Using Squidoo

If you own a business, you are probably already familiar with social networking sites and how they work; (Facebook, myspace, and twitter are a few) but have you ever heard of Squidoo?? I like to think I am pretty on top of the social networking scene, but I was surprised to hear of this website.

Let me give you an idea of how it works. For those of you who blog using this website (blogger) you understand that you can have more than one blog under one email address if you want to. Squidoo does the same thing, but their different pages are called Lenses.

A lens is a page that someone creates that can be about anything. Mine is about working from home (big surprise!) You can use it to advertise your business, but no one is interested in reading about the next networking marketing business, they can find that anywhere. Find your niche..

Ugh, "Find your Niche" that is something you are going to hear A LOT. To give you a good example of what I mean by that- my niche is helping others work at home.. through my business or not. Maybe yours is helping people use Twitter for their business. People actively search out these things, when they find yours, your website is exposed to more people than if you made a page completely dedicated to your business. I hope that makes sense :)

Tips for Using Squidoo
1. Think of your niche. What do you want your lens to be about?
2. Think of a good name for your lens.. Preferably one that is easy to remember and is relevant to your niche.
3. Do NOT get too frustrated with Squidoo. I pride myself on being pretty on top of social networking sites, and I had a pretty hard time with it. That being said, use the help that the website gives you, it does actually help.

Good luck!
Megan
megangreco@email.com
http://internetceomoms.com/workathometoday

PS: You can see my squidoo page at http://www.squidoo.com/putfamily1st