Link Library
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Link Library
Links allow people to move from page to page or site to site on the Web. Here in the Link Library, you can create links to outside sites (i.e., external links).
Links have two objectives...
1) Provide access to additional related information to enhance your visitors' experience. By sprinkling this type of link (to external destinations) throughout your site, you're showing visitors that you 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!
Important Note
The Link Library is only for links leaving your site and going to another site.
Links between pages of your site (TIER 2 to home page and TIER 3s, etc.) are automatically added to My Pages, every time you build a new page. My Pages is accessed from the Links tool inside the Text Block and Image Block when you're building and editing pages.
The descriptive Link Name for internal links is the Title that you used when building the pages. This is another reason to create a descriptive Title.
Add Your Links
- Enter a name for the link into the Enter Link Name text box.
- Enter the destination URL into the Enter Link URL text box. It must begin with "http://".
- Test the link by clicking on the Test This Link button. If the link doesn't 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).
For example, this page "The Finest in Luxury Anguilla Restaurants" links put to a restaurant site, "da'Vida's Official Website." The destination URL is "http://www.davidaanguilla.com/" (without the quotes).
If the destination is a page on another site, then the format is http://www.name-of-domain.com/filename.html (or .htm, .php, .asp, etc.).
Each URL must begin with "http://" or "https://." If you forget that part, you'll receive an error message reminding you to format the URL correctly.
Tips
 Video
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Watch the SBI! Libraries Video in the DAY 6 section of the Action Guide to reinforce your understanding. |
- 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, "daVida site" 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 Text Block and Image Block links tool, along with names for the internal links in the My Pages section.
- 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 Raw HTML Block.
- You can add a new link to the Library via the Text Block or Image 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.
Manage Your Link Library
- Sort by Link Names or URLs, and in ascending order (A-Z) or descending order (Z-A).
- Sort by Date Created in ascending order (oldest first) by clicking the Up arrow. Sort them in descending order (newest first) by clicking the Down arrow.
- Click on the link to and select Modify to change a link's name or the destination URL.
- Click on the link and select Delete 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 in the Link Name 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 URL in ascending or descending order, or by date.
- 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.)
Modify