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| === Use a menu === | | === Use a menu === |
| One option for incorporating links is to create a sidebar or menu on the page that leads to supporting information. When using [http://wordpress.com/ Wordpress] adding a menu is relatively simple depending on the theme. To find out if your theme supports menus, go to your blog's dashboard and go to '''Appearance --> Menus.''' Wordpress provides a [http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ tutorial] on how to customize the menu in various ways. | | One option for incorporating links is to create a sidebar or menu on the page that leads to supporting information. When using [http://wordpress.com/ Wordpress] adding a menu is relatively simple depending on the theme. To find out if your theme supports menus, go to your blog's dashboard and go to '''Appearance --> Menus.''' Wordpress provides a [http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ tutorial] on how to customize the menu in various ways. |
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| ==What are Links==
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| Links can be addicting. Because of this, writers should be intentional about what content contains links, and where these links lead. According to ''"Writing for Digital Media"'' by Brian Carrol, "Before linking to another site, ask what the reward for following that link will be for the reader. This consideration will prevent gratuitous linking." <ref>Brian Carroll</ref>
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| Sources can include supporting documents, empirical research and reports,corroborating accounts, definitions, explanations, maps, and artifacts. When referencing a person, link to that person's page. When talking about a movie, link to the trailer. Keep in mind that common knowledge to the author may be foreign to the reader.
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| === External links===
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| These are links that link to other web pages outside of your blog. Using external links are useful in giving access to information that verifies the information presented in your blog, or provided related reading material.
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| These are links that connect the reader to other pages within your blog. One of the most important internal links is a link to the home page. As bloggers, we should keep in mind that not all users access each page through the home page. Providing a link to the homepage gives them access to the rest of your content.Related content
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| ==What not to Link== | | ==What not to Link== |