How to Add Pictures, Links and Video to Your Blog - Add Links to Blogs
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Links are a common feature of blogs. In fact, almost all Internet content features links. You’re probably so used to seeing links that you hardly think twice about them. The presence of links, especially internal links which direct users to different pages or posts within the same site, actually helps boost search engine rankings as well. It’s a good idea to have a few links within every blog post (perhaps one or two per paragraph), but don’t over-load content with links. Having too many links creates a cluttered look and can make text hard to read.
How can you add links to your blog? In almost all cases, you will be creating your blog entries within a text editor of some sort. Whether you blog with WordPress, MySpace or any number of popular blogging sites, all use the same language: HTML. Almost all things online spring from this code, and adding links is no different from one site to another.
Some text editors are much easier to use than others, offering toolbars to make adding links a snap. When there is a convenient link-creation button, all you’ll have to do is highlight (using your mouse) the word or words you want to link. Then, hit the link button and place the Web address (URL) you’re linking to inside the blank field. Click okay, and you’re done.
Writing the HTML code to create a link takes perhaps a little longer than using a button, but not much. Once you know how to write the code to create links, you’ll always know how to create a link no matter where or how you blog.
First, copy the link location (where you want the link to take your readers). Next, go into the body of your blog post. Say you want to link the words “bass fishing” to a post you previously wrote about bass fishing. Place your text cursor directly in front of the letter b (leave no spaces) and type <a href=paste in the url address>. Include no extra spaces or characters. Now, move to the end of bass fishing, placing your cursor directly behind the g. Type </a> to close the link, and you’re done.
It’s just that easy; a little cut and paste, a little typing and it’s over. The end result will look like this: <a href=url address>bass fishing</a>. When readers click “bass fishing” the link will take them to whatever URL you put inside the brackets.
Including Pictures
Links add a certain distinction and certainly give your posts a whole new depth, but pictures create a visual element you can’t otherwise achieve. You don’t want to include so many pictures that your text almost completely disappears, but a picture or two can really punch up the look of a blog post.
To add pictures to your blog, first you have to have some images in mind. In most cases, you’ll probably need to download these pictures onto your own system and then upload them into the blog. You can link to pictures on other sites, but if those pictures are moved or changed in any way on that site your own pictures will not appear in your posts.
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