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Thoughts on Group Authored Lenses

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 [...]

Squidoo Ebay Challenge Lenses Complete – Know the Rules

Note: If you are coming into this little adventure late make sure and catch up with the first parts of my ebay squidoo challenge tips narrative: The Intro and Bonus offer, targeting ebay users, featuring fun products, building out an ebay niche.
I finished up my final submission for the Squidoo – Ebay Challenge contest. [...]

Ebay-Squidoo Challenge Day 5 – Niche Build Out

Sorry for the lack of Ebay Challenge Updates folks, I got a little carried away. On Saturday morning I found a niche on eBay Pulse and was going to create a second ‘product’ lens to show you folks a few other little tricks.
Unfortunately the niche got a little carried away with me and here I [...]

Squidoo Plexos : Super Tool or Old and Busted?

I think that the ‘Plexo’ modules on Squidoo are probably one of the least understood aspects of Squidoo. I have always been kind of ambivalent towards all of the plexo modules just because I never really saw how they could benefit me. Until Now.
The Real Facts about Plexo Modules:

Votes are pooled across all versions of [...]

New Module: Amazon Recommends

There’s a new module on the ‘Interact’ page of the Module picker titled’ Amazon Recomendations’. It’s an interesting twist on the classic Amazon Plexo that’s worth checking out.
It basically pulls a 5 item plexo list from Amazon with items that are ‘related’ to the item you give the module to start with.
Why this is awesome:

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5 Cool Plexo Tips – Squidoo Tip of the Day

In the past few months, the Squid Team has come a long way in making plexo modules cooler…. much cooler.
Here are the Captain’s Top 3 Tips for Plexos:

The YouTube Plexo can hold up to five full length videos. (a’la SquidVids) This means there is absolutely no reason you should send visitors away from your lens [...]