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48 Ways to Use the Poll Capsule on Hubpages
Interact, Ask Questions, and Get Answers
People love interaction, especially here on Hubpages. Readers want to respond to what they're feeling with their own thoughts, and the poll capsule can be a great way for them to communicate with just the click of a mouse. Make interaction simple for them, get some answers, and provide the results...everyone wins, and it makes for an interesting hub!
Here We Go! Ways to Use The Poll Module...
- Ask readers their recommendations. Have a featured Amazon product in a nearby capsule? Ask what they think would be a good fit.
- Ask which product is their favorite for the topic your writing about--is it the iPad mini, Samsung tablet, or a Kindle Fire?
- Ask what they think about a specific product--i.e., is it useful or awful? Readers love to leave reviews, and the poll capsule can be a quick version of this.
- Ask how your readers are using a certain product...be sure to provide plenty of possible answers!
- Ask readers who have bought the product if they have had problems with the product. This will show readers the real truth about a product.
- Take a survey for your business and get great information back.
- Create a special survey lens about your business.
More Ways to Use Polls...
- Ask what the readers' favorite social networking site is, and provide links to your own profile in each answer.
- Ask readers what hub you should write next and provide a variety of answers.
- Find the demographics of your target audience and see who is buying the products you are trying to sell.
- Add links in your other hubs to your survey hub to get more feedback.
- Promote the results of a poll by writing about it on a hub, or add a product people recommended as a result of the poll.
- Follow the poll with an Amazon capsule, promoting the results of the poll.
- Make a hub about a charity and ask why they're concerned about the cause.
- For newbies, ask how to improve upon the lens, you're sure to get some answers from the community.
- Blog about, add to Facebook, or tweet your poll and ask them to participate!
Why should I use this capsule?
Because people love to interact, and you need answers! It's a great combination, and since readers can see the results live, it's even more fun for them.
A Poll About Squidoo Polls
Using a banner above your poll in the description can draw attention to the poll and achieve better results.
Do you use the polls here on Squidoo?
Even More Ways to Use the Poll Module...
31. Use a poll module as conclusion to a lengthy module or topic to split up the content of a lens.
32. Use it as a visual seperation from big blocks of text.
33. Ask your readers where they're from!
34. Ask where they stand on an issue.
35. When you find surprising, unexpected results from a poll, tell everyone about it (in the lens!)
36. Squidcast about your favorite poll or survey lens.
37. Ask readers what their favorite region is on a travel lens.
38. Use a Yelp! module in a food lens followed by a poll asking what your readers think.
39. Ask readers to visit your site and tell you what they think about the site design.
40. See how readers like your navigation, page loads, and usefulness of your site.
Speaking of which...
How useful will this lens be when you create your next lens?
See How this Module Splits it Up?
The poll module can be used to break up content. If you have large blocks of text, breaking it up with images and other interactive modules can keep readers on your page longer.
It works pretty well, don't you think?
The Final Reasons to Use the Poll Capsule
41. Send your employees to your hub to take an anonymous poll from home!
42. Ask readers what they'd like to see added to the hub.
43. Feature a bunch of lenses on your lens from other lensmasters and have everyone vote for their favorite!
44. Ask if they'd like to see a follow-up lens to the lens topic. Give them good options and you'll know what they want to see next from you!
45. If your writing about a newsworthy event, ask readers what they'd do if they were in charge!
47. Upload a photo right above the poll to add interest to the question.
48. Remind everyone at the bottom of your lens with a big black box or "the most important thing" module to vote in your polls! Remember, you can link back to your poll, too.
What should the next travel lens featured by Kiwisoutback?
Websites That Help You Take Surveys - Polls that aren't on Squidoo
This sites will give you some ideas on taking more polls off of Squidoo, and what you can do with your survey results.
- How to Create a Market Survey
Ask the right questions and you'll get the right answers! - SuveyMonkey
Create a professional looking survey quick. - Free Online Surveys
More ways to create a free online survey.
Your Personal Favorite Lens?
Here's an example of what we mean when we say leave links in each answer to the question.
Which of these lenses is your favorite by Kiwisoutback?
People have always loved a good survey...
Remember!
This black box is a great way to remind people to vote on each poll. Place at the bottom of your lens and see your questions get answered.
Last but not least, the Guestbook. It's interaction at its best!
How Have You Used the Poll Module on Your Lens?
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@Gypzeerose: Thanks for the blessing and pin!
wonderful info... :)
So useful, thank you!
Back to sprinkle some angel dust on this fine lens. Pinned to my Just for Squids board too.
I use the poll module on my lenses whenever it is appropriate. I love participating in polls.Thanks for some great ideas.
Thanks for sharing these great ideas!
Got some great new ideas on this lens, thanks!
Thank you for the ideas.
Great tips here, gave me a few new ideas
I found this really helpful, and I think I will use the links to other lenses idea.
In answer to your question above, yes. I did a "Which of these animals did you like best?" on my Galapagos Islands one, and I used them to break up my quizzes and insert pictures.
Thanks for the tips.
Great lens. I am trying to use polls more, but I do take every poll I come across. Great few extra points right there.
Thanks for the information!
Wow! That sure is a helpful lens! Polls are so much fun.
This is really helpful. I use a poll on almost every lens, but I have lots more ways to use them now. Pinned to my board "Just for Squids and Internet Marketers."
Some great, helpful ideas - thank you.
Well done. I'll link this into my Easy Updates for Squidoo Lenses. I feel a lens isn't complete without at least one poll now.
Just recently. They're great fun. Also I get a laugh out of the security words!
Love it, thanks for all the information!
Great ideas for poll module
Great lens. God bless!
Thank you for the information. Really helpful
I use polls on almost every lens.
Excellent lesson, you got me to look at several of your lenses. Great info. Thanks
Cool questions.
Great lens. I will do a poll lens in the next two days. Check it out.
I never thought of using poll modules until I read this great lens!
Great Ideas
Thanks for dropping more light on to polls. Helpful stuff
I got several good ideas. Thanks!
To borrow a line from some movie with the kid that saw dead people but not that movie, "Up until now I have only been half-awake..." I never thought about using polls but you sure did make me think I've been missing out. Thank you.
Excellent ideas. This lens is useful to all lensmasters. Angel blessed.
Awesome lens!
i like polls
Great information. I was interested in trouble shooting the simple poll on my latest lens "The Star Mangled Banner" but I can see that yours works fine and no information on how I can get mine to work! :(
Thanks for the awesome lens
I've used polls to ask questions about videos I've posted in lens, or whatever topic I've covered. Basically try to gauge peoples opinions, and give hem something to do in the process of reading/watching.
Great lens. Thanks!
i just got 100 points for voting on one of your polls! great tips, by the way. I'll be sure to use them on my next lens!
Very helpful!
thank you for your share
Thanks for the good questions.
Thanks for the information on poll module so nicely.....thanks.
Man, this lens has a ton of great content. Thanks!
thanks for the polls info.
Thanks for sharing some very original and effective poll ideas!
I really need to start making polls! Thanks
Thank you for advices
I enjoyed this. I'd never considered using polls as a way to break up large sections of content. Thanks!
Inspired to add more polls! Thanks
great way to get points
Where do I find the poll module?
I love poll modules and appreciate your ideas for using them creatively on lenses. I've got this featured on my Pollapalooza lens.
Trying to incorporate a few into my lenses right now - Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the ideas. Always looking for ways to make my lenses better.
I haven't used the Poll Module, but I'm here to learn. Thanks for the info.
thanks!
Yes, in some. Thanks for all the information. Some great ideas here!!
I use from time to time, but I like quiz better. Thanks for a great lens
I haven't yet, but I am going to give it a try... Thanks
Very useful lens
Great info. I use polls in most of my lenses, but you gave me some excellent additional ideas. Thanks!
Good ideas. I love the Poll module. :)
Thank you for this great info, very helpful!! :)
Polls are great, I use them nearly in all my lenses. Thanks, great stuff!
very nice lens well done.
I need to use more polls on my articles. Thanks.
I'm marking this lens as a favorite!, Thanks for sharing : )
I love polls and am doing them more and more often. I think I am going to go to my old ones and add polls
However, when I do polls, especially with more than one, I keep getting involuntarily logged out! That is annoying. I wonder if it happens to others.
I am wanting to do a poll about what is most needed to help boomers who are caring for their elderly parents.
Very informative lens - will definitely use it in my next one! It would be great if the list could be in a list module!
very useful. thanks
I like your Great Lens
nice lens
I'm going to be using a lot of these. I always have trouble figuring out a way to include a poll and this is very helpful. Thank you very kindly.
useful lens! I will have to go back and fix some of mine (time permitting) ! THUMBS UP!
Great poll info
Great suggestions. Will certainly come back.
Great lens! My favorite actually. Going to lensroll you to my Twitter Poll
Great lense! Very Good suggestion. Thanks :)
And here I thought I has figured most of the modules out...
I didn't realize the polls could be that useful, I'll have to add some. :-)
I've never thought about using polls to link to other lenses. Great job!
I've got a couple of polls dotted about on a few of my lenses but this has given me some ideas on how to use them more. Many thanks on an informative lens.
I've begun adding more polls to my lenses as a way to gather information as well as increase interaction. You gave me a bunch new ideas to try here. AM fav'ing to come back to when needed.
I agree with you that polls are a great way to break up chunks of content. It's a trick I use often. I am keeping this lens URL for future reference. Thanks!
I have still not used a poll module yet, but I've added a quiz to my scoliosis lens, so that's a start!
I enjoy taking polls and putting them in my lenses...
I love the correlation between polls and Family feud! :)
I will certainly start using the poll module after reading the information here ... thank you!
I frequently use the poll module on my lenses, but I think I should use it more often.
This is simply the best Squidoo Tips lens that Iâve read this year!
I have a couple polls on my lenses. Now I have ideas for a couple more. Thanks!
I use the poll to see what people feel about the topic on my lens. It is interesting to hear people's opinion on "my" subject.
good information collection
Wonderful work here.
Just printed the 48 ways so I can work with them.
I haven't used it yet -- I'm new to Squidoo (1 month) and didn't even consider it until today. Thanks for the info you've collected on this lens!
Lots of marvellous ideas, I'll definitely be using a whole heap of them. Thanks
So many goods ideas and so much information - I will have to keep coming back to this lens. Planning to try including a Poll module myself. Great work, thanks!
Great tips on using the poll module, I see some that I should be able to implement right away!
Very interesting lens with lots of informations. Well done!
I love the Poll Module because it's so versatile and use it a lot, but you've given me some great additional suggestions here! Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
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