2 Links or 1?

[MrYum]

I usually look at the intent of the ad...that top ad is designed as one ad space, so it's one outbound link to my eye. Given the limitations of tables, not sure there is a way to achieve that visual layout with only one physical link. However, there are some reviewers that will count the actual hrefs

I would also add that I'm not crazy about entire blocks of linked text like that top ad.

[ladydesigner]

I'd count those as three links. I've been being a total bitch about this 3 links rule lately. Why? Because it seems like if I give an inch on this, the next site will have even more links and then when I reject it, I get argued with. I'm getting SICK of being argued with for rejecting sites (can you tell?) to my own link lists!

If I wanted that layout, I'd probably choose to link the banner and not the text. Just a personal preference I guess.

[ponygirl]

Originally Posted by ladydesigner

I'd count those as three links. I've been being a total bitch about this 3 links rule lately. Why? Because it seems like if I give an inch on this, the next site will have even more links and then when I reject it, I get argued with. I'm getting SICK of being argued with for rejecting sites (can you tell?) to my own link lists!

If I wanted that layout, I'd probably choose to link the banner and not the text. Just a personal preference I guess.

I'm leaning towards this way, too. It's one of those things that makes me stop and look at a site more closely, and could weigh in on the decline side depending on how the rest of the site is. If it's just one instance where you're trying to achieve a certain look, I can accept that. But if it's starting to look like there's 6 links out on every page...

Maybe if there was less whitespace between the text & the banner - put it in a table & right align the text, for instance. That would bring it closer to one link in my eyes, even with 2 hrefs.