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title: Click Here
date: 2020-10-06T05:00:00-04:00
author: Sean Smith
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21:48 [Show Notes](#show-notes)

## Click Here

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In this episode we talk about why using Click Here for link text is bad practice. We then briefly go over the remaining episode topics that are planned for season four.

<a name="show-notes"></a>### Show Notes

Mike gives a brief history of where **Click here** comes from.

Mike has advice on how to make your links stand out so that click here is not necessary. we also go over the negative SEO impact of using click here.

We also talk about how the the internet body that determines and publishes about web standards: [The W3C has decided to use Craft CMS](https://w3c.studio24.net/docs/cms-selection-report) to publish their website.

### Show Links

- [Mike's Blog: Don't Say 'Click Here'](https://belikewater.ca/blog/entry/click-here)
- [Smashing Magazine: Click Here](Why%20Your%20Links%20Should%20Never%20Say%20%E2%80%9CClick%20Here%E2%80%9D)
- [W3C: Don't use "click here" as link text](https://www.w3.org/QA/Tips/noClickHere)
- [W3C Selects Craft CMS](https://w3c.studio24.net/docs/cms-selection-report)

Have a question for Sean, Mike, and Amanda? [Send us an email](/contact).

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- 1 [ Click Here](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-1/click-here/)
- 2 [ How to Talk to Your Web Developer](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-2/how-to-talk-to-your-web-developer/)
- 3 [ Red Flags](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-3/red-flags/)
- 4 [ Content Strategy](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-4/content-strategy/)
- 5 [ Accessibility](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-5/accessibility/)
- 6 [ How to improve your website without doing a full redesign](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-6/how-to-improve-your-website-without-doing-a-full-redesign/)
- 7 [ Content Marketing](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-7/content-marketing/)
- 8 [ Alternatives to Google Analytics](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-8/alternatives-to-google-analytics/)
- Bonus[ Listener Survey - What Topics do you Want to Hear More of?](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-/listener-survey-what-topics-do-you-want-to-hear-more-of/)
- 9 [ Website Optimization and Speed](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-9/website-optimization-and-speed/)
- 10 [ Wordpress](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-10/wordpress/)
- 11 [ From Novice to Bootcamp Instructor](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-11/from-novice-to-bootcamp-instructor/)
- 12 [ Pimp Your Typography](https://website101podcast.com/episodes/season-04/episode-12/pimp-your-typography/)

### All Seasons

- [Season 01](https://website101podcast.com/season/01/)
- [Season 02](https://website101podcast.com/season/02/)
- [Season 03](https://website101podcast.com/season/03/)
- [Season 04](https://website101podcast.com/season/04/)
- [Season 05](https://website101podcast.com/season/05/)
- [Season 06](https://website101podcast.com/season/06/)
- [Season 07](https://website101podcast.com/season/07/)
- [Season 08](https://website101podcast.com/season/08/)
- [Season 09](https://website101podcast.com/season/09/)

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