Quick Start
The goal is to find Squidoo Lenses and Hubpages already listed in Google that will instantly add links to our own lenses and hubpages.
These pages are known as "tag pages" and have links to all the other lenses or hubpages that contain the same "tag".
We want to find the tag pages that are already ranked in Google, then add these tags to our own lenses or hubpages. This gives us links from ranked pages to our own lenses and hubpages.
1 Click on the link Hubpages Tag Hack or Squidoo Tag Hack in the left column
2 A Google search will come up:
site:hubpages.com "hot hubs" (for Hubpages)
-or-
site:www.squidoo.com "Squidoo : Tags" (for Squidoo)
3 You should see the above text already entered into Google. Just add your main keyword at the end of the search string and search again.
For example:
site:hubpages.com "hot hubs" dog training
site:www.squidoo.com "Squidoo : Tags" inurl:tags dog trainingObserve how the keyword phrase "dog training" was added to the end. You can try both with and without the quotes.
General Squidoo Tag - Hubpages Tips -What are tags? Tags are really just keywords. Tags are used to help people searching for topics related to your pages find them easier.
If your page was about "colors of the rainbow", your tags might be "blue", "purple", "red", "orange" and "yellow". Ask yourself, "What keywords would people likely use to find information related to my page"? The answers will probably make for good tags.
VERY IMPORTANT=> Tags also create a linking structure within Squidoo and Hubpages. Let's say you use the tag "purple" on your page...Both Squidoo and Hubs create what is known as a "tag page" for each tag used and all pages also using the tag "purple" will link to this "purple tag page", but also get a link FROM this purple tag page.
In other words, a tag page is an index page that links to all other pages that contain that tag.
You want to use as many relevant tags as you possibly can and Squidoo allows up to 40 tags at this time, while Hubpages' limit is 10 tags.
This means Squidoo gives you the opportunity to have 40 different tag pages link to your lense, but only if you use 40 tags.
And each tag page not only sends you traffic "internally", but these tag pages are often ranked very highly in Google. This means you can very quickly and easily get links to your page/lens from up to 40 other pages, and all you have to do is add the tags to your own page/lens.
And remember, if you run across a really popular lens/hub, STEAL THEIR TAGS. There's nothing better than to share tags with other very popular pages.
Tags also help Google in two ways:
1. Tags tell Google what your page is about.
2. Tags also tell Google which AdSense ads to put on your hubs and lenses. Just look at the html source code of your Squidoo lens and you'll see this bit of code:
google_hints = "TAG , TAG 2, TAG 3, ...";
See how your tags appear as "google hints"? Pretty important stuff! Of course, there are other factors, but none as important as your tags.
Strategy=> Research and collect as many tags as you can, THEN build content for these tags, using each and every tag as many times as you can. Don't fall into the trap of building content then looking for tags. That's backwards. Instead, find great tags THEN build content to give your pages the best chance for success.
Side note: To find the tags squidoo pages use, look for "Related Topics", whereas Hubs uses the obvious "Tags" header.
Secret Strategy for Exploiting Squidoo and Hubpages "Tag Pages"
Now that we know what tags and tag pages are...How can we best exploit the use of tag pages?
And the best way to get the most from tag pages is to use tag pages we know are already in Google. Think about this for a second...If you're going to use tag pages, why not use the ones you know are already listed in Google?
Some of these tag pages already have pretty good PR and rank well for their given keywords (tags).
Your goal is to get your hubs/lenses listed on as many of these tag pages as possible!
Not only for the link juice (if any), but we also want to find these tag pages that are already appearing in Google SERPs so they can drive traffic directly to our hubs/lenses.
And, we will also get links from all the other hubs/lenses that share the same tags, which can send some traffic our way.
Each and every Squidoo lens you create allows you to use 40 tags, and Hubpages allows for 10.
This means, you can instantly have up to 40 pages ALREADY LISTED IN GOOGLE link to your lens as soon as you publish your lens.
We'll want to find as many relevant tags as possible and use as many of them on our own hubs/lenses as we can. Both Hub and Squidoo have limits to the number of tags, so just create multiple hubs/lenses, making sure you use every possible tag as many times as possible.
Two Easy Steps! Using Your TuelBar for
Finding Tag Pages Already Listed in Google is Fast and Simple!
How to find tag pages that are already indexed by Google:
- Click on either Hubpages Tag Hack or Squidoo Tag Hack in the left column.
- A Google search results page will appear. Add your keyword(s) after the text already entered in the search box (but don't delete that text) and press "SEARCH"..
I've made a video that shows how to collect Squidoo (and Hubpages) tags in a few minutes. The video is 6:28 long, but I can do this is about two minutes, as it takes a little more time to explain what I'm doing that it does to actually do it.
Here's how I use the Tuelbar to find tag pages indexed in Google, then use the Linez Tuel (included with the free Tuelz download) to extract all the tags in about 2 minutes:
Exclusive Video: How to search for tag pages and extract all the tags using Tuelz and the TuelBar
Note: The Tuelbar no longer works. Instead, follow the directions above to find tag pages. Then use Tuelz to extract your tags.
Keyword Research for Hubpages and Squidoo Using The Inz Tuel and BumDemon
- Using your favorite keyword research tool, make a list of all keywords that get at least 40-50 searches per day.
Suggestions:
A. NicheBot - Small monthly fee. A necessity for keyword pros.
B. WordTracker - Free. OK for folks that do a little keyword research. You can use your TuelBar for this. Enter your main keyword in the search box, then click "search"...Then click the "KeyPop" tab, which means "Keyword Popularity".
- Run your list of keywords through the Inz Tuel to find the keywords that are easiest to compete against.
- Take your list of the best keywords based on your research and enter them into BumDemon to find the best names for your lenses and hubs.
www.tuelz.com/bumbum.zip (Free download)That's it!
Now you know the topics and keywords that give you the best chance to get easy traffic, creating content around these keywords.
Use the best keywords for the names of your lenses and hubs...By doing so, you'll be using the best keywords not only in your page titles, but also their URLs, two essential SEO fundamentals.
Use the strategy for finding tag pages already listed in Google in combination with this keyword research strategy and you're miles ahead of your competition...And your TuelBar, Tuelz software and BumDemon make it so easy, there's no reason not to.
Hubpages Video Tutorials:
I bought PLR rights from a recent Warrior Special Offer to these Hubpages Video Tutorials for your viewing pleasure:
Video 1: What Is HubPages? 3:29
Video 2: Creating An Account 5:27
Video 3: Finding A Product 4:05
Video 4: Creating A Hub 8:22
Video 5: Driving Traffic Internally 4:14
Video 6: Driving Traffic Externally 5:05
Video 7: Advanced Earnings 5:17
Resources:
Differences Between Squidoo and Hubpages:
Here's an interesting hubpage contrasting the differences between Hubpages and Squidoo:
http://hubpages.com/hub/squidooComment: One thing the author didn't mention was that Hubpages SOMETIMES uses the nofollow link, while Squidoo never does. The nofollow tag means, in theory, that the link won't increase your link popularity or PageRank.
Hubpages will use dofollow if your quality score is high. So use your best content on Hubpages for best results.
Here's a Hubpage about Hubpage tags.
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