Linking 101: Two Helpful Tips

#1 Basic Linking
If you’re REALLY new than when you want to introduce your readers to a new site you’re probably typing in the entire URL. It doesn’t have to be this way. To properly link to a site highlight the word you want to be clickable. In the toolbar above your text click on the little square that looks like a planet with a satelite looking design on it (if you’re on WordPress just click the word “link”), a box will open up and you need to insert the URL of the destination site you’re linking to.

That’s it. Now all your readers need to do is click the word you had highlighted as opposed to copying and pasting the link you provided. Not to mention it looks nicer on your blog that way.

#2 Separate Windows
Deb taught me that if I type this code: target=”_blank” into my links when I link to other pages, that it will open the page in a separate window instead of taking you away from my page. If you’re on WordPress you’ll see there is a button that automatically allows you to dictate how you want the link to open. On Blogger there is no such button. Every time you link to another page it will automatically take readers AWAY from your page unless you type in this code.

Here’s how:

When you are ready to link to another page click the “edit html” tab of your draft and go to that link. It will look like this

< href =”http://www.mamakatslosinit.com/”> Mama’s” Losin’ It

and then you change it to look like this:

< href=”http://www.mamakatslosinit.com/” target=”_blank”>Mama’s” Losin’ It

Exciting!!!