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How I Made 78 Cents On Squidoo!
By Titus Hoskins (c) 2007

Don't laugh, this is not as insignificant as you might
think at first glance. Not by a long shot.

Actually, it is quite significant.

Here's why: making any amount of money on the web from a
free site is quite rare.

At least this has been my experience. Others will no doubt
disagree and argue otherwise, but I have found very few
free sites worth pursuing. Google's Blogspot using Adsense
is the only other exception that readily comes to mind.

Not that I haven't tried looking for these free sites in
the past. When I first started exploring the web around 10
years ago I tried out a lot of foolish 'make-money' sites
like getting paid to read emails, paid-to-surf... etc.

Everybody Loves A Freebie!

They tell me people actually make money at these kinds of
programs but I could never get them to work for me.
Probably lack of patience on my part or not enough
will-power to keep working these sites. Most are a waste of
time because you're simply building someone else's VRE.
They own this domain and content - not you.

I never really started earning any significant online
income until I created my own domain and web site. You must
create your own virtual real estate. Your own content. Your
own domains. Your own sites. It is the correct way to
proceed unless...

Unless... you just don't have the funds or resources to
create and build your own sites. The next best thing is
using a Web 2.0 program like Squidoo.

What Is Squidoo?

Squidoo is a free, easy-to-use service or site that lets
anyone post or write a lens (web page) on any subject that
they have expertise in.

Squidoo lets you create your own lenses and pick highly
valuable keyword phrases in your Squidoo URL. They are
still some very worthwhile URLS to be claimed and more
being born as new products come online.

Experienced marketers will know to place popular (well
searched for) keywords or keyword phrases in their Squidoo
URL and then have these keywords in the title of your lens
and sprinkled throughout the page. Don't overdo it, but
optimize your lens for your chosen keywords. Savvy
marketers also know using a long tail keyword phrase often
results in more targeted traffic which converts better.

How Is Squidoo Different?

Squidoo is a quality site. It offers highly focused content
which often rises to the top of the search engine rankings
very quickly. The Squidoo site has a PR7 (Page Rank) in
Google. According to Alexa, Squidoo is ranked in the top
1000 sites on the whole web.

Why Is Squidoo Effective?

The main reason Squidoo is effective stems from its vibrant
online community constantly creating diverse quality
content and links. In the process, this community has made
Squidoo a search engine haven. As with Wikipedia, Squidoo
can be seen as the ultimate authority site. Besides, it is
fun and easy to use because you have all your valuable
content and links on one convenient page. It is also
community rated so all the cream rises to the top!

How You Can Earn By Using Squidoo?

Every page on Squidoo carries Google AdSense ads which
generate funds for the site and you. Also you can display
affiliate links from Amazon, eBay and CafePress... Squidoo
is more like a co-op where you share in the revenues
generated from your lenses. There is also a charity element
where you can donate your earnings to a whole host of
charity groups.

Keep in mind, Squidoo is completely scalable. As with any
marketing venture, once you know how to create that first
one dollar profit, all you have to do is scale it up. If
you make one dollar with one page, create a hundred pages
and you will make...

Why You Should Use Squidoo?

From a purely SEO angle, Squidoo is worth your time, even
if you're a professional marketer making 2 or 300 dollars a
day from your sites. Squidoo lets you quickly tap into the
whole Web 2.0 social media tagging system. It will help you
improve your rankings for your other sites if you closely
tie-in your links and content.

This is not keyword spamming. You must create unique
quality content on Squidoo in order to generate the
interest in your lenses. In a community monitored site like
Squidoo, quality content does rise to the top. Done
properly, Squidoo will easily let you tap into the whole
Web 2.0 everyone is talking about.

In addition, Squidoo is an excellent hands-on training
field for anyone wishing to learn more about Internet
Marketing. It is the perfect place to study affiliate
marketing and you can discover how SEO really works without
even spending a dime.

More importantly, Squidoo is just plain easy and a whole
lot of fun. Besides, if you give it a try, chances are
almost 100% certain that you will make more than 78 cents!
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The author is a full-time online marketer. For the most
effective internet marketing tools try:
http://www.bizwaremagic.com . One of best free resources
on Squidoo is from Bob Jenkins:
http://bizwaremagic.com/Recommends/Squidoo-Secrets.htm
2007 Titus Hoskins. This article may be freely distributed
if this resource box stays attached.
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