I've spoken about this topic before, but I want to clarify what blog postings I think tend to fit into different blog length categories.
Tutorials - LONG
I consider these full length tutorials that really teach a process.
How-to MEDIUM
These are going to give the reader information on how-to do something. What makes it different from a tutorial is that it's not a step-by-step process. It's more of a general concept.
Quick tip - SHORT
This is something which a person can initialize pretty much immediately. And so why not just make it really easy for them to grasp by not weighing it down with tons of observations.
Sharing a Link - SUPER SHORT
Sometimes I find a blog posting that I didn't write which is just far superior to anything I've read online. When that happens I'll create a blog post just to notify my readers of its existence. And say a few lines about why I think it's so great!
Oh an just think how much happier your readers will be getting the information they need in a speedier way!
Whoopie!
Love ya,
CB Webmaster
See how this one was medium? And it was a how-to! Well there ya go!
P.S. In case you need it here's my post on: How to Hyperlink.
Showing posts with label Blog Posting Techniques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog Posting Techniques. Show all posts
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
P.P.S. out of control!!!
lol okay I've been there done that!
Sometimes I have one more thing to say and oh one more and wait just one more and I end up with three extensive P.P.P.S.'s!
So if it really is more a part of the blog posting rather than an afterthought - then just integrate it into the posting.
Which would you rather read a posting that:
-tells you its over?
-gives you one more great tip in a P.S.
or
-one that said it was over (aka signed off with a signature) and then goes on and on and on
It's like the bell ringing in school and the teacher keeping you ten minutes late!
Ay-yi-yi!
You just want to get out of there!
Which means your reader (most likely) won't stick around to hear your relevant comments because they've moved on to another post.
Brief works,
CB Webmaster
P.S. I know you're laughing right about now if you've read any of my posts because they are usually let's just say the "opposite" of brief - but I have my moments! ;)
Sometimes I have one more thing to say and oh one more and wait just one more and I end up with three extensive P.P.P.S.'s!
So if it really is more a part of the blog posting rather than an afterthought - then just integrate it into the posting.
Which would you rather read a posting that:
-tells you its over?
-gives you one more great tip in a P.S.
or
-one that said it was over (aka signed off with a signature) and then goes on and on and on
It's like the bell ringing in school and the teacher keeping you ten minutes late!
Ay-yi-yi!
You just want to get out of there!
Which means your reader (most likely) won't stick around to hear your relevant comments because they've moved on to another post.
Brief works,
CB Webmaster
P.S. I know you're laughing right about now if you've read any of my posts because they are usually let's just say the "opposite" of brief - but I have my moments! ;)
Permalink How To in Blogger.com
At this time Blogger.com does not clearly display the permalink on each blog posting for your readers to easily view.
You can fix this!
This is the method I came up with to show people how to find the permalink on my blogger.com blog postings.
First off, in case you didn't know the permalink for your blog postings IS actually at the bottom of the post - the problem is blogger.com has it labeled as the timestamp!
And trust me most people won't realize that if they click on the timestamp they'll be brought to the permalink for that post.
So here's how you can edit the text of your to timestamp to state it's a permalink.
In case you're thinking of using another word/phrase such as "Link to my blog post" -you should be aware that the reason I suggest the word "Permalink" is because it is the word most people will be looking for on your page when they want to link to your posts.
Steps:
Go to your layout page
In the center of that page it will have a large box labeled
"Blog Posts" and in the bottom right corner of this box it will
say: Edit
Click on that.
A window will pop up with a list of settings you can change (by
the way you can change any of these! Cool, huh)
Under: Select Items
Go to the third item on the list
By default it will say: at
and then there'll be a box next to it with the date/time options
Click into the box with the word: at
Now erase the word "at"
Then copy or type in this: <br><b>Permalink =></b>
Note: By default on my blog the comments were displayed right next the timestamp making it even harder for readers to distinguish the permalink.
At the bottom of this pop-up window you're in look for this phrase:
Arrange items
Then simply drag the comments box down to make it appear below the permalink instead of next to it.
I also dragged my labels down so they appear on their own line.
Then scroll to the bottom and click on: SAVE.
Then make sure you also click on the SAVE button on the Layout page.
Then your changes will be saved successfully.
Although it doesn't actually create a hyperlink for the word "Permalink" like most sites do - the little arrow we've created using the equal sign => should make it clear enough to people that the permalink is to the right.
When people place their mouse cursor over the timestamp a little label will pop up saying: permanent link
That will confirm to your readers that you're not making it up - that yes the time stamp is the permalink they need to use.
So who knew life could be this complicated? Maybe someday blogger.com will give us the option to clearly display permalinks at the bottom of our blog posts and then I'll celebrate being able to delete this post as it's purpose will become obsolete!
"Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Nature's mandates." Marquis De Sade
Being bold as ever,
CB Webmaster
You can fix this!
This is the method I came up with to show people how to find the permalink on my blogger.com blog postings.
First off, in case you didn't know the permalink for your blog postings IS actually at the bottom of the post - the problem is blogger.com has it labeled as the timestamp!
And trust me most people won't realize that if they click on the timestamp they'll be brought to the permalink for that post.
So here's how you can edit the text of your to timestamp to state it's a permalink.
In case you're thinking of using another word/phrase such as "Link to my blog post" -you should be aware that the reason I suggest the word "Permalink" is because it is the word most people will be looking for on your page when they want to link to your posts.
Steps:
Go to your layout page
In the center of that page it will have a large box labeled
"Blog Posts" and in the bottom right corner of this box it will
say: Edit
Click on that.
A window will pop up with a list of settings you can change (by
the way you can change any of these! Cool, huh)
Under: Select Items
Go to the third item on the list
By default it will say: at
and then there'll be a box next to it with the date/time options
Click into the box with the word: at
Now erase the word "at"
Then copy or type in this: <br><b>Permalink =></b>
Note: By default on my blog the comments were displayed right next the timestamp making it even harder for readers to distinguish the permalink.
At the bottom of this pop-up window you're in look for this phrase:
Arrange items
Then simply drag the comments box down to make it appear below the permalink instead of next to it.
I also dragged my labels down so they appear on their own line.
Then scroll to the bottom and click on: SAVE.
Then make sure you also click on the SAVE button on the Layout page.
Then your changes will be saved successfully.
Although it doesn't actually create a hyperlink for the word "Permalink" like most sites do - the little arrow we've created using the equal sign => should make it clear enough to people that the permalink is to the right.
When people place their mouse cursor over the timestamp a little label will pop up saying: permanent link
That will confirm to your readers that you're not making it up - that yes the time stamp is the permalink they need to use.
So who knew life could be this complicated? Maybe someday blogger.com will give us the option to clearly display permalinks at the bottom of our blog posts and then I'll celebrate being able to delete this post as it's purpose will become obsolete!
"Destruction, hence, like creation, is one of Nature's mandates." Marquis De Sade
Being bold as ever,
CB Webmaster
Help I forgot to Add a Title!
Help I forgot to add a title and now the URL for my post is the first line of my blog post!
Yikes!
I know scary! That happened to me! (You won't believe it but I made this error when I first posted the Quote Posting Guidelines! lol! I know I know tsk tsk lol)
Here's what happens in blogger.com
If when you create your post and you do not create a title for it initially then it will by default select the first line of text in your post as the URL for the post.
Note: If you have tons of comments on your post - you don't need to re-title it - people have found it! That's the only reason to re-title a post's URL in the first place. Skip doing this whole process and just manually enter a title in your post's edit window.
To find out why is it so important to title your posts - click here
So Here's how you can fix your Permalink to display the Blog Posting's Title:
1. Copy and paste your entire blog post into a text file.
2. Delete the blog post.
3. Create a new blog post.
4. Copy and paste your entire blog post into the new post.
5. And most importantly remember to put a title on it this time!
Then click: PUBLISH POST
Oh and if this doesn't solve the error, if you're using blogger.com, make sure your: Show Title Field is set to ON. If it's off it will not use the title of your blog for the URL.
And If you need to learn how to copy and paste scroll to the bottom of Quote Posting Guidelines for instructions
(it's right under the text: How to Hyperlink).
And remember to add the existing labels before you delete your old post - because if this is the only post under a specific label that label will "disappear" from your labels and you'll have to do it over again! Just click: Show All. Add the labels THEN delete the old post.
And don't worry - even if you had tried to correct the title error by making a title after you posted it and now both the old and new post have the same title it won't affect the title. You'll still be able to create the "new" post even with an identical title and then be able to delete the old post as soon as you're done labeling.
Aaaagh but how can I tell which one's the old post when I'm deleting?
Good question.
Before you create the new post - make note of the timestamp on the old post.
That way you can differentiate which one's the old post (which you will be deleting)
and
which one is the new post (which will essentially take the old post's place)
What about existing comments and links to your post?
Well I don't know but I assume they'll be deleted so you'll have to copy those over to the new blog posting as well. Simple enough if you only have 1 or 2.
That's all for now folks,
CB Webmaster
P.S. To avert the title problem get yourself into the habit of adding your title before you begin writing your post.
Yikes!
I know scary! That happened to me! (You won't believe it but I made this error when I first posted the Quote Posting Guidelines! lol! I know I know tsk tsk lol)
Here's what happens in blogger.com
If when you create your post and you do not create a title for it initially then it will by default select the first line of text in your post as the URL for the post.
Note: If you have tons of comments on your post - you don't need to re-title it - people have found it! That's the only reason to re-title a post's URL in the first place. Skip doing this whole process and just manually enter a title in your post's edit window.
To find out why is it so important to title your posts - click here
So Here's how you can fix your Permalink to display the Blog Posting's Title:
1. Copy and paste your entire blog post into a text file.
2. Delete the blog post.
3. Create a new blog post.
4. Copy and paste your entire blog post into the new post.
5. And most importantly remember to put a title on it this time!
Then click: PUBLISH POST
Oh and if this doesn't solve the error, if you're using blogger.com, make sure your: Show Title Field is set to ON. If it's off it will not use the title of your blog for the URL.
And If you need to learn how to copy and paste scroll to the bottom of Quote Posting Guidelines for instructions
(it's right under the text: How to Hyperlink).
And remember to add the existing labels before you delete your old post - because if this is the only post under a specific label that label will "disappear" from your labels and you'll have to do it over again! Just click: Show All. Add the labels THEN delete the old post.
And don't worry - even if you had tried to correct the title error by making a title after you posted it and now both the old and new post have the same title it won't affect the title. You'll still be able to create the "new" post even with an identical title and then be able to delete the old post as soon as you're done labeling.
Aaaagh but how can I tell which one's the old post when I'm deleting?
Good question.
Before you create the new post - make note of the timestamp on the old post.
That way you can differentiate which one's the old post (which you will be deleting)
and
which one is the new post (which will essentially take the old post's place)
What about existing comments and links to your post?
Well I don't know but I assume they'll be deleted so you'll have to copy those over to the new blog posting as well. Simple enough if you only have 1 or 2.
That's all for now folks,
CB Webmaster
P.S. To avert the title problem get yourself into the habit of adding your title before you begin writing your post.
Place Your RSS Feed at the Top of Your Blog!
This is very important people!
Now if you know anything about me, you know I value labels very highly and definitely believe they should be at the top of your blog.
RSS feed is the one exception to this rule!
Trust me once you get going on the labels you're going to get quite a long list of them and your RSS feed will get buried somewhere midway down the page - making it hard for people to just sign up for you RSS feed instantly.
So if you're on blogger.com - on your layout page you can drag your gadgets around with your mouse! That's how I do it - it's really easy to do!
Remember your RSS feed is how people stay up to date on your new blog posts - yep that's why its sooooo important that it deserves its "Reserved Space" at the top of your blog!
Always at the top,
CB Webmaster
Title Your Blog Posts! Don't Skip This!
I can't believe I missed this one - title every single one of your posts! I guess I just assumed everyone would do this automatically - but if you haven't made this your habit make it now!
People use the title as their "IN" into your blog post.
Without a title why should they dig into a posting which they know nothing about?
And this is not to mention of the most important things about why you should create a title for each and every blog posting - titles are how people find your blog in the search engines!
So please please don't get lazy and think - oh I can title it later - or even worse miss it altogether because you're so busy creating the content of the blog post.
Always providing titles,
CB Webmaster
P.S. Here's a link to blogger.com's help article on how to change the settings to your blog to use the title as your permalink URL: How do I add title tags to my template?
But you should know that unless you altered the code of your template, this setting should by default automatically be set to display the title of your blog post as your permalink URL.
People use the title as their "IN" into your blog post.
Without a title why should they dig into a posting which they know nothing about?
And this is not to mention of the most important things about why you should create a title for each and every blog posting - titles are how people find your blog in the search engines!
So please please don't get lazy and think - oh I can title it later - or even worse miss it altogether because you're so busy creating the content of the blog post.
Always providing titles,
CB Webmaster
P.S. Here's a link to blogger.com's help article on how to change the settings to your blog to use the title as your permalink URL: How do I add title tags to my template?
But you should know that unless you altered the code of your template, this setting should by default automatically be set to display the title of your blog post as your permalink URL.
Save Yourself Time!
Menial tasks got that name for a reason - that's why it helps if you get them out of the way every time you post a blog posting.
Trust me if you don't they'll accumulate over time and you'll feel so overwhelmed it's unlikely you'll go back and do your essential housecleaning!
So here's some things you should do after you publish a post:
1. Label it - for the love of God do this please!
2. Title it - I cringe at the very thought that you aren't doing this!
3. Add hyperlinks - click here for my post on what to hyperlink.
4. Check your Hyperlinks - make sure they actually work!
5. Proofread - your and you're are not the same! Accuracy is a nice quality you can give to your readers for free!
6. Hyperlink your signature - I just have this code in a text file so I can copy it whenever I'm posting!
7. Backup your post. That means copying and pasting it in its entirety (hyperlinks HTML code and all!) to a text file on your computer! That way you won't end up flipping out in the event that your blog posting one day just ups and disappears! Just think if you do this now then you won't end up crying into your cheerios about how you've lost your baby! By the way blogger.com actually offers its bloggers a way to Backup their entire Blog! I haven't tried this yet but when I do I'll let you know if it works.
8. Ping Your Posts - well even I'm guilty of forgetting to do this one! But it's essential because it's basically how the search engines and RSS Feeds know that you've created new posts on your blog.
Think about how many thousands of blogs are out there that are outdated - well if you are keeping yours up to date you might as well get credit (and readers) to your blog! Here's a link to a site that submits the ping for your blogs
Personally I could really stand to find an excellent free automatic ping service because at Chatblog I have to ping over 50 blogs and that's just tooooooo much upkeep for me! But I guess if you have only one blog it's not that big of deal to enter your URL in a ping site every time you update your blog.
Though I have to think even you could stand from an automatic submission on your behalf - sign up once and bam it does the work for you! lol! Well I can dream, right? Heck, if you know of any free automatic ping services tell me about it so I can share it with all our bloggers! Thanks!
Well that's all I can think of right now, if I come up with any more I'll make a Part 2 for this post. Oh and if you can think of any I missed let me know!
Take care,
CB Webmaster
P.S. In case you're wondering - keeping it clean isn't only for your readers - it is for your ability to retain readers, gain new readers, keep your blog improving its rating, and increase your blog's success. Maintaining high quality is one of the best self-promoting things you can do for your blog!
Trust me if you don't they'll accumulate over time and you'll feel so overwhelmed it's unlikely you'll go back and do your essential housecleaning!
So here's some things you should do after you publish a post:
1. Label it - for the love of God do this please!
2. Title it - I cringe at the very thought that you aren't doing this!
3. Add hyperlinks - click here for my post on what to hyperlink.
4. Check your Hyperlinks - make sure they actually work!
5. Proofread - your and you're are not the same! Accuracy is a nice quality you can give to your readers for free!
6. Hyperlink your signature - I just have this code in a text file so I can copy it whenever I'm posting!
7. Backup your post. That means copying and pasting it in its entirety (hyperlinks HTML code and all!) to a text file on your computer! That way you won't end up flipping out in the event that your blog posting one day just ups and disappears! Just think if you do this now then you won't end up crying into your cheerios about how you've lost your baby! By the way blogger.com actually offers its bloggers a way to Backup their entire Blog! I haven't tried this yet but when I do I'll let you know if it works.
8. Ping Your Posts - well even I'm guilty of forgetting to do this one! But it's essential because it's basically how the search engines and RSS Feeds know that you've created new posts on your blog.
Think about how many thousands of blogs are out there that are outdated - well if you are keeping yours up to date you might as well get credit (and readers) to your blog! Here's a link to a site that submits the ping for your blogs
Personally I could really stand to find an excellent free automatic ping service because at Chatblog I have to ping over 50 blogs and that's just tooooooo much upkeep for me! But I guess if you have only one blog it's not that big of deal to enter your URL in a ping site every time you update your blog.
Though I have to think even you could stand from an automatic submission on your behalf - sign up once and bam it does the work for you! lol! Well I can dream, right? Heck, if you know of any free automatic ping services tell me about it so I can share it with all our bloggers! Thanks!
Well that's all I can think of right now, if I come up with any more I'll make a Part 2 for this post. Oh and if you can think of any I missed let me know!
Take care,
CB Webmaster
P.S. In case you're wondering - keeping it clean isn't only for your readers - it is for your ability to retain readers, gain new readers, keep your blog improving its rating, and increase your blog's success. Maintaining high quality is one of the best self-promoting things you can do for your blog!
What You Write is Not Written in Stone!
Seems pretty obvious but how often do we overlook this basic fact?
Many times I find myself having an idea I want to add to one of my posts or even a relevant link to add.
So I just edit my posts whenever I feel the inclination to make my post even better!
And I'm pretty happy about the fact that in blogger.com they allow the bloggers the option to either keep the original post dates/times on their edited posts or put the edited date/time stamp on it.
I prefer to keep the original date for several reasons:
1. Because for the most part the majority of the post was written on the "original date" and for prosperity sake I like to keep it that way.
2. It makes it easier for me to keep track of my postings by their original dates.
3. A lot of times my postings above and below the original post date will be relevant to the post.
So there you have it!
Feel free to edit your posts any time you want!
Never static,
CB Webmaster
P.S. Oh by the way, I often find myself editing posts just to add a label so that my readers can locate the posting easier!
Share What You Learned How To Do!
If you notice you're using a blog posting technique a lot in your posts why not tell your readers how you're doing it?
They'll be interested, especially if they're bloggers and will want to learn how to do that in their own blogs!
Plus it automatically means another link you can include in your post to another one of your posts!
Hey no one ever said you couldn't advertise yourself! ha!
See I found myself hyperlinking frequently and I thought I bet there's a lot of people out there who would like to do that but don't know how so I wrote a post on it!
In life we're all students and teachers...
Your Master (lol j/k),
CB Webmaster lol
They'll be interested, especially if they're bloggers and will want to learn how to do that in their own blogs!
Plus it automatically means another link you can include in your post to another one of your posts!
Hey no one ever said you couldn't advertise yourself! ha!
See I found myself hyperlinking frequently and I thought I bet there's a lot of people out there who would like to do that but don't know how so I wrote a post on it!
In life we're all students and teachers...
Your Master (lol j/k),
CB Webmaster lol
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Psssst....One more thing!
Always give your readers: one more tip!
Yes I've said before that you should keep your blog postings focused on one idea - and while that's true (in most cases) that doesn't mean you have to give just the "bare minimum!"
If you can give your readers just one more tip, they'll appreciate it!
And if you're really focused on your idea a new tip will come more readily to you.
But how will my readers know it is a "bonus" tip?
Well since it happens to be my last thought - or sometimes even an afterthought I use our basic letter format of P.S.
It's a friendly approach that makes that last tip stand out.
Your friendly Webmaster,
CB
P.S. Btw your new tip may give you an idea for a whole other blog posting! Great, huh? (see how I used the P.S. here - it makes you feel like I'm talking to just you! As in "Psssttt...I have one more thing to tell you!
P.P.S. Not to mention that one more thing you can say is "Here's a post I wrote that's related" OH YES! I know you like that one ;)
Your Blog Signature
I've always heard people say to create a signature to use whenever you write anywhere on the web. They say it should include a URL to your webpage and any contact information you wish to share.
Well I've got an even better idea than this - create a hypertext link OF your signature.
If you look at the bottom of all my postings you'll see I sign it
CB Webmaster
This allows anyone to click on it and go directly to my profile where they can find out more about me and invariably about my website Chatblog all also check out links for all CB Blogs!
Here's the actual HTML code:
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/yourprofile">Your Signature</a>
Go here to learn more about how to make a hyperlink.
Signing off,
CB Webmaster
Well I've got an even better idea than this - create a hypertext link OF your signature.
If you look at the bottom of all my postings you'll see I sign it
CB Webmaster
This allows anyone to click on it and go directly to my profile where they can find out more about me and invariably about my website Chatblog all also check out links for all CB Blogs!
Here's the actual HTML code:
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/yourprofile">Your Signature</a>
Go here to learn more about how to make a hyperlink.
Signing off,
CB Webmaster
Friday, December 5, 2008
The Importance of Linking Your Blog Posts!
Why should I link to my other blog postings within another blog post?
If you look at your blog you'll see all your current blog postings are neatly displayed sequentially in the order you wrote them and people can easily make the connections between each post.
But when the posts get individually archived they are no longer within the context of the preceding and following posts.
That means the posts that have relevant information in them will not be viewed alongside your post in the long run.
There are 4 quick ways to rectify this problem:
1. Hyperlink your relevant posts within the blog post.
2. Create a label for the post.
3. Create a blog just for your best posts!
4. And always always hyperlink to your profile through your signature.
You can do any or all of the above. I personally do all of the above to make it that much easier for my readers to locate relevant information in a snap!
Adding hyperlinks to your other posts is also important because:
1. You're going to get new readers who have not read those old posts.
2. You're going to get readers who may end up at your site by coming directly to that posting and by linking to your other posts they can see that you have a collection of high quality posts and will then want to subscribe to your Rss Feed.
Ever keeping the readers in mind,
CB Webmaster
P.S. Check out my other blog postings on profiles:
Do I really need a Profile?
Create a Great Blogger.com Profile
If you look at your blog you'll see all your current blog postings are neatly displayed sequentially in the order you wrote them and people can easily make the connections between each post.
But when the posts get individually archived they are no longer within the context of the preceding and following posts.
That means the posts that have relevant information in them will not be viewed alongside your post in the long run.
There are 4 quick ways to rectify this problem:
1. Hyperlink your relevant posts within the blog post.
2. Create a label for the post.
3. Create a blog just for your best posts!
4. And always always hyperlink to your profile through your signature.
You can do any or all of the above. I personally do all of the above to make it that much easier for my readers to locate relevant information in a snap!
Adding hyperlinks to your other posts is also important because:
1. You're going to get new readers who have not read those old posts.
2. You're going to get readers who may end up at your site by coming directly to that posting and by linking to your other posts they can see that you have a collection of high quality posts and will then want to subscribe to your Rss Feed.
Ever keeping the readers in mind,
CB Webmaster
P.S. Check out my other blog postings on profiles:
Do I really need a Profile?
Create a Great Blogger.com Profile
Thursday, December 4, 2008
How to Create Hyperlinks in Your Blog Postings!
Wait a minute what the heck are hyperlinks? It just means instead of people having to look at unsightly long urls you can hide those and just show the name of the link.
So you don't need to have any HTML experience to do this - you just need to know the exact HTML code.
What's an HTML code? You do not need to know this - trust me (but if you really wanna know then click here).
Just enter this code in to your blog posting and it will do the "magic" for you. Of course that's assuming your blog host allows hypertext markups - if you're using blogger.com they do!
If you're not using blogger.com and your host doesn't allow hypertext you can easily start your blog in blogger.com in less than 5 minutes if you really want to. Or you can just join Chatblog and we'll set up your blog for you for free!!!
First things first, see if there is any icon on your blog posting screen that says "insert link" when you move your mouse pointer over it - it should be right around the options to Bold and Italicize text. If you do great! Click on it.
If nothing happens you'll notice at the top of your web browser a note asking for your permission to open a window. Click on it and select that option that says you want to grant permission.
Then click on the icon again and a window should pop up with a space to copy and paste a URL. Just paste the URL that you want hyperlinked into that pop-up box, then click OK. This is what should appear next:
< a href="http://urlnameyoutyped.com">< /a>
Now all you have to do is enter a title for this link right before the < /a>
Here's an example:
< a href="http://url.com/long/isok.html">Title of Link< /a>
That's it! Voila! You're done! Check it out! And you'll see the text is highlighted and when you click on it it goes to the website you wanted! Yippee!!!
In the event that your blog host does not have an icon you can still do this don't worry! Just copy and paste the following HTML Code into your blog posting and enter the actual url and link title:
< a href="http://"> < /a>
Just remember to put the link title before < /a> for the link to work properly!
Please note in reality there should not be any space between the bracket and the letter.
For these html codes (which are normally hidden in web pages) to appear I had to leave a space with these brackets:
< a href
< /a>
So make sure when you copy and paste the HTML code to remove those spaces. If you have any questions feel free to email me.
That's all there is to it!
So why not try it right now?
Looking forward to your success,
CB Webmaster
So you don't need to have any HTML experience to do this - you just need to know the exact HTML code.
What's an HTML code? You do not need to know this - trust me (but if you really wanna know then click here).
Just enter this code in to your blog posting and it will do the "magic" for you. Of course that's assuming your blog host allows hypertext markups - if you're using blogger.com they do!
If you're not using blogger.com and your host doesn't allow hypertext you can easily start your blog in blogger.com in less than 5 minutes if you really want to. Or you can just join Chatblog and we'll set up your blog for you for free!!!
First things first, see if there is any icon on your blog posting screen that says "insert link" when you move your mouse pointer over it - it should be right around the options to Bold and Italicize text. If you do great! Click on it.
If nothing happens you'll notice at the top of your web browser a note asking for your permission to open a window. Click on it and select that option that says you want to grant permission.
Then click on the icon again and a window should pop up with a space to copy and paste a URL. Just paste the URL that you want hyperlinked into that pop-up box, then click OK. This is what should appear next:
< a href="http://urlnameyoutyped.com">< /a>
Now all you have to do is enter a title for this link right before the < /a>
Here's an example:
< a href="http://url.com/long/isok.html">Title of Link< /a>
That's it! Voila! You're done! Check it out! And you'll see the text is highlighted and when you click on it it goes to the website you wanted! Yippee!!!
In the event that your blog host does not have an icon you can still do this don't worry! Just copy and paste the following HTML Code into your blog posting and enter the actual url and link title:
< a href="http://"> < /a>
Just remember to put the link title before < /a> for the link to work properly!
Please note in reality there should not be any space between the bracket and the letter.
For these html codes (which are normally hidden in web pages) to appear I had to leave a space with these brackets:
< a href
< /a>
So make sure when you copy and paste the HTML code to remove those spaces. If you have any questions feel free to email me.
That's all there is to it!
So why not try it right now?
Looking forward to your success,
CB Webmaster
Hey that's MY idea!
When you get ideas - a lot of times they are triggered by something you read from someone else online - that's okay. But I like to do the following:
Provide a hyperlink to the blog posting/article that inspired me within the content of my blog posting.
Why?
Well because:
1. It's nice to give credit where it's due (we do live in a society afterall ppl! lol Common decency is making a comeback or so I hope :)
2. You are providing a solid helpful link to your readers.
Which creates happy readers because they just got a helpful link handed to them without having to do any of the leg work to locate it! (look closely and you will see your readers jumping for joy and nodding their heads - "Yep that's what we want!")
And what do happy readers mean? More Rss subscription sign-ups, more references, more links to your blog posting, etc, etc, etc. This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
3. It gives me an easy way to return to the original posting whenever I want! (My very own personalize bookmark system!) I can always go to the blog and at the top of each blog there is a Search button to search within the blog which will easily locate the bookmark for me in the event that I forget which posting it was in.
Just think - your bookmarks can travel with you whereever you go instead of sitting uselessly at home while you're off and about having a good time! Put those lazy little buggers to use! lol Give them their walking papers...oops I mean shoes :)
Oh and in case I didn't mention it don't just rip off other people's ideas (see note above on common decency). I'm talking about using their posts as jump off point for your own idea.
Respectfully yours,
CB Webmaster
Provide a hyperlink to the blog posting/article that inspired me within the content of my blog posting.
Why?
Well because:
1. It's nice to give credit where it's due (we do live in a society afterall ppl! lol Common decency is making a comeback or so I hope :)
2. You are providing a solid helpful link to your readers.
Which creates happy readers because they just got a helpful link handed to them without having to do any of the leg work to locate it! (look closely and you will see your readers jumping for joy and nodding their heads - "Yep that's what we want!")
And what do happy readers mean? More Rss subscription sign-ups, more references, more links to your blog posting, etc, etc, etc. This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.
3. It gives me an easy way to return to the original posting whenever I want! (My very own personalize bookmark system!) I can always go to the blog and at the top of each blog there is a Search button to search within the blog which will easily locate the bookmark for me in the event that I forget which posting it was in.
Just think - your bookmarks can travel with you whereever you go instead of sitting uselessly at home while you're off and about having a good time! Put those lazy little buggers to use! lol Give them their walking papers...oops I mean shoes :)
Oh and in case I didn't mention it don't just rip off other people's ideas (see note above on common decency). I'm talking about using their posts as jump off point for your own idea.
Respectfully yours,
CB Webmaster
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