I just recently posted my first “lens” at Squidoo for “tips on commercial printing” a couple minutes ago. Squidoo is an online community that allows users to create pages of interest. Squidoo is in the top 500 most visited sites in the world. This is why it’s value is high when building back links to your service or product web-page. When you have a highly ranked website linking back to you, your listing results are improved when Googled. Another benefit is the traffic it will send your way, so later on I will post some analytic data indicating what traffic has been gained from using Squidoo.

Recently, Tight Designs, the same people who designed this website design, created a custom background for my Twitter page for only $50. It’s a great investment for a very low price. Most pro bloggers advise uploading a unique avatar and not using a basic background, because by uploading a custom background you prove you’re not a fly-by account creator and you would attract more visitors. Check out the design by going to twitter.com/fillup_banks.

I recently attended a HubSpot webinar about the importance of Social Media with special guest Brent Leary (@brentleary) . He spoke about various social media websites but mainly kept coming back to Twitter. It’s no wonder since it’s recent fame and popularity. You can’t turn on the news without hearing about it. Anyways, here’s some services in which you can take Twitter to that next level:

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