This week I want to ask a question about those lenses that go "in the pink". It's my understanding that once the ranking gets 400,000 or more they are no longer even able to be found in the search engines? If that's the case, how are they to get higher in rank....other than we promote them and/or update them in some way. They become works in progress in the low ranking. It's frustrating me.
With the thousands and thousands of lenses out there, how in the world would you prevent your lenses from going in to work in progress status?
Ok...on that note, here are most of the lenses that I am now showing in the pink. Some I'm not worried about as I'm going to delete them once I get more built.
Superdove Book Review
Kansas--Our First Lapbook!
Meatball Subs
Crash by Mayra Calvani
Sorry, another question. Two of these are book reviews, which in turn are listed within my Book Reviews lens. If they are in the pink and considered a work in progress, I notice they are not showing on my list on my bio page as well as when you read my bio, they aren't even counted as how many lenses I have. Does this mean they aren't showing up in my book reviews lens to maybe get some exposure from there?
Now....back to the lenses that I have updated since last Thursday:
Jerky Direct Business Opportunity
All About Marsha
Gather The BEST in Social Networking
I hope to see lots to hop around to this week!
First, before I forget, your link to Squidoo Blog Hop Info needs updated..:-)
ReplyDeleteAs for WIP issues, thankfully I've had none in the pink, yet, except for when creating new lenses. But here's a great Squidoo lens link on the topic: http://www.squidoo.com/wip
I'm going to investigate deleting lenses more thoroughly. Personally, I don't feel it's a good idea, for several reasons. One, don't delete, just update and improve and promote the lens. Two, deleting, to me means I failed to create an amazing lens. If I work at keeping it out of the WIP pink, then I have succeeded. (I love the sweet scent of success, LOL) And, three, others link to your lenses, and you do as well. If you delete a lens, then those links are dead links and have a negative effect on the pages the dead links are found. That means if I delete a lens, I am having a negative effect on others as well as myself.
Now I'm off to visit you and Brenda with some lens love and support! Thanks for hosting this hop for us, Marsha! You're a gem!
HI! Your books seem to be showing up fine on your book review lens (which, by the way, you should link to in this post to save people from having to go search your bio for it - *grin*). I don't see why they wouldn't show up there. Even in the sidebar widget, my deslisted "pink" lenses are showing up.
ReplyDeleteCan I make a suggestiong for your Review lens? While usually it's great to intersperse commercial modules throughout the lens, because this lens is for lists of your review, and the commercial aspects you've chosen are also in list form, it makes it very hard to read and might chase people away. And since this is an index of reviews where people may buy the book, I think there's no real need to have these extra money makers in there, since without them it's more likely to send people to your other money makers.
I would either get rid of the commercial modules on your Review Lens or move them to the bottom of the lens.
The two previous commentors gave excellent resources and advice.
ReplyDeleteFor questions with squidoo, the first place I search for an answer is at SquidUniversity in the Help section.
I found a sticky [Pink lenses or WIP] which led to explanation of this topic as well as the Squidoo HQ page on this topic.
http://www.squidoohq.com/2011/06/16/why-isnt-my-lens-published-yet-and-whats-a-wip-lens/
To keep lenses from getting in the pink, update them, Add more valuable content.
Hey Marsha! Me again. Thanks for pointing out that misplaced link. I've fixed it, but you can go right here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.squidoo.com/giveawaylinkies
I've added your giveaway linky already...I actually added it today, before you commented! I was linking up a giveaway on Texifornia and stumbled on it. :-)
If you look at the giveaway listings section towards the bottom on that squidoo page, some of those I have link will link up your linky. :-)
Hi there. Thanks for stopping by, and yes, homeschooling with only one left counts too...lol! And I admire you for doing it as a single mom too. I know another single mom who homeschools (and works out of the home) and it can be done.
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