Comments on: Why most Squidoo SEO advice is bunk

By: Jim Keller

Jim Keller — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:13:35 +0000

Stumbled across this post while trying to see if Google is even giving much credit to Squidoo lenses anymore. Judging by some of these older blog posts, it seems like Google has definitely curtailed rankings for Squidoo compared to a year or so ago (which is probably a good thing). Good advice nonetheless, though.

By: Gary Speer

Gary Speer — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:53:50 +0000

Hey, THIS was the post I was looking for. I came upon this when I first started studying Squidoo for a business, then lost track of it.

My question, related to your third bullet point under “DO”: Just what is a “directory lens”? How do make ‘em?

Thanks so much! (BTW — I lived in Denver for 5 years when I was a kid back in the Dark Ages. Proud student then at Ashland Elementary — which no longer exists — and Skinner Junior High.)

By: Dr. Richard

Dr. Richard — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:11:00 +0000

Great tips on SEO, Captain! My advice: great content beats SEO – every time. We’ve all heard this a zillion times, but it’s true.

If you build something that people like and want to visit, you won’t need to spend much time on SEO.

Of course the problem that no one helps you with is how to find those compelling topics…

By: Captain Squid » What is No-Follow and why do you need it

Captain Squid » What is No-Follow and why do you need it — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:01:41 +0000

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By: The Captain

The Captain — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:17:34 +0000

Sunshine and Course,

Very good questions and awesome ideas for some new posts. I’ll make sure and go back and explain some of these concepts in detail in the next few days.

By: Sunshine

Sunshine — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:35:36 +0000

I can definitely agree with everything you’ve listed.

However, the last point regarding Article Marketing puzzled me somewhat and I’m hoping you will expand on this a bit.

I’m just curious; has submitting articles to article directories not contributed to your success with Squidoo?

Also, do you simply create a family of lenses per theme and link them together via a Lensmaster directory in order to build your link count and prominence in Google?

As always, thank you for great information.

Kindly,

Sunshine

By: A Course In Miracles

A Course In Miracles — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:44:21 +0000

Hi Captain,

What exactly is “No-follow your affiliate links”? Can I do that with my Amazon links for instance? Thanks for your great posts. Really worth reading.

By: Zach

Zach — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:13:37 +0000

Great list, Captain! Amazing information…as always…Until recently, I thought RSS feeds were indexed by Google. Boy was I wrong…

Thanks!

By: Noadi

Noadi — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:29:39 +0000

However using the rss module for affiliate stuff is great. The search engines don’t need to see my amazon links.