I look at a lot of lenses.
Tons.
I would say without a doubt the single thing that turns people off to lenses, hurts conversions, and causes visitors to hit the back button is how the page is written.
Common mistakes on lenses I run across all the time:
Non-specific module headers – If I’m looking through your lens [...]
Okay, there are 8 plugins that you absolutely can not live without if you want to create Squidoo lenses and manage them effectively. I find myself using all of these quite often for various tasks.
Squidoo Lens Editing
Greasemonkey – This lets you add little mini scripts to your browser (don’t worry you have to push one [...]
The Giant Squid Organizers send me a super special treat! My dog, Tank, stole it and wanted to show that he too had what it takes to be a Giant Squid…. I’m not sure, what do you guys think? (click thumb to enlarge, big photos…)
