Your Squidoo Dashboard

This dashboard will become your life line as you work on the Squidoo site. All of your lenses will be listed here as well as lots of cool stats about each lens. Right now, since you don't have any lenses, there isn't a tab at the top for "my lenses". After your first lens is created, you will be able to find it here.

Also on your dashboard are links to LOTS of other helpful information. There is a search bar so you can find help lenses on as many topics as you need. There is a link to the SquidU forum where loads of great lensmasters hang out and help each other. Also you will find a link to the "answer deck" which you may find very helpful.

But, for now, we want to get our first lens started.

On your lens you will see quite a few options to click to "make a lens" or "create a lens". This may sound backwards, but do NOT click those to start your first lens.

These options take you to the Magic Builder. Many people find this option too confusing for a new lensmaster.

Avoiding the Magic Builder

There are 3 steps to the Magic Builder. In my opinion, it's just not as easy and as effective as my Csimple way. You are free to use the Magic Builder if you'd like, but this guide will walk you thru the other way.

Before you start making your first lens, I want you to log out of Squidoo (top right hand corner) and then log back in.

Many of you might be logged in but see the option at the top right to say "Log In". Why it wants you to log in when you are ALREADY logged in is beyond me, so to avoid all that, just log out (or click log in) and log back in.

Squidoo is a GREAT site, but it does have its quirks....lol No problem tho, we know how to deal with them =)