Squidoo Module Breakdown - Amazon

Okay, second module I love is the Amazon Spotlight module. I don’t even USE the regular Amazon module anymore because I like how this one looks comparatively, and I feel it’s far more effective.

With a regular Amazon module, all you’re doing is basically building a list of products. It’s no different than if the visitor went to Amazon.com themselves, typed in a keyword, and saw a results page (although you’re limited in how many can be displayed).

I like Amazon Spotlight because of what it does for the social networking aspect of web 2.0 sites - it’s a true peer recommendation. You’re not telling them, “Here are some things you might like,” but “Here’s the single, best, most important thing you can buy on ____________ subject!”

Here’s how the two modules stack up - the top one is a regular Amazon module and the bottom image is a Spotlight:

If I’m putting something in the spotlight that I, myself haven’t read or reviewed (if it’s not a book), then I always go to the reviews and pull a portion of a real customer review to quote in the comments section. Otherwise, I write my OWN review about why that product is so special.

I also make sure on either Amazon module that I display everything BUT the used price. I don’t like it when it says something about being able to buy it from $0.01 and up. But that’s just me! You can choose whatever you want to display. I also might nix the star ratings if the ratings are poor, but here’s the thing - if the ratings are poor, I wouldn’t recommend it anyway (unless I had personally used it and felt differently than the other reviewers).

I’d also like to point out that I use Amazon Spotlight (and yes, even regular Amazon on some lenses like my toy lenses or Christmas lenses) in addition to using Fluffanutta’s SquidUtils Amazon product feature.

Have fun playing around with the various modules available. It’s one thing I L-O-V-E about Squidoo compared to Hub Pages - OPTIONS! Let me know which one you prefer to use - Regular or Spotlight Amazon? And why? Add your comments below!

Tiff

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Written by tiffadmin on June 2nd, 2008 with 1 comment.
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