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The Lensroll facility created by Squidoo enables you to link other lenses to your own lens.
Here are the steps: a. log into your own lens b. find a lens of interest (use the search box at the top, if necessary) c. click the Lensroll button in the save and share box on the right d. use the drop down menu to choose the lens to receive the link e. click the continue button.
You should start this process by linking your own lenses first (if you have more than one lens). In this way you create a lens ring by linking your Squidoo lenses to each other.
Squidoo has its own protocol for ranking lenses and it is different to that of Google and other search engines. For example, Squidoo rewards external links and links to other Squidoo sites that are related to your lens theme. Squidoo rewards you for actions you take that help build the Squidoo community.
Squidoo is a new Web 2.0 technology developed by leading internet marketer and blogger, Seth Godin.
It combines the best of MySpace, Flickr and YouTube and builds on these technologies. It is being touted as the nextYouTube.
Seth Godin developed Squidoo to overcome the problem of the poor quality results that frequently occur with searches in major search engines. Squidoo is designed by an internet marketer for internet marketers.
Squidoo lenses are very easy to develop and you can develop a lens (in-depth, focused web page) on any topic. You can have as many lenses as you like.
Squidoo started in October 2005 and now has over 100,000 lenses and Squidoo.com has a Google ranking of 7. Its Alexa ranking was 693 on 26 March 2007 (up 378 places in 3 months).
Leading internet marketers like Joel Comm have recognised the value of Squidoo by creating their own Squidoo lenses.
Squidoo provides income and traffic:
* Squidoo returns 50% of the direct revenue from your lenses (revenue from Adsense, eBay, Amazon.com, etc.) * you can earn from referring others * you can promote your own products/services/affiliate programs on your lenses * backlinks from Squidoo to your own website/blog will increase your Google ranking * Squidoo itself is a search engine and generates traffic to your lens based on your lens ranking * Google appears to value Squidoo lenses even more highly than blogs (people are reporting rapid top ten listings of their Squidoo lenses) * you can establish yourself as an expert in an area very quickly.
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I have just purchased and read Ewen Chia's new 59 page Autopilot Profits ebook.
My first comment is that this ebook is not for the intermediate or experienced affiliate marketer unless you want to sell the product for the 75% commission that Ewen is offering on the sale of his ebook PLUS a share of the OTO (One Time Offer) income.
Autopilot Profits is aimed at the newbie affiliate marketer and is a very good resource for this group. It covers the basics of affiliate marketing, ClickBank and Adwords marketing and provides sound advice re generating traffic.
However, the autopilot system on offer is Ewen's own ebook - Autopilot Profits. Don't get me wrong, there are very few ClickBank authors who can match Ewen in terms of the level of affiliate resources he provides to those who promote his products.
In addition to a wide range of affiliate resources on his site, Ewen provides:
* Brad Callen's 85 page eBook on Adwords Made Easy * a comprehensive list of relevant keywords for marketing on Adwords
So for the newbie, Autopilot Profits provides: * a high conversion product for a "hungry market" * step-by-step coaching on a affiliate marketing * a generous affiliate commission (75%)
For the experienced/intermediate marketer, Autopilot Profits provides you with access to Brad's Adword's ebook, some useful hints/resources and a product that you can earn 75% commission on. _________________________________
You can build a Squidoo lens on any topic (or any affiliate program) and use your lens to attract traffic to your website or blog.
You build your Squidoo lens using an easy "point-and-click" modular set-up. You can add as many modules as you like. For example, you can add a YouTube module to upload videos related to your topic.
Unlike MySpace, Squidoo welcomes marketing lenses as the originator is himself a leading internet marketer, Seth Godin.
Squidoo attracts advertising revenue via Google AdSense and other advertising on your lens (e.g. via the Amazon.com., Ebay and CafePress modules). Squidoo shares its revenue - with you and with charities. You can in turn opt to share some of your Squidoo revenue with one of the charities supported by Squidoo.
This report has some excellent ideas and tips for affiliate marketers that you can easily put into practice. It covers areas such as:
* getting traffic (free and paid) * creating websites quickly and easily * Clickbank promotion * GoogleAdsense * Google Adwords * email marketing
You might think that you have heard it all before but I assure you that you can learn from this report. I have been involved in affiliate marketing for a number of years now and I found ideas that I have put into practice today.
The real genius of Gauther's report is his strategy for converting Pay Per Click (PPC) into Cost Per Action (CPA).
CPA means that you get paid when the user completes an action. You could get paid when they fill out a form, download some software or request further information.
He demonstrates how he earns more through CPA than either Google Adsense or Clickbank.
As soon as I had my tenth article accepted I lodged a request at EzineArticles.com to be admitted to the Platinum Membership level.
The benefits of Platinum Membership with EzineArticles.com are: * Unlimited article submissions accepted * Priority Approval for new submissions * Priority Approval for modified articles (if you edit them) * Yellow Star next to your name within 24 hours
I received my upgrade to Platinum Membership within 24 hours of applying.
One of the things I had learnt from the Ezinearticles.com blog is that you need to provide reasons why you should be upgraded if you want expeditious consideration of your application. So I advanced the following four reasons:
* I love writing and have more articles ready to publish * my first nine articles have generated 3,900 page views to date * I promote EzineArticles.com on my blog * I have co-edited two books and published 20 academic articles
This seemed to work because I was admitted to Platinum level very quickly.
The benefits of Platinum Membership are real. I submitted three articles immediately and within 90 minutes of submission I had all three articles approved.
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I have just had my tenth article accepted by Ezinearticles.com
This means that I can now apply for Platinum Status which enables me to submit unlimited articles and receive accelerated reviews of new articles submitted.
One of the benefits of submitting articles to highly ranked article directories (Google ranking 4 or 5) is that your article can appear in the top ten Google listings for your keyword shortly after acceptance.
At one stage when I was writing articles regularly and submitting them to multiple directories, I had five entries in the top ten Google listings for the keywords, "affiliate marketing coach".
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For example as soon as I publish this post, the RSS feed will be sent to my list as an email. This is done automatically once I set it up - and I even have a choice of formats.
Aweber.com is a dedicated autoresponder provider who is serious about quality service. I received in the mail yesterday a welcome letter with a tear-off portion providing my login details and contact details for support phone and live chat (with the hours spelt out plus toll-free numbers even for international callers like me).
I have submitted articles to about thirty directories to date.
This has helped me get a 4 ranking with Google for this blog and enabled me to earn multiple listings in Google's top ten for my keyword.
I have found that Ezinearticles.com is the the best directory, particularly with recent upgrades to their site.
You can now switch on the WYSIWYG editor so that you do not have to know html to enter your articles. You can use this html editor to add bolding, italics, indents, hot links, etc.
The information available through the site's blog, forum and articles is top notch. Christopher Knight really knows his stuff and shares it willingly.
I find that if I get an article accepted on Ezinearticles.com, it is never rejected by other directories. So that is where I start.
Ezinearticles.com have very clear guidelines that are very well documented and other directories follow similar guidelines.
I also find that once my article is accepted in this directory, it is only a matter of days before my article appears in the top ten listings of Google for my keyword (note: the importance of your resource box - another topic for later!).
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Ron has been involved in Internet marketing and small business marketing since 2005. He is recognized as an expert in Web 2.0 traffic strategies being a Giant Squid100, Top 100 Squidoo Lensmaster and creator of the SquidooRoo social media training program. Ron is a Co-Founder of Wizzley, a Writer's community.
Ron's blog for his offline business is Human Resource Consultancy.