How to Connect Link Pages
Connecting Web pages using hyperlinks is a simple way to navigate to new Web pages. Hyperlinks are the most basic form of connecting pages on the Internet. People place hyperlinks on their Web pages to link to related pages or friend's pages. Pages that contain mostly links are referred to as "link pages." It is a good idea to link to Web pages that link to your Web page, because this provides a way for a visitor to the site to backtrack. Additionally, it allows search crawlers like Yahoo and Google to determine link value of the page.
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Instructions
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Log into your content management system, or CMS, to edit Web pages connected to your Web domain. If you do not have a Web domain already, register for a domain with one of many free online providers. You may also purchase a custom domain and server service from various online providers.
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Write a link to a Web page or document on the web using the "<a>" attribute. Write a text link using the formula "<a href="URL">Link text</a>." Place the URL for the linked Web page within the quotations, and include the text for the link between the closed brockets.
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Save the Web page, and test the link using the browser. Click on the link with the cursor and make sure it navigates to the proper document or Web page.
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Contact the owner of the linked Web page and ask for a "backlink" to your link page. Backlinks are incoming links to your Web page. If you own the linked page, write another HTML link back to the initial page. You can check incoming links to your site using a backlink checker.
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Tips & Warnings
Some backlinking practices are discouraged by Google and other search engines, as they arbitrarily add link value to some pages. Google and other search providers may penalize Web pages with purchased or irrelevant backlinks, or pages containing backlinks from untrustworthy Web sites.
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