You Could Be a Giant Charity
June 2nd, 2009
Out of all the charities on Squidoo, only a few will become Giants. What does that mean? There is a program on Squidoo called the Giant Squids. Membership is elite; members are hand-picked, and the first qualification is to have 50 really great lenses. Most of the Giant Squids on Squidoo have been here for years, and many since the early beta days. A few lensmasters building lenses for charity have achieved this status, and as a result, their lenses get more eyeballs and donors than most others.
Today we’re interviewing lensmaster, Giant Squid Mentor, and Giant Squid Organizer RMS for more details on how a charity like you can become a Giant.
Squidoo: Robin, what are three things charities can do to improve their lenses and visibility as charities?
RMS: Although it might not be a quick thing to do, creating 50 lenses and becoming a Giant Squid lensmaster will help to increase lensrank and visibility of the charity’s lenses. All Giant Squid lenses automatically receive a gold star and have the chance to earn a purple star, which will give the lens an additional boost in ranking and a better chance to be seen.
If becoming a Giant isn’t feasible for the charity organization, it would be a good idea to create at least one “Giant quality” lens, which means a lens that uses many different types of modules, lots of interesting pictures, contains no generic titles, makes good use of sub-titles, and generally contains enough interesting content to hold a readers attention.
Squidoo: Do you have any favorite charity lenses that do this well?
RMS: Epic Farms is a small non-profit striving to share the BIG picture. They make good use of humor to keep a reader interested, and also make excellent use of many different Squidoo modules to interest to the lens. All in all, I think it is a very well done charity lens.
Squidoo: What’s one very cool thing you’d love to see on a Charity lens?
RMS: I think it would be cool to see a video representing the charity in action.
There you have it, the short and sweet on creating a great charity lens. Just as RMS said, becoming a Giant Squid lensmaster isn’t always quick, but the perks are priceless. Not only will you have a whopping 50 quality lenses pushing traffic and potential donors towards your organization, you’ll enjoy new lensmaking tools, ranking benefits, and the camaraderie of a group of lensbuilding experts.
If you’re interested in making this a goal for your charity, contact RMS at her Giant Squid Mentor lens. It all starts with a single lens, and since you already have an “about us” lens, that leaves only 49 to go!
Make it a great day for charities on Squidoo!
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