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I often have problems explaining things. I know something is bad and ugly, but don't know how to defend my statement. A couple of days ago I had a problem explaining why creating the pop-up windows all around the site is a bad idea. Or, why code for standards? Why use CSS? The list is long . . . One of those problems that was bugging me a lot lately is the "click here" syndrom. In order to get some help I started the following topic on one of the web design lists:
Somebody mentioned somewhere, "click here" links are bad, and I personally don't like them and try to put meaningful text in my links. Most of the management team members in my company, however, give me a text like this:
Click here for our newest . . .
Click here to see . . .
What do you think? Are "click here" links bad, and if yes why?
Here is the conclusion:
- Enough people know that underlines are links and if you put them under meaningful text, then that should be more effective. (Ben)
- Google uses the "page rank" system, which takes into account text link. Meaningful link text thus can increase the ranking of the page you link to.(Tom)
- The biggest problem with "click here" links is that they make it impossible for individuals using a screen reader to quickly evaluate links on a page. (Josh)
- Not everyone is "clicking". (Ryan)
- look at the menubar at the top of any running application. Does it have "Click Here for Files | Click Here for Edit | etc". (Bruce)
- Imagine Yahoo full of "click here" links. (Steven)
:: Sasha, at 09:37 pm on Friday, 14. June 2002
After reading this article I couldn't help but do a search on google for "click here" Who came out on top? Our good old friends at Adobe, for acrobat reader. (yep I definitely have too much time on my hands.)
:: Ornivas, at 10:31 pm on Friday, 14. June 2002
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