If you’ve browsed the web for long, I’m sure you’ve come across sites where, when you click on links, a new browser window opens. If you want an example try this link: Blog Top Sites.

This is done by adding the attribute, target=”_blank”, to the link anchor tag.

How do you feel about having a site designer choose to force you to open a new browser window?

Lots of people don’t like this at all, and in fact I’ve seen it featured in lists of the most annoying things people have seen in web design, along with animated graphics and being caught inside someone’s frames. Many if not most people do not like having a site force the opening of a new browser window. It is intrusive.

Now, with the tabbed browsing used in Firefox and Internet Explorer v.7, I too find it annoying because I like to keep all my sites opened in tabs, in one browser window.

There’s a simple way to get around these types of links. If you realize you’re at a site that is opening browser windows you don’t want, just right-click on the mouse, right over the link you want to explore, and choose “open in new tab”. Voila! No more browser windows opening!

This tip is also very helpful for sites that use frames and force you to stay inside their frames while you explore other sites they’ve linked to. About.Com does this, though it also gives an option to click to get rid of their frame at the top of the page, so it is much better than many other framed sites we’ve seen. In the future if you find you’re at a site that keeps a frame open on the new site you want to see, just hit your back-arrow, and then right-click on the link for the new site you want to see, choosing “open in new tab’.

SEO Resources

This book is highly recommended (over other SEO books).
- LJM

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SEO Dictionary – if you’re not sure what a SEO word means, you’re likely to find the meaning in the SEO Dictionary.

SEO Specialists – comprehensive SEO resourcesSEO Chat – articles, tools, forum for SEO study

Number One In Your Niche – learn about SEO from Priya Shah.NicheBot Google Keyword Ranking Tool – where are you in the listing?

Guidelines for Successful Link Development – Sensible views on links from an SEO expert’s point of view.

GoRank’s SEO Tools – very informative search tools.

Search Engine Watch – search engine marketing super-site.

Search Engine Relationship Chart – verrrrrry cool!

Google Dance – lets you know when Google updates.

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Meta Tag Optimization Tips – what meta tags are and what they can do for you.

Why Quality Content is Key For Search Engines – tips on writing great content for your website or blog.

Identifying SEO Experts – series of articles about what it takes.

Keyword Selection Tool – an online Overture tool for selecting the right keywords for your site.

Good Keywords – free Windows software for finding the perfect set of keywords for your web pages. Knowing the right keywords to target is very important because your site should provide what people are searching for.

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