We all know that webrings can bring traffic to your site, so let's just get down to the basics and learn how to put a WebRing on your page!
PROCEDURES
Since this tutorial is under the intermediate section, we presume that you're already familiar with editing HTML pages -- a topic that has been discussed in the basics section. If you're not familiar with it, feel free to side track to the Editing HTML pages tutorial first. Do note that the latter will appear in another browser window.
WARNING It is essential that you had understood the contents of the Editing HTML pages tutorial before you embark with the rest of this tutorial.
The following are the steps
you should take to have a webring on your GeoCities page
- The first thing you will
have to do is determine which WebRing you are eligible for. Your suburb
is in your address. If your address is http://www.oocities.org/SouthBeach/Lagoon/9797/
then your suburb is Lagoon. If your page is in Cabana, chose
the Cabana 'burb...If your page is in Coast...chose the Coast 'burb...You
get the idea! You can find the suburb listings
here.
- When you click on the page
for your burb, you will find many other burbs on that same page. Just
scroll until you see the ring for your 'burb.
- Click on the join
link for your burb
- You will be taken to a page
that will direct you to download the graphic(s) to your hard drive. Need
help downloading? Note
that WebTV users should make use of the Star
Boulevard Transload Service so they can download and eventually
upload the images to their accounts. For more WebTV-related information,
please visit Karen's
Tutorials.
- You will also have a form
to fill out, or you will find a link to a form for you to fill out.
On that form you will be directed to fill in the actual address of the
page where your Webring will appear. Example: If your site is http://www.oocities.org/SouthBeach/Lagoon/9797
but your webrings are at http://www.oocities.org/SouthBeach/Lagoon/9797/webrings.html
then the webrings.html must be part of the address. Okay easy so far,
huh?
- Once you have submitted
the form, you will be transported to a confirmation of submission page. This
means you are in the queue for the ring ONLY. You are not added to
the ring yet. You are almost there though!
- You will receive the HTML
fragment in your email. Copy and paste that HTML fragment onto your
page.
- EZupload or ftp the graphics(s)
you saved, to your file manager. Need help
uploading?
- Notify the Ringmaster (as directed in your email) that you have completed the above steps and request addition to the ring.
Congratulations! At this point, you should already know how to acquire and place a webring on your GeoCities page.
Please click on the "menu" button to return to the main menu.
Should you have any comments and suggestions, please e-mail the site administrator. Be advised that GeoCities-related questions will not be entertained in the aforementioned e-mail address. Please direct such questions to SouthBeach Community Leaders.
The copyright for this tutorial belongs to Lolly Gail. Tampering, reproduction or reuse of text and screen shots contained herein without Lolly Gail's approval is prohibited.
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Last updated: September 19, 1999