Use links effectively

Increased amounts of hyperlinks lead to more content consumption.

Links can be a great way to get readers to learn more about a topic, or to connect concepts to each other. However, links should not be used unless they add value.

Prevent link rot

Over time, things on the internet move, which can break links in your documents. There are ways to avoid this, including:

• Host as much information on your actual document as is needed.

• Do not include unnecessary links.

Use the Internet Archive to have more reliable links, as they are archived by the Wayback Machine.

References

Effects of Hyperlink Density on News Web Page Use: An Eyetracking Study. Laura Ruel and Bartosz W Wojdynski, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Stop Link Rot: How to Preserve Webpages. Texas A&M University School of Law, 2020.