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Top Tweets from your Squid Angels

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:51 AM PST

Good morning lensmasters!

Four of your Squid Angels have gotten together to help you create better lenses, and they’re doing it Twitter-style. This week we’re proud to bring you a short Q&A - in 140 characters or less.

What one no-no about lenses bugs you most?

@jimmie No original content — a lens that’s just a hodgepodge of automatically loaded lenses.

@chefkeem fake personal content, i.e. “how I lost weight” = Clickbank copy

@bigjim Unchanged module titles. They help the flow of the lens and provide useful info if someone is just skimming it at first.

@XP Lenses with default module titles. (Especially the money-makers.) No one wants to see a thrown-together lens.

What is one thing that makes you smile when you see it on a lens?

@XP Featured Lens module. It’s okay to highlight other users’ lenses that are relevant. Builds sense of community.

@jimmie Pictures of people’s children.

@bigjim A welcoming profile picture.

@chefkeem portrait photo of lensmaster in the bio

A lensmaster who really “gets it” does ______?

@chefkeem write from the heart.

@XP Gets right to the point in the top 2-3 modules. Don’t make me look for your topic. Make it clear.

@bigjim …a lot of sharing. It’s all about relevant and clear information.

@jimmie Gets personal — shares his own stories and images.

Yes or no: can a lens really be too long?

@XP Yes. Lenses that make the reader scroll and scroll with dull, repetitive information are a waste of valuable time.

@chefkeem yes. we have a short attention span…um..what was the question again?

@jimmie Content is like chocolate, so I say NO, you can’t have too much. If the content is good, just keep it coming.

@bigjim Also depends on the layout. If it flows well, it will keep people’s interest.

What is your favorite sandwich condiment?

@XP Ketchup. Has to be cold, though. Can’t stand it when people don’t refrigerate their ketchup!

@bigjim Liquid Summer hot sauce. http://twurl.nl/x41b1c

@chefkeem Agasweet Tangerine Ginger agave nectar

@jimmie Mustard - the spicier the better!

What is one thing that earns a lens an instant thumbs down?

@chefkeem promo of a pill that gets your ex back while you lose weight and make millions overnight (w/free samples).

@jimmie Every link on the page leads to the same, scammy get rich quick scheme.

@bigjim Obvious marketing without helpful information.

@XP Do not try to sell me something (complete with affiliate link) in the intro module. If it is a ClickBank link, I’m out.

How can a lensmaster tell if they’re not ready for a blessing?

@bigjim If they haven’t read the other lensmasters’ how-tos. And they don’t even know what a blessing is.

@jimmie It’s sort of like bad breath. Unfortunately you don’t know you have it even when you do. Lensmasters rarely know their own lenses stink.

@XP If they have more money-making modules than informative (text, link) modules. You need balance.

@chefkeem if the lens does not at all fulfill the requirements of the angel forum sticky and Squid Angels’ portrait lenses.

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There you have it! Tweets, er, tips, straight from your Squid Angels. Looking for a blessing? After following the tips above (and of COURSE reading this), hop over to the Angels’ Forum on SquidU and post your best lens.

If Twitter is your thing, you’ll find us at @squidoonews.

Happy lensmastering,
~Kimberly
YOUR Community & Charity Organizer
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