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[Katerina]

Squidoo likes activity. So if you are getting people to your lens to rate it, place 'blurbs' on it and if you add modules ( new content) often you will get ranked quickly and higher than people who don't do anything with their lens.

Most people do all the work one time and then just leave the lens and forget about them.

I find they seem to like adding new content often, so I publish my lens right away and then add the content little by little.

Also, getting inbound links to your lens helps too.

Thank you all who rated my lens and I will now go and rate yours and place blurbs for your lens.

If you would like to see a high ranking lens; even though it is not one of my real estate lens, it is for my coaching lens group that I do, you can see it at:


http://www.Squidoo.com/TeachersOfTheSecret

In less than ten days I was able to get this lens from the bottom of the heap with over 170,000 lens in Squidoo overall to # 2,912 overall and #217 for how to and education. This was an amazing and exciting accomplishment for me just learning about internet marketing.

Now, if I can take what I did there and put a spin on it for Real Estate than I can get the real estate lens up there too.

Thanks for everyone's support and help.
Thanks Wayne for catching my mistake!

[Katerina]

I corrected the URL you provided and rated your lens.

Thanks! I guess I was typing too fast! I appreciate you fixing it and recognizing that I goofed!

[Katerina]

Katerina - I went in and rated your lens a 5.

I don't totally understand the lens rank yet. I moved all the way up to 59 for business on this lens and then bounced around between 59 and 70. When I went back today I had dropped all the way to 191. I am not sure what dropped me but that is quite a drop. Check me out and give my lens a rating pls.

I just posted a post that explains what I have learned about Squidoo from application and how Squidoo responded to my actions.

I will go to your lens now.

[Katerina]

Katerina - I went in and rated your lens a 5.

I don't totally understand the lens rank yet. I moved all the way up to 59 for business on this lens and then bounced around between 59 and 70. When I went back today I had dropped all the way to 191. I am not sure what dropped me but that is quite a drop. Check me out and give my lens a rating pls.

The reason for the drop is that they go in and correct the rankings. It seems the robots go in the middle of the night because the rankings are always changed sometime between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. EST.

Someone else's lens could have just been better that day or they just added new content.

Do not keep your lens stagnant. If you do that, you will drop as others build lens and they will move above you.

Well, it is all relative anyways;
we must focus on why is it that we have our lens.
What is it we want to gain out of that and stay focused on the desired outcome of that.

Your lens looks great. I just went in and rated it and added a blurb.
By the way, I love that video!!!!

[Katerina]

LensRank: "...we use an automated algorithm—LensRank—to rank the lenses. We look at community ratings, lensmaster reputation, clickthrough rates, frequency of updates, inbound and outbound links, revenue generated, and lots of other factors and give the lens a number." - Squidoo FAQ

Yes my lens, http://www.squidoo.com/sales-training/ is still ranked in the top 100 for Business. Knock on wood.

Jeff,
I just went in and rated your lens.
It is full of info, very nice.
May I make a couple of suggestions?

1. Go in and add your comment module.
I could not find your comment module. Squidoo seems to like people leaving 'blurbs'.

2. Add some comments to each of your links.
If you take a look at the top 100 lens, you will see one by Topanga about Obama.( no political statement here- just an example of a great lens format).
Look at the way she did her linking module.
Give and explanation about each link.

[Katerina]

Hey Wayne and anyone else...

I have created a few more lenses so if anyone is in the mood to rate more lenses

Actually, if you rate my lenses I will add you to their lense roll if you either send me a pm or post a comment on the lense.

Here is what I have so far:

http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/bobcrain

Wow! You have done a lot of lens! That is where I am trying to get to for our area in Florida. So far I have 2 going:
http://www.Squidoo.com/WellingtonFloridaRealEstate
http://www.Squidoo.com/WestPalmBeachRealEstate

If you can go and visit mine, that would be wonderful.
I love your maps and the way you linked to the mls.
I went to two of yours so far and rated and placed blurbs on them.
I will visit the rest this weekend.

Great job! We love referrals too!

[osobluwtr]

Katerins.

I just ranked yours and added a blurb. Please visit mine if you have time.

www.squidoo.com/bellinghamwarealestate.com

Thanks and great idea

[Katerina]

Katerins.

I just ranked yours and added a blurb. Please visit mine if you have time.

www.squidoo.com/bellinghamwarealestate.com

Thanks and great idea

Hurry and go back to your lens. It is not published yet.
When a lens is not published there is a pop up that tells anyone can claim this lens right now. That means the work you just put into it you will lose. So please go to your lens and press the publish tab at the top right of your lens. You already did all your work with your key words, etc.

I will go right to your lens and rate it for you as soon as you let me know you did that.

By the way, I lived in Seattle for 5 years and love Bellingham!
Thanks for your stars and blurb!

[osobluwtr]

katerina.

I checked and I have published the squidoo. I am not sure what you are seeing. Can you assist? It says that I am ranked 2 times?

Ben

[Katerina]

Please give me your link again.
I will look again right now.