Small Changes at Squidoo
I’m sure most of you have read about the recent module additions at Squidoo. I haven’t tried the new text/write modules with larger pictures yet, but I’ll be excited to try it. Pictures add so much to a lens and those tiny thumbnails do little more than break up text. Up to this point I’ve mainly used the Polaroid module to get my big photos.
This morning I noticed a small change on the dashboard that I hadn’t heard about. Along with the options to label, edit, delete or check your stats on a lens, you can now check your lens health. Tips about your titles, length of your intro module, your tags, and more is all available to help you improve the health of your lens. Nice addition. Now I need to set aside some time and go through each of my lenses.
I found several of my lenses had some bad affiliate links in them earlier this week. I spent yesteday swapping them out. Unfortunately, they don’t alway show that they aren’t working at a glance and I fear they’ve been non-functional for 6 or 8 weeks. Nothing like losing revenue over something that basic!
I’ve created 3 or 4 new lenses this week but I believe my efforts in the coming several days will be directed toward tweaking and updating. Fresh content, pictures, and checking “health status” and links is on my list to do.
Tags: lenses
October 16th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Great news! Health check is absolutely wonderful. Don’t ya just love Squidoo?! On my to-do list as well!
October 17th, 2008 at 2:31 am
I’m tweaking too!
Haven’t made a single lens this month! I saw change on dashboard too but it seams not properly working… it would be nice if we could see that here!
October 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
I was going to check out the new additions today, but there’s been some problems at Squidoo (Saturday). Time’s running out for the afternoon, going to doing family stuff — starting now!
Maybe I can get back to Squidoo later tonight, or Sunday.
October 19th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I found the health button too although it didn’t seem to be working when I found it. I’ll have to go back and check. I’m a little miffed the words have been changed around as it’s slowed me down a bit. I keep clicking on the wrong one out of location habit.