Adding a simple text link (not in a link module)
Adding a link to your lens is as easy as typing the word hello.
Let’s say your sentence was this: “Raymond was a loaf of bread, and he liked to travel round the world”.
Let’s also say you wanted to make the word ‘travel’ a link to your lens about travel, so it would look like this: “Raymond was a loaf of bread, and he liked to travel round the world”.
So what would you paste into your module?
This: Raymond was a loaf of bread, and he liked to <a href=”http://www.squidoo.com/YOURLINK” target=”_blank”>travel</a> round the world.
Whatever you put in between the “> and the </a> will become the clickable bit.
This will allow you to add a link to most modules (except the ebay module), and so you don’t really need the Link Module anymore. This link trick will give you more flexibility!
Also, because of the target=”_blank” bit your visitor will not leave your lens! The link will open in a new window. So your visitor can see the site you’re linking to, AND remain on your lens to continue reading.
- Lewis 
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I wouldn't survive without this tool! I use this every day. It's one of the most useful things I have in my toolbox.
You type in your words, change the settings and colors to make it match your site, and voila. You have yourself a professional logo. Instantly.
See the SquidooCool logo at the top of this site? It took me about 60 seconds to build ;-)
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Suggest to people that if they don’t want the reader to leave their lens – but instead want the link to open in a new window – put ….
Oh yes!
Margaret! I forgot about that. Good point. I’ll add it in now.
Thanks. You’re a star.
– Lewis
This is great information. One question: when you place your link, do you include: www. and .com? Also, in the 2 instances, do you leave a space after your link?
Thank you for this splendid help.
Siriol
Hi Siriol,
I just found out that the code in the post above got all mashed up by the text editor trying to convert half of it into HTML. The correct link is now shown in the post above.
The code is this (no spaces)
link word
Hope this helps!
– Lewis
Thank you, Lewis. What a great help this is!
I appreciate it.
Siriol