How to Approach A Potential Linking Source

I know you've come across blog posts online which you really liked.

That's great!

So why not use this to your advantage?

Instead of just reading the post and not taking it any further - take it further!

Contact the person who created the post.

Tell them what specifically you liked about the post.

Then you can tell them you'd like to link to their post on your blog (if you want to)

Then the ball is in their court!

But if you don't want to wait for them to "grant" you permission to link to their blog you can link to it to begin with and then say in your comment:

I hope you don't mind but I really loved your post and linked to it on my blog. If for any reason you'd like me to remove the link just let me know.

If the blogger has a direct way to contact them such as an email or a contact form use that, but if they don't you can make a comment at the bottom of the blog post. Generally these comments are moderated by the bloggers themselves so they'll read your comment.

Wait what about the potential linking source you mentioned in the title?

Well because you're linking to something you like, there's no harm in it, and it may additionally earn you a link from the blogger you linked to.

Of course you're leaving it up to them to decide to link to your blog or suggest it to their readers and/or friends.

But I find this non-pushy approach is much nicer than saying "If you link to me I'll link to you" - that just reminds me of a second-grader mentality. Why not just link to them because you enjoyed it?

Not asking for a link could = getting a link

Who knew?

Creating wacky approaches for you,
CB Webmaster

P.S. If you want to link to a specific post you liked you may want to make a brief blog post about it. Here's what I suggest.

How do I link to a blog posting I like?

I was reading an article just a moment ago which was discussing linking and I realized some people do not know how to link. I don't know why people assume everyone knows how to do that! So I thought I'd write this quick post to show you how to do that.

How to link:

1. You're going to need to copy the URL for the article or blog posting you like.

To copy:

Place your mouse cursor over the beginning of the text you want to copy. (If it's a URL that's the http://www....)

Then drag the mouse to the right to select the text you want (you need the entire URL for it to work correctly)

Then right click with your mouse

Select: Copy

Then open whatever place you want to copy the text into - for example your: create post window.

Then with your mouse click into the empty large white space on the page and right click with your mouse, then select: Paste

Yeah you did it!

Now if you want the URL to appear as a hyperlink (which means when you click on the text it actually takes you to the website)

then you need to add this HTML code around it:

<a href="url text you pasted">Type in Title of Article here</a>

Now you're done! It should work!

If for some reason it doesn't work then check out our article on how to fix hyperlink for some ideas on how to make it work! And you can always email me directly if you have any questions!

Sincerely,

CB Webmaster

P.S. One reason the link may not work is the URL address is not a permanent address - go back to the page you want to link and look for the word: permalink

To search on a page use this shortcut key: first press your CNTL button and hold it down then press the letter "F" This should allow you to "find" text within a page. Type in the word: permalink. When you find it right click on the underlined word (the link is hidden behind the underlined word) then select: copy. And a shortcut key to paste the text is: CNTL + V.

P.P.S. Feel free to link to any of Chatblog's posts - you don't have to ask permission - we want you to share!

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

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