2. Now save the file and use your browser to open your web page. (You may have to do a reload/refresh to get the browser to see the modified file.) If things have been done it properly, you should get something like the following as part of your homepage display:

If you click on these links, they will prompt you to to send email to the corresponding addresses. Alternatively, instead of using your name as the link text, it's often better to use the actual email address as the link text in case users that click on the links don't have a default email server set up on their machines. That way, they can simply copy and paste your email address.

There are a couple of guidelines to follow when making email links.

1. Please don't make an email link that people cannot tell is for email.
   For instance, if the text For More Information is underlined, people expect to click on it and go to another page with more information. If that's what they expect, then don't make it an email link! Be clear. Type something like, "For more information, please send email to info@seaweedpiles.net"
   If there is a list of officers on a web page and each of their names is a link, such as Ryan Williams, visitors assume the link will take them to a page with more information about that person. So don't surprise the visitor by making the link pop up an email form instead of a page of information.

2. Don't create an email link without spelling out the address.
   That is, don't do something like Email me!
   Some people have browsers that cannot do email forms. If there is no address spelled out, a visitor cannot write to you.
   Also, someone might want to write you later, like from their home or office computer. Or they might want to put your address in their address book. Or they might want to print the page. Obviously, if the email address is not typed on the page, the visitor cannot write it down or print it for later use.

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