Joanna Tidball Consulting

Web copywriting and social media consultancy for not-for-profit organisations and social enterprises

Blog archive for December 2006

Winter holiday

I”ll be on holiday for the next few weeks, travelling around Australia and New Zealand. Here’s a little preview of some of the places I”ll be visiting:

Los Angeles, USASydney, AustraliaHunter Valley, New South Wales, AustraliaByron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaAirlie Beach, Queensland, AustraliaWhitsunday Islands, Queensland, AustraliaChristchurch, New Zealand
Picton, New ZealandWellington, New ZealandGisborne, New ZealandLake Tarawera, New Zealand
Taupo, New ZealandRotorua, New ZealandThe Coromandel, New ZealandSan Francisco, USA

Best wishes to everyone for Christmas and New Year. I”ll be back blogging at the end of January.

Think before you link

Roger Johansson of 456 Berea Street talks a lot of sense when it comes to issues of web standards, accessibility and usability. In Click here and other meaningless link phrases he provides some sound advice on writing good link text.

Link text should provide a meaningful description of where the link goes to, or what action will take place when clicking on the link. So, no more peppering your webpage with ”click here” – next time you create a link on your website or blog, stop to think about whether the words you’re using are doing the best job possible.