Adding Links to your Images on Squidoo - An iframe alternative

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How to add a link to your Images on Squidoo

In order to combat those nasty spammers, iframes were disabled on squidoo on July 12, 2007. However, all hope is not lost! If you were using iframes for affiliates, pictures, or other static-type content, here is a work around for you!

Insert an Image anywhere in Squidoo 

Step one in creating your own linked image

The first step in adding a linked picture to your lens is to insert a picture wherever you want in a lens.

The following code will link an image to your website. This image will need to be uploaded on flickr, Picasa, PhotoBucket, your own site, etc. Currently Squidoo only hosts images you upload into the designated upload boxes. There is no current way that I am aware of to link these images.

The Code:

<img src="http://www.yoursite.com/yourimage.jpg" alt="Image Title" align="right" />

Where:

http://www.yoursite.com/yourimage.jpg - Your Picture Web Address

Image Title - A few words describing your picture

Right - right, left, or center depending on where you want to line the picture up at.

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Add a Link to your Image 

Step two in creating a linkable Image

The Second step in adding a linked picture to your lens is to insert a link that is attached to your picture


The following code will add a link to your picture on your lens. This link should be wherever you want the viewer taken when they click on the picture (your web page, a bigger version, and affiliate, etc.)

The Code:

href="http://www.thesiteyouwant.com" title="Link Title">

Where:

http://www.thesiteyouwant.com - Where the visitor is taken when they click the image
Link Title - A few words describing your Link


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Here is the Complete Code for a linked Image 

The Final Step in adding a linked picture to your lens is to add a little HTML and put these together

The following code will add a link to your picture on your lens that can be clicked. This link should be wherever you want the viewer taken when they click on the picture (your web page, a bigger version, and affiliate, etc.)

The Complete Code:

<a href="http://www.yourwebsite.com" title="Link Title Here"><img src="http://www.yoursite.com/yourpicture.jpg" alt="Picture Title Here" align="right"/></a>

Example of Linked Image in Action 

Here is some Example code of an Image with a URL attached

Example:

<a href="http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/loyalis" title="Golden Squidoo Squid Logo"><img src="http://www.grumpstump.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/goldensquid.jpg" title="Loyalis Lenses" alt="Golden Squidoo Squid Logo" align="right" /></a>

Golden Squidoo Squid Logo

The Above Code Gets you the following image that is linked to my lensmaster homepage.

Why you Should use Linked Images 

What is this good for?


  • Affiliate Links

  • High Quality Pictures you want to show thumbnails of

  • Links to the site you took a screenshot from

  • Add your Amazon Affiliate link to a picture of a character from a book

  • They can help make your lens stand out

  • many many more... use your imagination!

Do you add linked images to your lenses? 

What do you use linked images for? Do you find them useful?

Lensmaster

mayapearl wrote...

Thanks for the tips, I can now go and have more fun with my lenses!

ReplyPosted May 12, 2009

Lensmaster

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ReplyPosted May 09, 2009

Lensmaster

SlfMstr wrote...

Mahalo Loyalis! Great help and tips for people "learning the ropes." It's information like this that helps people get proficient online so that they can pursue personal goals. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I love to share HELPFUL things, too.

ReplyPosted February 01, 2009

Lensmaster

The_Homeopath wrote...

Thanks be to Loyalis for helping out us clueless wonders here!!!!!

ReplyPosted November 01, 2008

Lensmaster

The_Homeopath wrote...

Thanks be to Loyalis for helping out us clueless wonders here!!!!!

ReplyPosted November 01, 2008

 
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