Links - Why won't they work?

If my house address is:

Roberto
25 Roberto Street,
Robertotown. XP2008.
Robertoland.

... I would not get any mail, if someone addressed letters incorrectly. It's the same with LINKS. Links require the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) to be correct. In other words, it's your cyberspace address, and it HAS to be correct for 'mail' (people etc) to arrive at, or view your site. There are also many kinds of URLs in use, too.

If there's an in-correction - anywhere in that URL - the pony express will NOT arrive! There's NO postman with 'local' knowledge, hidden inside your computer, who says; "Oh, yeah, I know who he/she means. This has to go to ..."

So, you have to get it right - or, try again. It can be a 'pain', but there could be many reasons:

• The URL is not working because the site is closed - no longer working
  
• The URL is not working because you typed it wrongly
• The URL is not working because it's just wrong
• Maybe, there's a problem with your computer server
• Maybe there's a problem with cookies
• Blah, blah, blah - who knows them all?

Some simple things to do will ensure you get to where you want to go:

• Make sure, when typing a URL, that it does not have duplicate Protocol Identifier (HyperText Transfer Protocol) - the http:// ... eg: http://http://www.robertosblogs.net/ - and that's an easy error to make!
• Make sure of the structure of the other part of a URL, namely the Resource Name, is correct - this is the IP address, or Domain name, and that the TLD, or Top-level Domain is correct... check that is a .com, or a .net, or a .org, etc
• The best way to make sure you have it correct, is to highlight, right-click and COPY it.
• Another thing to check, is the pop-up wizard which is used to input a link. It will often already have the Protocol Identifier there, so don't duplicate it!
• And, another 'new' way to input URLs is with Blogger in Draft Post Editor. It allows you to check the URL is working properly, before you publish the link. See more information < HERE >
  

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