How to Add an Address to Web Pages for Best SEO Value

Search engine optimization (SEO) is a type of web page setup that allows search engines understand your web programming. Proper SEO helps search engines place your website in higher rankings in the search engine result pages. When adding link addresses to web pages, use keyword phrases as the anchor text. Doing so helps search engines better understand the subject of the link.

Instructions

1. Right-click the HTML file you want to edit and select "Open With." Double-click your HTML editor. If you do not have an editor installed, you can use Windows Notepad to edit HTML files.

2. Scroll down to the section of your page where you want to add the link address. Type the basic link code. Creating a link requires the "<a>" tag. The following code is an example of a link:

   <a href="mydomain.com"></a>

   Replace "mydomain.com" with the address of the website to which you want to link. This can be an external site or an internal page.

3. Type your anchor text. Anchor text is placed between the opening and closing tags. The text you type is shown underlined in the web browser, and you should use keyword phrases for the best SEO. The following creates the anchor text "my domain" in the link:

   <a href="mydomain.com">My Domain</a>

4. Press the "Ctrl+S" key combination to save your changes. Double-click the HTML file to view it in your web browser and test the new page code.

References

• Google: Anchor Text