Welcome to Linky Tools!

A list of your linky lists.  Two purposes:

For other bloggers to find linky lists that interest them and visit your blog....

And, for search engines to index them and provide results based on the topics of your lists.

The Linky Tools Reference Desk is a repository of internet links to a wide variety of information, reference and news resources.

It's like having an Internet research library at your fingertips.

Linky Stuff is all sorts of fun, interesting, inspiring and cool content you can put on your blog.

Never be without something to entertain or interest your readers.

All family friendly stuff too!

The Linky Tools Blog Directory and Profile system.

Fill out additional details about your blog and we'll automatically generate a profile page from it.

Optimized for searcch engines, Linky Tools makes the directory pages and profiles available to all the major search engines...

It's also a great tool for you to search and find blogs that interest you so you can build relationships with them.

Explore hundreds of recipes submitted by our Linky Tools friends.

With one click, you can get the code to add the recipe to your blog!

Be sure to submit your favorite recipes so everyone can enjoy them. AND... you get a link back to your blog when someone displays your recipe.

Enjoy the Linky Tools library of How-To's, demonstrations and tutorials that Brent has created about a wide variety of things: graphics, digital photography, html, blogging, computers... whatever. Even how to build your own fence.

New ones are being added all the time... if you want to know how to do something, contact Brent with your request.

We're building a list of the all the fun, fantastic and interesting [memes/carnivals or reccurring themes].

List yours so other people can find you. And while you're at it, go visit some on other blogs.

Pretty much every cool thing that you'll find on Liinky Tools is because one of my countless brilliant users emailed me and said "do you think you could...?"

Whether it's improving something that could be better, or adding something that doesn't exist, I hope you'll never hesitate sending me your ideas, feedback and comments.

Create your own personal library of text and thumbnail links.

Then you can add those links as many times as you want to your regular linky lists.

See more information and demonstration here...

The Linky Tools Ad System is totally owned and controlled by Linky Tools. You can rest assured that no inappropriate ads or scams are allowed.  Three reasons to buy use Linky Ads: 1) Linky Tools is a highly ranked site at Alexa.com; 2) Linky Tools dominates the search engines for related keywords; 3) the Linky Ads get several million views a month.

Check it out here...

Basic Linky: This is the basic MckLinky List... people leave a title and link it to their blog. Use it for any reason you can dream up.

Thumbnail Linky: A thumbnail linky has a collection of image thumbnails instead of a list of text titles and links. Lots of fun! Give it a try

Blog Hop Linky: A Blog Hop is a group of bloggers who display the SAME LIST OF LINKS on their blogs, usually with some sort of theme or topic.

Picture Caption Linky: 1) Invite readers to leave suggested picture captions, then 2) rank them or choose winners...

Contest Entry Linky: Run a contest or some sort of giveaway on your blog. 1) Readers enter their content submissions as per your instructions then 2) you choose winners OR 1st Place, 2nd Place, etc.

Prayer Request Linky: Have your readers leave their prayer request and link.

Answer Linky: Ask your readers a question and let them leave their answer and a link to their blog or email.

Question Linky: Have your readers leave their questions for you and a link to their blog or email.

Ideas Linky: 1) Ask readers to help you come up with new ideas for a project, event or topic; then 2) rank them or choose winners.

Top X Linky: Create Top 10, Top 5 or Top 3 list (from 1-10). 1) Ask readers for their entries for a Top X List then 2) choose and rank the winning entries.

Create A Story Linky: Fun! Start a story in your blog post and invite your blog readers to help "write it" by adding on to the end of the story (the list). Use a theme or plot, or just start one and see what happens.

Linky Tools is a suite of content and linking tools for your blog.

A linky list is a list you insert in your blog post (a simple snippet of code) that allows your readers to enter a link your list right on your blog.

Linky Tools has many different kinds of linky lists, some are text links, some are images (thumbnails).

You have total control over your linky lists: when they appear, when people can enter, editing/deleting entries, etc. There are many options for each list that help you control how it works on your blog.

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Linky Tools also has lots of great content and other "goodies" you can use on your blog to create interest and fun for your readers.

A blog hop is a linky list that is SHARED ON MULTIPLE BLOGS.

When several blogs put the same linky list code on their blog, the exact same list appears on each blog.

Blog visitors can submit their entries on any blog that contains the list. The entries will appear on each blog where the list resides.

Blog readers see the same list on each blog, and can "HOP" from blog to blog seeing the same list of links to follow: BLOG HOP!

By designating your linky list as a BLOG HOP, a link will appear below your linky list where your blog readers can get the blog hop code for your linky.

If you want to do a 'PRIVATE' blog hop, then do NOT check the blog hop checkbox, and simply share the code PRIVATELY with the other blog owners.

Brent Riggs & Linky Tools create the concept of the "blog hop" as it is used on so many blogs today. 

Linky Tools Version Two is online! Check out these standard features:

Personal Link Library -         check it out here... The entire site rebuilt for increased speed and reliability Designate the Number of Columns you want your list to display in Show Grid Lines on your list. This can help your list be more readable in many situations Choose Sorting Options for your list: Oldest to newest, newest to oldest, random order, by "likes", by title Designate any linky list as a "Blog Hop", Linky Tools original idea on sharing common lists of links with other blogs Designate any linky list as Private so that only you can submit entries to it. Cloning allows you to make exact multiple duplicates of existing lists copying over all the settings from the original list.	Get the Click Count (stats) on your linky entries. Your blog visitors can choose to "LIKE" an entry, Facebook style. Use "likes" to vote for entries You can now choose to Moderate your entries. They will not appear publicly unitl you have approved them Choose to get Email Notifications when someone submits and entry to your list Have your linky list showing in a Scrolling Window. The vertical height is a fixed size with a scroll bar allowing a long list to be on your blog without taking up too much space Choose to have your linky list show in our Directory of Linky Lists Choose to show an inspirational Bible Verse below your linky list	Pick Winners on several linky list types including Thumbnails Require that a Back Link exists... when an entry is made, Linky Tools checks to see if a link to your blog post exists on their blog. Entries cannot be submitted until it does. Option to require Email Address and/or Full Name with linky entries One-click "Get Lists" of email addresses or full names fromm your list Start/Stop times bug from old version is fixed. Lists open and close exactly the time you list Remaining time, or time to start is shown on your list: "This list will close in 6 days, 17 hrs, 41 min (6/10/2011 5:32 PM CST)" Choose whether clicking a link in your list opens a New Window in your browser or not
Also check out: Linky Recipes, Linky Stuff, Linky Reference Desk, Linky Blog Directory, Linky Meme/Carnival Directory... I'll be rolling these out, one each day this week!

Here are the basic, simple steps to putting your first linky list on your blog. Once you get the hang of it, go check out all the great option each linky has. Those options are on the page when you create a new linky list, or edit an existing one.

Step 1:

• First, sign up for your account. You get 30 days free to try things out, and we do NOT ask you for any payment information when you sign up.  The sign up is very simple.

Step 2:

• Second, go to your User Dashboard. On the right hand side, you'll see a GREEN ARROW next to a dropdown list of linky's that you can create. We suggest you start with a Basic linky your first time just to get the hang of how things work.
• From the drop down list, choose 'Basic'. Fill out the simple form, it's very easy; refer to instructions on the 'create new linky' form.

Step 3:

• On your User Dashboard, you'll now see your new list. Click the 'Get the Code' link on the left side of your list of linky's. Follow the instructions to copy your linky code.
• Go to your blog. Either create a new blog post, or open an existing post.
• HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: Make sure you are in HTML view or mode when you paste in your linky code. If you are NOT in HTML view/mode, the linky code will be converted to regular text causing it not to work. Make sure you are in HTML view or mode when you paste it in.
• Note: The linky list will NOT appear when you are in PREVIEW mode on Blogger. Don't worry. If you pasted in the code, it will work. To see the actual linky list, you have to PUBLISH the blog post. If you want to preview your list before publishing, go back to your user Dashboard at Linky Tools and choose 'Preview' in same linky list where you clicked 'Get the code'.

Here are the basic, simple steps to putting your first linky list on your blog. Once you get the hang of it, go check out all the great option each linky has. Those options are on the page when you create a new linky list, or edit an existing one.

Step 1:

• First, sign up for your account. You get 30 days free to try things out, and we do NOT ask you for any payment information when you sign up.  The sign up is very simple.

Step 2:

• Second, go to your User Dashboard. On the right hand side, you'll see a GREEN ARROW next to a dropdown list of linky's that you can create. We suggest you start with a Basic linky your first time just to get the hang of how things work.
• From the drop down list, choose 'Basic'. Fill out the simple form, it's very easy; refer to instructions on the 'create new linky' form.

Step 3:

• On your User Dashboard, you'll now see your new list. Click the 'Get the Code' link on the left side of your list of linky's. Follow the instructions to copy your linky code.
• Go to your blog. Either create a new blog post, or open an existing post.
• HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: Make sure you are in HTML view or mode when you paste in your linky code. If you are NOT in HTML view/mode, the linky code will be converted to regular text causing it not to work. Make sure you are in HTML view or mode when you paste it in.
• Note: The linky list will NOT appear when you are in PREVIEW mode on Blogger. Don't worry. If you pasted in the code, it will work. To see the actual linky list, you have to PUBLISH the blog post. If you want to preview your list before publishing, go back to your user Dashboard at Linky Tools and choose 'Preview' in same linky list where you clicked 'Get the code'.

Here are the basic, simple steps to putting your first linky list on your blog. Once you get the hang of it, go check out all the great option each linky has. Those options are on the page when you create a new linky list, or edit an existing one.

Step 1:

• First, sign up for your account. You get 30 days free to try things out, and we do NOT ask you for any payment information when you sign up.  The sign up is very simple.

Step 2:

• Second, go to your User Dashboard. On the right hand side, you'll see a GREEN ARROW next to a dropdown list of linky's that you can create. We suggest you start with a Basic linky your first time just to get the hang of how things work.
• From the drop down list, choose 'Basic'. Fill out the simple form, it's very easy; refer to instructions on the 'create new linky' form.

Step 3:

• On your User Dashboard, you'll now see your new list. Click the 'Get the Code' link on the left side of your list of linky's. Follow the instructions to copy your linky code.
• Go to your blog. Either create a new blog post, or open an existing post.
• HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: Make sure you are in HTML view or mode when you paste in your linky code. If you are NOT in HTML view/mode, the linky code will be converted to regular text causing it not to work. Make sure you are in HTML view or mode when you paste it in.
• Note: The linky list will NOT appear when you are in PREVIEW mode on Blogger. Don't worry. If you pasted in the code, it will work. To see the actual linky list, you have to PUBLISH the blog post. If you want to preview your list before publishing, go back to your user Dashboard at Linky Tools and choose 'Preview' in same linky list where you clicked 'Get the code'.

The NEW Personal Link Library system is online and ready to go! 
It is free, and totally integrated with all your other linky lists and features.

Read an overview, see examples and find out all you need to know here...

You're gonnna love it! It's very easy to use and is only limited by your imagination.