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Many blog sites or themes have a default color for links and hypertext. Blue is no longer the only option, but sometimes customization is impossible within a theme. However, if customization is possible, be sure to choose a color for hypertext that will stand out. Contrast is important so that users can tell which words are or are not links. According to Gary Swift of [http://www.designmatrix.com/index.html DesignMatriX.com], "Choose hyperlink (anchor) colors that contrast against the normal text color, with unvisited links brighter (hotter) than visited links. Within a set of related hypertext documents, use these link colors consistently. For Web sites this generally means the entire site." <ref>Gary Swift</ref>

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.