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Link Destination
There are two types of link destination:Somewhere else within your web site
This link is a safe link. It's Safe in the sense that it keeps the visitor on your Web Site. Getting them toyour site is hard enough to begin with. So the last thing you want them to do is to go to a different site from one of your links.When you're linking to somewhere else in your web site, it is best to use relative links. i..e relative to the root directory (Folder)Eg. When you publish your site to virtual Avenue, the root directory is called public_html.(Although this is the root directory, it will not appear in your URL. So the URL to your homepage will be http://you.virtualave.net/index.html and not http://you.virtualave.net/public_html/index.html)To link relative to a root directory type a / and then the path to the file. So, to link to the about us page, you would link to :/aboutus.htmYour server would then look for the file name aboutus.html starting from the public.html directory.To link to your logo image in the image folder, you would link to : / image/logo.gifYour Server would start from public_html folder down to the images folder and look for a file name logo.gif.Relative linking makes your web site more portable. Say, you decide on a new domain name.Your web site will still be workable without having to change the domain name in each safe link you have on the web site
Instant Bookmark
A simple and easy way to bookmark your site. Encourages visitors to bookmark your site. No HTML coding! Just click 'Generate Code' and Instant Bookmark does the rest for you.
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Somewhere Outside your Web Site.
These are dangerous links because they take your visitors away from your web site. You should try to minimize this as much as possible. Try not to have dangerous links unless it is absolutely necessary.
Sometimes it does become necessary. You may want to link to an affiliate program you're involved in, for example. In this case, make that web site appear in a new window.
To do this, you'll need to make their target window of the link "New".When your visitor has finished with the other web site and closes the window, your site will still be waiting in it's window. And you wouldn't have lost the visitor.
When you're linking to a dangerous link, it's best to use an absolute link which looks like this :
http://www.you.com/linkpage.htmlIt is simply the whole web site address.
Mailto: Link
The Mailto: Link is special. Instead of going to a webpage, allows the 'clicker' to send an e-mail message to the e-mail address specified.
To send an e-mail to us, for eg. We would use this link, mailto:admin@DreamMerchantsNetwork.com
Their are, however, certain problems with using this link.
There lives on the net a certain electronic being whose job is to run around the net harvesting e-mail address to be used by spammer. They do this by recognizing the mailto: tag. If you are unlucky, you might find yourself bombarded by spam.
What actually happens when you click on a mailto: link, is that your default e-mail software will launch itself and open a blank e-mail with the intended recipient's e-mail address in the To: Section. This can be truly annoying.
One way around these problems is to use a contact form, where your visitors can just fill in their details and message and hit the send button. Their details and message will automatically be sent to your e-mail address. Without the need of an e-mail client. Plus, with certain form scripts, you do not specify your e-mail address in your web page which makes it impossible for people to harvest your e-mail address.
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