The Next video in the Commission Junction Training Series is on applying for a program on CJ. For large networks like Commission Junction, each company has their own affiliate program and they are ‘applied’ to separately.
you must be accepted as an affiliate by a company before you can begin earning money from them. The second [...]
A while ago I created a set of training videos a while ago detailing step by step how to use Commission Junction and I’ve decided to release them to you guys gratis.
In a nutshell, they tell you how to build a kick butt affiliate lens using a third party affiliate program like Commission Junction. It’s [...]
I’ve heard several questions the past week about ‘when’ or ‘how’ to add external links (links to other sites) to lenses.
I try to follow a few basic rules of thumb that work quite well for me.
1) add ‘rel=nofollow’ to affiliate links – Especially if they link to some crazy domain or something. Besides, you aren’t [...]
I’ve been toying with some different ideas on how to have multiple lensmasters ‘author’ a single lens and yet not have to set up a new Squidoo account specifically for the new lens. An example would be a lens with group Q&A sections or expert interviews that constantly change or have new content added regularly.
Here’s [...]
I’ve written before on some ‘must have’ tools for Squidoo Lensmasters. That list has gotten a little longer with the newly released Squidoo Toolbar from SquidUtils.
I had the pleasure of helping to beta test the new toolbar over the last few weeks with Fluffanutta and I can say that it’s spectacular with stuff like the [...]
The URL of your lens is your identifier, how people and search engines alike know where your lens is located. On a scale of 10, the importance of your lens URL is probably in the 3-6 range.
Use one to three words separated by a hyphen. (hyphens are easier to remember and faster to type than [...]
There’s a lot of talk going on today about adding ‘tip jars’ to lenses. The mechanics behind it are basically adding a link to your paypal account asking for donations.
From a technical standpoint, adding some kind of personal donation or ‘tip jar’ to your lenses is definitely possible. However, from a ‘money making’ view, they [...]
Stuck for ideas?
Looking for a good idea for a ‘commercial lens’ you can make a few bucks on?
Try this.
Next time you are watching TV sit down with a pad and paper. Each commercial break watch every commercial and write down the one that strikes the strongest emotion in you (interest, hate, disgust, warm and cuddly, [...]
As the year is drawing to a close, it’s important to remember that Dec. 31st is generally the last day you have to significantly impact your taxes for the year. One of the great things about making a few bucks online is that you have some options to reduce your tax bill through some smart [...]
Since our little piratey band has grown so much since January (like 800% !) I thought that it was appropriate to take a post and recap what you folks thought were the best posts of the past year as well as some of my personal favorites.
The Most Visited Blog Posts on Captain Squid in 2008
Can [...]
