Tech Support: How To Create A Linking Button

Hi guys! :)

Want to link Your Shopping Kaki? :D

Save the picture above, or copy the code below:

<center><a href="http://yourshoppingkaki.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" alt="Your Shopping Kaki" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgau9XWZd4L5gj6_ahMcoJNXjg-IP5ndzdSsR9Ku2oolGrE_Xg2_GSKq9ewEgl2BbrjwnRHgKMtjrk2YpPpukll1HWOUcDoGPISp3DFuHdb807M7tNtcn4caU4xTEvQfrnkc-Egh0p4rQ/s400/YourShoppingKaki12-09.jpg" /></a></center>

Want me to link your blogshop? :)

1. Do link me up first, hehe! ;) It doesn't have to be the YSK logo above - it can be on a blogroll or as a text link.

2. Email me at yourshoppingkaki@gmail.com once with the info below:

• Email title: "LINK ME: (insert category)"
  
• Blog name:
  
• Blog URL:
• Category to be linked into: (choose one from list below)

3. There are 10 categories to choose from:

• General Blogshops: You sell mainly clothes that are brand new from suppliers. These are not clothes or items you have bought from retail stores.
  
• Vintage: You sell mainly vintage clothes, bags, accessories, etc. Key word is "Vintage".
• Pre-owned/Reselling: You sell second-hand items. Does not matter if you've used them or not.
• Pre-Orders: You sell pre-order items that you don't have stock on-hand for.
• Ready Stocks: Items from the pre-order category that you have stock on-hand of.
• Bags, Shoes & Books: You sell mainly bags, shoes, and/or books.
• Accessories & Custom-made: You sell accessories like jewellery, trinkets, and/or custom-made or hand-made items.
• Plus-Sized: You sell mainly plus-size clothing.
• For Dudes & Tots Too: You sell mainly items for men and/or children.
• Lingerie, Swimwear, Cosmetics, Perfumes & Miscellaneous: Title is self-explanatory :D

If you want to create your own linking button:

Over the past year, I think I've received over fifty e-mails asking me the same question: "How do I create a linking button?"

One of my teachers used to say that when one person in a class has a question, that means twenty others are wondering the same thing - so I'm guessing, if I multiply the number of you who actually have emailed me asking the question... there's probably a lot of you who would like to know how to create your very own linking button. :)

So here's some tech support to the rescue! :D

This is my html code:

As of 23rd December 2009, I've switched to host my picture on blogger instead,

as my Imageshack bandwidth gets frequently exceeded and the image banned! :(

Whoops, please ignore the " | " line at the end of the first paragraph. Apart from the little screenshot typo, all you have to do is copy the same html code and modify three parts:

• Where it says my website's URL, change it to yours.
• Where it says "Your Shopping Kaki", change it to your blog name.
• Where it says my image's direct URL (which I'm using Imageshack to host), change it to your own image's direct URL. It's the part that starts with "http://img73.imageshack..." and ends with "...linkingyourshoppingkaki.jpg".

I hope that helps any of you reading this. :) And if you have any questions at all related to a linking button, please leave it below as a comment so that others can see the question (and my answer) as well. :)

FAQ about blog update problems

Oh, and another question I get asked a lot is: "Why aren't my blog updates showing on your blogroll?" Well, first, make sure that I've linked you - if I've sent you an e-mail saying I've linked you, that means I've linked you. Otherwise, I haven't.

If I've linked you but your blog updates aren't being detected, try these steps:

• Go to your Blogger Dashboard
• Click the "Settings" tab
• Click the "Site Feed" tab
• Allow blog feed: Select "Full"
• Leave everything else blank. Do not, I repeat, do not redirect your feed to your Feeburner URL. Unless your website is a dot com one, in which case you need a specific feed URL.
• To be sure, test it out for yourself - add a "blogroll" on your blog's sidebar and link your own blog. Update a test post, hit refresh, and see if your update is detected! :D
  

Say "Yay!" if this blog post has helped you! :)

Happy Shopping!
Your Shopping Kaki :)