It looks like Squidoo are considering going the same way as HP. Although there are definitely pros and cons, I think that I personally, would welcome it.
Message from Squidoo below:
Short Subdomain Test
We�re working with search engines to better identify our lenses so that they�re easier to find in search.
This means that some of you may see that the url that appears in your browser when you visit a Squidoo lens in the test pool seems a bit different from the usual one. This is nothing to worry about� the traffic that�s coming to these lenses will still arrive, because we�re using a 301 redirect to be sure nothing gets lost. The test pool is pretty small so most of you won�t notice a change.
This is a limited test and the data we gather during this period will be used to improve the site as a whole.
This test was first begun in the fall of 2012.
I was aware they'd done experiments previously when there was an earlier version of the Google algo and they weren't doing too badly (the October 2012 crash now seems relatively mild compared to what's happening now).
The May 2013 algo update and subsequent Squidoo crash means that it makes sense to do new tests.
I suspect that it is now more likely that they will alter the structure of their site. The other measures they've adopted don't seem to be working so far, although it's early days admittedly.
Squidoo has my sympathy. But the writers at Squidoo have my sympathy 10X more.
Yes, it's crappy. Not only has the crash been more serious there for many people, including myself, but there is still a steady downward drift. Will Apse put up a "Giant Squid" traffic graph which showed the same trend as my own traffic and indeed, the Quantcast stats.
Subdomains at least make it easier to distinguish between the best and worst accounts, currently everything is thrown in together, as far as the search engines are concerned. (I wouldn't pretend that my work is all totally brilliant, but it's not spun, or copied, or just a collection of adverts and nothing else.)
I wrote a couple of lenses at Squidoo, but stopped because when I read other lenses, it seemed they were all just big ads. I've seen some since then that are well written. However, I was generally disappointed with Squidoo.
Now all they need is QAP and a name change. Also, they need to stop calling people 'Sport'.
Anyway, I hope it works out for all those people who have put a lot of work into pages there. I'm afraid my respect for the management evaporated long ago and I can't see it coming back.
by Silver Rose 13 years ago
See this article where they say they are experimenting with staff accounts:http://www.squidoohq.com/2011/09/13/wer … -accounts/I think they are prompted by the fact that HP appears to be slowly moving out of teh Panda penalty (albeit with some accounts seeing wild movements). Here's...
by Katherine Tyrrell 10 years ago
I'm 100% on the side of doing a proper beta test and taking time to make sure every kind of lens transfers with ease - from the small simple ones to the big long complex ones - like mine! I'm less bothered by WHEN my lenses transfer to HubPages than I am about WHETHER they all transfer intact -...
by PaulaHenry1 14 years ago
Curious if it is worth your time, I ran across info on it and didn't know if we could benefit from it.
by Enda McLarnon 10 years ago
I don't like to complain because I am busy. However I just need to know if Hubpages have applied a filter of some kind to Squidoo lenses that transferred over? On Squidoo I had one lens that was getting around 500 views a day...and it was making me around $200 a month.That came over to Hubpages...
by sid_candid 13 years ago
I am planning to start writing for squidoo along with Hubpages. Have you worked for squidoo? How has been the experience? Is it worth writing for?
by James 10 years ago
Is it better to write for HubPages or Squidoo?Recently, I've heard a lot about Squidoo being possibly better than HubPages in many aspects. Which do you think is better to write for if you're looking for traffic and earnings?
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