RedGage: pays you for your content!

One way to get good traffic to your Squidoo lenses
is to create backlinks on social bookmarking and
social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook,
MySpace, and HubPages.

I was recently introduced to a new, unique site,
RedGage, by PotPieGirl, the creator of the
Squidoo weekly marketing plan.

RedGage claims to be "the first-of-its-kind web site
that pays people for their online content and monetizes
their social activity".

The basic principle is that you get paid per 1,000 views
of the content that you submit (there are also bonus
payments).

Content can be pictures, videos, blog posts, documents
and links to websites, blogs or Squidoo lenses.

An interesting concept - leverage and monetize
further the content you already have on the web!!

RedGage is working towards automatic import of material
from your other social networking sites.

The content uploads are attractively presented so
they provide a constant temptation to linger and look
further.

However, I predict that RedGage will grow rapidly. It
combines social bookmarking, social networking and
revenue sharing - elements it has in common with
Squidoo.

I have already linked up with lots of Giant Squids
on the site and more are joining every day. They will
also be promoting RedGage to their lists.

You can join up here (please record ronpass as the
referrer when you complete the sign-up form):
http://www.redgage.com/

Here's some RedGage helpful hints when you join up:

1. work on getting your profile set up first
(with links to your Squidoo lenses, blogs, etc
and include your interests - this encourages more
friends/readers).
2. progressively invite others on the site to be
friends
3. upload blog posts, pictures, videos, links to your
Squidoo lenses, etc (and use the tags provided so people
can find your content)
4. promote RedGage to others
5. comment on, and rate, other people's content.

RGHelp is a RedGage member who provides tutorials on all
aspects of RedGage. You can check out the resources here:
http://www.redgage.com/RGHelp

Work at this progressively and you will gradually build
up heaps of backlinks, generate income, expand your
subscribers and create a reverse traffic flow to your
Squidoo lenses.

P.S. The site may be slow as the owners adjust capacity
to meet the unexpected splurge in demand. A lot of people
want to earn money for their content!

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Ron Passfield is a Top 100 Squidoo Lensmaster and
Giant Squid. He provides free resources
for Squidoo affiliate marketing on his Squidoo authority
site:
http://www.squidoo.com/squidoomarketingstrategies

To learn more about Squidoo Affiliate Marketing
check out:
http://www.squidooaffiliatemarketing.com

Subscribe to Ron's free Squidoo Marketing e-course:
http://www.smsecourse.squidoomarketingstrategies.com/

Ron is the author of the e-Book:
Squidoo Marketing Strategies

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Why Technorati Tags?

In a previous post I discussed the use of
Pingoat or Pingomatic to ping the search engines
and Technorati re your Squidoo lens update:
Squidoo Affiliate Marketing: Post, Publish, Ping

I subsequently mentioned adding Technorati tags
to your blog posts and lenses. I indicated
the availability of free Technorati tag
generators.

In response, I received the following query:
"Why bother with Technorati Tags if you have
already pinged Technorati with one of the
pinging services?"

The reason is that these tools serve different
functions. When you ping you are providing
a generic advice to the search engines and
blog directories, that you have updated your
Squidoo lens or blog.

When you add Tecnorati Tags to your Squidoo
lens or blog, you are creating a two-way link
with Technorati. That means that people who
search Technorati for posts using tags may come
across your tagged post; additionally your
lens/blog has a link to Technorati for your
Tagged terms. For instance, if you click
on any of the Technorati terms below you will
be taken to posts recorded in Technorati for that
term.

I have even had my generated tags appear in
total on the first page of Google for a significant
keyword. The keyword that was the subject of
the search was highlighted in the list of tags and
the search result was hyperlinked to my Squidoo
lens.

Technorati Tags:
social bookmarking, squidoo, squidoo marketing,
two-way links, first page of Google,
Squidoo affiliate marketing

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Ron Passfield is a Top 100 Squidoo Lensmaster and
Giant Squid. He provides free resources for Squidoo
affiliate marketing on his Squidoo lens:
http://www.squidoo.com/squidoomarketingstrategies

To learn more about Squidoo Affiliate Marketing
check out:
http://www.squidooaffiliatemarketing.com

Subscribe to Ron's free Squidoo Marketing
e-course:
http://www.smsecourse.squidoomarketingstrategies.com/

Ron is the author of the e-book:
Squidoo Marketing Strategies

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