Lensrank: What Works, and What Doesn’t

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Lately I’ve been wondering how to get my lenses to rank higher. Sound familiar? I’ll bet 90% of you are also wondering the same thing! I was focused on this question enough that I took time to go through the entire top 100 list and analyze it. I didn’t look at every lens there (yet) [...]

Is SEO Important?

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Recently someone left a link on my lens, How to Promote Your Squidoo Lens. The link was to a new blog that claimed to be the best source of information on how to use Squidoo. I had to move the link to a different area of my lens and while doing so I took a [...]

My Secret Lens

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

I’m wondering if I’m the only one with a secret lens - one that is for my eyes only - one that will never be published. My secret lens is called, simply, “Lens Ideas,” and that tells you exactly what I use it for.
I’m still developing myself as a lensmaster, even after publishing fifty-one lenses. [...]

What are you feeling when you hit that ‘publish’ button and wait to see what your new lens looks like? Do you feel relieved to have it over and done with? Do you feel excitement? Trepidation? Exhaustion?
Producing a new lens is like having a new baby. At first you look on it as a strange [...]