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Aleesha Nash
I love social networking! Why? –Because social networks allow individuals to connect with like-minded people or simply peek into another person's life.
When I am flipping through fan pages, group discussions or personal profiles the one thing I enjoy doing is clicking on links and learning more about a business or reading a new blog. Make this task easier for people like myself and add "The Mighty HTTP"
By adding "http://" and then your link, this will turn an URL to an active link that visitors will
EXAMPLESRIGHT WAY: http://www.aleeshanash.com/
WRONG WAY: www.aleeshanash.com OR aleeshanash.com
I would gather that most people put a link on their comments or post because they are trying to create a more convenient avenue for readers to transition to their website, blog, video, pic, etc. Here are five additional tips to consider when posting a "hot link" for viewers to click on:
1. UPDATE SETTINGS -When possible, change the settings so that the link brings up "a new page" when it is clicked so that visitors can keep the original page active and possibly go back and click on other links that you have provided in the past. By allowing the link to change the current page that a viewer is on may result in the person forgetting about the original source.
2. PROVIDE LINK AT TOP OF POST - If you have a long post and then you provide a link at the bottom of your posting the viewer may not want to perform any more actions and may exit. Also, if you have a post that goes off the screen then the reader may never get to the bottom. You can not provide too many links, therefore you can link at the top and the bottom.
3. LINK PHOTOS- Internet users are generally used to clicking on a photo in order to either enter a website, gain more information on the item featured in the photo, or be linked to a different page. Most web developing sites and blogs allow you to click the photo and then hit the word "link" on the toolbar in order to enter an URL. Linking photos can also assist with search engine optimization (SEO).
4. SHORTER URL - By using services like http://www.tinyurl.com/ you can take a long URL and make it shorter. This helps if you want to post links to Twitter or any of the other social networks that have a smaller writing space.
5. LINK WORDS IN POST - When including or excluding a lot of information in a blog post or website copy it is helpful when people have links to gather additional information (if needed or interested). By selecting key words in your writings and then adding a hyperlink to those words. The words will become an active link and when clicked will zoom someone off to the reference or resource that you provided.
Happy Linking...
Today I Am... using "The Mighty HTTP"
I would gather that most people put a link on their comments or post because they are trying to create a more convenient avenue for readers to transition to their website, blog, video, pic, etc. Here are five additional tips to consider when posting a "hot link" for viewers to click on:
1. UPDATE SETTINGS -When possible, change the settings so that the link brings up "a new page" when it is clicked so that visitors can keep the original page active and possibly go back and click on other links that you have provided in the past. By allowing the link to change the current page that a viewer is on may result in the person forgetting about the original source.
2. PROVIDE LINK AT TOP OF POST - If you have a long post and then you provide a link at the bottom of your posting the viewer may not want to perform any more actions and may exit. Also, if you have a post that goes off the screen then the reader may never get to the bottom. You can not provide too many links, therefore you can link at the top and the bottom.
3. LINK PHOTOS- Internet users are generally used to clicking on a photo in order to either enter a website, gain more information on the item featured in the photo, or be linked to a different page. Most web developing sites and blogs allow you to click the photo and then hit the word "link" on the toolbar in order to enter an URL. Linking photos can also assist with search engine optimization (SEO).
4. SHORTER URL - By using services like http://www.tinyurl.com/ you can take a long URL and make it shorter. This helps if you want to post links to Twitter or any of the other social networks that have a smaller writing space.
5. LINK WORDS IN POST - When including or excluding a lot of information in a blog post or website copy it is helpful when people have links to gather additional information (if needed or interested). By selecting key words in your writings and then adding a hyperlink to those words. The words will become an active link and when clicked will zoom someone off to the reference or resource that you provided.
Happy Linking...
Today I Am... using "The Mighty HTTP"
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