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| Level Up on Squidoo! |
From the time you join Squidoo, you begin to accumulate
points.
You design the layout of your
article. You publish your article. Then you go out and promote your
article.
All of these actions help in
adding to your point score and your point score is what determines when the
lensmaster moves up to the next level.
Take a moment to move your cursor around the top of the
Squidoo Dashboard.
On the top right-hand
side of the page next to the Search box, you’ll see your level score listed as something
from L1 to L80. This is the level you’ve
attained so far on Squidoo. This box
will also tell you how many points you’ll need to move to the next level.
As you move from level to level, new tools will be added to
your toolbox. As you look around
Squidoo, you’ll see articles set on various backgrounds. These are themes that will be open to you as
you level up. After gaining experience
in the basics, new types of modules will become available. Once you’ve learned how to promote your
articles, the site will allow you to publish more.
This is what leveling up is about.
To give you an idea of what you can expect, I’m posting a
list of some of the levels and what you might find when you “level up”. The one thing you can expect every time you
reach the goal of a higher level is that you will be awarded points for your
achievement. You’re continually building
your point score every time you reach your next goal.
Here’s a look at how it works….
Sample Squidoo
Levels and What You Obtain for Reaching Them
Level 2
A new theme or two will be made available for you to use
when designing your articles.
You’ll gain the opportunity to join in new Quests.
Level 4
The lensmaster favorite “Amazon Spotlight Module” becomes
available to you for use in your work.
Use it wherever you can. You can
even go back, edit your online work to include this module, then update and
republish. Amazon Spotlight lets you
showcase a product, then when someone buys it, you receive a royalty.
Level 5
You now have the ability to add more articles. Once you’re at level 5, you are allow to
publish up to 10 lenses. You’ll soon be
allowed unlimited numbers of lenses…but that’s still ahead.
Level 6
New widgets! Play
around with the new widgets you can use.
You’ll love ‘em! Sidebar widgets
are a favorite. Black Box widgets are a
good way to highlight quotes and other points of interest. Give them a try!
Level 7
More themes! Just in
time for the holidays! Add new
backgrounds or use them to develop a new lens.
Level 9
Congratulations! You
now have the ability to publish as many good articles as your creativity will
allow you!
Level 10
Welcome to the community!
With Level 10 you are given the power to nominate a Squidoo article for
the award called Lens of the Day.
Level 11
The Featured Lenses module becomes available. This is a great way to show off your other Squidoo
work or recommend other people’s articles on subjects that relate to your
topic.
Level 20
At Level 20 you’ll get your first Lens Rank Turboboost. Squidoo will ask you to pick a lens and they’ll
give it a small boost to help you in ranking.
This is a one lens, one time boost.
Level 25
500 Points and a second Lens Rank Turboboost. Pick another lens for a one time boost.
Level 40
You receive a free Squid Ad!
Pick a lens and Squidoo will run it as an ad on one of their Topic
Pages.
And so on until Level 80…
Higher Level Ranking Gives You More Confidence
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the obvious—that building
rank, builds a writer’s prestige on the site.
Squidoo lensmasters gain more confidence and gain a stronger sense of
presence as they make their way to Level 80 rank. This comes, as expected, with time and
experience.
So set your goal and build your brand.
Next time I’ll address how to find people to read and enjoy
your work—promoting your lens.
Keep on writing!
@SanneCollins
