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 and 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 who has numerous
niche websites, including two sites on Internet Marketing.
For the latest and most effective internet marketing tools
& software try: Internet Marketing Software
One of best resources on Squidoo is from Bob Jenkins:
Squidoo Secrets
Copyright © 2007 Titus Hoskins. This article may be freely
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