Tag and Ping taught me how to utilize these sites properly.
Squidoo
Squidoo is basically a blog on crack. It incorporates tons of features to make what they call a “lens”. This lens can consist of tons of differentcontent. Here are some of the options they offer you:
- Link lists
- RSS feeds
- Youtube Videos
- Plexo link lists (visitors can vote for their favorites).
- Text fields
- Image Fields
- Del.icio.us posts
- A Guestbook and much more
The key to setting up a good Squidoo lens is content. You cannot simply add a bunch of links and expect to do well with Squidoo. Add some videos, your blog RSS feed, a guestbook and some articles. In between content, add things like link lists and Plexo lists. These are great for SEO
as Squidoo lenses rank very well in the search engines. Post in the guestbooks of others and post a link to your sites in your comments. Join groups of lenses like your own to increase the traffic to your lens. Submit your RSS feed to RSS directories using Submit’em Now.
Wikis
A Wiki is a user written encyclopedia. The link above is to the first Wiki ever made – Wikipedia. The link is there for you to see, but for SEO benefit Wikipedia is useless. They use “no-follow” tags for links. Take a look at Wikipedia and you’ll find a TON of information on literally any subject.
The thing with Wikis is that you have to use “deep linking” to get any benefit. If you are focusing on the parenting niche and post a link on the parenting page, it will get deleted almost instantly. You must find a more targeted page. It will help you with your efforts by using a more focused
page anyways. Search in Google for your main keywords with the term “wiki”. There are literally thousands out there and I’m sure there is one for your type of product and business.
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