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You should give Squidoo a try, or you might never know what you are missing by not trying to grow your business this way. Squidoo.com is a next generation social networking site, much like Myspace or Facebook, but adds an element that allows the marketing of products and services you may offer. Advertising of websites is not only permitted but it is encouraged.

To date, there are hundreds of different articles on hundreds of different subjects on Squidoo. It’s easy for someone who uses Squidoo to get to the right material because of the way that it’s organized. A variety of different options are available, in all sorts of disciplines and on all sorts of topics. Say for example you want to plan a road trip.You can find articles on destination planning, visiting attractions, and where to stay. Take a look and you will see that getting possible leads for your business is not as difficult as you might think.

The key to using Squidoo is to create a lens which will be used by Squidoo followers to be directed to your product or service. The first step is to sign up for a free account. Take a look on other lenses on Squidoo before you set up your own. Click on the Make A Lens box and begin, when you are ready to set up your own lens. To begin with you will have to explain what your intentions for the lens are. Then you pick a category that you would like your lens to fall under and will fill in the URL for your website next. Add some key search words for your lens and fill out your profile.

The reason why Squidoo calls their pages ‘lenses’ is to point out that this is what the user fucusses on. It is believed that about 500 thousand people go to the site every day. All these people could become buyers of your service or product. You are asked to fill out the first module which is an introduction to you and your subject, once you start your lens. You then have the option to set up a guestbook for visitors and a section to link to similar sites. With Squiddoo you even get access to making money because you can suggest other products related to your own, you then get a commission for every purchase. All that is left to do is click on the publish button and watch your Squidoo lens do your work.

Carin Davis is the editor and webmaster of Carin Davis’s Home Business Training Secrets. A site dedicated to the development and training for Network Marketers and Home Business Owners.