Because LinkBlogs is a brand new feature, you will initially find only a limited number of LinkBlogs to subscribe to, especially if your website is in a very unique or obscure niche. You can help the launch of this new feature by creating your own LinkBlogs. We also suggest that you personalize your email notifications to let webmasters know they can subscribe to your LinkBlog via their LinksManager account.

LinkBlogs are "mini blogs" that display beneath individual links. According to Wikipedia, A weblog, which is usually shortened to "blog", is a website where regular entries are made (such as in a journal or diary) and presented in reverse chronological order. Blogs, such as LinksManager's blog at http://blog.linksmanager.com, often offer commentary or news on a particular subject.

Please visit http://LinksManager.com/linkblogs.html for a detailed explantion and example.

LinkBlogs can be used to publish additional information about your website beneath your link on websites that link to you.

Information about new or changing products or services that your business sells. Special promotions. New real estate listings. Current events that are happening with your business or website. Anything newsworthy that benefits the end user. The possibilites are endless.

LinkBlogs allow fresh, useful information about the sites that you exchange links with to be published automatically on your links pages. This means additional, fresh content for you and increased exposure for the sites that you link with.

Please see the example displayed on http://LinksManager.com/linkblogs.html.

Click on "Manage LinkBlogs" in the left navigation of your account and then follow the provided instructions.

Titles of LinkBlogs will not be displayed and are labels to identify your LinkBlog to other webmasters who might want to subscribe to it. Therefore, keep LinkBlog titles concise such as: News, Specials, Product Announcements. Your domain name will be listed next to your LinkBlog so do not include your domain name or site description in your LinkBlog title.

• Create a New LinkBlog input box - allows to create a basic title for a new LinkBlog. This title only shows up on the Subscribe to LinkBlogs control page and not with your actual link listing on a website site.



• Edit Existing LinkBlogs drop-down control - Once you have created at least one LinkBlog, this control allows you to select LinkBlog. Once selected, you can add/edit/delete entries for the chosen LinkBlog.



• Add/Edit Entries Button - Opens the LinkBlog editing controls and allows you to create/edit or delete entries from a chosen LinkBlog.



• Edit Settings Button - Opens the LinkBlog settings controls. Then set your publishing preferences for the chosen LinkBlog. Choices include disallowing new subscribers to your LinkBlog and stopping publishing of a LinkBlog at all locations and on all websites.



• Edit Subscribers - Opens the LinkBlog subscriber controls for the chosen LinkBlog at the bottom of the control page. Select or deselect subscribers for the chosen LinkBlog as desired. Once you have made your selections, click on "Save Subscribers".



• Delete LinkBlog - Immediately deletes a LinkBlog from your account.



• Modify An Existing LinkBlog Entry - After a LinkBlog entry has been created for a specific LinkBlog, you can modify a specific entry by selecting the entry title from the drop-down box and then clicking on Modify Existing Entry. The netry title and text will then be loaded into the edit controls where you can make changes. Click on Save Changes when finished or use the Delete this entry control to remove an entire entry.

Other LinksManager.com users who already display your link on their web pages can subscribe to your LinkBlog by clicking on Subscribe to LinkBlogs in the left navigation of their accounts. They can then select your LinkBlog from the LinkBlog list. Once they have suscribed, you LinkBlog will be published beneath your link on their website.

You can create an unlimited number of LinkBlogs. Creating a number of different LinkBlogs increases the chances that those linking to you will subscribe to a LinkBlog that relates to their site and will allow your subscribers to determine which of your LinkBlogs they'd like to publish.

Another option would be to publish different LinkBlogs for different subscribers. For example, you could have two "Specials" LinkBlogs and publish "Specials" that relate differently to each subscriber.

Click on Manage LinkBlogs in the left navigation of your account and use the controls to Add/Edit/Delete a LinkBlog. As a Publisher, this is where most of the work happens. Link Log entries are simple -- title and body. Each entry is automatically time stamped. The Entry Editor defaults to a new, blank entry. Existing entries may also be edited by using the drop-down to select the appropriate entry and clicking the "Modify Existing Entry" button.

The title should contain no HTML, just standard alphanumeric characters and punctuation.

Click on Subscribe to LinkBlogs in the left navigation of your account. You will then be able to view and subscribe to available LinkBlogs associated with links from within your account.

Available LinkBlogs will display if you are actively reciprocal linking with the target site.

Once you subscribe to a LinkBlog, the LinkBlog information will automatically display on your links pages beneath the link of the website that publishes a particular LinkBlog.

Contact webmasters from sites relevant to your own via their preferred method of contact and send them a concise short note letting them know you now have a LinkBlog in LinksManager and ask them if they would like to subscribe. Keep in mind that a webmaster needs to be using LinksManager in order to auto-publish the LinkBlog. If a webmaster declines your request, remember to be polite and cordial.

Because you are not currently linking to those sites. Once you link to the domain associated with that LinkBlog, you will have the option to subscribe to that LinkBlog.

Do not link to sites that are irrelevant to your own site.

If you think a relevant site you are reciprocal linking with would benefit from LinkBlogs, contact the webmaster and suggest they create a LinkBlog indicating you would subscribe to it.

LinkBlogs that have grayed out check boxes in the Subscribe? column are websites that currently publish LinkBlogs but that YOU do not link with currently. You must first add THEIR link to YOUR links pages before their LinkBlog will be available for your use. Click on the email hyperlink in the Contact column of your LinkBlog controls to contact the owner of a site and LinkBlog.

The body of your entries may be formatted with BBCode. (BBCode http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBCode HTML tags are converted to "a href" HTML tags once published).

The formatting (look and feel) of your LinkBlogs can be controlled by visiting your link page cosmetic controls. In your account, click on Cosmetic Controls > Links Page Controls, then scroll down to control set labeled Link Page - Link Blog Display.

Here you can set the style of how the LinkBlog text will display on your links pages. If you need assistance with getting the look that you prefer, please feel free to Request Support.

Yes. But only if your LinkBlog entry contains enough content. You can include one hyperlink in a LinkBlogs entry that are 50-100 words long. You can include two hyperlinks LinkBlogs entries that are 100-200 words long. You can include three hyperlinks in LinkBlogs entries that are 200+ words long. You cannot use hyperlinks if your LinkBlog text is under 50 words. This is by design to encourage you to publish unique, useful content in your LinkBlogs.

A "Word Count" box appears below the body text area -- "Word Count" box will also let you know how many [url] tags your current entry qualifies for.

Hyperlinks should be relevant to your content. Abuse of this feature will result in termination of your LinksManager account without warning so please keep hyperlinks relevant and useful for the end user.

Abuse of LinkBlogs won't be tolerated. LinksManager editorial staff watched all LinkBlogs as they are created and maintained.

We strongly encourage relevant linking and relevant LinkBlogging.

That means do not create a LinkBlog with content irrelevant to your own site. Ask yourself: "Does the content I am placing in my LinkBlog benefit my end users and my link partners?" If the answer is no or you aren't sure, feel free to request support and ask or simply don't do it.

If you think you see abuse, report it to us via the Helpdesk and we will look into the matter.

LinksManager users who abuse LinkBlogs will find their accounts terminated without notice so please keep your linking and LinkBlogs relevant to your business.