Everywhere you turn you can find tips about how to build your blog, build your audience, build your social media presence, etc. What I want to talk about are the every day blog tips you can use to keep things humming along: Choose your link words carefully. Every time you include a link in your [...]
How can I link to a particular place in a post?
November 12, 2008 By 1 Comment
Linking to a particular place in a post or page requires you to do some simple HTML. The links you are making are called anchor links. They are particularly handy for long posts or posts with long lists. Using anchor links you can create a sort of table of contents or list of items that [...]
How can I link to a pdf or document from my blog?
June 16, 2008 By 8 Comments
Linking to a pdf or document is fairly simple and can be handy when you need to share guidelines, instructions, templates, etc. Typepad On your dashboard, click on the Control Panel tab. Click on the Files tab. In the box that says Upload New File, click the Browse button. Find the file you would like [...]
How can I make a comment on a blog into traffic for my site?
May 15, 2008 By 9 Comments
You can’t make a comment on one blog into traffic for your site. However, you can become an interested part of a community and contribute to conversations in the comments sections of several blogs (also part of that community–whether it’s political, parenting, gardening, etc.). The more you comment, the more visible you are. The more [...]
Should I ask permission to link to a blog I find interesting, or should I just link to it without bothering the blogowner?
May 8, 2008 By 4 Comments
I don’t think you need to ask people if you want to link to them. For the most part, when you link to another blog or web site, you are helping generate traffic for that blog or site. In most cases, you are sharing the link because you think it’s worthwhile and you want others [...]
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 [...]
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.
How do you make words into a clickable link?
February 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Making a word in your blog post link to another site or post is simple. You’ll be amazed at how simple once you’ve done it a few times! To link a word using Typepad: Highlight the word you want to link by either double-clicking on it or using your mouse to click on the word [...]
How do I make a make a link in a comment I’m leaving on a blog?
This can be tricky because it all depends on how the blog owner has her/his site set up. Some people have their comments set to accept limited HTML, some have them set to accept no HTML, and some have them set to automatically link URLs left in the comments. I believe Blogger automatically allows limited [...]