This is the second part of the question I was asked yesterday. Reciprocal links are a gray area. I don’t care for reciprocal links. I don’t like to be asked and I don’t like to do it. I feel like anything I link to (that’s not a paid advertisement) should be something I *want* to [...]
I have started a website about “Work from Home” and have been advised to contact webmasters and request to exchange reciprocal links but have not done so because I don’t feel comfortable asking. What are your thoughts?
May 7, 2008 By 10 Comments
What is ‘hotlinking’ and what’s the big deal?
April 28, 2008 By 1 Comment
Hotlinking is when you are directly linking to another site’s graphics, files, video, etc. instead of linking to those items from your own server. For instance, when I share a graphic like this one I encourage you to right-click it and save it to your computer and either insert it into your blog from your [...]
How do I set up links so they open in a new window?
April 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
Opening links in a new window can be very handy in some circumstances (e.g., when you’re hosting a carnival). I have looked for a simple widget that you could install on your blog, but I can’t seem to find one. TypePad used to have a widget that automatically opened links in a new window, but [...]
Podcast: Etiquette, Blogrolls, Reciprocal Links
January 23, 2008 By 17 Comments
Finally! The long-awaited podcast with Shannon from Rocks In My Dryer. This is not the entire podcast; I’ll be posting more in the coming weeks. This portion of the podcast covers blog etiquette, blogrolls, linking to another’s blog post, and reciprocal links. The podcast is just over eight minutes long and you can download it [...]
I’m using WordPress. When I added the ChiliTried button to my sidebar and I click on it, the link tries to put MY URL before the chilitried URL, even though in my text widget, only chilitried.com is there. What’s wrong?
October 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to Jordan McCollum at MamaBlogga for this answer. The problem here is that when you type the link, you MUST include the "http://" part. Otherwise, the browser thinks it’s a "local link" (i.e., a link leading to a page on your own site). Just add the "http://" in front of www.chilitried.com.
