Create A Hyperlink Using Kompozer

There is FREE HTML authoring software out there that many use. You can google “Free HTML software” and find many free packages out there.

When I work with someone who is just starting creating HTML pages/websites, I recommend KompoZer (very much like Nvu). I recommend starting with a free program until a newbie gets some “feel” of what they want (in software) before spending big dollars on a piece of software and not being able to use it.
(I hate spending money on something that isn’t useable!)

Question: How do I create a hyperlink using Kompozer?

To create a hyperlink to another page or another URL:

1. Highlight (select) the text or image that you want to create a hyperlink to.

2. Click the Link button. (The Link button is on the top in the tool bar area). The the Link Properties dialog box will open,

3. Define your link:
* Link text: If you’ve already selected an image file or text before clicking the Link button, the selected text or file will be entered here. Otherwise, you must enter the text that you want to use as the link.

* Link Location: Type the local path and filename or remote URL of the page you want to link to. If you’re not sure of the path and filename for a local file, click Choose File to look for it on your hard disk or network. For remote URLs, you can copy the URL from the browser location field. Alternatively, you can select a named anchor or a heading in the current page that you want to link to.

* URL is relative to page location: If checked, KompoZer converts the URL to be relative to the page’s location. This is especially useful if you plan to publish your pages to a web server so that others can view them. Using relative URLs allows you to keep all your linked files in the same place relative to each other, regardless of their location on your hard disk or a web server.

4. Click OK.

That’s it. Now upload the page to your server and “test” the link to make sure it takes you where you wanted it to go.

Michael Wise
eMarketProfitStrategies.com

EZ Newsletter to Blog Linking

After conducting a LIVE Internet Marketing Seminar for local “brick store” business owners, I received this question.

If someone else is asking…then there may be others who don’t quite know how to do this either.

Q: Is there a way to direct someone in a link from an email to just one article on my blogger blog?
How can I make the link direct the reader to a specific article in a link from a newsletter email, if I post another article before they finally get around to clicking on the link?

I don’t want the new article to be the first thing that comes up.

A: Using your browser, navigate to your blog and “click” on the title of the article you want to direct people to via a link (from an email or newsletter…whatever).

You will notice in the address bar of your browser that the address changes to the “article address”, it will look something like this:

http://www.yourdomain.com/2008/10/newsletters-10-ton-customer-magnet.html
(this is the specific article link address)

This is the “address” (or URL) you will want to use for your link. This “link” will direct people to the specific blog article you want to direct readers to in an email / newsletter. (Or any other link you would want to set up).

This tactic also works with Wordpress blogs.

Michael Wise
eMarketProfitStrategies.com