AM
Its all about your keyword phrases. They way to think about it is, if you can get your articles on front page, so can your squidoo. This takes a little more effort on your part by implementing traffic to your lens :)

peterj07
10-02-2009, 06:42 AM
A fast and easy way would be to join digg.com and onlywire.com. This is a great strategy to generate high PR backlinks for quickly.

Make sure after any changes that you make on your lens, you ping it. I recommend www.pingoats.com (http://www.pingoats.com). When you do this, it will be recived by major ping servers, and your lens will be crawled faster by the search engines.

Another way is to join active groups in squidoo that are related to your lens.

Hope this helps a little ;)
Is it easy to explain PING ing to me or is this something too big to explin here?

Moderator 1
10-02-2009, 01:55 PM
Peter,

Here is a thread that will help you:

http://www.make-money-online-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210&highlight=ping

Forum Admin 2
10-03-2009, 12:15 AM
Basically it is letting the web crawlers know that there is new information for them to look at. Mod 1 gave you a great link to help with pinging sites to use:)

Andy3568
10-03-2009, 01:35 PM
I usually don't spend a lot of time directing traffic to my Squidoo lenses. I'm usually directing it to my website. I guess it depends on where you're posting links and what the context is.

Forum Admin 2
10-03-2009, 04:40 PM
Sending traffic to your squidoo will help to build up your ranking within the search engines for all your websites involved. :)

Moderator 1
10-03-2009, 11:32 PM
Forum Admin 2 is right, you want to direct traffic to your website and Squidoo lenses, as well as articles, ads, blogs, etc. This will create back links and get you in the search engines - most importantly ranking high. :)

Andy3568
10-04-2009, 02:50 PM
I figure I will have more articles directing traffic back to my Squidoo lenses when I write some articles on the products I promote at Squidoo. Right now, I've only been writing articles on products promoted on my website, so that is where I have been directing traffic.

Moderator 1
10-04-2009, 02:53 PM
Well when you do, let us know so we can take a look at your lens! :)

Andy3568
10-04-2009, 02:59 PM
Looking as some of the lenses out there, I'm almost embarr***ed to let people take a critical look at my lenses, especially the early ones. LOL My earlier ones just had one module, no pictures, etc. They're getting better, though.

Moderator 1
10-04-2009, 03:02 PM
Honestly, Andy that is how we all learn. This forum is full of very friendly people who are either in the same boat as you or that you were or we even have some veteran marketers who give some really helpful advice.

Just put it out there - we promise we will be nice! :)

Andy3568
10-04-2009, 03:36 PM
Thanks, Moderator 1. I know everyone here is great! I know you'll be nice. :)

I'm sure I am my biggest critic. LOL

Moderator 1
10-04-2009, 05:05 PM
Oh believe me, we all are our biggest critics - but once you get a couple out there you will have a better idea and feel of how you want it to look or what direction you want to go. :)

Forum Admin 2
10-04-2009, 10:44 PM
One of the best things about critiquing others is that you will get a variety of tips. Which if you stop and think about it, you will be marketing your lens to meet the criteria of all sorts of consumers. :)

Andy3568
10-05-2009, 03:57 AM
I was just about to post a link to my earliest (and probably worst) Squidoo lens, and when I clicked on it, I got an "Under Construction" message. :( Has this ever happened to you?

Moderator 1
10-05-2009, 04:43 PM
You will have to go to Edit your lens which can be found in your Dashboard. You will be able to hover over the name of your lens and see it. Then make sure that you PUBLISH your lens. If you do not do this, it will still be a WIP lens. (Work In Progress) and will stay 'under construction'). :)

Andy3568
10-05-2009, 05:25 PM
I thought I had published my lenses, but twice I've gone there and saw them as "Under Construction." No wonder they're not getting seen. LOL

Actually, that's just an excuse. The other ones have zero visitors too. LOL

Moderator 1
10-05-2009, 06:18 PM
You are too funny. Well, you are going to have to let us see it at some point! Just go for it. Let the cat out of the bag! We would love to see it and give any tips if it even needs it. :)

Forum Admin 2
10-06-2009, 01:31 AM
We are ready when you are Andy!! Make sure you are "saving" then hit "publish". This hopefully will take care of your "under construction" :)

TshirtFrank
10-06-2009, 01:41 AM
I thought I had published my lenses, but twice I've gone there and saw them as "Under Construction." No wonder they're not getting seen. LOL

Actually, that's just an excuse. The other ones have zero visitors too. LOL

Hi Andy,

I have also had this happen previously. Try adding another module to your lens or adding some content. I think you have to have at least one text module. I could be wrong but that seemed to be the problem with an amazon based lens that I built.

Best of luck,

TSF

Forum Admin 2
10-06-2009, 01:49 AM
Thank you for bringing that up TSF. Squidoo prefers for you to have at least 3 modules on your lens before publishing. You can add your intro, more content, and then another module you are interested in to get you started :)

Moderator 1
10-06-2009, 09:02 PM
You want to have 3-4 text modules with good content. The Google spiders and the other search engines need something to crawl and while they look at other things, they are first and foremost looking for content, and content that is relevant to that keyword phrase you are ranking for. :)

Andy3568
10-07-2009, 01:50 AM
I noticed if you go to your list of lenses, under construction lenses are shown in red.

My latest lenses have several modules. I like to use list modules because I think a lot of people would rather read lists than long paragraphs.

Forum Admin 2
10-07-2009, 03:15 AM
So are you ready to share with us yet Andy? :)

Moderator 1
10-07-2009, 10:19 PM
Okay Andy - let's have it! :D

Just kidding, take your time - but it is not a good idea to sit on it too long, it is better to have several sets of eyes to look and give you tips than just one! :)

Andy3568
10-08-2009, 01:57 AM
OK...

This one is my latest... Click Here! (http://www.squidoo.com/online-money-review)

I think I'll go back this weekend and spruce up some of my earlier ones so they aren't so sucky.

Forum Admin 2
10-08-2009, 03:51 AM
Andy, give yourself some credit, you actually had done a pretty good job in constructing your lens.

I like the way you set up with the bullets. I was able to skim through your content with ease. This is a major plus to readers.

Here are a few suggestions:

Make your intro a little bit longer and then change your second module to a different title. Your intro module is the first thing your reader is going to see and read. You will need to capture their curiosity so they will stay and read further.
I would also add more images in some of your other modules. This helps to break up the reading more so it doesnt seem like that is all you are doing. Plus it adds more personality to your lens. I tend to get my images by typing in "free, and what ever I am looking for" This way you do not have to worry about any copyrights.
If you have your keyword phrases, try to use these in your subtitles also for your modules.
Last but not least, get your bio done. Even if it is only a small paragraph, it will show that you are there to share your expertise and not just trying to promote.

Now remember these are just suggestions:)

Moderator 1
10-08-2009, 01:50 PM
You did do a good job for your first lens :)

I agree with what Forum Admin 2 said. You want to use your keywords in your title, your intro module and then throughout the lens. You don't want to overdo it though.

I would add some more links - to your articles, ads, blogs, and of course your product.

The bio is very important. You want to have between 2 and 4 sentences in it. You can also add a link. Add a picture. This will retain your visitors longer.

Great job! Keep going now! :)

Andy3568
10-11-2009, 03:03 PM
One thing I tried to do with my latest lens was to add a RSS feed for my articles to my lens. I'm not sure how helpful that is, but it can't help.

I'm still struggling with the keyword thing. There are so many money-making sites out there that it makes it hard to come up with good keywords that don't have much competition.

Moderator 1
10-11-2009, 03:53 PM
Adding an RSS feed to your lens will help Andy. This will allow others to be updated when you make any updates. :)

The keyword research will get easier as you go along. Just remember that in order to make it even more targeted or long-tailed, you have to keep breaking it down.

Example:

Make Money (way too broad)
Make Money Online (still broad)
Make Money Online From Home (better)
Make Money Online From Home Fast (these are better)
Make Money Online From Home Fast and Free (this is breaking it down quite a bit)

All of these phrases have high competition, because they are in one of the most popular niches on the internet. You have to be creative. Also, check the lists of suggestions in the keyword tool. This will help you too. :)

Forum Admin 2
10-11-2009, 05:46 PM
Another way is to think like a customer. What kind of questions are you going to be asking to find your information on the product? The suggestion keywords can be a great plus in search.

I just looked at "Powerbar Club" in your signature, this has actually a very good return on your keyword search. Results 1 - 10 of about 1,750 for "powerbar club".

Tip- If you go through MOIS website, you will be able to find a low keyword search by use of the vendors name. To check these with your keyword tools, put them in quotes in the search engine. This will provide you with exact search results.

Let us know if you have any other questions:)

Andy3568
10-13-2009, 08:07 PM
Actually, I entered "Powerbar Club" in quotes in Google, and my Squidoo lens on The Powerbar Club came in #3 on page 1. Woo hooo! LOL

I was a little confused about your comment on the vendors name, Forum Admin 2. Could you elaborate?

Thanks. :)

Moderator 1
10-13-2009, 11:40 PM
That is awesome Andy! Good for you! Your hard work and dedication is paying off - before you know it those sales will be rolling in! :)

I believe what Forum Admin 2 was speaking of was for example - I will use yours actually:

The Powerbar Club (is the name of the vendor I am ***uming), then you put Easy Money Online. This could be your whole keyword phrase or what you are using for a title of an article, lens, blog, etc.

Again, this is just an example. I am sure that Forum Admin 2 will elaborate as well. :)

Andy3568
10-14-2009, 12:29 AM
Thanks. :)

OK, I think I understand. Use the name of the program plus another phrase. I think I found a recommendation somewhere where they recommended longer phrases for keywords rather than short ones.

Andy3568
10-14-2009, 07:43 PM
OK, now I'm confused. I said that my lens was #3 on the first page of Google. Now it has disappeared completely. It didn't drop down. It's like it doesn't exist. Has this ever happened to you before? What could be the cause?

Moderator 1
10-14-2009, 07:47 PM
This happens all of the time - it may even re-appear later on today. It is the Google spiders looking for new and updated content.

I am sure that it will be back! It is a bit distressing, but it does happen all the time. :)

Forum Admin 2
10-14-2009, 11:54 PM
Sorry Andy, but yes, I was talking about the products name. Keep in mind as the spiders crawl and update fresh content, this can push you to the number one spot if you have submitted new articles or even added new information. After awhile, you will begin to see how it all comes together with the continous marketing :)

Andy3568
10-15-2009, 01:41 AM
Thanks for the explanation, Mod 1 & Forum Admin 2. I was a little worried there.

I would have more articles out there, but I have three in the pipeline at Ezine. I'm still fairly new, so they take extra time to review them.

Forum Admin 2
10-15-2009, 03:05 AM
Have you also tried the other submission sites? Some of these there are not waiting periods to be approved :)

Moderator 1
10-16-2009, 01:21 AM
You can try GoArticles, ArticlesBase, ArticleAlley, etc. All good ones. :)

mschuerer
10-17-2009, 02:47 AM
It seems everyone who has posted a message in this thread has a Squidoo lens that is up and running. I have built and re-built my Squidoo lens because it keeps getting caught in the filter system.

I am wondering if they are blocking all new affiliate marketers from their site. Does anyone have any insight on the difficulties of getting past the Squidoo filter?

Forum Admin 2
10-17-2009, 04:21 AM
So far they have a slight list of the ones they consider to be spam bait. It is still difficult to know what is good and what is bad that they will accept.

Just make sure your content is informative and natural. They are really frowning on the sales pitches in the lenses.

Did you write to them and ask them as why it is not being accepted?:)

Moderator 1
10-17-2009, 12:02 PM
They are not blocking new affiliates from their sites. They have some not really new policies, but are really enforcing them a lot more now. They are really trying to cut down on spam, so if your lens sounds like it is spam or is on their blacklist then it will trip up the spam filter.

You can always try contacting them to see why. Keep us posted on your progress. :)

mschuerer
10-17-2009, 12:46 PM
They sent an explanation with the email, but it was so vague and I'm so new that I didn't gain much from their explanation. I'll try to find it and paste it in this thread. Maybe someone a little wiser than I can interpret it for me.

Andy3568
10-17-2009, 02:08 PM
If you are trying to create a lens on a particular product, do a search within Squidoo for that topic. If there are over 100 lenses on that topic, they may have just decided not to allow anymore. I'm not sure if that is their method, but I tried writing and re-writing lenses on a particular topic, and no matter what I did, it was blocked. All of those had over 100 lenses on them. The solution was to just write about something else.

I see you're a member of MOIS. Unfortunately, that may be one of the programs that is saturated with lenses, so you may not be able to write about that one. I would write about something else and simply include a link back to your website.

BTW, since I've learned a little more, I'm not mad at Squidoo anymore. I'm still mad at Google because my lens never came back after disappearing out of the #3 spot.

Forum Admin 2
10-17-2009, 11:21 PM
Oh no!! Have faith Andy, it may reappear! I have mine disappear for a week one time and it finally showed back up from 2nd page to 1st page. I kept promoting it while it was lost in internet space for awhile. So with the new content that kept coming in brought it to a higher rank.

As for using Squidoo, this is also a great opportunity to make a lens of something else that you may be interested in instead of the making money products.

Don't give up entirely for this is a blog site that Google regards highly. :)

Andy3568
10-18-2009, 01:10 PM
I'm not really that worried. Just a little aggravated. :)

Mine is not the only one that has disappeared, so I figured something is going on at Google and it, along with all the other results will reappear eventually.

Forum Admin 2
10-18-2009, 03:36 PM
There are times that this may happen. Google is probably in the process of refreshing the way they list sites and blogs, and until they're finished there's no way of telling how, exactly, it works. :)

Andy3568
10-19-2009, 05:16 AM
I've never understood how it all works, just so long as it works.

I've always been in awe of Google, even before I got into Internet marketing. It's always been my favorite search engine. I love Google...

OK, I've done the obligatory kissing up. Let's see my lens back, now. :)

Forum Admin 2
10-19-2009, 01:19 PM
Google is a very powerful search engine to say the least. Let us know your progress :)

Moderator 1
10-19-2009, 09:41 PM
Too funny Andy :) Google is a good one!

Andy3568
10-20-2009, 02:12 AM
Hey, it worked! It's back! :)

Oh wait, it went away again.

Wait a minute! It comes up in Firefox but not in Internet Explorer. Now I'm totally confused. Maybe I should start promoting Firefox. :)

Forum Admin 2
10-20-2009, 03:07 AM
You are to funny! You will find it will be showing up in different search engines. As you continue to write your articles, ads, etc, each article submission site might send it to another search engine. Eventurally it should show up in all of them. So let it be and get back to concentrating on promoting lol :)

Moderator 1
10-20-2009, 08:41 PM
That is how quick things come and go. It is a little aggrevating, but it will usually come back. :)