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This blog is run and written by Lewis Smile. You can hire him at BuildMyLens.com and YourNicheBlog.com. He does some mighty fine things on these internets ;)

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Backlinks - Your Google Ranking JetPack

What will get your higher up in the search results? Backlinks.
A backlink is when another webpage or blog or lens links to your lens. They ‘link back’ to you, as if they are voting for you by linking to you. They trust you, and are willing to link to you.
A backlink is also known as [...]

30Dec2008 | MrLewisSmile | 5 comments | Continued
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The New Lens Workshop: A Review

A whole new Lens Workshop went live today, so if you log in to any of your lenses you’ll see the new 2.0 version ready to wow you.
It’s shiny, bubbly-looking, and clean.
The best thing for you to do is check it out! Go now and edit a lens. It’ll be a nice surprise.
A couple of [...]

18Dec2008 | MrLewisSmile | 3 comments | Continued
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Rule Number 1: Get Blogging!

I’ve written about the importance of blogging before, and like in any good friendship I feel like I can talk about the same topics again and again.
So here it is.
Blog About Your Topic and Your Lenses!
If you are making Lenses on Squidoo to earn yourself any kind of money, you need a blog too. If [...]

10Dec2008 | MrLewisSmile | 5 comments | Continued
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Why You NEED To Be a Giant Squid - without fail!

A Giant Squid is a Lensmaster who Squidoo is in love with. The minimum requirement to become a Giant Squid is 50 really great lenses.
50 REALLY GREAT lenses. Original ideas, beautifully executed, that you are proud to put your name to.
Once you get to 50+ great lenses you can submit your name to Squidoo HQ [...]

12Nov2008 | MrLewisSmile | 6 comments | Continued
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AT LAST! Aweber Opt In Forms On Your Lenses!

If I had a dollar every time an internet marketer asked me if they can put an opt in form on their lens… I would have, well, a lot of dollars.
It is probably the most requested Squidoo feature from internet marketers. They want to use their lenses to build mailing lists.
Ever since Squidoo [...]

8Nov2008 | MrLewisSmile | 12 comments | Continued
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If you love Squidoo…

If you love Squidoo, then you’ll probably love these sites too!
Tiffany, my partner at BuildMyLens.com, wrote an article yesterday that gave a nice little roundup of a few sites built on the same idea as Squidoo.
Give them a go if you haven’t, comment on your experience if you have!
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HubPages - This website gives users a [...]

16Oct2008 | MrLewisSmile | 6 comments | Continued
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FINALLY: Why Squidoo Tags Are Useless

Finally! My post about Squidoo Tags is ready. There has been a LOT going on in my life since I wrote that last post, but bit by bit I’ve been chipping away at this beast.
So here goes
Why Squidoo Tags Are Useless
Things change. Goal posts move. And it is our job to [...]

12Oct2008 | MrLewisSmile | 32 comments | Continued
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Tags. Are. Useless.

There.
I said it!
Next, I shall explain why..

10Sep2008 | MrLewisSmile | 11 comments | Continued
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New: Categories!

Exciting times.
Squidoo has just created 10 new categories for us to play with.
They have added a couple that probably could/should have been added from the beginning (like Home & Garden!) and they added a couple that are more of an experiment than anything else (like Duel and the potentially-troublesome Work at Home).
Here is the [...]

9Sep2008 | MrLewisSmile | 5 comments | Continued
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New Module: Be a Super Charity Squid!

Squidoo has just uploaded a new module.
Check it out. Edit one of your charity lenses, click Add Modules, and add the new Donations module.
A lot of work has gone into this module, you can tell. Every charity is represented well, with logos and write-ups.
What It Does And How It Does It:

The module opens and looks [...]

8Sep2008 | MrLewisSmile | 1 comment | Continued
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