Squidoo Slapped by Google - Now it Doesn't Flow Pagerank

In a previous post I mentioned how Squidoo was fast becoming a spammers paradise.

The ability to tag lenses in a single click is also an inspired move. The downside is that squidoo is fast becoming a spammer's paradise. I only hope Google don't set Domain_Flow_PageRank=Null. ;)

Well.. Jason Calcanis has caused enough bad press for Matt Cutts to give the order to set the Domain_Flow_Pagerank=Null.

Search Engine Land have the full story here including a timeline.

While my own lenses are still ranking. My blog which used to Rank 12th for my name "Paul Reilly" and was given a boost to 6th for the same query, following the addition of a link in my Squidoo profile.

Since Squidoo got slapped my blog is back in 12th place and my lenses still rank...

This suggests that Pagerank can be passed internally or inwardly, but not outwardly. So if you're using Squidoo for affiliate business, you'll need to tag your pages well and focus on hyper-niche terms - with a single focus per lens.

Seth Godin's Viral Monster, Squidoo - keeps on growing and adds new reporting features

Squidoo.com has recently added new reporting features including keywords, traffic sources, and referring domains - very useful in enabling users to see where their long tale reaches.

The ability to tag lenses in a single click is also an inspired move. The downside is that squidoo is fast becoming a spammer's paradise. I only hope Google don't set Domain_Flow_PageRank=Null. ;)

Squidoo enables users (usually affiliates) to go from 0 to 60 in no time at all (depending on when the Googlebot next visits.)

... In the spirit of Web2.0, anyone can use it's simple interface. Affiliate marketing can be done by anyone.

Last seven days keyword tail for my London Hotels Near Millenium Dome Lens....

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hotels near o2 arena +	48
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hotels near millenium dome	18
millenium dome hotels	15
o2 london	14
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hotels near the millenium dome	7
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hotels near the o2 in london +	4
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cheap hotels near millenium dome	3
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hotels	1
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Also...

Alexa Growth for Squidoo

"Hotels Near Manchester Airport" - Just how easy is it to rank for these terms?

Having done a few experiements using Squidoo as a host site, it's become clear that pages hosted on Squidoo require very little supporting anchor text in the form of back links to make them rank.

I've just created another Squidoo lens primarily optimised for "hotels near Manchester Airport" simply by tagging my lenses properly has resulting in a number of them achieving PageRank 3 from internal links alone following a G PR update.

I'll post again here once, G picks up the inbound links to this lens.

Tutankhamun Exhibition Visits London's O2 Dome (subject to confirmation)

Since I'm particularly interested in Egyptology I became quite excited to discover that the Tutakhamun exhibition was visiting London this year and staying for approximately 10 months. Its been over 30 years since the Tutankhamun exhibition last visited the UK so for me, this looks like a once in a lifetime opportunity. I'll no doubt write another post when I discover more details, till then here's my "Tutankhamun exhibition" lens on Squidoo.