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Squidoo and all of its joys made a believer out of me in just six weeks.

Anyone can build their first lens in only minutes. A lens is a cute name for a Squidoo web page. Filling in a lens as you want it can take time but the lens creation is done in minutes.

Of the free websites and blogs I have created none are as easy and fast as a Squidoo lens. Create a lens in just four easy steps once your signup is completed.

1. What is your lens about? This will be your lens title upon creation and can be edited later.

2. What is the goal of your lens? Tick one.

3. Pick your URL! Be sure this cannot be changed!

4. Enter 3 keywords optional. You can add up to 40 later. Click on build my lens. Done! Your lens will open on your computer screen.

The module for the lens title is the first module you will see at the top of your lens. Just click the title edit button and add your best content. This module already contains your entry for what your lens is about. Click save.

The next module is the introduction module. Write a short intro about your lens. Inside the introduction module is a table of contents tab. Click the tab answer a question or two and your table of contents is created. Each time you create a new module it will be auto added to the table of contents. There is also a guest book created down near the bottom automatically.

Scrolling down the text-write is the next module. Click edit add your text click save. You are allowed 10,000 characters in the text write module. Should you require more space add another text-write module. Each text module offers a headline title, subtitle and description before entering your post.

The next modules you see are money modules like eBay, Amazon, Netflix. Click edit on each profit module and pick the options you want displayed on your lens. Instant monetization is accomplished. Each module you add including profit modules are auto added to the table of contents module.

If you wish to delete a module just click the big X beside the edit button on any module. What profit modules you wish to you use or not use are your choice.

Because modules are the basis of Squidoo there are dozens and dozens available. Open every module by clicking the edit button top right of each module. Just add pictures, text, links, anything the module asks for.

Click on add modules at the top or pick from the side bar to see and add additional modules to your lens. Other than the title and introduction modules they can be moved around as you wish. You can drag and drop them in any order on the pages sidebar.

You can pick and add text link modules so you can link to other sites, affiliate programs etc etc.

Add video and picture modules yours or from Youtube, Flickr. The list of possible modules seems endless.

Once the title module, introduction module, text-write module and if memory serves correctly one other module profit or otherwise is filled out you can then publish your page. Click the big orange publish button at the top of the page to do this.

Really by knowing the title and having an intro pre- written along with your first text entry you really can create lens in ten minutes using copy and paste for the intro and text modules. It is exactly that easy.

Another really great feature is the vast majority of S.E.O is done for you. The modules are designed with S.E.O in mind. It works really great.

How well does Squidoo work? My first lens went to number one on Google in slightly over three weeks. With out buying ads or placing ads either. Just a handful of articles. So it works and it works well.

If you’re new at this. Squidoo should be your next stop. If you’re not new its a great and free spot to check out those niche markets before dropping big bucks on a niche campaign. The ways to use and profit from squidoo are as endless as the modules.

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Ryleigh Cantrell has only recently discovered Squidoo. Ryleigh has spent the last two years earning a solid work from home income using only IFW websites. You can learn how to use IFW websites to create a good work from home income of your own.

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