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December, 2009:

Students: Untapped Web Traffic Source

Dec 27th, 2009
by Greekgeek.
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An awful lot of my Squidoo lenses get queries from students.

How to Make a Pyramid Kite gets kids trying to build pyramids for a school project.

Ancient Greece Odyssey, my travel diary, gets kids needing maps of Greece or information about Greek history and art.

My California Sea Hare page gets medical students trying to track down neurological research using sea slugs!

How do I know? I watch the Traffic Stats tab on my lenses and monitor for phrases like "Roman names for Greek gods" or "How to make a pyramid school project".

This suggests a powerful untapped strategy for web traffic.

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My Other Squidoo-Related Blog

Dec 12th, 2009
by Greekgeek.
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Let's face it; I'm a journeyman when it comes to web traffic and SEO. I know the basics. I know how to do keyword research and how to use keywords.  But I don't focus enough on linkbuilding. I can get 100+ visitors per week to a lens, but not thousands. Some people can.

So my tips and suggestions here can get you from raw beginner to intermediate, but not expert SEO level.

However, there's something else I've learned a lot about: Squidoo in general! How to build lenses. What looks good. I probably know as much about Squidoo modules as any ordinary member, since I did a test drive of every Squidoo module in 2008 and again this November.

So I've created a new "Lensblography" blog: a lensography of all my lenses done as a blog. Partly, as you should guess, it's to build backlinks to my lenses. Partly it's to help fans find my old lenses.

But on each lens, I'm going to share THREE things you may find useful:

  • What I Learned Making This Lens
  • What I Didn't Learn Making This Lens
  • Lens Stats and Milestones

So check out Greekgeek's Lensblography in the weeks to come. I've got two lenses reviewed so far.

How to Beat the Squidoo Blues

Dec 11th, 2009
by Greekgeek.
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MysticTurtle is one of our great lensmasters. Recently she was feeling a little discouraged about her limited Squidoo successes, comparing herself to other lensmasters. We all do this! There are always people out there more successful than we are!

She wrote a funny yet very practical lens about Getting Over the SquidHump which is not just kind words -- it also has some useful tips.

My own approach when I'm down is to go back over my Squidoo SEO, but we all have different ways of tackling Squidoo!

How Your Squidoo Bio Builds Backlinks

Dec 2nd, 2009
by Greekgeek.
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Ooo! Everyone's always wondering where to get backlinks. One thing people often forget about is that inter-linking counts. That is, links from the same domain as your page count as a backlink! That's why Squidoo cross-links lenses in so many ways.

There is a powerful backlink source hidden right in plain sight: your Squidoo lensmaster bio.

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My Purple Stars and Other Squidoo Awards

Dec 2nd, 2009
by Greekgeek.
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Wow! Where are these purple stars coming from! This is a HUGE huge huge thank you to everyone who has nominated my lenses for purple stars, Lens of the Day, and other Squidoo awards.

I also feel like bragging, although I am actually a little surprised at one of the purple stars I just found in my inbox. It's not my best lens. I suppose it's unique content, though!

So here are all my Purple Stars and other Squidoo awards, plus a few personal benchmarks for which I am proud.

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