Link Library
Links allow people to move from page to page or site to site on the Web. You can create links to pages elsewhere in your site (i.e., internal links) or to outside sites (i.e., external links).
Links have two objectives...
1) Provide additional related information to enhance your visitors' search experience. By sprinkling this type of link throughout your site (to internal and external destinations), you are showing visitors that you also have their best interests at heart.
2) Monetize your traffic (i.e., send your visitors to your merchant-partner sites, or your online store, etc.).
Balance your links between your visitors' needs and your own. Do this and everyone wins!
Add Your Links
- Enter the destination URL into the Enter Link URL entry box. It must begin with "http://".
- Enter a name for the link into the Enter Link Name entry box.
- Test the link by clicking on the Test this Link button. If the link does not work, fix it or replace it.
- Once the link is working, click on the Add this Link button to add it to the library.
The Link Library requires your destination URL in a specific format. If you're sending your visitor to a site, enter http://www.name-of-domain.com (ex., http://www.anguilla-beaches.com).
If the destination is a page, then the format is http://www.name-of-domain.com/filename.html (or .htm, .php, .asp, etc.).
For example, this page "Favorite Anguilla Beaches" links internally to a related page, "Famous Spots and Our Little Secrets." The destination URL is "http://anguilla-beaches.com/snorkeling.html" (without the quotes).
Tips
- Copy-and-paste the destination URL to avoid typos.
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Give a link a name that will help you identify it quickly. For example, "anguilla-boat-tours-sea-grape" or "anguilla boat tours sea grape" clearly indicates what the link is about. The more links you place in your Link Library, the more important "fast recognition" will become.
Your chosen names appear in the list of links in SiteBuilder's Text Link Block and Graphic Block.
- You cannot add anything but a URL into the Link Library. If an affiliate merchant's code contains an image or javascript, you will have to paste the link's entire code directly into a Text Block.
- You can add a new link to the Library via the Text Link Block or Graphic Block during the process of building or editing a TIER 2 or 3 page. In general, though, make efficient use of your time. Plan ahead and upload several links to the Library before you begin building.
- When you're linking from one page on your site to another (ex., a TIER 2 page = origin, TIER 3 page = destination), here's the ideal pathway. First, create the destination page. Following that, enter its URL into the Library. And then edit the origin page by adding that URL to a new Text Link Block or Graphic Block. This action sequence will help you avoid broken links, which irritate both your visitors and the spiders.
 Video
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Watch the SBI! Libraries Video in the DAY 6 section of the Video Action Guide to reinforce your understanding. |
Manage Your Link Library
- Sort Link Names in ascending order (A-Z) by clicking the Up arrow.
- Sort Link Names in descending order (Z-A) by clicking the Down arrow.
- Sort by Date in ascending order (oldest first) by clicking the Up arrow.
- Sort by Date in descending order (newest first) by clicking the Down arrow.
- Click the Modify button to change a link's name.
- Click the Delete button to remove a link from the Link Library.
The link management system lets you view the Link Name you gave each link, the link's URL and the Date Created. It also lets you Modify the link (ex., fix a typo or change the URL) or Delete it. (See the screenshot below for more details.)
Tips
- Sort your list of links whichever way works best for you -- by name or by date, in ascending or descending order.
- If you can't recall what a link is about, try changing its name to something that will quickly trigger a memory.
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Streamline your list of links by deleting the ones that you're no longer using.
Be careful though. Once you delete, you cannot undo this action. (You will have to add the link again, if you deleted it accidentally.)
