You have possibly already heard about Squidoo, and how easy it is to set up a Squidoo lens. If you’re a Genealogist or Family Historian, you may have never thought about using the free service for your genealogy research and to connect with others researching the same areas.
It’s understandable, because there are several genealogists who are reluctant to put their research on social networking sites. The reasons may vary, but the majority of them aren’t sure if their family history research would be well received on a social site. However Genealogy is a subject which quite a number of Squidoo Lensmasters cover and you can see an example at Genealogy and Family History or Genealogy Products
Search engines usually treat high quality content Squidoo lenses well in the search engine rankings. If you have a quality Squidoo page, there’s a good chance it will be indexed in Google very quickly and with a little promotion it will rank fairly high in the search engines depending on the amount of competition in the niche.
There have been many Squidoo pages that rank number one in the search engine results pages. These lenses have been meticulously crafted and offer true value to visitors, so the search engines reward the lens with a higher ranking.
When setting up a Squidoo lens, you have the option to create a lens which allows you to set up what amounts a way of connecting with others who are researching the same names as you.
That doesn’t mean you have to put anything on your lens you don’t want to. You have a lot of freedom with what goes on your Squidoo lens. You can place a full-page overview of what you are researching and include photographs as wells as videos via click-to-add modules.
Once you get to know the Squidoo user interface, which won’t take but a few minutes, you’ll see just how simple it is to get your genealogy research having its own lens. You will be able to link to other lenses, and increase the traffic you get to your genealogy lens.
Others can rate your lens and recommend it to others, thereby exposing your genealogy research to even more potential connections. If you’ve been thinking about putting your genealogy research on Squidoo, then you should go for it now. If you’ve been putting it off, then you might want to consider the fact that you are missing out on potential connections that will build your Family Tree for you. Build your lens and build your Family Tree at the same time.
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