Warning about Using Wis.dm to Promote Squidoo Lenses
January 16, 2008 – 12:56 amWis.dm is a site where you ask questions and wait for people to answer “yes” or “no.” You could ask something as deep as “Do you think God really exists?,” or something as simple as “Do you like socks?”
One of the bonuses for people with Squidoo lenses is that you can include a URL relating to your question. Your site gets a quality backlink, and you possibly get more people checking your site out. Captain Squid suggests using Wis.dm to promote your Squidoo lenses in his Squidoo publishing checklist. (The checklist is very useful, by the way: You can get it by signing up for his newsletter.)
However, not everyone on Wis.dm appreciates seeing Squidoo links. Some of them are convinced that all Squidoo URLs are just spam and ought to be banned. I also received a cutting response to my first question, which of course had a link to a related Squidoo lens.
If you decide to use Wis.dm to promote your Squidoo lenses, tread carefully. Communities get hostile if they think you’re just using their environment to earn money or get quick traffic. You’ll probably do better if you participate without submitting Squidoo lenses all the time.
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3 Responses to “Warning about Using Wis.dm to Promote Squidoo Lenses”
Agreed. When I recommend using wis.dm, it’s the same as using any social site. If you aren’t seen as providing value to the community, they are going to trash you. But if you ask thought provoking questions and don’t say things like ‘Do you like what’s in this link?’ etc. then you can drive even more traffic…
good post!
-The Captain
By The Captain on Jan 16, 2008
Thanks, Cap’n! I think Wis.dm’s a good tip, but I’ve learned to treat it very carefully.
By Victoria Neely on Jan 17, 2008
Interesting, thanks for the tip. Spam does get quite annoying on Q&A sites, FunAdvice has people trying to post spam all the time, and I love deleting it all
By Dara on Jan 19, 2008